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Article published 11/03/2025

There’s just four weeks to go until our third VisitScotland Connect takes place at the P&J Live, Aberdeen.

From 9 – 10 April, VisitScotland Connect will welcome more than 240 trade-ready Scottish businesses, including accommodation, experiences and attractions, to connect with over 250 buyers who plan inspirational Scotland trips for their clients. The buyers represent 23 countries, including those in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the UK domestic market.

This provides a unique opportunity for Scottish businesses to showcase destinations, experiences and products which can be included in Scotland travel itineraries being sold around the world for 2026 and 2027. VisitScotland Connect effectively helps businesses to internationalise and sell their products and experiences to new audiences and new markets.  

The event promotes Scotland as a must-visit, must-return year-round destination, introducing buyers to a wider range of Scotland product, regions and experiences. This all works together to extend the season, which encourages visitors to stay longer and spend more.

For our 2025 event, there are 49 Scottish businesses attending VisitScotland Connect for the first time. This includes organisations from across the country, such as:
 

  • Aberdeen Douglas Hotel
  • Archerfield Walled Garden
  • BlueWild Nature BoatTours
  • Cairngorm Bothies
  • Elchies Estate
  • Fasque Castle
  • Glen Tanar Estate
  • Hopetoun House
  • Jeanie Rae’s
  • Lost Shore Surf Resort
  • Mar Hall Gold and Spa Resort

VisitScotland Connect presents an important opportunity to come together and explore all that Scotland has to offer - generating business that will ultimately grow the value of Scotland’s visitor economy and deliver memorable experiences for visitors. 

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Experiencing Scotland first-hand

To complement the two-day workshop at the P&J Live, we’ve also curated a programme of familiarisation trips (fam trips) which give buyers the chance to experience Scotland’s tourism offering first-hand.

This year, our schedule covers more than 21 regions across Scotland, with fam trip themes including:
 

  • Discover Outer Hebrides
  • Rural Escapes by Rail
  • Community Culture and Cuisine
  • Luxury Escapes
  • Quintessential Scotland, and more.  

The fam trips highlight products with a strong emphasis on sustainability and allow travel trade representatives to experience the offering of a variety of different destinations in person across Scotland.   

“VisitScotland Connect is a unique opportunity for our industry to shine a spotlight for international and domestic travel trade on Scotland's world class product and experiences. Our event will connect businesses to new audiences, markets and ultimately new business opportunities.

We look forward to welcoming travel trade from across the globe to Aberdeen, and showcase all that Scotland has to offer visitors as a must-see, year-round destination.”

Christina Bruns, Senior Global Partnerships Development Manager

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