Question reference: S3W-04262
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 September 2007
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Current status: Answered by Jim Mather on 21 September 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support the tourism industry in Perthshire and Kinross.
Answer
The ScottishGovernment, VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise and Perth and Kinross Council are committed to working with tourism businesses inthe area to grow tourism there, as part of the shared ambition to increase Scotland’s tourism revenue by 50% over the decade to 2015.VisitScotland and the council are both represented on the Perthshire AreaTourism Partnership and work closely together to deliver the Partnership’sTourism Strategy and Action Plan for the Perthshire area. This close workingrelationship between VisitScotland and Perth and Kinross Council is set out in their Partnership Agreement, which,along with associated funding, commits VisitScotland to delivering a portfolioof marketing activity and services to visitors. In addition, ScottishEnterprise has identified Perthshire as one of the key areas in Scotland for tourism growth, and it too works closely withtourism businesses in the area.