Q&A with Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Industry Manager at VisitScotland
We caught up with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, our Industry Manager (Development) to learn more about Arival Activate.
This major event for the tourism experiences sector (tours, visitor attractions and activity providers) takes place from 23 - 25 November in Edinburgh and focuses solely on the Northern European market.
Arival Activate taps into the latest insights, provides expertise, and offers networking opportunities with online booking solutions such as Bokun, Regiondo, FareHarbor and Rezgo, as well as Online Travel Agents like GetYourGuide, Headout and Viator.
Within his role at VisitScotland, Patrick provides advice and support on digital skills for the tourism experiences sector. This event looks not only at these skills but provides an opportunity for the experiences sector to come together and learn from each other.
Having attended Arival last year in Berlin, and presenting alongside our new CEO, Vicki Miller at this year’s event – we’ve had a chat with Patrick to find out more about this must-attend for Scottish tourism experiences.