A round-up of helpful links to new information published on www.visitscotland.org during the November and December:
Research and Statistics
Tourism Barometer
Results from the seasonal industry performance monitor - Term 2 for 2007
www.visitscotland.org/business_confidence_monitor_summary.htm
Tourism in Scotland 2006 (a handy summary of all the key statistics) www.visitscotland.org/national_facts_and_figures.htm
2006 International Passenger Survey figures and factsheets of statistics on overseas markets now available
www.visitscotland.org/overseas_markets
German Golfer research
Following on from our earlier research in USA and Sweden, the results of the golf research recently carried out among German golfers along with summaries of all the latest golf research www.visitscotland.org/german_golf_trips__to_scotland_2006_-_summary.pdf
Fishing research 2007
This research explored the characteristics of UK fishing tourists, trip planning behaviour and their rating of Scotland against competitor destinations.
www.visitscotland.org/country_sports.htm
General
What’s On Guides
23 areas of Scotland provide information on consumer events for visitors and residents. They are available for businesses to download and print off for their customers.
www.visitscotland.org/whats_on_guides
Annual Accounts and link to new Annual Report
www.visitscotland.org/annual_accounts
Scenario Planning
www.visitscotland.org/shorttermforecast2009
Long Term Forecasts 2025
www.visitscotland.org/forecasts2025.htm
Futures Lectures Series
What has the Bank of England got to say about consumer spending in 2008 or what will Scottish transport look like in 2025? Or want do you want to know about Bridget Jones and her holiday plans. Find out more from the experts as part of the VisitScotland Future Lecture Series.
http://www.visitscotland.org/scenarioplanning_newsletter.htm
Ethical Consumption
There are factors that encourage ethical consumption, as society gets richer it seems to be concerned about how it is living, whether it is climate change, poverty in the third world or the food miles incurred in food consumption. However, being green has many barriers and tensions as those consumers who assert they shop ethically, but at the same time take several holidays in far-flung exotic destinations. .
http://www.visitscotland.org/tm_vol_3__no_3.pdf
