North American tourist spending soars in Scotland

Scrap all business rates and put in place emergency loan funding – that’s the call to action from the Scottish Tourism Alliance

Edinburgh’s festivals cancelled due to Covid-19

Chancellor extends furlough until end of October and introduces flexibility from August

Sir Tom Hunter backs hospitality and First Minister tells STA the book is not closed on 2-metre rule

Devastating effect of 2-metre social distancing requirement on Scottish hospitality

PM gives English Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels a 1-metre+ lifeline

£14m Scottish Hotel Recovery Programme announced but is it enough?

Trade bodies slam 10pm curfew as “last straw” for pubs and restaurants that have now become “scapegoats”

Chancellor unveils new Jobs Support scheme, extensions on loan repayment time and VAT cut but measures still fall short say trade bodies

New virtual Tourism and Hospitality Talent Development Programme OPEN NOW

No rates until next year for hospitality, leisure and retail

Easter opening for hospitality put in doubt by First Minister

Some relief for hospitality with furlough extended and VAT kept at 5%

26 April for a pint outside but a soft drink inside… as hospitality gets indicative date for reopening

Further £25m of tourism support announced at STA Conference

No opening date for Scotland’s islands?

Momentum grows for campaign #bekindtohospitality

STA reacts to Sturgeon’s new Cabinet appointments

Sturgeon confirms level zero for Scotland but hospitality must close at midnight

Scotland’s business community sends open letter to MSPs over ‘high risk economic self-harm’ of testing policy divergence from UK