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The past two years have transformed how visitor attractions operate online forever. With the increased need for online bookings, additional revenue drivers, and a seamless on and offline experience, it’s more important than ever for attraction marketers to understand how [...]

The results of ASVA’s most recent survey of Scotland’s visitor attractions, published at the beginning of June, underlined the extent to which venues and sites of all types across the country continue to be affected by staffing challenges, and the significant impact [...]

We are pleased to share the results our latest survey, which was designed to gather information on the current performance, prospects and confidence levels of Scotland's visitor attractions sector. This was a particularly important ‘snapshot’ survey as it was the first [...]

ASVA charitable organisation members will benefit from exclusive transaction rate discount on GoodBox contactless devices To celebrate the new partnership, ten contactless donation boxes are [...]

The ASVA Visitor Attractions Monitor 2021 End of Year Report, and additional annex, are both now available. These provide members with details of visitor figures for 2021, compared to both 2020 and 2019, as well as a wealth of additional information for the year [...]

All businesses involved in Scotland's tourism industry are being asked to take part in a comprehensive study of current economic conditions. Launched recently by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the in-depth survey of challenges and opportunities for all industry [...]

The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer report, for March 2022, is now available to view in the Members Area of our website. Comparing the March 2022 figures with those for[...]

The launch this week of a fund to drive sustainable travel in Scotland’s tourism industry aims to rev up the country’s network of electric vehicle (EV) charge points. The new [...]

With both the Easter Holidays and legal covid restrictions now behind us, ASVA would like to take this opportunity to review where the sector currently finds itself, to establish confidence levels in the year ahead, how the beginning of the season has been and what members [...]

HIT Scotland is running a second phase of the highly successful Tourism and Hospitality Talent Development Programme. The programme offers four different standalone one-day modules, specifically designed for those working in Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industries, [...]

The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer report, for February 2022, is now available to view in the Members Area of our website. As noted when the first Barometer report of [...]