Added: 25 Aug 2021
We’re delighted to announce that ASVA – in partnership with the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), HIT Scotland (Hospitality Industry Trust), and Scotland Food & Drink – will host Scotland’s National Tourism Industry Conference on 24 and 25 November. The event [...]
Added: 18 Aug 2021
Organisations with ten or more employees are being urged by the Scottish Government to sign up for asymptomatic workplace testing as part of an enhanced drive to identify emerging cases of coronavirus and break transmission chains. Free lateral flow device (LFD) tests have [...]
Added: 10 Aug 2021
VisitScotland is encouraging tourism businesses including visitor attractions to sign up to a new voucher scheme to help low-income families, unpaid carers and disadvantaged young people affected adversely by the pandemic to enjoy a subsidised two-night break in [...]
Added: 03 Aug 2021
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, 3 August, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that Scotland will move beyond Level 0 on Monday, 9 August - whereby the majority of the remaining Covid restrictions will be removed throughout the country.
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Added: 02 Aug 2021
In a move which represents a much-needed boost for Scottish tourism, a significant relaxation of international travel measures was introduced today - Monday 2 August - when quarantine free travel to Scotland began for double vaccinated arrivals from the EU and the [...]
Added: 27 Jul 2021
A leading UK recruitment firm has stepped in to help Scotland’s visitor attractions sector – a major contributor to the country’s £11 billion tourism industry – to tackle current staff shortages which have resulted from the Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.
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Added: 22 Jul 2021
ASVA is encouraging its members to take advantage of the opportunity to contribute to the development of an ambitious 10-year National Strategy which will drive Scotland’s economic transformation as the country recovers from COVID-19 and transitions to a net zero [...]
Added: 14 Jul 2021
The Scottish Government was recalled for a virtual session yesterday, Tuesday 13 July, for the latest COVID-19 update by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who confirmed that - as planned - restrictions across mainland Scotland will drop to Level 0 from Monday 19 [...]
Added: 08 Jul 2021
Monday, 5 July, marked the start of a new advertising campaign designed to encourage people to choose a career in Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industries. Developed by the Scottish Government in conjunction with the industries and organisations including the Scottish[...]
Added: 08 Jul 2021
Yesterday (7th July) ASVA’s CEO, Gordon Morrison, and Chair, Susan Morrison, met with the new Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Ivan McKee MSP, to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and restrictions on the Scottish attractions sector.In a [...]
Added: 01 Jul 2021
Our colleagues at The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), have shared with ASVA the findings of their latest research into visitor sentiment. The research was carried out by insight-led consultancy Decision House to gauge the views of the public on visits to [...]
Added: 23 Jun 2021
As many had been anticipating, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, confirmed to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, 22 June, that there will be no further easing of Protection Level restrictions across Scotland for the time-being - with the move to Level 0 being delayed for [...]
