Cantlay said that while a further eruption would be “devastating” for incoming airborne visitor numbers, the risk of the return of April’s flight chaos should be seen as “an opportunity as well as a threat”.
Mike Cantlay, the new chairman of national tourism marketing agency VisitScotland is urging the Scottish industry to “make the most” of the threat of further disruption caused by ash from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull.
Cantlay said that while a further eruption would be “devastating” for incoming airborne visitor numbers, the risk of the return of April’s flight chaos should be seen as “an opportunity as well as a threat”.
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