ARGYLL and the Isles Tourism Co-operative (AITC) has welcomed the news that attractions across the region have seen a substantial increase in tourism footfall during July and August.
The figures, issued by the Moffat Centre in Glasgow, are the results of the contributions from 592 tourist attractions across Scotland.
They show that in July Scotland’s visitor attractions had an increase of 6.6 per cent, while in Argyll and Bute this was a whopping 12.8 per cent rise. In August, the Scottish increase was 3.4 per cent, compared with the rise in Argyll and Bute, which at 8.9 per cent, was more than twice the national average.