Tourism
Tourism is a vital industry for Scotland. It is worth over £4 billion to the Scottish economy each year and supports over 200,000 jobs.
Latest news
- Invest in your staff to boost your business
- Make your workplace happier by understanding work-life balance, being flexible with workers and getting staff to do the things they’re good at. Chief Executive of IT training firm Happy, Henry Stewart, outlined his vision to improve productivity at a recent Scottish Enterprise Tourism Masterclass, held at Gleneagles Hotel.
- 20 November 2008
- Tackle the economic downturn
- Many businesses could face a challenging time in the current economic downturn. We can help you through the challenges of the slowdown and ensure you’re able to respond when the markets pick up again.
- 7 November 2008
- Scottish Enterprise welcomes Trump golf resort
- Scottish Enterprise welcomes the Scottish Government's decision to grant outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to develop a golf resort in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.
- 3 November 2008
Events
- European Information Clinics
- 25 November 2008
- Scottish Enterprise Business Tourism Conference 2008 - in partnership with VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit
- 27 November 2008
- Facing the challenge - Now's the time to ask
- 2 December 2008
- Facing the challenge - Now's the time to ask
- 3 December 2008
- Surviving the Crunch - Scottish Tourism Forum Open Day
- 3 December 2008
- European Information Clinics
- 3 December 2008
- Tourism Innovation Day
- 3 February 2009
- Tourism Masterclass: Where our industry and your business is going
- 23 February 2009
Tourism in Scotland
In 2006, over 16 million tourists took overnight trips to Scotland, spending more than £4 billion.
Most tourism trips to Scotland are made by people in the UK, and the USA is our biggest overseas market, accounting for a quarter of spending by overseas visitors.