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Tour de France 2027 – Grand Départ from Edinburgh!

Posted on 28 March 2025

The world’s biggest cycle race will come to Edinburgh in 2027, helping to build on the number of recent cycling events in Scotland, including the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023.This is not only good news for fans of the sport, but presents an excellent opportunity for Edinburgh’s visitor economy. Le Tour will bring […]

‘Edinburgh By Numbers’ – 18th Edition Out Now!

Posted on 17 March 2025

The 18th Edition of Edinburgh by Numbers, produced by the City of Edinburgh Council, was published on Friday 14 March 2024. The report provides an annual statistical overview of Edinburgh for 2024, and highlights how we compare against other cities in Scotland and across the UK. This report covers a range of topics including: – Tourism […]

Measuring progress on Scotland’s National Tourism Strategy – Survey Out Now!

Posted on 12 March 2025

Scotland Outlook 2030, Scotland’s national tourism strategy, was launched just before Covid in early March 2020 and has the overriding ambition for Scotland to become the world leader in 21st century tourism. But five years on, how have things progressed towards the goals of the Strategy? The Scottish Tourism Alliance commissioned 56 Degree Insight to ascertain amongst […]

EICC Neurodiversity Initiative – A Landmark Step Towards a More Inclusive Events Industry

Posted on 27 February 2025

Today (Thursday 27 February 2025) the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Welcome Brain Consulting and the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers proudly launches its groundbreaking Neurodiversity in Events Toolkit, a pioneering initiative designed to reshape the events industry by embedding genuine inclusivity into its core.  Developed in collaboration, this initiative sets out a bold […]

Tourism and Hospitality Toolkit designed to support both employers & employees

Posted on 24 February 2025

The Tourism and Hospitality Toolkit is designed to support employers and employees across Scotland’s tourism and hospitality sector. The toolkit was created based on findings from Serving the Future, a three-year project by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute and The Poverty Alliance, which focused on addressing and preventing in-work poverty in the hospitality sector. […]

National Events Strategy 2025-35 – Refreshed edition.

Posted on 10 June 2024

On Tuesday 28 May, Scotland launched its refreshed National Events Strategy, ‘Scotland the Perfect Stage 2024-2035’, to provide strategic focus for all involved in the planning, securing and delivery of events across Scotland. ‘Scotland the Perfect Stage 2024-2035’ aims to build on the events industry’s many achievements to date, and focuses on a range of […]