We held two tourism innovation workshops on Monday 4th November in Berwick-upon-Tweed and on Tuesday 5th November at Glentress. We had 38 attendees across the two events. The workshops were for existing businesses and interested entrepreneurs who wanted to know more about the Trail, explore new ideas and hopefully develop some new products, services and…
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Further strengthening the South of Scotland’s food and drink offering is a priority within the Responsible Tourism Strategy. On the 29th August 2024, the SSDA convened a roundtable meeting bringing together many of the organisations that are actively involved in supporting food and drink. Challenges, successes and opportunities were discussed and there was a board…
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David Hope-Jones, CEO of the SSDA gives a quick 5-minute round up, from the Cairndale Spa in Dumfries of the latest work of the SSDA in supporting the tourism economy in the South of Scotland. The newsletter has the latest news, events and information to help you stay up to date on the tourism economy…
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BBC Food and Farming Awards 2024 finalists announced. Great to see Scottish companies across the board as well as those in the Scotland-specific category. Huge congratulations to Stranraer Oyster Festival who have been shortlisted! Read more here.
Do you have a new business idea or want to grow your business to make the most of the opportunities around the River Tweed Trail? There are free resources, tools, training and one to one support or mentoring from business advisers. If you want to speak to a business adviser about your project, then use…
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The River Tweed Trail Tourism Business Engagement role is funded by the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund. We have developed an Action Plan to undertake activity over the coming months to include: Strategic objective: The strategic foundations of business awareness and engagement, product development and future marketing for the River Tweed Trail are in place,…
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Our Tourism Data Survey is about understanding what businesses want As part of the South of Scotland Responsible Tourism Strategy, the SSDA, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scottish Borders Council, SOSE and Visit Scotland are keen to better understand exactly what visitor economy data local businesses want. We invite businesses to take a moment this August to COMPLETE…
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With National Dog Day celebrations today and a growing market demand for dog-friendly holiday options and experiences, the SSDA has launched a new toolkit to help local businesses attract new customers and their four-legged friends. The toolkit, which is available to read and download here, provides information on the benefits of becoming dog-friendly, along with…
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David Hope-Jones, CEO of the SSDA gives a quick 5-minute round up of the work the SSDA has been doing throughout August and showcasing our brand new window and door promotional material at Caledonia Parl. In the newsletter are the results of the latest South of Scotland Impact Tourism data, updates on the Thistle Awards…
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The latest STEAM (Scottish tourism economic impact modelling) data has been released for the South of Scotland, covering the year 2023, and it shows an incredible 20% increase in the size of our visitor economy, rising by £149m to £911 million, and a 14% increase in the total number of jobs, to 15,652. Download…
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