Tourism in Snowdonia is set to look very different after covid - and these are the big changes in the pipeline
The National Park is already working on plans to attract 'low impact' visitors who stay longer and spend more money.
An entirely new approach to tourism in Snowdonia is likely once the Covid crisis is over.
Long-running tensions between visitors and local communities have been brought into sharp focus by the lockdown, prompting Snowdonia National Park Authority (SNPA) to "explore options for recovery and renewal".
Key to this is a new marketing strategy designed to create high-value tourism with longer stays, greater spending and high-end facilities.
The long-term aim is to rid the region of “negative impact” visitors who are responsible for litter, gorse fires, sheep worrying and illegal off-roading.
SNPA stressed future tourism policies will not be tailored for the wealthy or designed to exclude the less well-off.
The park will always remain open to all and free to enter, said Helen Pye, SNPA's head of engagement.
Tourism is hugely important to the area but the lockdown had exposed fault-lines in host communities, many of which are concerned about the return of visitors,
“Many local residents have rediscovered peace and tranquillity, free from noise, traffic, litter and parking problems,"
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