Tourism - Funding Boost for Scottish Tourism
Destination and sector tourism groups across Scotland impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are set to receive a share in a £500,000 support package offered by VisitScotland.
A total of 81 membership organisations have been successful in applying for the Tourism Destination and Sector Support Fund, which we launched in May.
Those successful applicants represent in excess of 10,000 tourism businesses and have been awarded grants to support their survival and ensure they are able to continue working with us in the weeks and months ahead.
The one-off fund was created in response to the devasting impact of the pandemic on Scottish tourism and was open to all destination and sector groups that have a membership base made up of entirely, or predominantly, tourism businesses.
A total of 98 applications were received requesting a total of £1.6 million.
The fund, which closed on 22 May, was originally set at £400,000 but was increased to £500,000 due to the volume of requests.
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