Date :
30/09/2013
As more and more people become interested in researching their family roots, ancestral tourism presents new and exciting year-round commercial opportunities.
Scottish tourism businesses are being encouraged to adapt their products and services to tap into the ancestral tourism market in the run up to 2014, when Scotland welcomes the world for Homecoming, the Ryder Cup and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Tourism Intelligence Scotland is running a series of Ancestral Tourism workshops to help businesses identify the opportunities that Scotland’s ancestral tourism market offers.
The workshops run from early October to the end of November – visit our Events page to register for any of the workshops and get more details.
Ancestral Workshops Schedule:
- 11th October 2013 Edinburgh
- 30th October 2013 St. Andrews
- 12th November 2013 Glasgow
- 14th November 2013 Inverness
- 14th November 2013 Perth
- 15th November 2013 Aberdeen City and Shire
- 19th November 2013 Argyll & The Isles
- 19th November 2013 Stornoway
- 26th November 2013 Elgin
- 27th November 2013 Shetland Isles
- 27th November 2013 Helmsdale
- 5th December 2013 Hawick (Borders)
We also have the new Ancestral Guide available to download from the website.
If you can't make the workshops, don’t worry. We will be uploading a summary so you can understand the key learning points, along with hints and tips from businesses currently involved in attracting ancestral tourists.
We look forward to seeing you there!