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The Council of the Isles of Scilly adopted the Tourism Strategy in 2011 which saw the consolidation of the three bodies then responsible for tourism services, the Tourist Board, Island Marketing and Island Tourism.
The intended next stage in this process has always been that the Council would also transfer the operation of the Visitor Information Service to a third party along with funding to support that transition.
The meeting of the Planning and Development Committee of the 11th September discussed and agreed the processes for funding and finding a delivery partner for the Visitor Information Service.
The Council continues to be committed to supporting tourism as the cornerstone of our economy. This is despite the fact that it is not a statutory function and many other local authorities faced with difficult budget decisions have ceased to deliver and fund any tourism activity.
It has long been recognised that the Council is not always best placed to deliver certain services such as the Visitor Information Point and this represents a good opportunity for another party to take forward this crucial and highly valued service with our support.
A tender to procure the service provider will be issued shortly and we look forward to receiving innovative, cost effective and high quality visitor focused proposals from interested parties. It is hoped that the revised and improved service could be in place for the start of the 2015 season.
The following recommendations were approved by Members;
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