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Scotland is renowned for its myths and legends. It's a place of vast natural beauty and panoramic views and as such attracts many French visitors every year. If you want to find out more information on this market then the "France Factsheet 2019" is the document for you.
Published November 2020
222 thousand
visits
1.7 million
nights
£135 million
expenditure
3rd largest
international source market by visits
France currently has no coronavirus (COVID-19) related travel restrictions in place. French visitors can enter the UK and Scotland with a valid passport. National ID cards are no longer accepted as travel documents.
We expect shorter booking windows. But 2023 catalogues have been published earlier to stimulate demand.
The following remain key to promote Scotland to French travel trade contacts and visitors
Key for the French travel trade to be able to contract Scotland products are:
There is strong pent-up demand amongst French holidaymakers for leisure travel in 2023. We see a growing trend for:
Scottish businesses have been invited to register for VisitBritain’s “meet the trade” event in Paris on 24 November 2022. Further information will be shared with attending Scottish suppliers shortly.
We have overview of European airline and ferry carriers with direct routes to Scotland.
Scottish businesses travelling to France can check the foreign travel advice pages.
