Press release -
VisitScotland praises parade as ‘chance to relive Glasgow Games’ magic’
With the Team Scotland Athletes’ Parade taking place in Glasgow today (15 August) Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said: “The XX Commonwealth Games made stars of our athletes and of course Glasgow itself, with the incredible Games’ atmosphere drawing visitors from far and wide.
“A recent report revealed that 93 per cent of those who experienced Glasgow 2014 events or attended Festival 2014, rated Scotland as a ‘very good’ place to visit, demonstrating that just as our athletes are delivering on the world stage, so is our tourism industry. As well as the city enjoying one of its busiest days on record, a global audience of a billion people saw first-hand that Scotland has the skills, facilities and of course the people to deliver world-class events.
“2014 has been a unique year for Scottish tourism thanks to major events like the Commonwealth Games, next month’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and the packed Year of Homecoming programme.
“Today is a chance for Glasgow to recreate that feel-good factor, relive the magic and celebrate with our sporting heroes what has been, and what is continuing to be, an outstanding summer of sport and culture for Scotland.”
For further information contact:
Louise Purves
Corporate Press Officer
Tel: 0131 472 2052
louise.purves@visitscotland.com
Topics
- Tourism
Categories
- glasgow 2014 commonwealth games
- corporate communications
Regions
- Scotland
Notes to Editors:
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- VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.
- The organisation has three key roles:
- To market Scotland to all parts of the world to attract visitors
- To provide information – and inspiration – to visitors and potential visitors so they get the best out of a visit to Scotland
- To provide quality assurance to visitors and quality advice to the industry and partners to help the industry meet and strive to exceed customer expectations
- VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow.
- The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland.
- 2014 is the year Scotland welcomes the world, when it hosts the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and more than 800 Homecoming events throughout the country.For more information on Homecoming Scotland 2014, go to www.visitscotland.com
- The VisitScotland Information Centre network is a unique face-to-face channel engaging with around five million visitors and locals each year. Everyone who uses a VisitScotland Information Centre goes on to spend an additional £5.35, generating over £24 million for Scotland’s economy.
- According to a recent Deloitte study, tourism employs 270,000 people in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The same study calculates that the industry contributes £11 billion annually (direct and indirect impact, including day visits) and supports around 10 per cent of employment in Scotland. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland.
- Where possible, a Gaelic speaker will be made available for broadcast interviews on request (Far an tèid iarraidh, agus far am bheil sin nar comas, bruidhinnidh neach le Gàidhlig aig agallamh)
- For holiday information on Scotland go to www.visitscotland.com
- For information about business tourism in Scotland go to www.conventionscotland.com
- For more information on VisitScotland’s annual review please go to www.visitscotland.org/about_us/our_focus/annual_report.aspx
