Membership of a Trade Association

• Regular out-of-season meetings of Members which include presentations of topics relevant to members businesses
• Networking opportunities for members to exchange information with each other
• Training courses on subjects relevant to members
• Regular eNews Digest covering up-to-date news on events and activities and other useful information, scams, new legislation etc
• Special offers and discounts as listed on our web site
• Preferential credit card processing rates
• Free delivery service to your door of all brochures distributed by Glide Media
• Representation at national and local promotional shows and events

Advertising in brochures

• One free entry, subject to timetabling, into our current marketing literature which will be in one of our widely distributed, stitched, full-colour DL-sized booklets covering Eating Out and Attractions, Activities, Speciality  Shopping, Business Services.    Accommodation provider members will be offered a free line entry into the FODDC's Visitor Guide (see Note 1)
• Discount on any larger entry in the above guide subject to the Council's publishing timetable (see Note 1)
• 10% Discount for all entries in Wye Valley & Vale of Usk (Monmouth County Council) Visitor Guide - subject to Council's timetabling (see Note 1)     

Internet advertising

• One free entry with  up to 4 photos, 100-word description and reciprocal hyperlink on our website.
• Opportunity to purchase “Banner” ads on our website at £100 per year
• Free Silver Entry on FODDC's website with a hyperlink to your own site and the facility to update descriptions and add Special Offers. Discount for upgrading to Gold entry which includes online availability chart
• Free listing on Monmouthshire County Council’s tourism website including photo and hyperlink.  Details of how to submit your entry & photographs. (see Note 1)

Other benefits

• 25% discount off Visit Herefordshire premium membership fee.
• Opportunity to register secondary additional categories for your business at £30 per category, which allows a further entry in our literature and an additional page per category on our website (see Note 2).
• Your membership card will entitle you to free entry to most of our Attractions and Activities.

Notes

1.  Ungraded accommodation will not be entitled to membership of Cotswold & Forest of Dean Tourism and the additional benefits that pertain to that membership, nor will they be eligible for any entry in advertising literature or Council websites

2.  An example of a business that has registered additional categories would be Clearwell Caves who have 3 categories and therefore 3 entries:- Attraction; Activity; Cafe

Download a flyer with the membership benefits