Guidance from AALA to help businesses prepare to re-open safely
The UK and Devolved Governments have recently announced their intention to gradually reduce the restrictions imposed to help reduce the spread of Covid19. Over the next weeks and months licensed providers, many of which have been closed for a significant period of...
Save Outdoor Education – October 2020
UPDATE: 27th Oct 2020 Further to the campaign to Save Outdoor Education in Wales, Welsh Government have clarified this morning that all WG funding is channelled via the Economic Resilience Fund, which was announced by Rebecca Evans on Friday 23rd October and is due to...
The Outdoor Adventure Activity Sector Barometer Survey – August 2020
WATO and its core members (Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, Snowdonia-Active & South Wales Outdoor Activity Provider Group) have recently conducted an Adventure Activity Sector Barometer Survey. The purpose of the survey was to gauge how the sector is doing on the...
Covid-19 update: 10th July 2020
Following the First Minister’s announcement today, Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation (WATO) has released the following statement which confirms that group activity by outdoor providers will now be permitted from Monday: The Welsh Government has today announced that...
Covid-19 update: 26th June 2020
WATO (Wales Adventure Tourism Association) has issued the following statement containing additional clarification from Welsh Government, applicable until 6 July when more changes are anticipated for adventure tourism. This clarifies that professional instructors may...
Guidance for Safe Delivery of Gorge Walking and Canyoning
The recently produced 'Post Covid-19 Guidelines and Recovery Matrix for Adventure Sports and Provision in Wales' refers to existing guidance from a wide range of NGBs and representative organisations, including this guidance generated recently by WATO members for Safe...