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270,000
270,000 -- tourism employment for Scottish tourism sector (2026)
Tourism employs 270,000 people in Scotland across 20,000 businesses.
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270,000
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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VisitScotland
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VisitScotland
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Reported by VisitScotland, Scotland's national tourism organisation
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Scottish tourism sector: 270,000 tourism employment. Source: VisitScotland (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/scotland-tourism-employment-270000
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