Tourism & Leisure

Bell Ingram provides clients with specialist in-house advice on how to capitalise on the many opportunities offered by the fast-growing tourism, leisure and outdoor recreation industry, whether they be retail and visitor attractions or tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses.

Scotland's multi-billion pound tourism sector continues to prosper and the long-term prospects are equally rosy. Bell Ingram is now ideally placed to offer expert, specialist advice to those who are either new to the industry or who wish to develop or diversify their existing tourism & leisure businesses.

Our in-house tourism professional, Patrick Laughlin, has over 20 years' high-level experience within Scottish tourism and has advised many of Bell Ingram's clients since 2005.

Patrick works closely with Bell Ingram Design, Bell Ingram's Regional Offices and Land Managers across the country, providing you with an integrated, one-stop service.

Our specialist areas of expertise include:

• Business planning and feasibility studies
• Farm and Estate diversification advice
• Grant applications
• Marketing Plans
• Economic Impact Assessments
• Sustainable tourism
• Stakeholder and community consultations

We have helped to create and grow tourism businesses all over the country, including:

• Hotels - extensions, market repositioning, Eco-tourism development
• Bed & Breakfasts - effective marketing on a budget
• Self-Catering Properties - new builds, farm building conversions and log cabins
• Caravan and Camping Parks - planning applications
• Hostels and Bunkhouses - market assessments and promotional activities
• Visitor Attractions - operational guidance, income generation and visitor management plans

We offer a fully bespoke service, beginning with a no-obligation meeting on-site to discuss your plans and aspirations. We will then provide you with a 'menu' of services, ranging from simple advice on operations or marketing to fully worked up business plans and architectural drawings. Simply choose the level and detail of assistance you need.

The information we provide will be suitable for supporting planning applications and grant applications, and indeed we can assist with completing such applications if required.

We can confidently say that our success rate is second to none!

Scotland is increasingly seen as a world-leading destination for outdoor sports and recreation. The trend towards more active holidays shows no slowing of growth, presenting many opportunities for rural landowners in particular.

We can provide advice on creating new sporting facilities and ancillary amenities such as catering, WC's and car parking.

We have worked with a large number of private clients, public agencies and community/voluntary groups to help with the planning and delivery of projects such as:

• A major indoor climbing wall
• A large-scale network of off-road cycling trails on a large Estate
• Long-distance footpath scoping and feasibility
• Studies into water sports and equestrian tourism
• Creation of local path networks
• Improvements to public parks and community recreation facilities

About Patrick Laughlin

Before joining Bell Ingram in 2005 Patrick held senior management and marketing positions within the Scottish tourism sector for over 20 years, which included being Chief Executive of Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board (1997-2005). Patrick has since delivered over 50 consultancy assignments for clients ranging from international hotel chains to one-person start-ups and from national Government agencies to local charities.

Patrick is renowned for his clear, common-sense reporting style. He specialises in creating and maintaining partnerships between businesses and public/voluntary organisations. He also has an excellent track record in securing grants and other financial support.

Patrick has a strong affinity with the Scottish countryside and a detailed knowledge of access legislation. He was a founding director of Fife Coast and Countryside Trust and is a trustee of a leading conservation and rural education charity.

From his base in Fife, Patrick is ideally placed to provide support to clients throughout Scotland and Northern England.

For a no-obligation introductory discussion, call Patrick on 01337 857 420 or email him at patrick.laughlin@bellingram.co.uk

Download the Tourism & Leisure brochure