A total of 81 membership organisations were successful in applying.
2 June 2020 – the Scottish Government announced £3 million support fund for B&Bs operating from a personal bank account, opened for applications on 15 June.
25 June 2020 - 'Good to Go’ initiative and Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce (STRT) launched.
3 July 2020 - Self-contained self-catering holiday accommodation across Scotland were able to reopen.
5 July 2020 - The UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a raft of support measures to revive the UK economy including a VAT cut to 5%.
8 July 2020 - First Minister confirmed the opening of 39 air bridge routes.
15 July 2020 – tourism sector reopening started.
26 July 2020 - a funding package of £10 million established by the Scottish Government to help the events sector.
29 July 2020 - Two funding packages, worth £15 million, announced by the Scottish Government – Hotel Recovery Programme and self-catering support.
29 July 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Scheme for Self-Catering Businessesguidance published.
3 August 2020 - Eat Out to Help Out Scheme started.
7 August 2020 - Hospitality rules tightened.
11 August 2020 - £10 million for a range of measures to recruit and retain apprentices, including additional funding for the Scottish Government’s Adopt an Apprentice programme.
10 September 2020 - changed rules around indoor and outdoor gatherings (i.e. maximum of 6 people from no more than 2 different households, indoors and outdoors with children under 12 being exempt but must still not be from more than 2 different households).
24 September 2020 – VAT reductions in the hospitality and tourism sectors on food, accommodation and attractions of 20% to 5% extended until the end of March 2021.
24 September 2020 – UK Government announced the Job Support Scheme to protect viable jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19, to help keep their employees attached to the workforce.