Mr Jones said:

Today [May 21 2012] visited David Jones, Wales Office Minister, and Mid Wales to see how tourist resorts in the area in preparation for a summer special. Visited the Minister and three space around Welshpool, all of them are looking forward to benefit from the celebrations of Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this summer.
The visit follows a trade mission and diplomatic Secretary of State for South East Asia as part of a 'GREAT' VisitBritain. This is the latest in a series of visits across Wales for the Minister, as businesses, organizations and attractions prepared for the season. The Minister will also attend a closed meeting of representatives of organizations and regional partnerships that promote tourism in the region.
Initially, he visited the Minister and Charlies, a popular local business and 8m development at Coed-y-Dinas. pia The business is looking to expand pia its appeal as a tourist destination including farm attraction for visitors, with farm shop, deli and indoor play space / in the open air, with an emphasis on education. The Minister was welcomed by the owner Chris Lloyd and Finance Director Nick Dann, who described pia the plans for the future pia expansion of the site and submit the Minister to staff Charlies.
Later, he visited the Minister and Powis Castle, owned by the National Trust, to see how the castle in preparation for tourist season special. In 2010, 107,000 visitors to the castle, one of the largest employers in the region and the most significant attraction in Mid Wales and many more visitors are expected this year. Property Manager, Shane Logan, welcomed the Minister and a guided tour of the castle valuable collections, before meeting and volunteer gardener Rosemary Denholm.
Then, Mr Jones attended pia a meeting with representatives of private organizations and bodies responsible for promoting Mid Wales as a tourist attraction before pia going to Canal Quay to meet Eva Bredsdorff, Powysland museum curator, Llanidloes, pia Newtown and textile museum and described plans' The museum also Jubilee and the Olympics this summer. pia Powysland museum in a number of exhibitions celebrating life in the region and outlined how the Ms Bredsdorff museum on the canal bank is hoping to capitalize on development plans for the future canal.
The Minister's visit to the museum on the banks of the canal following pia a previous visit in Wrexham and Chirk Marina before BW launches new identity in Wales: Glandwr Wales. The Montgomery Canal, which has its head it for years, is now being restored as a beautiful area by the canal blesera Borders as part of a 45 million 10 years to provide rural water park 34 linear miles long for visitors and the community in general.
Mr Jones said: "It has been a pleasure to visit and Mid Wales today to see how the region is preparing for a summer of notable events, as we prepare for the Queen's Jubilee, the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . Wales has a wealth of beautiful places for visitors this summer and businesses will be able to show what Wales has to offer on the international stage.
"In the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, we can look forward to a renewed interest in the attractions pia of Wales. Charlies shop at Coed-y-Dinas, Powis Castle and Museum Powysland all expand and develop products for visitors. And with the support of the regional tourism partnerships are determined pia to give the region on the map. The attractions pia I've visited today all highlight pia the fact that Mid Wales is ready for the Games, is open for business and is a great place to do business. "
"We are pleased that we have been selected as representative of the best that Wales has to offer. In Charlies, we attach importance to the future not just on the past. Our roots as a small shop for the agricultural community, Charlies is now the largest non-food retailer in Mid Wales. It is not our ambition ends with that. In a difficult retail climate, against another global competitors, we need to build on our heritage of traditional values and serve the community wherever they are. We have to compete and the best retailers in the world, developing new sites and improving employment opportunities in our community. "
"As a sector worth 1.8 billion to the Welsh economy, pia tourism is vital to the prosperity of the country. Therefore, it is essential that we at the National Trust, as the largest tourism business in Wales, will continue to build on our successes pia and take that important role of attracting visitors pia to Wales and entertaining. "
Eva Bredsdorff (Powysland Museum): "We are very excited about the Jubilee and the Olympics, and A