Scottish tourism news

Plans to create a visitor attraction at Trossachs Pier in the Scottish highlands have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ... More

Scotland's UNESCO World Heritage Sites are being brought together through the world’s first ever UNESCO digital trail. The trail connects the country’s 13 place-based UNESCO ... More

Prince Harry, HRH Duke of Sussex has returned to the UK for his first public appearance, one of his final as a 'senior royal', since ... More

The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has warned against a tourism tax for Edinburgh proposed by the Scottish government, stating that the Scottish capital is “one ... More

The number of people working within Scotland’s tourism sector has hit a record high 206,000 – five years since the introduction of the National Tourism ... More

The Scotch Whisky Experience and the Isle of Arran Distillery and Visitor Centre have been given top awards by the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions ... More

VisitScotland is upping its efforts to market Scotland as a destination for european visitors, by hosting its first ever pan-European travel trade mission. The Scotland ... More

Visitor numbers to Scottish attractions rose “dramatically” in 2017, with an overall total of 30 million visits being made to leading museums, theme parks and ... More

The Scottish Government has been urged to create a register of accredited dementia-friendly attractions in the country to provide a boost to tourism and help ... More

Scottish tourism chiefs are hoping a film adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1947 novel Whisky Galore will help to boost visitor numbers in some of the ... More

Scotland’s tourism sector is outshining the rest of the UK when it comes to employment, with worker numbers increasing at more than twice the rate ... More

A number of visitor attractions located around the Scottish border have seen tourist numbers surge following the opening of the Borders Railway 12 months ago. ... More

Inverness Castle in Scotland could become a free-to-visit museum, with £8m (US$11.5m, €10.3m) plans to transform the heritage site into an attraction winning approval at ... More

Plans for a £300m five star hotel and championship golf resort at the site of Loudoun Castle in East Ayrshire have been scrapped in favour ... More

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games contributed to £282m worth of Scottish tourism revenue in 2014, according to a study carried out on behalf of Scottish government, ... More

Hundreds of businesses across Scotland have signed up to a training programme designed to make tourist services and attractions more accessible, according to tourism minister ... More

Holiday bookings from England to Scotland increased by four per cent in the immediate aftermath of the 55 per cent to 45 per cent referendum ... More

Being a part of 'Brand Britain' is essential for Scotland’s tourism sector, according to Labour MP and current representative for Edinburgh South West Alistair Darling. ... More

An online training portal aimed at those working in Lanarkshire’s tourism and hospitality industry has launched today (19 May), designed to provide education on the ... More

Delegates from the Scottish tourism industry have overwhelmingly voted against the prospect of a split from the UK as a result of the upcoming independence ... More

Scottish tourism businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of the ancestral tourism market in the run up to 2014, when Scotland will host several ... More

While visitors to Scotland have decreased over the past year, spending has seen a sharp increase, according to official figures. According to the Office of ... More

Image: Nature is one of Scotland's selling points A new national tourism strategy - designed to establish Scotland as a "destination of first choice" over ... More

New research from the Moffat Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University has found that visits to Scotland's main tourist attractions increased by 4 million last year. ... More