How we work
The Forum brings public and private players together, to encourage the voicing of opinion about problems, priorities and solutions and to lobby on industry's behalf - to improve political and public commitment to tourism.
The Forum operates right across Scotland, working with trade associations, area marketing groups and individual businesses. Our job is to listen to you and fight your case. We represent businesses from many sectors, both traditional tourism service providers and a broad range of supply and non core industries that indirectly benefit from tourism growth.
We represent your views to government and public agencies to ensure that they listen and respond. We offer you unparalleled access to government and public agencies, as we advocate your views to the Scottish Government, MSPs, MPs and public agencies. Our media role is to provide a business perspective on tourism.
We can fulfil an independent role in highlighting business or product development opportunities within tourism and, through our contacts, facilitate business to business opportunities with both the private and public sectors.
The Forum's strengths
- The membership, who drive priorities and activities.
- Independence from government and public agencies.
- Links to the rest of the industry, particularly through our e-communications
- Links with agencies and other key organisations that have an impact and are affected by the tourism economy.
- Our focus on Scotland-wide and business issues.
- The willingness to constructively criticise, when needed, as well as to mediate, contribute and support.
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