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Thousands of businesses excluded from SNP pandemic support

Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing THOUSANDS of self-catering and B&B providers feel they have been excluded from Scottish Government funding after the sector was taken off a list of top-up hospitality support. Meanwhile, the Scottish Government has been forced into a U-turn after announcing that larger B&B and self catering traders can now apply for the strategic framework business fund – set up for those who have been forced to close by law by Covid-19 retractions. But smaller traders, who cater for less than seven guests, feel they have been left out of hospitality top-up payments after a communications muddle which saw them not included on the list.

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HIE chief warns Covid has almost trebled unemployment rate in some areas

HIE chief warns Covid has almost trebled unemployment rate in some areas © SYSTEM Charlotte Wright. The unemployment rate in some parts of the Highlands has almost trebled as Covid wiped billions from the tourism industry, MSPs have been told. Charlotte Wright, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) chief executive, said areas along the west coast had been “really badly hit” by the pandemic. Appearing before Holyrood’s Tourism Committee, Ms Wright said Argyll’s unemployment rate has doubled to 6.5% since last year, while in Lochaber, Skye and Wester Ross the current unemployment rate of 5.3% is three times the figure at the equivalent date last year.

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Absolutely slaughtered : Marc Crothall on desperate state of tourism industry

Updated: 14/01/2021, 4:59 pm © Simon Williams Marc Crothall, chief executive of the STA. Scotland’s tight lockdown restrictions will result in a slower recovery for the nation’s tourism industry than elsewhere in the UK, says an industry leader. Marc Crothall, CEO of the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), says the sector will not bounce back to pre-pandemic levels until 2023, adding that the industry is in a “desperate” state and city centres had been “slaughtered”. Appearing virtually before MSPs on Holyrood’s Tourism Committee, Mr Crothall made a plea for more cash but warned businesses would go down regardless of action, adding that the mental health of operators is being severely affected.

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Tourism sector needs further support to avoid travesty of closures, MSPs told

The sector will receive £104 million in support from the Scottish Government (Andrew Milligan/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The tourism industry needs more support from Government if it is to avoid a “travesty” in the form of business closures, MSPs have been told. Much of the sector has been forced to close in recent weeks, following the loss of most of the busy summer season due to Covid-19.

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Labour demands help for businesses hit hard by cancellation of Hogmanay events

Labour demands help for businesses hit hard by cancellation of Hogmanay events
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