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Future of events

Edinburgh Festival ‘needs a reset’ to manage numbers

Edinburgh Festival crowd
Edinburgh was packed for the 2019 Festival (pic: Terry Murden) The Edinburgh Festival will need a “reset” to tackle some of the concerns that had arisen before the Covid pandemic,Read More

Budget rethink call

UK tourism group urges council to drop marketing cuts

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Marketing Edinburgh is walking a tightrope ahead of a budget meeting (pic: Terry Murden)   A UK tourism trade association has urged Edinburgh City Council to rethink plans for deep cutsRead More

Fallout over marketing budget

Tourism chief attacks spending priorities amid cuts row

Robin Worsnop
Robin Worsnop: inconsistencies (pic: Terry Murden)   An Edinburgh tourism chief today questioned public spending priorities in Scotland which is pouring millions into subsidising a struggling airport while cuts wereRead More

Warning of damage to city

Outrage over plans to slash Marketing Edinburgh budget

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Cuts could undermine the city’s world status, say opponents (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh City councillors are being warned of lasting damage to the city if they slash its marketingRead More

Hotels and tourism call

Princes Street ‘requires revamp’ to meet St James threat

Princes Street, trams and big wheel
Princes St is already a focus for tourism, but its shops face competition from new developments (pic: Terry Murden)   A radical rethink of Edinburgh’s main shopping and commercial districtRead More

Boost for council plan

Hotels and B&Bs back plan for Edinburgh tourist tax

tourist, tourism, Chinese tourists
Hotels are now said to be backing a tourist tax in Edinburgh (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   A tourist tax for Edinburgh has received support from more thanRead More

As I See It

Tourism needs to provide a dividend for citizens

tourist, tourism, Chinese tourists
Edinburgh residents are complaining that tourists are getting preferential treatment. Do they have a point? asks TERRY MURDEN

Locals 'must see a return'

Tourism must work harder for residents says marketing chief

Gordon Robertson
Gordon Robertson: ‘we need a better narrative’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Marketing Edinburgh chairman Gordon Robertson last night said the growth of the tourism industry had to be balanced withRead More

Shock figures on visitor levy

Lost spending ‘five times more than tourist tax income’

Festival dancers
Research claims a tourist tax could hit Edinburgh’s visitor numbers (pic: Terry Murden)   A tourist tax could put a £94 million dent in Edinburgh’s visitor revenue, according to aRead More

New service to US

Delta to launch daily Edinburgh-Boston flights

Edinburgh airport
Delta Air Lines is adding a service between Edinburgh and Boston next summer, operating twice a day during the peak months. The new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport beginsRead More