Scotland leads the UK’s tourism recovery with double-digit international visitation growth – up 14 per cent for Q3 2023 against the same period in 2019 and six per cent up on 2022 as Aussie visitor spending hits an all-time high in the UK.
More than 1.4 million international travellers visited Scotland between July – September 2023 amid strong travel demand and increased air connectivity, according to the latest VisitScotland International Passenger Survey.
Emirates, Qatar Airways and the newly launched Turkish Airlines are some carriers providing extra uplift from Australasia to the UK with new routes and additional services.
tourism spend is up
Before the pandemic, international tourist spend contributed around £6 billion (approximately AUD$11.65 billion) to Scottish GDP.
Australian visitors in the UK spent an all-time high of £668 million (approximately AUD$1.3 billion) in Q3 2023, up 61 per cent…