- VisitScotland.com
VisitScotland.com is the trading name of eTourism Ltd, a private limited company set up by a
public-private partnership in 2002. It is jointly owned byVisitScotland (Scotland's national tourist board), Tiscover, Partnerships UK Ltd, andAtos Origin .VisitScotland.com operates a bookings and information service for visitors to Scotland. Accommodation availability information, as well as more general information about Scotland, is provided over the world wide web via the [http://www.visitscotland.com www.visitscotland.com] domain and by telephone via the National Booking and Information Centre. Information is also made available to 120 Tourist Information Centres networked across the country.
VisitScotland.com claims that its web site receives 5 million unique users each year, making it the country's most comprehensive source of bookings and information on Scotland.
A number of accommodation providers, particularly those outwith the main cities, have lodged a petition with the
Scottish Parliament to return the group to public ownership, arguing that the use of public money to fund the parent company eTourism Ltd is disrupting competition, an assertion which eTourism unconditionally rejects.External links
* [http://www.visitscotland.com/about-us/ About VisitScotland.com]
* [http://www.reclaimvs.com/ Petition to return VisitScotland.com to the public sector]
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