Two of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's five visitor centres could be shutting their doors within the year.

The centres at Tenby and Newport have been flagged up as candidates for closure as the authority looks at new ways of providing tourist information to the public.

With smartphone ownership and wider access to internet information sources, visitors are now better informed before arriving at their destinations and less dependent on traditional visitor services such as tourism information centres, according to a report to the authority's meeting today (Wednesday).

A Task and Finish group has been set up to explore potential changes to the provision of information to visitors and has concluded that the authority needs to focus on areas of work where it adds the most value through its expertise in conservation and interpretation.

This would be at the authority's three larger centres - Oriel y Parc, St Davids; Carew Castle and Castell Henllys.

It was felt that the more generalised provision of tourism information, currently in operation in Newport and Tenby, "can be delivered in different ways without the need for PCNPA taking a direct lead role".

This could include training business staff and 'community ambassadors' in Pembrokeshire to provide up-to-date visitor information; seasonal pop-up events and extra interpretive and 'roadshow' materials.

Today's meeting is being asked to approve the recommendation to consult on a proposal to change the way information services are delivered in Tenby and Newport, in order to invest in a package of new initiatives "aimed at supporting the growth of the wider visitor economy in Pembrokeshire."

If the consultation is given the go-ahead, the changes are expected to take place before the 2017 summer season.