Abbreviations & Acronyms

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

CWTB - Cheshire and Warrington Tourism Board

DCMS - Department of Culture, Media and Sport

GTBS - Green Tourism Business Scheme

KNOWAT - A hand-held device for measure customer satisfaction

LBTB - Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board

MIA - Meeting Industry Association

NWDA - The North West Development Agency

SME's - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - an SME is a company which:
- Employs less than 250 people
- Has a turnover of less than 40 million euros annually or net balance sheet assets of less than 27 million euros
- Is less than 25% owned by a larger company/companies that do not qualify as an SME

 

TBNs- Tourism Business Networks

TMP - The Mersey Partnership, the Tourist Board for the Merseyside Area

VAQAS - Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme