Tourism
A strategic plan to improve the reliability and resilience of transport links for island communities has been published.
- Read more about Public Consultation for Islands Connectivity Plan
- Log in to post comments
Overseas visitors are coming to Scotland in greater numbers than before the pandemic.
Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics show that Scotland has staged a stronger post-pandemic recovery than the UK as a whole, welcoming 1.4 million international tourist visits from July to September last year - up 14% on the same period in 2019.
- Read more about Rise in international visits
- Log in to post comments
Ensuring everyone in Scotland can access nutritious, sustainable food is at the heart of new plans to transform the country’s food system.
- Read more about Good Food Nation plans published
- Log in to post comments
Legislation which would give councils the power to introduce a visitor levy to raise funding for local tourism facilities and services has passed its first vote in Parliament.
- Read more about Visitor levy legislation passes first stage
- Log in to post comments
A bid to nominate Affric and Loch Ness as Scotland’s third national park has been launched, with organisers saying the area’s globally important natural and cultural heritage deserves protection and celebration.
The partnership behind the proposal says the area of the Scottish Highlands is one of the world’s most beautiful places, and national park status would benefit current and future generations.
- Read more about Bid for Affric & Loch Ness National Park launched
- Log in to post comments
An action plan has been published which supports the Culture Strategy for Scotland. The plan provides details of how the Scottish Government will deliver the ambitions of the Culture Strategy.
- Read more about A Culture Strategy for Scotland: Action Plan
- Log in to post comments
The Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament (SRIP) is an important opportunity for voice of rural and island communities to help reinforce the importance of local democracy and to help shape the emerging Rural Delivery Plan. The theme of this year’s SRIP was Village Halls and Community Spaces.
- Read more about Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament 2023
- Log in to post comments