http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scottish tourism down en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:44:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9248#post-96430 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:00:16 +0000 cb 96430@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great picture in that Southern Reporter article. They do realise that it is a photo-shopped picture to show what a wind farm <em>would</em> look like?</p> <p>From <a href="http://www.dunionhill-conservation.org.uk/montage9.shtml">http://www.dunionhill-conservation.org.uk/montage9.shtml</a></p> <p>"recent claims that the Borders was now at saturation point for turbines"</p> <p>There are actual very few turbines in the Borders due to the Seismological Station at Eskdalemuir. If concerns around vibration impact can be overcome/side-stepped then there will be lots more turbines appearing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9248#post-96418 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:10:39 +0000 chdot 96418@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.business7.co.uk/business-news/scottish-business-news/2013/01/10/summer-visitors-to-scotland-down-12-106408-23951745" rel="nofollow">http://www.business7.co.uk/business-news/scottish-business-news/2013/01/10/summer-visitors-to-scotland-down-12-106408-23951745</a></p> <p>Perhaps there will be a Brave/Oscar effect -</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20971294" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20971294</a></p> <p>Though -</p> <p><a href="http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/community/scottish-tourism-boss-cantlay-says-turbines-not-affecting-visitor-count-1-2708693" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/community/scottish-tourism-boss-cantlay-says-turbines-not-affecting-visitor-count-1-2708693</a></p> <p>So perhaps more joined-up-cycle-tourism infrastructure/promotion might help. </p>