Scotland Correspondent Issue 42

Page 28

Travel - Glimpses of the future Photo by Cool Cottages Scotland Loch Carron from the window of Stationmasters Lodge holiday house at Stromeferry

Glimpses of the future

by Scott Aitken

A

national campaign to encourage stay at home Scots to share the view from their windows has been hailed as a major success by the country’s national tourism organisation. In just a few weeks the organisation has been inundated with images of spectacular views

p28

from people willing to share the sight from their windows at home or their, currently closed, business premises.

landscape surrounding Morton Castle in Dumfries and Galloway there are views to brighten anyone’s day.

Many Scots have been enthusiastic about sharing what’s on their doorsteps to remind the world of what awaits when travel restrictions are changed. From images of Jimmy Perez’s ‘home’ in Shetland, famous for appearing in the TV crime drama, to the lush

Since the national tourism organisation launched the social media campaign the hashtag #AWindowOnScotland has been used thousands of times across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, creating a visual map of the country’s villages, towns and


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.