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Scottish tourism hits record high
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More people are choosing Scotland as a holiday destination
ALAMY
1. Scotland has welcomed its highest number of international tourists, according to official data.
The Office for National Statistics showed that more than 3.9 million people visited from overseas in 2023.
That was better than the previous peak of 3.7 million, achieved in 2018, and the 2022 figure of 3.2 million.
The International Passenger Survey also found spending was up 41 per cent to £3.5 billion last year when compared with £2.5 billion before the pandemic in 2019.
Malcolm Roughead, the VisitScotland chief executive, said: “These figures mark a turning point for tourism in Scotland, showing not only recovery but crucially growth in international visitors with number
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