Become part of the STA community – Scotland’s overarching trade body for tourism and hospitality
With that small window of the summer season drawing to a close, we’re looking at some very challenging times ahead for all sectors of our...
Scottish Government outlines new plan for 2020-2021
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today published 'Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2020-2021', which sets out the actions the Scottish...
STA Cross-Party Political Engagement
With the next few weeks likely to illustrate the severity of the challenge for Scotland's tourism industry is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, we have...
Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers – ‘Autumn Talks’ sessions
The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers has had to cancel its Annual Conference and Exhibition, which was due to be held on 27 October 2020 at...
You’re Invited Campaign signals staycation boom for Ayrshire & Clyde Islands
A campaign launched by The Coig – an industry-led tourism organisation promoting Ayrshire and the Clyde Islands – has seen a huge spike in interest...
Press Release: Scotland leads the return of women’s sport
Scotland will celebrate the return of international events in the coming two weeks with the staging of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open and...
Press statement: Scottish Tourism Alliance and UK Hospitality respond to First Minister’s announcement on new restrictions in Aberdeen
Today’s announcement that restrictions will be imposed in Aberdeen from 5pm today for at least the next 7 days will come as a devastating blow...
Scottish hospitality to honour its Coronavirus lockdown heroes
Scotland’s hospitality industry is to honour operators who rose to the challenges of the pandemic lockdown. The CIS Excellence Awards - the country’s leading competition for...