Added: 20 May 2022
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 [...]
Added: 13 May 2022
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[...]
Added: 13 May 2022
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 [...]
Added: 27 Apr 2022
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 [...]
Added: 27 Apr 2022
Over the last few weeks, ASVA has heard from a few members asking if there are any ‘visitor friendly’ resources available out there to help with messaging to encourage the public to continue to wear face coverings. We are fully aware that the vast majority of attractions[...]
Added: 27 Apr 2022
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, [...]
Added: 11 Apr 2022
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 [...]
Added: 05 Apr 2022
The Scottish Thistle Awards are making a welcome return for 2022/23 to shine a spotlight on Scottish tourism's outstanding businesses and all those who work in them. We hope that as many ASVA attraction members as possible will enter the Best Visitor Attraction Experience [...]
Added: 30 Mar 2022
The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer report, providing January 2022 visitor figures, is now available to view in the Members Area of our [...]
Added: 30 Mar 2022
Headline figures for our annual Scottish Visitor Attractions Monitor, produced for ASVA by Glasgow Caledonian University’s Moffat Centre for Travel & Tourism Business Development, have been shared today.Overall, last year’s visitor numbers were down over[...]
Added: 18 Mar 2022
In her latest COVID update to the Scottish Parliament yesterday (Tuesday, 15 March), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the laws on wearing face coverings in Scotland will not now be lifted next week on 21 March, as had been planned. People will be required to [...]
Added: 10 Mar 2022
Our sister organisation, ALVA - the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions - has just shared with ASVA the findings of its most recent research into visitor sentiment across the UK. Undertaken for ALVA by consultancy Decision House, this latest research wave was carried[...]
