Commonwealth Games voted Scots top tourism moment
A fifth of Scots chose Glasgow 2014 as the best moment of the last 50 years
A fifth of Scots voted the Commonwealth Games hosted by Glasgow in 2014, leading to it being named as the greatest tourism moment of the last 50 years in Scotland.
690,000 unique visitors came to Scotland as a result of the city hosting the historic sporting event which was came out on top in a poll that tourism board VisitScotland created to mark its 50th anniversary.
The public were asked to choose what they considered to be the biggest catalyst for bringing visitors to Scotland and Glasgow 2014 was the outright winner, gaining 20 per cent of votes.
Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, said: “Over the last 50 years there have been so many big moments for Scotland’s tourism industry that it is difficult to choose just one, but the public has spoken.
“The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games marked a momentous time for Scotland as we showed the world that we can host the biggest events on the planet and a global spotlight was shone on our country for visitors.
“All of these moments and more have helped Scotland to become a tourism giant over five decades and while this is VisitScotland’s own milestone, it’s very much an anniversary to be shared with our industry colleagues and partners.
“Today’s success owes much to the vision of pioneers within this resilient and resourceful industry and our 50th allows us to look fondly at the past while, importantly, fixing our gaze toward the future – here’s to 50 more."
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