VisitScotland blows it again...

[ccga3359]

You know Robertson's mad when he slips into English.

Robertson, good luck getting the situation resolved, either with corrective action within the Visit Scotland office, or by the community.
Just curious - was the Visit Scotland staff member who refused you the free handouts one of the idjits who got chastised after last year's debacle?

Ohhh! Could it be connected? This is going to be interesting .

I've recently met many of the folks working for Canadian Tourism and they are smart and charming and very diplomatic.

In Canada the Canadian Tourism Commission is run by the federal government as well as provincial and municipal tourism. Is there not he same sort of deal in Scotland in a local capacity. this VisitScotland sounds as if it's a business concern to peddle the wares of contributors only.

[auld argonian]

Actually, I mentioned this thread and Robertson's complaint to my wife, who is beginning negotiations to have the annual meeting of her society in Scotland and she noted that the Visit Scotland people were not only not helpful but actually discouraging. Nice...very nice.

Best

AA

[Arizona Scot]

It is sad to see that incompetence and apathy are a world wide problem. I was beginning to think that it was just here in the states.

[Pour1Malt]

VisitScotland couldn't organise a p#ss up in a brewery. Over here in the Scottish Borders in 2001 visitor numbers were down on previous years, partly due to access to the countryside restrictions during the outbreak of animal foot and mouth disease that year and partly due to terrorist incidents in the USA making travellers more wary of flying. This was used by the local tourism manager as a justification for downgrading many of our tourist attractions, from all year round to open from Easter to end of October only. Even Drumlanrig's Tower and our local tourist office are set to close for the winter in two weeks time, to the bemusement of visitors from all over the world who continue to visit all year round and expect to find a tourist office open to help them find accommodation and facilities. Result, visitor numbers continue to fall. So much so that some of the Borders towns have set up their own go it alone tourist promotions - here in Hawick the Welcome Host scheme, the flags, and a few other initiatives are run by a local group comprised of and funded by local businesses including hoteliers. Looks like its time Dumfries booted out VisitScotland and set up its own tourist promotion group which would have the town and country's interests at heart, rather than just being there to give the manager a fat salary.

that's brilliant!

"Visitor numbers arr fallin'... sae we will make it harder fur tourists tae visit!"

[Pour1Malt]

You know Robertson's mad when he slips into English.

Robertson, good luck getting the situation resolved, either with corrective action within the Visit Scotland office, or by the community.
Just curious - was the Visit Scotland staff member who refused you the free handouts one of the idjits who got chastised after last year's debacle?

ya arr underestimatin' VisitScotland's ability tae train completely worthless staff members!

this wuz nay the same glaiket eejit as last time...

they have a whale office full o' eejits tae ruin tourism!

[Dirk Skene]

I would like to know if it was the same Brit fellow that passed out the insults earlier this year that refused to let P1M have the leaflets.

[mbhandy]

Robertson,
Has all the staff been told not to give you flyers or just some of them? Maybe another Quick call to the HQ might be in order if you want to continue to use their Things to Do or a call to some of their advertizers, if it really bugs you. Does the city or county give money to them or are they totally private? Just a thought. It could just be an additude problem on their part.
It seems rather juvenile on their part sence the dollar is down and the EU is up.

MrBill

[Ian.MacAllan]

What can you expect when Scots follow English precedents? On my last visit to Bedford I noted that their Tourist Office was open from 10:00 to 11:30 AM and from 1:30 to 3:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I don't think I would dare to ask if that was every week.


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[Mr. MacDougall]

It seems rather juvenile on their part sence the dollar is down and the EU is up.

Not all those nasty, ignorant tourists come from the US... just most of us.

[ccga3359]

What can you expect when Scots follow English precedents? On my last visit to Bedford I noted that their Tourist Office was open from 10:00 to 11:30 AM and from 1:30 to 3:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I don't think I would dare to ask if that was every week.


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Growing up in England, all the shops closed around noon for dinner.