VisitScotland

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VisitScotland
IndustrieTourism
Foondit1969 (as the Scottish Tourist Board)
Nummer o employees
525 (2019)[1]
Wabsteidwww.visitscotland.org

VisitScotland, umwhile the Scottish Tourist Board (Scots: Scots Tourist Buird), is a national tourism organisation in Scotland. It is an executive nane-depairtmental public body o the Scots Govrenment, wi offices in Edinburgh, Glesga, Innerness an ither pairts o Scotland.[2]

The organisation's tasks include attractin visitors tae Scotland throu advertisin an heezin up campaigns. VisitScotland manages a nummer o quality ratin schemes fur tourist accommodation an attractions an aw.[3] The organisation rins the VisitScotland.com wabsteid, giein beukins an information services fur visitors tae Scotland. Frae 2001 the wabsteid wis rin as a public-private partnership venture,[4] tho the venture an wabsteid wur brocht back intae public awnership in 2008.[4][5]

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  1. ↑ Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019 (PDF). visitscotland.org (Report). VisitScotland. 2019. p. 64. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 18 Januar 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Total FTE @ 31/03/19 [..] 525
  2. ↑ "Our Locations". visitscotland.org. Visit Scotland. Retrieved 15 Januar 2020.
  3. ↑ "Quality Assurance gradings - QA Conditions and Criteria". visitscotland.org. VisitScotland. Retrieved 13 Juin 2019.
  4. ↑ a b "Tourism body criticised over handling of e-tourism venture". parliament.scot. Scottish Parliament. 14 Mey 2009. Retrieved 13 Juin 2019.
  5. ↑ "VisitScotland's online booking site loses £12m over five years". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 15 Mey 2009. Retrieved 13 Juin 2019.
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