COACH operators, tour guides and visitor attractions in Helensburgh and the Loch Lomond area are set to benefit from a £25 million package of extra support for the country’s tourism industry.
Tourism secretary Fergus Ewing announced the additional cash injection for schemes run by VisitScotland.
The money will be split between a business support fund for coach operators, as well as the marine and outdoor tourism restart fund, the visitor attractions support fund and the sector destination operational and market readiness fund.
The tour guides fund, the Scottish country sports tourism restart fund, the campervan and motorhome rental operators fund and two other funds aimed at tour operators will also benefit.
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Mr Ewing said: “We are committed to supporting Scotland’s vital tourism and hospitality sectors through the current restrictions so that we have a viable industry ready to trade when the time is right.
“This additional £25m will boost existing funds this financial year and will support the short-term response to the Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce recommendations.”
The Scottish Government announced more than £100m in support for tourism firms in December.
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