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 that this sector generates plays a vital part in Scotland’s economic growth. Prior to COVID-19, Scotland attracted around 17.5 million overnight visitors annually, generating £5.9 billion in visitor expenditure. Further to this, 134 million day trips were taken, with spend of £5.8 billion. Tourism cuts across every sector and touches every part of Scotland’s economy, supporting one in 12 jobs.

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) was published February 2019 on the economic value of holiday parks and campsites in Scotland and confirmed that in 2018, this sector generated £772.3m in visitor expenditure (equivalent to £478.2m GVA) and supported 14,301 jobs.