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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.