Dundee and Edinburgh amongst those benefiting from funding



Monday, April 10, 2017 - 12:58 by ce-press

As members of CruiseForth, Dundee and Edinburgh will benefit from £79,000 (€92,635) funding to the association from Scottish Enterprise.

The funding is provided as part of the Tourism Destination Development Fund, and comes ahead of the 2017 season which sees a 40% increase in passenger numbers from ships visiting the River Forth (and Tay) with 122 vessels due to deliver over 145,000 passengers to Rosyth, Queensferry, Leith (Edinburgh), Newhaven and Dundee. Last year 89 vessels called.

The two year Scottish Enterprise funding, (combined with an additional £10,000 from local partners), will be used to further the development of business awareness of opportunities to engage with the multi-million pound cruise activity which is attracted to east central Scotland each year. The first of a series of seminars, funded by the project has attracted 60 businesses to meet with cruise excursion companies, with new opportunities in Edinburgh, across the Lothians, Borders, and Fife being promoted. Other elements of the Project will explore improved transport integration for cruise and a digital information resource.

The new initiative, labelled Project Crystallise will extend its reach to businesses in the region, reflecting the growth of ship visits to the Forth and to Dundee, where 14 cruiseships will visit in 2017 (up from 10 in 2016).
Dundee and Edinburgh amongst those benefiting from funding
Artania (c) Mike Dooley Photography





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