How to open a tourist economy ?
Given the importance of toursim to to Scottish Economy in particular rural and and island locations we have to be quite disinctive in what we are trying to achieve in a world with COVID 19.
We have to make a National plan for rural and islands locations: a plan with input from these locations and an adult conversation with these locations about what will be possible and what will not be possible.
A task force of tourism, small hospitality businesses associations, transport, health care professionals and scientists and construction experts should be established
Why the contribution is important
There will be an increase in staycations and a desire from people to travel to remote and rural areas within Scotland.
This needs to be thought through strategically about how this would be accomplished safely and with minimum risk to the fragile healthcare systems in these areas but balanced with the maximum opportunity for the economic development of these locations. It cannot be allowed to develop ad hoc : locals and visitors alike would have no faith in the system and would lead to local pressure points.
Islanders are feeling quite secure at the moment but if tourist arrivals were to happen with no communications from Scottish Government then we risk seeing the community split with the non hospitality sector rejecting the arrivals leading to potential disharmony
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