More than half of tourism and hospitality businesses (52%) are still in ‘survival mode’, while almost half do not have enough cash reserves for the next quarter.
The latest quarterly survey from the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), which received responses from 540 tourism businesses during May and June, also showed that nearly 60% want the Scottish Government to hold off on introducing additional regulations until the economy recovers.
Nearly half of respondents (49%) said they do not support the introduction of a visitor levy, and a quarter of those that do, only do so only if the net revenue raised is ‘used solely for tourism investment and enhancement’.
