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Notes for Editors
VisitScotland

VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.

The organisation has three key roles:

1. To market Scotland to all parts of the world to attract visitors
   
2. To provide information – and inspiration – to visitors and potential visitors so they get the best out of a visit to Scotland
   
3. To provide quality assurance to visitors and quality advice to the industry and partners to help the industry meet and strive to exceed customer expectations
   

VisitScotland is working with the tourism industry and other partners to achieve a 50 per cent growth in tourism revenues for Scotland by 2015.

The organisation employs over 1,000 people and has offices and tourist information centres across Scotland.

Tourism employs 200,000 people in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The industry generates over £4 billion revenue annually. Tourism supports around 9% of employment in Scotland (13% in the Highlands).

For VisitScotland’s press releases, tourism statistics and frequently asked questions go to www.visitscotland.org/

For information about business tourism in Scotland go to www.conventionscotland.com

 
Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a year long celebration of Scottish culture, heritage and some of the many great contributions Scotland has given the world. For more details, go to www.homecomingscotland2009.com

VisitScotland.com

1. has delivered tourism revenue valued in excess of £78 million since its launch in 2002;
2. receives around 11 million visits from 215 countries across the globe;
3. handles 10,000 phone calls each week in peak times;
4. works with 11,500 tourism suppliers;
5. responds to approximately 4,000 emails each week;
6. works in partnership with over 100 Visitor Information Centres across Scotland;
7. employs up to 50 staff as eTourism (with seasonal variations).

Press releases

The following VisitScotland.com press releases open as PDFs:

• VisitScotland.com to launch a new website (21 February 2008)
• VisitScotland.com secures coveted Investors in People award  (5 February 2008)
• VisitScotland.com launches revolutionary internet booking product (29 May 2007)
• VisitScotland.com outperforms its rivals (21 April 2007)
• Influential business leader joins VisitScotland.com board (28 February 2007)

For VisitScotland’s press releases please go to the Media Centre.