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Somerset is today welcoming a delegation of Chinese, Russian and European tour companies - with the aim of boosting the number of visitors from those countries.

The visit to sights like Wookey Hole, CheddarGorge, and the Roman Baths over 2 days is to encourage the companies to book group tours here. They'll also meet Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis. 

The Somerset tourism association is linking up with transport group First to get overseas visitors using the train into the area - with the aim of boosting the amount of weekend vists.

More than 33 thousand people in the county are employed by businesses who rely on tourism - the aim is to double the amount of money from tourism in Somerset in the next 5 years.

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Somerset Tourism bosses say they hope to double the amount of revenue from tourism in the county over the next five years - with a delegation of tour companies from Russia, China, and Europe visiting the county today.

The group will visit tourist sites around the county over the next 2 days - with the tourism assoication hoping they'll book more group tours here.

More than 33 thousand people in the county are employed by businesses who rely on tourism - and the tourism association is hoping to get more tourists from such emerging markets.