According to recent STEAM figures, tourism is worth over £136 million to the local economy each year, or £4,000 for everyone who lives in the Park. The benefits from tourism include:
- helping to maintain and create jobs;
- sustain local services and facilities;
- stimulate enterprise and support investment in environmental management.
Without the support of the local community the potential benefits from tourism will not be fully realised.
The development of Sustainable Tourism in the National Park is supported by a number of Strategies and key reports, particularly:
- Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2012-2016
- Audit on Cultural Tourism 2013
- Hay – Five Year Sustainable Tourism Action Plan and Strategy 2013 – 2017
- Llangorse and Bwlch – Sustainable Tourism Action Plan 2013
- Sennybridge, Crai and Trecastle Rural Alliance – Sustainable Tourism Strategy & Action Plan 2013-18
- Cycling Strategy
- Walking Strategy
- Abergavenny – plan for sustainable tourism 2010
- Talgarth – sustainable tourism strategy 2010
- Marketing Strategy
- Visitor Management Plan – draft
- Crickhowell – Sustainable tourism action plan and Strategy 2013-2018
- Talgarth sustainable action plan and strategy 2013-2017
- Talgarth signage rationalisation study and place identity 2012
- Talybont on Usk sustainable tourism action plan and strategy 2011-2016
- Talybont on Usk signage rationalisation study 2012