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ASVA and our colleagues at The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) have worked together to put together some advice for Scottish visitor attractions, as much of the sector looks towards re-opening on 26th April. We acknowledge that[...]

Our colleagues at the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have provided ASVA with the latest tranche of consumer research exploring how the public is feeling about visiting attractions and what attractions can do to build confidence and trust in visiting again [...]

With the Scottish Government providing a timetable for the re-opening of the Scottish economy, ASVA and our partners at the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development are asking all Scottish attractions to complete a quick survey to help us ascertain when[...]

Last week the Scottish Government announced the relaxation of restrictions, with the "stay at home" order lifted on Friday 2nd April and replaced with "stay local", whereby everyone is asked to remain within their local authority boundaries except[...]

The Scottish Government recently extended the Non-Domestic Rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses for 12 months to help relieve pressure caused by the pandemic. The legislation was enacted on 18 March 2021 and will come into effect from 1 April 2021.[...]

Today (24th March), ASVA received confirmation from the Scottish Government that 2 metre physical distancing restrictions will be in place for our sector when re-opening commences on 26th April, for at least the short term. ASVA has been [...]

Our friends at the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have shared with ASVA their latest wave of public sentiment research they commissioned with Steve Mills of Decision House. This is the 7th wave of results and follows [...]

Last month, ASVA and the Moffat Centre asked all Scottish attractions to complete a survey to help us ascertain the industry’s preparedness for re-opening, the factors that need to be considered which will influence decision making about re-opening, the ongoing impacts of [...]

As part her announcement on 16th March, the First Minister confirmed that the last four-weekly Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) Temporary Closures Grant payment of up to £3,000 will be paid on Monday 22 March.After this, one off re-start grants of up to [...]

Yesterday (16th March), in a statement to the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, set out an indicative timetable for the re-opening of parts of the economy over the next two months. There were a number of points made that are [...]

Today (3rd March),  ASVA CEO, Gordon Morrison and the Board of Directors were pleased to host the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy & Tourism, Fergus Ewing, for a wide-ranging discussion about the current challenges being faced by businesses in and [...]

Today (3rd March), the Chancellor the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, presented the 2021 UK Budget to Parliament. In his announcement, Mr Sunak set out a £65 billion three point plan to provide support for jobs and businesses as the UK looks to recover from the effects [...]