EET/S3/08/7/M

7th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Apologies were received from Marilyn Livingstone.

The meeting opened at 9.32 am.  

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee decided to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Tourism inquiry - Growing pains: can we achieve a 50% growth in tourist revenue by 2015?: The Committee took evidence on filling the gaps in the Scottish product and promoting the unique selling point of Scotland and wider issues as part of its tourism inquiry, from—

David Adams McGilp, Manager, Dalriada Projects;

John Mason-Strang, Co-owner Nae Limits and SphereMania Scotland;

Mike Dunthorne, Director, Boots ‘n’ Paddles;

Alex Stewart, Operations Director, Smart City Hostels;

Bob Downie, Chief Executive, Royal Yacht Britannia;

John Graham, Chief Executive, Historic Scotland;

and then on use of events and the use of technology communications and marketing and wider issues as part of its tourism inquiry from—

Bill Maxwell, Director, Institute of Travel and Tourism;

Sue Crossman, Project Director, Tourism Innovation Group.

3. The Scottish Parliament & Business Exchange: The Committee discussed the Scottish Parliament & Business Exchange.

4. The Impact of the Credit Crunch on the Scottish Economy and the Scottish Housing Market: The Committee discussed an interim SPICe briefing paper.

5. Future Work Programme: The Committee discussed its future work programme.

The meeting closed at 12.21 pm.

Stephen Imrie
Clerk to the Committee