Angus South Constituency MSP Graeme Dey has welcomed statistics showing that the number of overseas visitors from Europe increased sharply by 22% in the 12 months to the end of September 2018.
In the same period, spending by European visitors in Scotland also registered an increase of 7%, jumping from £1.08 billion to £1.15 billion.
Overall international trends were positive, with a growing number of international visitors choosing Scotland as their preferred destination.
The figures also show:
- 3% increase in overseas overnight visits to Scotland (from 3.1 to 3.5 million)
- 3% increase in overseas tourism expenditure in Scotland (from £2.18 to £2.25 billion).
Mr Dey said:
“Angus South and Scotland more widely have much to offer visitors from Europe.
“Be it our natural environment, golf courses, food and drink or historic attractions, Angus South is a great place to visit.
“These figures show that Scotland is performing strongly in attracting visitors from Europe and the Scottish Government will do all that it can to ensure that this continues despite the risks that Brexit poses to the industry.”
