COMMUNITY
staff members, from left: Riona MacCormick, Lauranne Gibson, Martin McCara, David Nicolson, Annette Wood and Amy Robertson. 15_t17tourist01
Expecting visitors? O
ban, Lorn and the isles are known to be tourist destinations and, indeed, the sector is the prime driver in ar- ea’s economy – but do we do enough to justify the hype. Well, both Argyll and the Isles
Tourism and VisitScotland are doing their bit to ensure Oban and the surrounding area is a place people want to visit. The VisitScotland International Trade Expo in Edinburgh saw Argyll and The Isles Tourism take a massive step forward in raising the region’s interna- A team of 15 volunteers from every corner of Ar- gyll and the isles took six spectacu- lar concept stands called ‘A Journey through Argyll
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and The Isles’ to the Highland Show Grounds at Ingliston and wowed buyers and VIPs from all over the world with food and malt whisky from the all over region as well as us- ing fantastic imagery and in- depth local knowledge. The banks of stands were cleverly placed at either side of the corridor so faced each other and the sales team used the space in between to cap- ture the attentions of guests. Mike Story, vice chairman of Argyll and The Isles Strategic Tourism Partnership said: ‘Our new chairman Calum Ross and I are very proud of our team. The buzz from our stands was felt right through
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