Impact of new restrictions on tourism in the South Thank you to everyone who took part in our latest survey. 83 businesses responded and the results clearly demonstrate how financially crippling the lockdowns are on us in the South.
Join today and help shape / drive / be at the forefront of tourism in the South of Scotland The SSDA team is now ready, and hugely excited to welcome members! We cannot wait to work together with you, putting your business /organisations front and centre of our plans to make the South a first-class…
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AN UPDATE FROM US Over the last month, the SSDA team has been busy connecting with businesses as well as setting up a range of events and opportunities for the destination. At the same time, we have been engaging with our key stakeholders, industry partners and Scottish Government parties, representing you, the wider destination and the specific…
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This week as part of the STA Destination Forum we were invited to present a South of Scotland update to Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing MSP. To support our view on the challenges created by the COvid-19 pandemic at a destination level, we undertook a flash survey over the weekend which provided us with some stark…
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We urgently need your input for the SSDA Tourism Survey. SSDA Tourism Survey 4 – Click this Link
We’re the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), your new industry-led management and marketing organisation for the South of Scotland (including Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders). We know the region’s tourism industry is facing its biggest crisis. Our activity, our support and coast-to-coast tourism strategy will aim to instigate the recovery and future…
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Introducing the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), the new industry-led management and marketing organisation for the South of Scotland (inc. Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders). Following the recent announcement about our £2.7m funding award from the newly formed South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) we are ready to go! This funding has provided us with…
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South of Scotland Destination Alliance Appoints Inaugural Chair The South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), the industry-led Destination Management and Marketing Organisation for the South of Scotland, today announced the appointment of David Ibbotson as the inaugural Chair of the new organisation. With over 25 years of tourism, hospitality and leisure experience, David is the…
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South of Scotland Destination Alliance Launches Promise As tourism and hospitality businesses across the South of Scotland start to reopen their doors and welcome back visitors, the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) is today launching a short film aimed at promoting best practice in safe travel across the region. The ‘Twinned with Tourism’ film…
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