Current projects

Commissioned by VisitScotland, the SAOS provides detailed data on overnight stays in Scotland and includes hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, caravan and camping parks, self-catering and hostels.

Its data is used by the Scottish Government, local authorities and public bodies to calculate tourism value and performance. It is also incorporated into the UK Occupancy Survey, in turn informing the UK Government. Scottish accommodation businesses can benefit by participating.

More about the Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey

The A9 Dualling project is one of Scotland’s major infrastructure projects which is budgeted at £3bn.

More about A9 Dualling and Tourism

Cruising Oceans on Latitudes above 51º North - The Cool Route.

Find out more about the Cool Route project

Tourism experts from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) will lead a new project to maximise the potential of Scotland’s heritage sector ahead of Scotland’s focus Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017.

Find out more about the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017

To meet the targets for recording data to prepare for the Paisley for UK City of Culture 2021 bid, Renfrewshire Council has commissioned the Moffat Centre to collect visitor data from local visitor attractions to create a baseline within the cultural sector in both Paisley and the wider Renfrewshire area.

Find out more about Paisley 2012

An impact study commissioned by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the City Council.

Find out more about our study on Glasgow's Night-time Economy