Huntly Tourism Survey

Tourism and the local economy

We would like to welcome your news and opinion on the subject of tourism and tourism development in the Huntly area.

The Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership together with Huntly and District Tourist Action Group have invited The Stevens View Partnership to review how best to develop the local economy based upon growing the appeal of the area for day trips and overnight stays.

Tourists and day visitors already make a significant contribution to the local economy supporting and creating jobs and injecting money into the local economy.

But how can we take advantage of the increasing demand to visit interesting, different and attractive destinations.

In order to help us appreciate the potential of the Huntly area we welcome your comments and views on the tourism potential of the area.

Consequently, we encourage you to answer the following questions by 18th April 2008.

Answers will be treated in confidence but importantly will help inform the thinking about how best to develop the area’s tourism potential.

Thank you for your support and participation.

1) Why do visitors (day trippers and those who stay overnight) visit your village/town/area at present? Ie for fishing/shooting/castles/tracing ancestral roots

2) Who are your current visitors? Where are they from?

3a) What do they do when they are in your community/area?

3b) Where do they stay?

3c) How do they get here/around? Ie. Car, bus, bicycle etc

3d) What do they visit?

3e) What activities are they involved in?

3f) Where do they eat and drink?

3g) What keeps them entertained in the evening?

4a) If you were a visitor or prospective visitor to the area what would you regard as the areas most important strengths?

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4b) What are its weaknesses?

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5) Do you have particular events in your community that would appeal to visitors?

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If Yes which ones?

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6) Are there particular issues and concerns that you have as a community or within specific community groups about growing tourism?

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If Yes please explain:

7) Are there particular projects, ideas, innovations that you would like to highlight (as part of this audit process) that are taking place in your community?

8) Where do you think there are particular opportunities/projects/stories/themes for attracting visitor interest in or around Huntly?

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10) Contact Details