Number of tourism visits to Scotland from people elsewhere in Britain on rise

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Tourism visits to Scotland by residents of Great Britain rose by 12% in the first quarter of this year, figures show.

Jointly sponsored by VisitScotland, VisitEngland and VisitWales, the Great Britain Day Visits Survey showed 20.6 million tourism day visits north of the border from those living in other parts of Great Britain, with a spend of about £956 million.