Press release -
Drop-in on Royal Deeside
How local tourism businesses can make the most of their online presence and benefit from working with VisitScotland will be among the topics being discussed at a drop-in event in Royal Deeside next month.
Ballater VisitScotland Information Centre, located in the Old Royal Station, will be the venue for the open day, aimed at giving local tourism businesses the chance to pose questions to staff from the national tourism organisation. One-to-one appointments will be available with Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Dennis McFarlane, who will help businesses with their online activity and explain how to make to most of working with the national tourism organisation.
The event will be held from 11am to 4pm on Thursday, 1st May. Representatives from local tourism businesses are invited to drop-in at any time for a chat with team members and partners – including staff from both the Cairngorms National Park Authority and Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms Destination Management Organisation - in relation to any tourism-related queries.
The event is free to attend and business representatives can drop in and speak to the team at anytime during the session, where refreshments will also be available.
Philip Smith, Aberdeen City and Shire’s Regional Director, will also attend to meet industry members and discuss the opportunities available to them during the second Year of Homecoming in 2014.
He said: “This is a great opportunity for local industry members to come and meet us for a chat about all things tourism-related and to ask any questions.
“When Scotland welcomes the world in 2014 with a line-up of truly global events, including the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, The Ryder Cup and Homecoming Scotland 2014, it is imperative that tourism businesses in Aberdeen City and Shire exploit this opportunity like never before.”
To register your interest and book an appointment, visit: http://ballater.eventbrite.co.uk/
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For further information, please contact:
Mon - Wed: Kim Walton, Corporate Press Officer North, VisitScotland Tel: (01224) 269187 or 07805 802508 Email: kim.walton@visitscotland.com Wed - Fri: Lorna MacLennan, Corporate Press Officer North, VisitScotland Email: lorna.maclennan@visitscotland.com Tel: (01463) 252432 Mobile: 07785 515469 |
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- Tourism
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- 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.
- For VisitScotland’s press releases go to http://www.visitscotland.org/media_centre.aspx, tourism statistics and frequently asked questions go to http://www.visitscotland.org/
- 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
