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Mae Blwyddyn Chwedlau 2017 wedi cael dechrau da gyda Chymru’n cael ei henwi fel un o gyrchfannau gorau’r byd gan Lonely Planet, Tripadvisor, Wanderlust a'r Rough Guides ymhlith eraill.  Ac mae arweinwyr y diwydiant wedi bod yn hael iawn eu clod hefyd o’r ymgyrch newydd, Blwyddyn y Chwedlau, sy’n cynnwys hysbyseb gyda Luke Evans.  Â’r tymor gwyliau ar ein gwarthaf, mae’r gwaith o farchnata Cymru’n mynd yn ei flaen.  Meddai Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, Ken Skates: 

 
> “Mae’n hymgyrchoedd nawr yn canolbwyntio ar droi’r diddordeb cychwynnol a’r cyfleoedd yn sgil gwendid y bunt yn ymweliadau go iawn dros yr haf.  Mae hwb ariannol o £26\.3m wedi’i roi i Croeso Cymru fuddsoddi mewn marchnata a datblygu cynnyrch.  Diolch i’r cynnydd hwn o 41%, rydym wedi gallu creu rhaglen fwy uchelgeisiol nag erioed o’r blaen ar gyfer 2017\. 
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>  “Mewn marchnad hynod gystadleuol, mae twristiaeth yng Nghymru mewn sefyllfa gref.  Â ninnau newydd gael y ddwy flynedd orau erioed, y gobaith nawr yw cynnal y twf hwnnw – ond gan ddeall y bydd digwyddiadau a’r gystadleuaeth ryngwladol yn golygu na all pob blwyddyn fod yn flwyddyn sy’n torri record. Mae’r darlun cyflawn – sy’n cynnwys ymweliadau undydd, ymwelwyr rhyngwladol ac ymweliadau dros nos o Brydain \- yn dangos y gwelodd Cymru bron 16% o gynnydd yn y ffigurau twristiaeth drwyddynt draw yn naw mis cyntaf 2016\.”

 Mae’r ffigurau a gyhoeddwyd heddiw yn dangos bod un o fesurau twristiaeth – Arolwg Twristiaeth Prydain Fawr – yn dangos gostyngiad yn nifer y Prydeinwyr sy’n aros dros nos.  Dim ond un o fesurau twristiaeth yng Nghymru yw’r ffigurau amodol hyn, ar gyfer ymweliadau dros nos o Brydain ar gyfer y flwyddyn sy’n diweddu Medi 2016\.  Er eu bod yn dangos gostyngiad o 1\.5% o ran nifer y tripiau, mae hynny’n adlewyrchu’r sefyllfa ym Mhrydain Fawr yn gyfan. 

 Aeth Ysgrifennydd yr Economi yn ei flaen: 

 
> “Cyhoeddais wythnos ddiwethaf y bydd £24m ar gael ar gyfer datblygu a marchnata twristiaeth trwy Cymunedau Gwledig Llywodraeth Cymru – Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig 2014 – 2020\.  Gyda’r prosiectau sy’n cael eu hariannu gan yr UE wrthi’n cael eu datblygu â phartneriaid yng Nghymru, rydym yn rhagweld y caiff rhagor na £100 miliwn ei fuddsoddi yn y sector hyd at 2020 gan roi hwb mawr i allu Cymru i gystadlu yn y farchnad ryngwladol. 
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>  “Rydyn ni’n barod hefyd i wneud y gorau o un o’r sioeau mwyaf ar y ddaear – Ffeinal Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA – sy’n dod i Gaerdydd ym mis Mehefin.  Yn ogystal â chynyddu nifer yr ymwelwyr a’r effaith economaidd dros gyfnod y gemau, caiff effaith hefyd ar broffil rhyngwladol Cymru, ymhell wedi i’r gemau ddod i ben. 
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>  “Rydyn ni’n disgwyl mlaen at weithio gyda’r diwydiant i wneud 2017 yn flwyddyn fawr i dwristiaeth yng Nghymru.”

 Mae’r diwydiant yn teimlo’n hyderus iawn ar ôl Gŵyl Banc gynta’r Flwyddyn.

 Mae’r llythrennau EPIC  wedi cael croeso brwd ym Mharc Margam. 

 Dywedodd Rheolwr Parc Margam, 

  
> “Rydyn ni’n hynod falch bod Croeso Cymru wedi dewis Parc Gwledig Margam fel stop cyntaf taith yr arwydd EPIC yn ystod ymgyrch Blwyddyn y Chwedlau.  Mae’r ymateb iddo wedi bod yn wych.  Mae llawer o bobl wedi ymweld â’r Parc dros y Pasg ac mae llawer o hun\-luniau wedi’u tynnu o flaen yr arwydd!
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>   “Mae gan Barc Margam hanes hir a mwy na’i siâr o chwedlau, felly bydd yr ymgyrch eleni’n ffordd wych o ddangos yr hyn sydd gennym i’w gynnig.  Dros wyliau’r banc, gwelodd y parc nifer o frwydrau epig rhwng marchogion, bwa\-saethwyr a march\-filwyrac rydyn ni nawr yn disgwyl mlaen at groesawu ymwelwyr gydol gwyliau’r Pasg ac wedi hynny, i fwynhau harddwch y parc.”

  Gan siarad ar ran Casgliad Welsh Rarebits, prif gonsortiwm marchnata Cymru ar gyfer gwestai annibynnol ‘boutique’ gorau Cymru, dywedodd Mike Morgan: 

 
> "Mae’r sector gyfan wedi elwa ar y cyfalaf y mae’n haelodau wedi parhau i’w fuddsoddi.  Rydyn yn gwybod, ar sail 30 mlynedd o farchnata’r gwestai mwyaf moethus, bod wastad galw am ansawdd go iawn, ond mae’r ‘Croeso’ anniffiniadwy rydyn ni’n ei gynnig yn ein helpu ni i gystadlu ar y llwyfan ryngwladol. Ac yn goron ar y cyfan y mae ymgyrch ‘Blwyddyn y Chwedlau’.  Mae Croeso Cymru wedi rhoi rhywbeth inni y gallwn i gyd ei gefnogi a mynd â diwydiant gwestai Cymru i’r byd.  Mae ffigurau da dros y Pasg fel arfer yn arwydd o haf da ac rydyn ar bigau i groesawu’r rheini sy’n newydd\-ddyfodiaid i Gymru ac sy’n ymweld â ni am y tro cyntaf oherwydd y gyfradd gyfnewid."

  Ar ôl ei hadnewyddu dros y gaeaf, mae Folly Farm wedi cael dechrau prysur i’r tymor gwyliau:

 Dywedodd Chris Ebworth, Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr Folly Farm: 

 
> “Rydyn ni’n teimlo’n hyderus ynghylch y tymor nesaf ar ôl buddsoddi’n drwm yn y fynedfa newydd i ymwelwyr a’r siop anrhegion, y maes chwarae ar thema môr\-ladron a’r gwelliannau i nifer o ffaldau yn y sŵ.  Mae’r Pasg fel arfer yn llinyn mesur o’r tymor ac rydyn ni wedi cael penwythnos rhagorol gyda chynnydd o 25% yn nifer yr ymwelwyr.  Mae ymgyrch Croeso Cymru eleni yn un dewr a hyderus, gan adeiladu ar lwyddiant ymgyrch llynedd.  Rydyn ni’n teimlo bod Sir Benfro mewn sefyllfa dda i chwarae rhan flaenllaw i sicrhau llwyddiant tymor hir Cymru.”







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The Year of Legends 2017 has had a great start with Wales being named as one of the top must\-visit destinations globally from the likes of Lonely Planet TripAdvisor, Wanderlust and Rough Guides. The recently launched Year of Legends campaign, which includes an advert starring Luke Evans has also been hailed as a game changer by industry leaders.  With the busy holiday season in full flow, the work of marketing Wales continues. 


 


Economy Secretary, Ken Skates, said:



> “Campaign work now continues to convert early interest and opportunities arising from the weak pound into bookings for the summer.  A boost to the Visit Wales budget means that there is £26\.3m available to invest in marketing and product development this year \- this 41% increase has enabled us to pull together a more ambitious  programme than ever before for  2017\.  
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> “In what is an extremely competitive market place, tourism in Wales is in a strong position.  We’ve had two record breaking years and our aim is to sustain growth – being aware that global events and competition will mean that not every year will be a record breaking one.  The overall picture \- taking into account tourism day visits, international visitors as well GB overnights visits \- indicates that Wales saw an increase of almost 16% in overall tourism volumes during the first nine months of 2016\.”


Figures published today shows that one of the measures of tourism performance \- The Great Britain Tourism Survey – showed a decrease in the number of British staying visitors. These provisional figures for overnight visits from the GB for the year ending September 2016, are one indicator of tourism performance in Wales. Although they show a fall of 1\.5% in terms of trips, this is in line with figures for the GB as a whole.  


 


The Economy Secretary, continued: 


 



> “Last week I announced that £24m will be available for the development and marketing of tourism through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014 \-2020\.  With the existing EU tourism funded projects currently in development with partners in Wales, we are looking at more than a £100 million investment in the sector up until 2020 which will have a big impact on Wales’ competitiveness in the global marketplace. 
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> “We look forward to working with the industry on making 2017 a legendary year for tourism in Wales.”


 


Confidence is high among the industry following the first Bank Holiday of the Year.


 


The EPIC installation had a great reception at Margam Park. 


 


Margam Park Manager Michael Wynne said: 


 



> “We are delighted that Visit Wales chose Margam Country Park as the first stop on the EPIC sign’s tour of Wales during the Year of Legends campaign, and the response has been fantastic. We’ve had a lot of visitors to the park over the Easter Weekend and many selfies have been taken in front of the sign already! 
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> “Margam Park has a long history and more than a fair share of its own myths and legends so this year’s campaign is a great way to showcase what we have to offer. Our bank holiday events saw the park host some epic battles involving medieval knights, archers and horsemen and we are looking forward to welcoming visitors throughout the Easter holidays and beyond to enjoy the beautiful surroundings here at the park.”


 


Speaking on behalf of The Welsh Rarebits Collection, Wales’ premier marketing consortium for the best independent boutique hotels, Mike Morgan, said:



> "The whole sector has benefitted from continued capital investment by our member Hoteliers. We know, from over 30 years of marketing high end hotels, that there is always strong demand for genuine quality, but that intangible ‘Croeso’ helps us to compete on the global stage.  A notable Year of Legends campaign is the icing on the cake, and Visit Wales has given us all something to get behind and take the Welsh hospitality industry to the world. A strong set of Easter figures usually points to a busy summer season, and we can’t wait to welcome the many new converts to Wales who are visiting for the first time as a result of the exchange rate."


Following refurbishments over the winter months, Folly Farm had a busy start to the holiday season: 


 


Chris Ebsworth, Managing Director at Folly Farm, said:


 



> "We're feeling confident about the season ahead following heavy investment in a new visitor entrance and gift shop, a new pirate themed playground and improvements to several of our zoo enclosures. Easter is generally a good measure for the season and we've had an excellent weekend with visitor numbers up by 25%. Visit Wales' marketing campaign for this year is bold and confident, building on their success last year and we feel that Pembrokeshire is well placed to play a significant role in helping Wales achieve long term success."