cottish Tours Over Wider Area
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IURIST traffic is extending over a wider area of .Scotland, according ir Andrew Murray, presiding at a erence of tour operators and tish hoteliers and caterers in burgh last week. Instead of travelup and down the backbone of the try, coaches were now spreading into such areas as the Moray Firth parts of Angus and Perthshire. year, Rothesay, Dunoon and Skye been visited.
expectedly successful results had achieved by operators who had rimentally extended their season Carting as early as April and conng until October. Bookings for indicated that there would be a tantial increase in the number of le from England, Wales and overtaking part in extended tours.
,position of hoteliers to coach tour c had been largely broken down, ; having saved many of them from serious economic difficulties.
Illustrating the economic importance of coach tours, Mr. R. Brandon, of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., said that his company had paid £10,000 in tips alone in Scotland this year. He suggested that as an attraction for coach tourists in spring and autumn, hotels should provide indoor evening entertainments.
Mr. J. Amos, chairman of Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., urged that hotel prices be kept down. He also stated that some local authorities were not aware of the economic importance of tours and urged that better parking facilities should be made available.
The vehicle width restriction on certain roads in Ross and Cromarty was criticized. A Poolewe hotel proprietor said that as a result of tour cancellations this year, his hotel had shown a considerable decrease in the number of meals served.