New First Minister Can ‘Reset’ Relationship with Hospitality

UKHospitality Scotland is urging the three candidates for SNP leader and First Minister to re-engage with Scottish hospitality and unlock its economic potential

Following the confirmation of Kate Forbes Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf as the candidates to succeed Nicola Sturgeon, UKHospitality Scotland Executive Director Leon Thompson has highlighted the oppor tunity to build a genuine par tnership with Scottish hospitality, for the benefit of the economy

He said: “Scottish hospitality is at the hear t of our economy, whether that be the 200,000 people it employs, the £9 billion it delivers to the economy or the millions of visitors it attracts each year

“Those figures are just the tip of the iceberg of what our sector can deliver for Scotland, if the new First Minister chooses to engage with business and reset the relationship with hospitality

“At the moment, there is an overriding feeling that our sector is not being listened to or valued Poorly-