VisitScotland
- Tourist Information
"I thank the many people who
have posted contributions on the interactive discussion board
on the Parliament's website. An amazing number of people have
contributed. That will all be taken into account in the final
analysis".
Nora Radcliffe MSP opening
the Visit
Scotland Tourist Information Debate in
Parliament, 11 February 2004
On Wednesday
11th February, Nora Radcliffe,
MSP for Gordon, lead
a debate in Parliament
on the tourist information
initiatives of
VisitScotland.
The
parliamentary debate is
now over, but this forum
will remain open
until July 2004.
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Nora Radcliffe’s
Motion
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VisitScotland
Tourist Information — The Parliament notes the
criticisms from the tourism industry about the
performance and operation of the visitscotland.com
website; in particular, notes the concerns among some
operators about the negative impact the website is
having on their custom due to technical problems with
the site, the high cost of subscription, the apparent
lack of reliable information in some instances and the
cost in lost tourism; recognises how
important tourism is to the Scottish
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Nora
Radcliffe MSP
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economy, and therefore
considers that the Scottish Executive and
VisitScotland must ensure that these problems are
resolved ahead of the 2004 tourist season.
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Supported by:
Richard Lochhead, Brian Adam, Mr Jamie
Stone, Eleanor Scott, Mrs Margaret Ewing, Fergus Ewing, Robert
Brown, Kate Maclean, George Lyon, Robin Harper, Rob Gibson, Mr
Kenny MacAskill, Ms Sandra White, John Scott, John Farquhar
Munro, Stewart Stevenson, Mr Keith Raffan, Alex Fergusson, Dr
Jean Turner (List Correct on 4th Feb 2004)
Useful
Links
VisitScotland
VisitBritain
Scottish Tourism
Forum
Scot
Exchange Net
Scottish
Parliament Enterprise and Culture Committee home page
(Remit includes
tourism)
Enterprise
and Lifelong Learning Committee Report on the Future of
Tourism in Scotland (2003)
Scottish
Executive Response to the Report
Support
for Scottish Tourism: An International Comparison
(research commissioned by
the Scottish Parliament)
The Scottish Parliament is not responsible for the content of external web sites
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