Shetland Tourism Association

Tourist Office Under New Ownership! Fundraising Begins!

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:11:00 +0100

The tourist office is saved! Or, well, it will be - theres a lot of work to be done!

Save the Tourist Office

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0100

Shetland's only tourist office is about to close forever! We need to save it!

Shetland Tourism Association Conference 2022

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:03:00 +0100

Shetland's first ever Tourism Industry Conference is to be held on the 15th November, 2022

Scotland's Tourism Industry Conference 2022

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:30:42 +0100

Scotland’s Tourism Industry Conference 2022: new world, new opportunity, new responsibility. Tickets available now.

Scottish Tourism Alliance Survey: Economic Conditions for Scotland’s Tourism Industry

Sat, 21 May 2022 16:24:00 +0100

The Scottish Tourism Alliance has launched its most comprehensive study into economic conditions for Scotland’s tourism industry.

Final Results of the STA Tourism Services Assessment Study are published

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:48:19 +0000

Download the full Tourism Services Report here.

STA Elects New Chairperson

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:55:32 +0000

The Shetland Tourism Association held its AGM on Wednesday the 10th of November. Jolene Garriock, owner of Island Vista, was elected as the association's new chairwoman after Emma Miller stepped down.

Tourism Study Seeks Local Residents’ Input

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:48:52 +0100

The Shetland Tourism Association’s ongoing study into the health of the local tourism industry is now open for public consultation. The STA wants to hear your opinions on the sector.

Emerging picture of the Shetland Tourism Sector in 2021 and beyond

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:12:00 +0100

Have you participated in the STA's local Tourism Services Assessment yet? If not, we need you to get in touch. The address is survey@islandvista.co.uk

Let's Grow Adventure Tourism

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 17:51:00 +0100

Applications are now open to Shetland businesses for the sector development programme Let's Grow Adventure Tourism.

Scottish Tourism Leadership Programme Launched

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:18:51 +0100

On Monday the Scottish Tourism Leadership Programme was launched as one of the Scottish Government’s strands of the Tourism Taskforce Recovery Plan.

Locus - Public Art Trail launches in Lerwick

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0100

Four new works of art have been installed in Lerwick and are soon to be joined by two brand new murals, creating an art trial around the town centre, a walking tour with a difference.

Tourism Services Assessment Gets Underway

Tue, 25 May 2021 17:48:00 +0100

Following the receipt of funding from the VisitScotland Sector & Destination Operational & Market Readiness Fund, a Shetland-wide assessment of tourism services began last week.

Access to testing for visitors from green list countries.

Tue, 25 May 2021 17:28:00 +0100

As international travel slowly begins to return for those arriving from green list countries, it is not always easy to understand what our duties are. Here is a short guide to the current guidance available for people arriving from abroad who wish to visit Shetland.

Shetland Tourism Association holds Member Forum to support businesses re-opening safely and responsibly.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:53:58 +0100

The 13th of April saw the STA hold a member forum via zoom to discuss how businesses can best approach re-opening safely and responsibly for potential visitors and the wider community.

Member Forum April 2021

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:05:20 +0100

A member forum is to be held on April the 13th at 2.30pm

Tourism Services Assessment: Invitation to Tender

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:19:56 +0000

Individuals or organisations with relevant project management experience are invited to apply to deliver a tourism services assessment project over summer 2021, with funding awarded from VisitScotland's Sector and Destination Operational and Market Readiness Fund.

Development Officer Post Recruitment

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:11:00 +0000

Shetland Tourism Association is currently seeking an individual to take on the role of Development Officer for the organisation. The post will focus on continuing the work of the past 2 years, funded through Shetland Islands Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and our own membership fees.

Scotland Loves Local

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:23:00 +0000

The Shetland Tourism Association has been invited by Visit Scotland to inspire people to Love Local during the festive period. The #ScotlandLovesLocal campaign initiated by Scotland’s Towns Partnership encourages people living in Scotland to support their local businesses.

Shetland Tourism Association Chairperson wins award!

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:08:00 +0000

We are delighted to announce our Chairperson Emma Miller is a 2020 Top 100 Women in Tourism award winner!

Lockdown and Local Loyalty

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:15:48 +0000

Like many businesses throughout Shetland and beyond, Busta House Hotel has faced a challenging year. We spoke to Grant from Busta to hear how they quickly adapted to salvage something from 2020, with the enormous support from local folk in Shetland.

Fair Isle Bird Observatory Appeal

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:27:05 +0100

The Fair Isle Bird Observatory, a valued Shetland Tourism Association member, are seeking your help to rebuild the Observatory which was tragically destroyed by fire in 2019. They recently launched an appeal to raise at least £650,000 towards the £7.4m cost of the rebuild…

Upskill or gain accreditation

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:31:13 +0100

Summer is nearly over, and the schools are back, now could be the ideal time to learn some new skills or get accreditation for skills you already have.

Tourism reopening

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:53:00 +0100

As Shetland tourism related businesses begin planning to reopen as part of phase two and three of the route map to recovery, we want to ensure that businesses and visitors alike understand the guidance and their responsibilities.

We are seeking new members

Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Shetland Tourism Association is seeking new members to join the group and benefit from information provision and support during the current Covid-19 crisis.

Range of support available

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +0100

(This article remains for posterity but some information may no longer be up to date) Businesses across Shetland are being disrupted and severely impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak.

COVID 19 Information for Visitors

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Stay Home Stay Safe

Support to Members

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:43:00 +0100

Tourism businesses are currently facing a challenge not seen before. During this time, the Shetland Tourism Association is playing a much enhanced support role to members to assist them in accessing information and financial support quickly and effectively.

Development Officer Appointed

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Shetland Tourism Association are very pleased to announced the appointment of Nadine Samuel as the Development Officer for the next two years.

Job Opportunity: Development Officer (re-advertisement)

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:20:00 +0000

If you have an interest in tourism in Shetland and a drive to support those working in the industry, then the Development Officer role is right for you.

Shetland Tourism Associations AGM

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome Everyone!!

Shetland Tourism Association Annual General Meeting

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:06:00 +0000

The Annual General Meeting of Shetland Tourism Association will take place at 6pm on Thursday 21st November in the scenic location of Busta House.

Could Wellness Tourism be the key to growing YOUR business?

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:30:00 +0000

(This article remains for posterity but some information may no longer be up to date) Wellness Tourism is worth over £500bn worldwide, and has grown more than twice as fast as tourism overall.

Consultations on Transport Policy and Tourism Tax

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:50:25 +0100

National Transport Policy … A presentation has been held on the consultation being done by Transport Scotland on the next National Transport Policy. Feedback has been invited on this up to 23rd October and you can have your say here.

Introducing our new Website!

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:06:00 +0100

New Website Launch … We are very excited to share with you our new Shetland Tourism Association website created and designed by our friends at NB Communications with photography by John Coutts. Here you will find: