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Working with our colleagues at the Moffat Centre for Travel & Tourism Business Development, ASVA is looking to trial a new service with members, which will help us gather quick but meaningful intel on sectoral performance and prospects. We are highly conscious that [...]

The new strategy builds on the achievements of the first strategy, which guided the collective work of the sector and Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) from 2012 to 2022. Following extensive consultation, the 2023- 2030 [...]

Last week, our CEO, Gordon Morrison, attended a meeting of the Scottish Alcohol Industry Partnership (SIAP) to discuss the possible ramifications of legislation which will potentially significantly restrict alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland. As [...]

Our colleagues at the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) have just published a Local Visitor Levy Manifesto with Recommendations report, The Manifesto has been developed with the STA’s Council and Board – which includes representation from ASVA as well as from across the [...]

Relevant to some of our members, the deadline for applications for the VAT Refund scheme for museums & galleries has been extended. The deadline is now Wednesday 1 March 2023.  The Department for Culture, Media [...]

This week the UK Government announced a new "Energy Bills Discount Scheme" for UK businesses, charities, and the public sector from April 2023. The scheme comprises two elements – support for all businesses, charities, and public sector organisations, and support at a [...]

The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer reports, for November 2022, is now available to view in the Members Area of our website. As has been noted in previous reports [...]

The latest ASVA Visitor Attractions Barometer reports, for October 2022, are now available to view in the Members Area of our website. As has [...]

As we move into the new year and focus turns to the season ahead, ASVA is pleased to announce a new suite of training workshops specifically designed to help attraction operators enhance their service delivery and improve their bottom line. 2023 will be a challenging year [...]

Paul Nixon, General Manager at The Real Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh has been appointed the new Chair of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA), the body which represents the interests of the visitor attractions sector in Scotland. [...]

The five regional winners of the Best Visitor Attraction have now been shortlisted for a national Scottish Thistle Award – which celebrates the best of Scotland’s tourism and events industry. We would like to congratulate ASVA members [...]