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Funding on offer to help inbound tourism and day tour excursions By Alan Hendry Published: 21:22, 19 February 2021
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VisitScotland chief executive Malcolm Roughead says the pandemic has had a devastating impact on package holidays and excursions. Picture: Callum Mackay
A £15 million package is being made available to help Scottish businesses that promote and sell package holidays to Scotland or day tours.
The scope of the financial support for the Scotland Inbound Tour Operators Covid-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund criteria has been widened. At the same time, a new fund â the Scotland Day Tour Operators Covid-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund â has been created, in order to help more Scottish based businesses in the tour operator sector.