Arran Banner Want to read more? We value our content and our journalists, so to get full access to all your local news updated 7-days-a-week – PLUS an e-edition of the Arran Banner – subscribe today for as little as 48 pence per week. Already a subscriber? Arran may be buzzing with a bumper summer of visitors. But is going to take a lot more than a few busy months for businesses which rely on tourism and hospitality to recover from the long-term effects of the pandemic. So it is good this week to see industry leaders coming together to form a new alliance – the Ayrshire & Arran Destination Alliance – aimed at driving a collective way forward in the wake of the pandemic.