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Visit Moray Speyside (VMS) are the Destination Marketing Organisation and Tourism Business Improvement District (BID) Company for the Moray & Speyside area of Scotland.

Visit Moray Speyside’s work is focused on three main areas of activity.

  • Marketing – Destination marketing for Moray Speyside. Attracting consumers and engaging with the international travel trade to position Moray as a world-class destination.
  • Business Support – Supporting tourism businesses in the region with training, opportunities, digital skills and more.
  • Visitor Experience – Improving the experience for visitors from inspiration to arrival and beyond.

Visit Moray Speyside works in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, tourism organisations, community groups and commercial businesses to drive forward tourism development in Moray Speyside.

Find out about our partners on our funders and partners page

The Moray Speyside Tourism Business Improvement District is just the second operational Tourism BID in Scotland, the other Tourism BID is nearby in Inverness where Visit Inverness Loch Ness BID is now into its second five-year term.

You can find out more about Business Improvement Districts at the Business Improvement District Scotland website.

Businesses have voted YES to introducing the Tourism BID.

The results for the Tourism BID ballot were as follows: –

  • Turnout by headcount was 37.91%
  • Turnout by rateable value (RV) was 69.27%
  • Number of votes cast was 141 with 106 voting in favour of the BID
  • The combined rateable value of those that voted was £12,185,950 with 97.17% (£11,841,150) voting in favour of the BID.

The vote was therefore successful on all counts required by law and Visit Moray Speyside, the Tourism BID company for Moray began its work on 1st April 2020.  The company is a not-for-profit limited company, with its purpose being to deliver the objectives of the Moray Speyside Tourism BID Business Plan over 5 years.

See the ballot result in full Tourism BID Ballot Result

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    Visit Moray Speyside Board of Directors

    Visit Moray Speyside's Board of Directors represents Levy Paying businesses of all shapes and sizes from across the region and from many industry sectors. The Directors support delivery of the Company's activities and ensure good governance and financial management.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Articles of Association

    VMS is a not-for-profit Limited Company. Visit Moray & Speyside Limited's Memorandum and Articles of Assocation govern the legal shape and framework of The Company's operations, management and governance.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Business Plan

    A blueprint for the future of tourism in Moray Speyside - read more about the business improvement district in the business plan.

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    Visit Moray Speyside BID Review 2020 - 24

    Our review of Visit Moray Speyside, a reflection of our progress over the last four years.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Annual Accounts Financial Year 2020-21

    Visit Moray Speyside, like all Limited Companies, is required to publish its yearly accounts.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Levy Payer Membership

    Becoming a Member of Visit Moray & Speyside Limited, a private company limited by guarantee incorporated and registered in Scotland (company number SC578793) offers the opportunity to support the development of tourism in Moray Speyside and gives you the right to vote on the Company’s proposals at the Company’s General Meetings, including the Annual General Meeting.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Opt-In Membership

    If you want to support the ongoing development of tourism in Moray Speyside but are not a levy paying business, you can join Visit Moray & Speyside Limited as an Opt-In Member and gain the right to vote on the Company’s proposals at the Company’s General Meetings, including the Annual General Meeting. Additional benefits of Opt-In Membership include but are not limited to the opportunity take part in consumer and business-to-business marketing initiatives, to have your business listed on the destination website and to access Member-only training and development events.

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    Visit Moray Speyside Industry Email Update

    To maximise the use of BID budget for Destination Marketing, Business Support and Visitor Experience improvements we will be focusing on email communications to keep costs down. Sign-up to our regular Industry Update by clicking the image to the left or the title above.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    The following FAQs set out answers to many of the questions you may have in connection with the Tourism Business Improvement District (Tourism BID).