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  • General Guidance
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants, Pubs and Bars
  • Attractions
  • Activities
  • Tourist Guiding
  • Test, Trace and Protect

Contents

  • General Guidance
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants, Pubs and Bars
  • Attractions
  • Activities
  • Tourist Guiding
  • Test, Trace and Protect

Activities

The NI Executive has updated guidance concerned with reducing the transmission of COVID-19 within the community.

General guidance for working safely in Tourism and Hospitality Businesses can be found here.

For a summary of guidance in place across all areas of life, please visit NI Direct’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to stay safe and help prevent the spread | nidirect 

For more information about how to apply for a domestic COVID vaccination certificate please visit NI Direct.

The most up-to-date guidance can always be found at NIDirect.

This guidance should be considered and applied in line with:

  • Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
  • NIBusinessInfo Support 

Sectoral Guidance - Small Activities and Experiences

As part of the Tourism NI Tourism Enterprise Development (TED) Programme, we looked at specific guidelines for small accommodation providers with Sharon Scott, Place Solutions. You can view the webinar below and download the presentation.

PDF

Reopening Small Activities and Experiences Presentation Download - 3rd July 2020

Presentation by Sharon Scott, Place Solutions about sector specific guidance for small activities and experiences.

Government Guidance

Department for Communities - Culture and Heritage Destination Venues
https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/
communities/dfc-culture-heritage-destinations-phased-return-guide.pdf

Working Safely during Covid-19, in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeway services

Working Safely during Coronvirus - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19 

Risk Assessment tools - https://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/assessment.htm

Guidance on the phased return of sport and recreation - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation

DAERA - Gradual opening of outdoor recreation sites - https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/covid-19-gradual-reopening-outdoor-recreation-sites

Using a boat inland and on the coast - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-using-a-boat-inland-and-on-the-coast

Transport and travel guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-transport-and-travel-guidance

Guidance to various information and links - https://www.ukhospitality.org.uk/page/GuidesandToolkits

Working through it Together: A Practical Guide to Making work places safer - https://www.lra.org.uk/resources/covid-19-working-through-it-together-practical-guide-making-workplaces-safer

Staying Safe around Quarries - https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/staying-safe-around-quarries

Coronavirus Regulations and Recovery Plan - https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/coronavirus-covid-19/regulations-and-recovery-plan

General information on Leave no Trace - https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/enjoy-a-healthy-and-safe-visit-to-our-outdoors/

General information- links to other guidance - https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/covid-19-gradual-reopening-outdoor-recreation-sites

Natural Resource Wales

Guidance for reopening natural and outdoor cultural sites for recreation - https://cdn.naturalresources.wales/media/691868/guidance-for-reopening-natural-and-outdoor-cultural-sites-for-recreation-final.pdf

Wild Scotland

Guidance for Wildlife, Adventure & Activity Tourism Operators in Scotland - http://www.wild-scotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Covid-19-Guidance-Wild-Scotland-18-June-Update.pdf 

Guidance for Wildlife, Adventure & Activity Tourism Operators in Scotland - http://www.wild-scotland.org.uk/industry/wild-scotland-covid-19-guidance-for-the-wildlife-adventure-and-activity-sector-in-scotland/

 

Guidance from your Sector

UKHospitality, NIHF and Hospitality Ulster guidance
https://www.nihf.co.uk/
https://hospitalityulster.org/

Visitor Safety Group:
https://vscg.org/documents/uploads/covidguidance.pdf

COVID-19 Guidance for Tour Guiding:
http://www.itg.org.uk/news-and-events/institute-news/covid-19-guidance-forguides/

https://www.itg.org.uk/media/2444/covid-19-guidance-for-tour-guiding.pdf

British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums:
biaza.org.uk/

https://biaza.org.uk/covid-19-guidance-for-zoos-and-aquariums

British Canoeing:
www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2020/covid-19-update-guidance-for-british-canoeing-affiliated-clubs

Sport & Recreation Alliance:
www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/covid-19/latest-government-guidance

International Show Caves Association:
www.i-s-c-a.org/news/221-isca-covid-recommendations

Mountaineering Ireland:
www.mountaineering.ie/aboutus/news/2020/

Canoe Association Northern Ireland:
www.cani.org.uk/canis-current-recommendations-for-paddlesport-activity/

Working Safely during Coronavirus-Covid-19 in Forestry - https://www.ukfisa.com/news-events/news/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19-in-forestry.html

Considerations for the Global Attractions Industry - https://iaapa.org/reopening-guidance-considerations-attractions-industry

Royal National Lifeboat Institution - https://rnli.org/

Royal Yachting Association - https://www.rya.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Previous version of guidelines

PDF

Working safely during COVID-19 in the visitor economy

Version 3 - 11th September 2020


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