Host Gemma Casey is joined by David Chapman, UKHospitality Cymru; Neil Kedward, Seren Collection and Routescape and Damien Martin, The Parkgate Hotel, to consider how changes to employer National Insurance Contributions, minimum wage increases and ongoing uncertainty around business rates are adding up to a challenging time for the tourism and hospitality sectors, and to discuss how the industry can capitalise on a trend for ‘events tourism’.