Scotland s hard pressed tourism industry is to to receive a £6 million funding boost.
Theâ¯Scotland Inbound Tour Operators - Covid 19 Business Support and Continuity Fund is open to inbound tour operator and destination management companies that manage travel packages.
The funding is part of a wider package of support for tourism and hospitality businesses from the Scottish Government totalling £104.3 million pounds.
Businesses that rely on international visitors for income have been hit particularly hard by the impact of Covid-19, since the crisis began last year. The one-off fund will help provide financial stability over the next four to six months and to help firms prepare for late 2021 business.
Visit Scotland Announces New Funds for Tourism and Hospitality Businesses 22 January 2021
At the end of 2020, the Scottish Government announced that tourism and hospitality businesses across Scotland were to benefit from a £104.3 million Scottish Government package.
This funding will help a number of tourism and events businesses in key sectors who have received little or no support so far.
Visit Scotland said that with the administration of nine of the Scottish Government funds, they will move their focus from marketing to funding and support for the next three months to ensure that desperately needed help is delivered quickly, to those most in need.
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