Long term trends, opportunities and inspiration in the Scottish holiday accommodation sector

Are you up to date with the next big trends facing the holiday accommodation industry?  Would you like to further understand the new buzz word "experiential tourism"?  Then our live tourism webinar on the 17 March sponsored by Savills is a must attend!

We have a great panel of speakers lined up to speak to you and share their knowledge, tips and expertise.

Speakers:

Adam Davies, Tourism & Leisure Specialist at Savills will cover the latest holiday accommodation trends, focusing on the key opportunities for a rural business looking to maximise and future proof your tourism offering.

Angus Dodds, Planning Associate at Savills will cover the planning issues to consider when exploring these new tourism trends and why the Planning Authorities work better with small scale tourism offerings.

Alan Bailey, Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping (SLE Member) will talk about his eco-tourism business journey.  Having done it for real on the family’s 575 acre mixed estate near Denholm in the Scottish Borders, Alan will give an overview of the decision making behind diversifying into tourism, an insight into running the new business, and his experiences (good and bad!) in setting up Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping.

Have a look at www.ruberslaw.co.uk for more on what customers are offered.

Agenda

The different holiday accommodation market trends including:

• Immersive tourism
• Experiential tourism and destinations
• Sustainable tourism in Scotland

Key considerations:

• Market size and opportunity
• Feasibility/business planning
• Returns on investment
• High level planning – NPF4 and targets towards sustainability and net zero
• Tourism’s part to play towards community sustainability

• Why diversity and small-scale tourism offerings are easier for the Planning Authority to work with, compared to working with major resort-style tourism developments
• Alan’s journey into tourism diversification
• His tourism offering
• Challenges and outcomes
• Q&A

Join Adam Davies, Angus Dodds, Alan Bailey and SLE Host Gavin Mowat on Wednesday 17 March at 10am!

 

Adam Davies, Tourism & Leisure Specialist at Savills

Adam recently joined Savills last year in the newly created role of Tourism, Leisure and Events consultant. He provides strategic and operational advice to owners and managers of historic houses, rural estates and farms and leisure-based businesses. He advises clients on how to diversify into innovative business streams, whether that is establishing new, or developing existing tourism, leisure and events enterprises across Scotland.

 

Angus Dodds, Associate, Planning at Savills

Angus is part of the Scottish planning team and provides advice to rural clients across a multitude of development areas from energy to listed buildings. Most recently he has been helping to lead a major national research project for the Scottish Government, exploring how planning can deliver more for rural businesses and communities. He also has a strong passion in assisting rural businesses with diversification and glamping opportunities.

Alan Bailey, Owner, Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping

Alan Bailey opened Ruberslaw Wild Woods Camping on the family’s mixed 575 acre estate near Denholm in 2012. His Safari Tents and supported wild camping on Ruberslaw bring a flavour of African adventures to the Border Hills, alongside the stock, timber and property aspects.

Alan grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe. Hiking in the Lesotho Drakensberg, climbing Kilimanjaro twice, canoeing in the Okavango Delta, and safari-ing to the mountain gorillas in the Congo’s Virunga volcanoes inspired him to bring this new type of tourism offering to the Borders.

Alan has long been committed to the Scottish Borders, setting up a Chartered Surveying Practice in Hawick in the 1980’s and pursuing various business interests in the area.

Alan believes the economic potential of the Region’s scenic and cultural assets is not well represented by current piecemeal marketing projects, and supports the drive to improve the area’s British and international profile through a co-ordinated National Park brand.

 

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