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The Centre for
Recreation
and Tourism

Research

The Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research is
one of Scotland’s leading tourism research centres,
with a network of overseas colleagues, clients and
collaborators and an impressive portfolio of activity
developed since the centre’s inception in 2012.

Undertaking a range of activities, from • SCITOUR
academic and applied research to Working with partners in Greenland, Iceland
participation in trans-national projects, the and Finland, as well as the Centre for
centre is uniquely placed for tourism Mountain Centres at Perth College UHI, this
research. Working closely with the School project (http://scitour.interreg-npa.eu/) is
of Adventure Studies, the centre is heavily focused on creating a scientific tourism
involved in projects and initiatives related to: concept and brand, as well as digital
infrastructure for marketing new scientific
• slow adventure tourism products and experiences.
• nature-based tourism • The Coast that Shaped the World
• adventure tourism Co-financed by Scottish Natural Heritage’s
• cultural heritage storytelling Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund (funded
• scientific tourism ERDF), and working through the West Coast
• marine and coastal tourism Waters (WCW) tourism initiative, this is a
community-led project. It seeks to gather
In 2020 the Centre is involved in or leading a maritime heritage stories and develop a
broad range of trans-national, applied website and app, along with a programme of
research tourism projects funded through immersive and innovative digital exhibitions
Horizon 2020, ERDF, INTERREG and to bring the stories to life.
ERASMUS+, including three new projects: https://www.whc.uhi.ac.uk/research/
current-projects/

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