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

Funding available to train your employees: The Flexible Training Opportunities programme gives Scottish businesses with 1-50 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £500 towards employee training costs.; 24 August 2010
Edinburgh Festivals to go global with digital boost: Festivals Edinburgh, the strategic umbrella organisation that represents and works on behalf of Edinburgh’s twelve major festivals, has been awarded £300,000 from Creative Scotland’s National Lottery Fund to set up the Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab, a two year initiative to lead the digital development of Edinburgh’s Festivals.; 14 July 2010
SMAS plans the whey ahead for Highland Fine Cheese: Highland Fine Cheese has a plan for the future, thanks to assistance from experienced Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) practitioners.; 17 June 2010

Latest Events

Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Conference 2010

Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland gear up for their first national conference. A keynote speaker is Mark Beaumont - The man who cycled the world.

date: 28 October 2010

Venue: Perth Concert Hall, 185 High Street, Perth, PH1 5UW

Going4Growth - Borders

Going4Growth Borders is targeted at entrepreneurs and will provide delegates with the chance to hear and learn from a panel of successful, local entrepreneurs as well as having opportunities to network.

date: 06 October 2010

Venue: Tweed Horizons, St Boswells, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 0SG

Managing People for Growth - Dumfries and Galloway

Managing People for Growth is a programme of workshops designed to help organisations maximise the potential of their people managers, to allow them to become fully effective and to give them the tools and attitudes to continue that development throughout their career.

The Managing People for Growth programme will run from September 2010 to January 2011. There are four mandatory workshops plus four optional workshops and an optional review session.

date: 14 September 2010

Venue: Cairndale Hotel, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DF,

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Tourism

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.

Find out more about the tourism industry in Scotland