Partnership Working

Ancestral Tourism

Businesses are working together to attract around 50 million people to Scotland who claim to have direct Scottish ancestry.

Visitors should be able to find ancestral information easily and each visit should attract them to Scotland’s facilities. They should be able to make transport arrangements without difficulty, experience comfortable accommodation and have the opportunity to sample the quality of our cuisine.

Can we all meet that challenge together?
Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland are working in partnership with the industry to deliver the Ancestral Tourism Initiative. A series of activities will be delivered to ensure that opportunities for ancestral tourism are maximised. These include:

The Next Phase

Steering Group

Market Appraisal and Economic Impact Research

pdf Ancestral Tourism Leaflet 2006 (169kb PDF)

Marketing Opportunities
For a full list of opportunities available to businesses involved in ancestral tourism see the document below

pdf Marketing Opportunities (1.08mb PDF)

Newsletter
Ancestral Tourism Newsletter
The Ancestral Tourism Newsletter is sent out on a quarterly basis to businesses and individuals interested in keeping up to date with developments in the ancestral market.