Below are some resources you might find useful:
Scottish Tourism information
https://www.visitscotland.org/ (n.b – dot org, not dot com)
Edinburgh 2030 – Tourism Strategy and related documents
The previous strategy was Edinburgh 2020. The latest annual Performance Monitoring Report for that Strategy can be viewed here
The new strategy was endorsed by the City of Edinburgh Council Sustainability and Policy Committee on Tuesday 21st January 2020 and by industry at the annual ETAG Conference on 30th January 2020 – see the launch presentation here.
To see and download the final version of the strategy click here or view the document online here.
The background to the development of the strategy, including referenced documents, can be found here.
Short video on importance of tourism to Edinburgh
Sustainability
The Invisible Burden (inc video)
Megan Epler-Wood at the ETAG 2019 conference (video)
Responsible Tourism for a Sustainable Future
Case study – Fisher’s Laundry Digital Project (video)
Behavioural science and sustainable tourism
Zero Waste Scotland – Circular Economy Edinburgh
VisitScotland – Sustainability
Edinburgh City Development and Management
City Centre Transformation Plan
Edinburgh World Heritage Management Plan
Edinburgh Residents Survey 2018
Festivals – Example Environmental Policies
- Edinburgh Science Festival
- Edinburgh International Children’s Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
- Edinburgh Art Festival
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Festivals – news stories
- https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/news/973-sustainable-venues-and-ecothemed-shows-at-edinburghs-festivals
- with video – https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/news/969-staying-green-at-the-festivals
- https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/news/916-greenarts-at-the-edinburgh-festivals
- https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/news/513-8-green-things-about-the-edinburgh-festivals
Festivals Case Studies
- https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/about/case-studies/187-green-arts-initiative
- https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/about/case-studies/188-creative-carbon-scotland
COVID-19 and Tourism