Tourism / Leisure

Tourism and the wider visitor economy is one of Scotland’s most vital sectors which benefits our towns, cities and rural areas, and helps support leisure and cultural facilities that benefit the country as a whole.

The money this sector generates plays a vital part in Scotland’s economic growth. The latest figures indicate that 15.5 million visitors were attracted to Scotland in 2018 spending nearly £5 billion with the value of the sector to the wider economy estimated to be £10.5 billion.

MFA has extensive experience in the tourist/leisure industry with caravan and holiday parks being a particular specialism. We are the appointed planning advisors to the British Holiday & Home Parks Association in Scotland. A major new report (Pitching the Value) which was published February 2019 on the economic value of holiday parks and campsites in Scotland confirmed that in 2018, this sector generated £772.3m in visitor expenditure (equivalent to £478.2m GVA) and supported 14,301 jobs.