Mountain biking in Scotland? Not if you’re dependent on public transport
Scotland’s tourism authorities have been keeping global stakeholders happy by declaring ‘climate emergency’ and planning ‘transformational tourism’, but have they lost touch with Scots?
In his first “Good Tourism” Insight, Alastair Naughton questioned the poor accessibility of Scottish ski resorts.
In this “GT” Insight he wonders why public transport is making it more difficult to go mountain biking in Scotland.
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I’ve written about this before and make no apologies for doing so again.
Scotland needs to up its game in terms of public transport.
My last “Good Tourism” Insight concerned a lack of access to Scotland’s ski resorts for those who do not own, cannot rent, or are unable to drive a car.
More recently I came across yet another barrier to access Scotland’s great outdoors, and one which has the potential to affect many more people than the relatively small numbers who may want to participate in snow sports.
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Stagecoach, the bus company that covers one of the most, if not the most, iconic of all tourist routes in the country, fails to run coaches that can transport bicycles.
This represents a severe barrier to those from Aberdeen who would like to come out and spend the day cycling in the hills.
How anyone at Stagecoach headquarters can think this makes good business sense is quite simply beyond me.
Mountain biking in Scotland: A rarefied experience
An old school friend of mine and I recently decided to head up to Royal Deeside for a day’s cycling and wild swimming at the Linn Of Dee … continue reading this “Good Tourism” Insight at The “Good Tourism” Blog.
