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With travel restrictions across Scotland expected to go from level four to level three from April 26, a spike is likely throughout May with 17 per cent of Scottish staycations expected to come before the end of June.
Leading outdoors authority and broadcaster, Cameron McNeish, said it constantly amazed him that the UK has been left behind in creating this form of tourism infrastructure when compared to Continental Europe.
Operators expecting a strong summer but will need visitors in autumn and winter to make up for cancellations, says OLTA marketing director.
Chris Wayne-Wills, chief executive officer, believes choice and freedom to travel again will entice staycationers to breathe new life back into Scotland’s tourism industry.
The £1.5 million visitor management investment strategy will see investment in roads; parking and visitor management; public toilets; enhanced litter and waste collection services; provision for motorhomes and public transport.
‘We will just have to keep our fingers crossed – we will get through this, and we are hopeful that summer is strong and we will not have lost all our visitors,’ says the Oban & Lorn Tourism Alliance (OLTA).
Sector needs space to recover not ‘red tape and bureaucracy,’ says MSP.
‘This will impact negatively on the local economy as self-catering visitors support bars, restaurants, shops and all number of tourism businesses, particularly in rural areas.’
‘We get figures quoted of 14,000 new motorhomes being registered each year so the pressure can only get greater’ – Councillor Allan Henderson (Caol and Mallaig)
