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Visit Mull and Iona response to the Visitor Levy Consultation

Visit Mull and Iona DMO response to the Visitor Levy. Visit Mull and Iona is the Destination Marketing Organisation for the islands with a membership of 153 representing 190 Mull and Iona businesses across all hospitality sectors. There is deep concern amongst our members that the Visitor Levy is not only bad for our vital

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Iona Community Council: Visitor Levy Consultaton Response

Please include this response when collating and reporting on the feedback to the Council: We’re concerned that the thrust of the proposal takes no account of WHY visitors come to Argyll and Bute and what makes their visit positively memorable: first and foremost, for the area to be attractive, it has to have a vibrant

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Outline Strategy for a Creative Marketing Plan for Mull and Iona

Visit Mull and Iona Chair, Margaret Matthew, attended a Mull and Iona Ferry Committee meeting with Scottish Government Minister for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, on August 24th 2023. VMI presented a recent members’ revenue survey as evidence that the major ferry disruption at the start of the 2023 season was continuing to have a negative effect

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The first Mull and Iona Open Studios

VMI project managed the first ever Open Studios event on Mull and Iona over the Easter weekend 2023.  24 venues took part, representing over 60 artists, throughout all the areas of the islands. In general, and despite the ferries being disrupted, it wasconsidered a success. A survey was conducted to establish whether Open Studios has

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