This week as part of the STA Destination Forum we were invited to present a South of Scotland update to Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing MSP. To support our view on the challenges created by the COvid-19 pandemic at a destination level, we undertook a flash survey over the weekend which provided us with some stark…
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We urgently need your input for the SSDA Tourism Survey. SSDA Tourism Survey 4 – Click this Link
We’re the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), your new industry-led management and marketing organisation for the South of Scotland (including Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders). We know the region’s tourism industry is facing its biggest crisis. Our activity, our support and coast-to-coast tourism strategy will aim to instigate the recovery and future…
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Introducing the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), the new industry-led management and marketing organisation for the South of Scotland (inc. Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders). Following the recent announcement about our £2.7m funding award from the newly formed South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) we are ready to go! This funding has provided us with…
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South of Scotland Destination Alliance Appoints Inaugural Chair The South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA), the industry-led Destination Management and Marketing Organisation for the South of Scotland, today announced the appointment of David Ibbotson as the inaugural Chair of the new organisation. With over 25 years of tourism, hospitality and leisure experience, David is the…
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We are currently recruiting for the following positions;
South of Scotland Destination Alliance Launches Promise As tourism and hospitality businesses across the South of Scotland start to reopen their doors and welcome back visitors, the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) is today launching a short film aimed at promoting best practice in safe travel across the region. The ‘Twinned with Tourism’ film…
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We are currently building the structure and set-up of the organisation and will shortly be starting a full recruitment programme. As a priority, to help us project SSDA to the next level and maintain momentum as we plan for life post-Covid, we are seeking to appoint a new Chairperson. For further details and an application…
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Press Release South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) has announced its first major investment programme providing a vital funding package to support the recovery and future of the economy in the South of Scotland. SOSE has committed just over £2.7m over five years to support a new tourism, marketing and destination development programme to be delivered…
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The Scotland Starts Here campaign showcases to visitors that it is in the South that Scotland’s identity and soul were born – not only from a location perspective, but also as the pivotal areas that have shaped the nation’s history and culture for centuries. It comprises of a travel inspiration website (www.scotlandstartshere.com), a mobile app…
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