A new survey of tourism and hospitality businesses in the south of Scotland has highlighted the difficulties many operators face in a worsening national and global economic climate.
The South of Scotland Destination Alliance's (SSDA) research shows that while more than 70% of the 100 respondents were neutral or optimistic about their trading and turnover prospects in the coming year to two years, there is growing concern about challenges to ‘keep the lights on’ as costs and inflation soar, while consumer confidence dips.
The vast majority of self-caterers and B&Bs expressed serious concerns about the impact of forthcoming short-term let licence requirements on their business, with two thirds of self-caterers in favour of the legislation being paused.
