A NEW group dedicated to building on the success of major international events hosted in Wales such as the 2014 NATO summit in Newport is to be formed.

In the wake of this month’s Champions League Final, which was hosted in Cardiff, the Welsh Government’s economy and infrastructure secretary Ken Skates has announced a new group made up of some of the country’s major businesses is being formed to attract more major events to the country.

Among organisations involved are the new International Convention Centre at the Celtic Manor Resort.

Mr Skates said: “Wales has built an enviable track record of successfully hosting many of the world’s biggest events and following last weekend’s UEFA Champions League Final, the single biggest sporting event of 2017, we’re now looking at building on our experience to attract leading business events to Wales.

“Wales currently attracts under two per cent of the value of business conferences and meetings for the UK as a whole but there is significant potential to draw events from UK and international associations, public and third sector meetings, corporate meetings and team building events to Wales’s award-winning venues and business destinations.”