Tune into Tourism: Road to Recovery NEW WEEKLY PODCAST STARTS FRIDAY 15 MAY
13th May 2020
The Tune into Tourism team recognise that the last few months will undoubtedly have been the most difficult experienced to date as a tourism business owner.
We are concerned not only for the welfare of each and every business, but also their owners and operators.
We encourage you to tune out of the barrage of webinars, online meetings and gloomy headlines, and tune in to our new podcast series,'Tune into Tourism: Road to Recovery', which will provide an opportunity to escape your home office and ensure that you and your business is well placed for recovery.
Join us, and our expert contributors, for up to 30 minutes during your daily outdoor exercise, a potter round the garden, or whilst completing other maintenance work for your business, as we bring you the latest in travel news, insights and market indicators affecting tourism across Scotland.
Every Friday, starting this week on 15th May, you'll be able to download the podcast from our SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/hie-scotland , or your chosen podcast platform.
We are also welcoming questions in advance, please submit these to tuneintotourism@hient.co.uk and we will answer your question within the podcast or follow up with you directly.
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