Tourists in Oxford SEVENTY thousand pounds of public cash is being invested in Oxford’s tourism sector to secure its future post-pandemic. The cash is being used to fund Oxfordshire’s official tourism promotion organisation, as well as sorting long-term logistical problems with coaches unloading in the city centre, in an effort to give the tourist economy a boost once the pandemic ends. A £50,000 fund is being provided to Experience Oxfordshire from a Government grant, which will be used to help tourism businesses access grants and wider support. And a further £20,000 comes from Oxford City Council’s budget this year, and will be used to create a coach drop-off and layover strategy for the city, setting out more stops where coaches can pick-up and drop-off passengers.
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Cornmarket Street during lockdown.23/01/2021.. POP up shops might be used to fill vacant buildings on high streets across Oxfordshire thanks to a £1.875 million grant from a group that backs businesses in the county. The project could see as many as 100 shops in town centres or the middle of Oxford brought into temporary use with start-up restaurants and retailers taking over them, under what is known as ‘meanwhile’ use. The project, dubbed ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire’ because of the aim to get businesses into empty shops while a more long-term solution is worked out, is part of a wider £8.4m being spent by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership aimed at reviving the economy after Covid.