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Information sources

Introduction

Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it.
Albert Einstein

ALVA: annual report on visitor figures to the UK top attractions.

B-corp: for resources for businesses wanting to operate sustainably.

Better Business Cases:overview of the five-case model.

Bid Perfect: a clear and easy to understand document that can be used as an initial reference point.

Charity excellence framework: a comprehensive set of resources that may be helpful to non-charitable organisations.

ETOA: insights, trends and research focused on tourism in Europe.

Gov.uk: information about the UK subsidy control regime.

Green Business Bureau: for details on Corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility plus a sustainability scorecard.

Mintel: tourism trends and insights from markets around the world.

OECD: annual reports on tourism policy and trends.

Social Value Portal: a resource to help organisations of all kinds to measure, manage and report their social value.

UK Research and Innovation: Equality Impact Assessment Guidance.

UNWTO:for international data on key aspects of tourism.

VisitBritain – Business Advice: Make your business sustainable.

VisitBritain – England Research & Insights: for trends, statistics, and a range of research reports on destinations, product development, consumer behaviour, markets etc. 

PESTLE and SWOT analysis: a website that provides a clear description of a PESTEL and SWOT analysis. This website is the origin of the PESTLE template included in the toolkit.