VisitScotland
national tourism and events organisation for Scotland
VisitScotland, formerly the Scottish Tourist Board (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd Turasachd na h-Alba), is the national tourism and events organisation for Scotland. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, with offices across Scotland.
Among the organisation's tasks is promotion of Scotland internationally and the attraction of visitors through advertising, promotional campaigns and in-market activity, intermediary marketing and route development. VisitScotland also manages a number of quality grading schemes for tourist accommodation and attractions.
Aims and operation
VisitScotland's purpose is to support the development of Scotland’s visitor economy by promoting tourism, providing support to tourism businesses, and working with partners in the tourism sector.
The organisation also seeks to work with the tourism industry in Scotland to maintain standards in visitor attractions and accommodation provision. It does this through a number of specific quality grading schemes. VisitScotland also runs the Thistle Awards, which are awarded to the best tourism businesses each year.
The organisation also works with the tourism and events industry in Scotland to provide business support, industry insight, trade opportunities and global market access. VisitScotland delivers the National Events Funding Programme and International Events Funding Programme, as well as providing support and advice to develop regional plans aligned to the national events strategy.
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