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Article: Scots tourism is surviving impact of the economic downturn
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- The Scotsman
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- September 29, 2009
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'Staycation' market and the Year of Homecoming help offset fall
in visitor numbers from US and Japan, writes Brian Ferguson
SCOTLAND'S tourism industry is set to withstand the impact of the
recession - thanks to the UK's "staycation" market and the Year of
Homecoming.
A successful summer for hundreds of hotels, guest houses, caravan
parks and self-catering cottages has helped the nation beat the
threat of the global downturn. The number of trips booked by UK
visitors is said to be up some 3.7 per cent on last year, with many
holidaymakers shunning overseas trips due to poor exchange rates and
worries over the security of airline companies.
But growing numbers of visitors from elsewhere in ...