What can we do for you ?
By Becoming a Member..
Membership of SSDA will bring a host of tangible benefits to individual businesses, local marketing groups, suppliers, events, and social enterprises. As a member you will benefit from:
PLACE BRAND MARKETING
Putting the South of Scotland on the map through ‘Scotland Starts Here’ and driving a sustainable increase in visitors to the area. This will be done through; SSH Website, SSH APP and SSH Social Media channels which include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
Dedicated marketing campaigns and collaborative marketing campaigns with partners.
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION
SSDA has direct representation to government and campaigns for sector recognition and investment as well as global representation at travel trade conferences and events.
DIGITAL IMPROVEMENT
Engage with your customers more effectively, maximising customer communication opportunities, meet evolving consumer expectation and reach audiences effectively including having excellent online visibility and bookability.
BUSINESS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Fulfil business potential through innovation, collaboration, creativity, and diversification.
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Membership of the SSDA is open to all tourism, hospitality and leisure businesses
and organisations across the South of Scotland.
IMPACT
Since our inception the impact we have had on our Members in the South of Scotland has been huge
Members
People engaged with SSDA
on training and events
Growth in social
following on SSH
Our Latest News
The latest news from across the South of Scotland.
Southern pride: team effort from across the region to make first South of Scotland Thistle Awards a glittering success
Local suppliers pulling out all the stops to honour and celebrate their area’s tourism and hospitality stars The South of Scotland’s first ever dedicated regional Thistle Awards celebrating the[…]
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Q&A with Richard Brodie, Chair of The Devil’s Porridge Museum, Eastriggs
Richard Brodie is founder and Chair of The Devil’s Porridge Museum in Eastriggs, Dumfries & Galloway, which commemorates HM Factory Gretna, the largest munitions factory in the world in the[…]
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Monteviot Lights – The Scottish Borders First Winter Light Trail
A Magical Winter Wonderland to Illuminate Monteviot House & Gardens Prepare to be enchanted as Monteviot House & Gardens unveils its inaugural winter light trail event, Monteviot Lights, illuminating the[…]
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Wild Goose Festival 2023 Programme Takes Flight
From 19th–29th October, Dumfries & Galloway’s annual Wild Goose Festival will host a series of events stretching across the region from Dumfries, and the surrounding areas, through Galloway and into[…]
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South of Scotland progress to become world leading cycling destination celebrated
The South of Scotland’s aim of becoming one of the leading cycling destinations in the world is on track, following a hugely successful first year of the Cycling Partnership Strategy.[…]
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New South of Scotland Net Zero investment guide to help build economy for the future
A new guide has been launched which aims to help the South of Scotland become the UK’s first Net Zero region – at the same time as building an economy[…]
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