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THE SEVENTH ARGYLL & THE ISLES TOURISM SUMMIT 7 MARCH 2019 DRIMSYNIE HOTEL Argyll-Holidays Free Wifi #WAA19

WELCOME Iain Jurgensen Chair of AITC

WILDABOUTARGYLL’S KINTYRE GIN CHALLENGE FIND SOMEONE WHO … Is under 30 Stayed in the Drimsynie Serves up locally Works in an Argyll Hotel last night sourced food heritage attraction Makes their living from Owns a Castle Is an AITC Development Needed a ferry to get boats Agent here Is on the West Coast Works in the drinks Organises an event or Runs a self-catering Marine Tourism industry festival in Argyll business Collaboration Steering Group Car-shared / Got a lift to Is an AITC Director Has won a Highlands & Is called Lynne or Helen get here Islands Tourism Award and can help you collaborate

SNAPSHOT OF THE LAST 2 YEARS Carron T obin AITC

WILD ABOUT ARGYLL Iain

GLASGOW SUBWAY – MARCH 2017 SCOTTISH CYCLING RUNNING AND OUTDOOR PURSUITS SHOW 2017

WENT TO NUMBER ONE ON ITUNES WORLD CHART AFTER LAUNCH ON 31.1.17

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#MYARGYLL Iain

#MYARGYLL Iain

Argyll ll & The Isle Isles Touris ism Cooperativ ive – DE DESTINATION LE LEADERS PROGRAMME

INTRODUCING THE BEST OF BOTH 2018 Calum Ross & Carron Tobin BEST OF BOTH

HEART & SOUL OF SCOTLAND 2018 A twin centre campaign for Glasgow and Scotland’s Adventure Coast FUNDED BY Argyll & Bute Council, Glasgow Life, AITC and its members, Scotrail, Calmac, Loganair, Enterprise rent-a-car With VS Growth Fund grant and supported by West Coast Motors and Love Loch Lomond

CASTLE & LOCH Targeting Chinese travel trade market Hopefully launch at Expo ‘19 Product: Day trip from Glasgow : 1030 Castle visit in the morning 1230 Lunch at LFO or George Hotel (set menus) 1430 Cruise on Loch Lomond 1630 Distillery visit on return back to Glasgow

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

MAXIMISING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE Chris Greenwood VisitScotland

THE NATIONAL FOOD TOURISM STRATEGY Marc Crothall STA

GARY MACLEAN

CHANGES IN THE DRINKS MARKET Steve Annand Inverarity Morton

MAKING THE LIST WORK FOR ARGYLL Deborah Chu THE LIST

THE LIST’S GUIDE TO SCOTLAND’S ISLANDS ON THE WEST COAST Katharine Gemmell THE LIST

WORKING WITH THE TRAVEL TRADE Pete Smith RADICAL TRAVEL

AITC & GROWING OUR BUSINESSES THROUGH COLLABORATION Helen Dick & Lynne Dow

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YOUNG PEOPLE & WOMEN IN TOURISM Aileen Lamb Abbie, Kirsten & Andrea

WEST COAST MARINE TOURISM COLLABORATION Carron T obin AITC

SLOW TOURISM Sara Bellshaw UHI WHC

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