Tourism

North Coast 500 has helped ‘boost Scottish economy by £22m’

The North Coast 500 helped to boost the Scottish economy by more than £22m last year, a new major report has found.

Farmer’s bid to have land designated official offline black spot

A farmer is lobbying to have the land around her farm protected as an official offline black spot to boost off-grid tourism.

Scottish Tourism Secretary reveals multimillion-pound boost for industry

Multimillion-pound plans to boost the country’s “crucial” tourism industry have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Scots tourists given travel health warning after holidaymakers in Mexico struck by sickness bug

Scots holidaymakers heading to Mexico have been issued with a health warning after tourists were struck down with crippling stomach pains, sickness and diarrhoea.

Fears for rural economy as big-spending salmon anglers go abroad after giving up on Scotland

Fishing tourists spending £86m a year in Scotland are going overseas because of plummeting salmon stocks, experts have warned.

Calls for urgent action to protect Scotland’s £330m music tourism industry

Scotland’s £334 million music tourism industry is at risk unless it wins official support and ­protection, experts warn.

UK tourists ‘will pay less for goods in half of popular destinations this year’

UK tourists will pay less for goods in almost half of popular holiday destinations this year despite the volatility of the pound, new research suggests.

Neverland Forever: Children’s centre plan reveals the timeless legacy of Peter Pan and pals

TEN years ago it was only days away from demolition.

Edinburgh Tattoo organisers hope to reach a billion people through expansion programme