. • The survey of over 1,000 residents in Scotland found financial pressures meant people were choosing to stay in accommodation where they can cook for themselves, such as self-catering, with friends or relatives, and camping and caravanning. 6 https://www.visitscotland.org/binaries/content/assets/dot-org/pdf/research-insights/great-britain-tourism- survey-q2-2023---revised-nov.pdf 7 https://www.visitscotland.org/binaries/content/assets/dot-org/pdf/research-insights/great-britain-tourism- survey-2022-revised-2-lifestage.pdf 8 https://www.visitscotland.org/research-insights/about-our-visitors/uk/sentiment-tracker 9 https://www.56degreeinsight.com/s/STI-October-2023-FV.pdf 11 • The Scottish Tourism Index further reports spending on eating out has significantly dropped compared to 2022 (-13%), while there has also been less people buying...