Added: 27 Apr 2022
HIT Scotland is running a second phase of the highly successful Tourism and Hospitality Talent Development Programme. The programme offers four different standalone one-day modules, specifically designed for those working in Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industries, [...]
Added: 11 Apr 2022
The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer report, for February 2022, is now available to view in the Members Area of our website.
As noted when the first Barometer report of [...]
Added: 05 Apr 2022
The Scottish Thistle Awards are making a welcome return for 2022/23 to shine a spotlight on Scottish tourism's outstanding businesses and all those who work in them. We hope that as many ASVA attraction members as possible will enter the Best Visitor Attraction Experience [...]
Added: 30 Mar 2022
The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer report, providing January 2022 visitor figures, is now available to view in the Members Area of our [...]
Added: 30 Mar 2022
Headline figures for our annual Scottish Visitor Attractions Monitor, produced for ASVA by Glasgow Caledonian University’s Moffat Centre for Travel & Tourism Business Development, have been shared today.Overall, last year’s visitor numbers were down over[...]
Added: 18 Mar 2022
In her latest COVID update to the Scottish Parliament yesterday (Tuesday, 15 March), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the laws on wearing face coverings in Scotland will not now be lifted next week on 21 March, as had been planned. People will be required to [...]
Added: 10 Mar 2022
Our sister organisation, ALVA - the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions - has just shared with ASVA the findings of its most recent research into visitor sentiment across the UK. Undertaken for ALVA by consultancy Decision House, this latest research wave was carried[...]
Added: 11 Feb 2022
ASVA members are advised that they can take advantage of a special 50% discount to attend The Cultural Enterprises Conference and Trade Show 2022 at Glasgow’s SEC on 2 and 3 March. In addition to this exclusive members’ offer, ASVA delegates who live far from the city [...]
Added: 11 Feb 2022
In her regular COVID update to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday (8 February), The First Minister confirmed that baseline protective precautions – such as COVID certification and the requirement to wear face coverings in certain settings – will remain in force for now.[...]
Added: 11 Feb 2022
On Tuesday (8 February) ASVA CEO Gordon Morrison and Chair Susan Morrison were pleased to host Tourism Minister Ivan McKee MSP for a virtual meeting and wide-ranging discussion about the current challenges being faced by businesses in, and connected, to the attractions [...]
Added: 04 Feb 2022
We are pleased to advise that the VisitScotland administered Top-Up of the Visitor Attractions Support Fund is now live. As we’ve emphasised in previous communications, attraction operators do not need to take any action initially to apply for this fund. If you [...]
Added: 03 Feb 2022
The Museums Recovery Fund opened yesterday (2 February) to accredited and non-accredited independent museums thanks to the further £1 million funding from the Scottish Government. Independent museums in need of support to operate and adapt in response to the challenges and [...]
