Call for Urgent Action on Visitor Levy – Joint Sector Letter to Scottish Government
Industry Unites to Demand Revisions to Legislation Before Implementation The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and nearly 80 co-signatories representing…
Coca-Cola Returns to the Premier League with New Three-Year Sponsorship Deal
Coca-Cola is re-entering the world of top-tier football with the announcement of a new three-year partnership with the Premier League,…
SLTA Welcomes Commitment to Review of Rating System for Licensed Hospitality – But Timeline is Deeply Concerning
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association has received official confirmation from Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, that the Scottish Government…
Navigating the New Non-Domestic Rates and Reliefs for 2025-26
As businesses across Scotland prepare for the new financial year, it’s essential for the licensed trade to understand how the…
A New Resource for Scotland’s Hospitality Industry: The Tourism & Hospitality Toolkit
Empowering the Licensed Trade with Practical Guidance and Support The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) is pleased to highlight a…
No relief for licensed hospitality in UK Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Following the shockwaves caused by the UK Budget in October 2024, any hope of some respite in the 2025 Spring…
Entries open for Best Bar or Pub category at Scottish Thistle Awards
The search is on to find Scotland’s Best Bar or Pub as entries open for the Scottish Thistle Awards 2025. The…
Join Us at ScotHot 2025: Key Insights for the Year Ahead
What Lies Ahead for Hospitality in 2025? Stay Ahead of the Curve As a ScotHot 2025 Ambassador Partner, the Scottish…
SLTA survey reveals 6% of Scottish licensed hospitality venues considering closure
ON the same day that the Chancellor announces plans to kickstart the UK’s floundering economy, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association…
SLTA Winter Business Impact Survey
What are the biggest challenges and issues your business is facing in 2025? Have your say with our national Business…
Act Now to Avoid Hefty Fines from Scottish Assessors
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) is issuing a strong warning to all licensed premises and hotel operators across Scotland:…
SLTA slams headline-grabbing business rates relief proposal in Scottish Budget
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) says the announcement by Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison to implement a 40% non-domestic…
Spread the Festive Magic with Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour – Supporting Local Communities
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour is back and ready to bring a dose of festive cheer across Great Britain, spreading…
Pravha VIP Box Experience – A Scottish Exclusive for Pub-Goers
Molson Coors Beverage Company has launched an exciting competition in Scottish pubs and bars for its Pravha brand, offering customers…
UK Budget sentences hospitality businesses to years of ‘hard Labour’
Licensed hospitality operators will be recoiling for some time from the triple blow of an increase in the NLW, risen…
Make Your Voice Heard: Help Shape the Future of UK Tourism and Hospitality
For the first time, the UK’s four tourism alliances have joined forces to launch a comprehensive survey aimed at capturing…
Visitor Levy Guidance
The Statutory Visitor Levy Guidance, which is predominantly for Local Authorities, but as you will see it also sets out…
NEW UK TIPPING LAWS START TODAY
From today the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act and the statutory Code of Practice on fair and transparent distribution of…
SLTA Survey Highlights Struggles of Scottish Hospitality, 78% Urge Government Action on VAT
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has released its latest survey, offering a stark snapshot of the challenges facing Scotland’s…
SLTA highlights downside of Edinburgh’s tourist tax
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has expressed concern that the 5% visitor levy proposed by the City of Edinburgh…
SLTA Business Impact Survey
What are the biggest challenges and issues your business is facing in 2024? Have your say with our national Business…
Tee Up for The Ben at Dundonald Links: Support Scotland’s Drinks and Hospitality Industry Charity
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association is proud to promote a spectacular charity event that combines the love for golf with…
SLTA outlines wish list for new UK Government
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has outlined its wish list for the new Labour UK Government following the General…
Winning Against Denied Business Interruption Claims
As a stakeholder of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), you can benefit from our association with the Scottish Tourism…
Invitation to Participate in the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry Survey
We have been approached by the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry with a request that is vital to our sector. The Inquiry's…
SLTA joins forces with Plumjobs to tackle staff shortages in licensed trade
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has formed a partnership with tourism and hospitality recruitment specialist Plumjobs to provide its…
Managing Euro 2024 Success: Advice for Licensees Showing European Championship Football Matches
The 2024 UEFA European Championship is an excellent opportunity for pubs to attract customers eager to watch live matches in…
SLTA responds to First Minister John Swinney’s priorities for Scotland
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association), having previously urged Scotland’s new First Minister to pick up on his predecessor Humza Yousaf’s pledge to work…
THISTLE BE A WINNER!
The search is on to find Scotland’s Best Pub or Bar as the deadline for entries to the 30th Scottish Thistles…
Scottish Government Moves to Transform Tied Pubs Sector
The Scottish Government is taking action to improve the rights of tied pub tenants across the country. A new Scottish…
Entries Open: The Scottish Thistle Awards
For nearly three decades, the Scottish Thistle Awards have stood as a beacon of recognition for excellence in Scotland's tourism…
Celebrating Excellence: The Scottish Thistle Awards
For nearly three decades, the Scottish Thistle Awards have stood as a beacon of recognition for excellence in Scotland's tourism…
SLTA Urges Action as Chancellor’s Spring Statement Fails to Provide Relief for Struggling Hospitality Sector
Chancellor’s ‘disappointing but predictable’ decision not to reduce VAT does nothing to help struggling hospitality businesses, warns SLTA The SLTA…
Scottish Government Announces Retention of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister delivered a statement today to the Scottish Parliament confirming the Government’s intention to continue with Minimum…
Critical Concerns for Scotland’s Hospitality Industry: SLTA Reveals 96% Consensus on Government Disconnect
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) today releases a snapshot survey of the challenges facing Scotland’s pubs, bars and hospitality…
SLTA voices concern over Scottish visitor levy proposals
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has voiced deep concern over the Scottish Government’s tourist tax proposals after the Visitor…
Shaping the Future: 2024 Business Impact Survey
What are the biggest challenges and issues your business is facing in 2024? Have your say with our national Business…
Scottish tourism and hospitality bodies express ‘extreme disappointment’ at Scottish Budget
Leading Scottish tourism and hospitality bodies have issued a unified statement in response to the Scottish Government budget. The Scottish…
Scotland’s Pubs & Bars Face Crisis: Double Closure Rate Sparks Urgent Call for Rates Funding Equality
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) have joined forces, calling on the…
Thistle Awards Winners announced
BUSINESSES and individuals working within the tourism and events industry in Scotland have received recognition at Scotland’s premier tourism and…
Urgent Plea for Parity: Scottish Hospitality Seeks Equality in Rates Relief
While celebrating the achievements and resilience of the Scottish hospitality industry, there is an underlying concern that threatens the very…
SLTA ‘bitterly disappointed’ over Glasgow LEZ legal challenge outcome
The (SLTA) Scottish Licensed Trade Association has said it is “bitterly disappointed” that a long-established Glasgow family business has lost…
Scottish Licensed Trade Association Joins Forces with 35 Business Bodies in Urgent Call for Business Rates Freeze
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), representing the interests of licensed establishments across Scotland, is one of thirty-five leading business…
Hospitality trade bodies across UK and Ireland call for greater support and co-operation from governments
The United Kingdom and Ireland Licensed Trade Association, a collective group encompassing influential hospitality trade bodies, including UKHospitality, the Scottish…
Scottish Hospitality Sector Sounds Alarm Bells as Pubs and Bars Battle Economic Challenges
Scotland’s pubs and bars face ‘a continued barrage of economic challenges’ as sector calls for increased government support to protect…
SLTA joins forces with Xpressjobs to tackle staff shortages in the licensed trade
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association has joined forces with a UK recruitment firm to help tackle current staff shortages in…
SLTA Business Impact Summer Survey
What are the biggest challenges and issues your business is facing in 2023/24? Have your say with our national Business…
A guide to responding to the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill Consultation
As the lead committee appointed to scrutinise the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1, the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government,…
Alcohol Duty Changes: Prospects for Independent Pub & Bar Owners
A major overhaul of Britain’s alcohol duty system comes into force from 1st August and could have major implications for independent…
Passion for hospitality industry is what drives new SLTA President
HEADING up a trade association is a big responsibility that needs a mixture of time, commitment and passion, and for…
Withdrawal of Night Bus Services in Glasgow Threatens Hospitality Sector, Warns SLTA
First Glasgow will cease its night bus services in Glasgow from the 31st July 2023. The change will impact 11 routes…
A Different Way of Working with Business: SLTA welcomes Scottish Government’s renewed engagement with Business.
Action on regulations and non-domestic rates, as well as closer collaboration with business on government policy, are key recommendations of…
SLTA calls for ‘grown-up’ approach to DRS – ‘leaving politics out of it’
The launch of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will be delayed until at least October 2025 as a consequence of the…
Glasgow’s Phase Two Low Emission Zone Raises Concerns for Hospitality Sector
With the introduction of phase two of Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone today the SLTA is deeply concerned about the negative…
Share Your Insights: Take Part in the Scottish Tourism Industry Survey
The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has launched its latest industry survey, seeking to gather insights on the current business environment…
Deadline extended for Scottish Thistle Awards
TOURISM and EVENTS businesses are being encouraged to enter this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards, Scotland’s premier tourism and events awards. …
SLTA Welcomes Pause on DRS and Scrapping of Proposed Alcohol Advertising Ban
The (SLTA) Scottish Licensed Trade Association has welcomed the announcement by First Minister Humza Yousaf the deposit return scheme (DRS)…
Enter the Scottish Thistle Awards 2023
SCOTLAND’S licensed trade businesses are being encouraged to enter this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards before entries close on May 12th. …
SLTA congratulates Scotland’s new First Minister and calls for ‘reset’ with business sector
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association), in sending its congratulations to Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s new First Minister, has called for…
Spring Budget a ‘good start’ for hospitality but more support needed, says SLTA
The (SLTA) Scottish Licensed Trade Association has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, in his Spring Budget, that there…
Time for the Scottish Government to Reset Its Relationship with Scotland’s Alcohol Industry
Peter Lederer, Patron of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, has called for the Scottish Government to reset its relationship with…
SLTA calls for swift action on unanswered questions on DRS
The (SLTA) Scottish Licensed Trade continues to express serious concerns over the deposit return scheme (DRS) ahead of the August…
Industry Leaders Unite Against Proposed Alcohol Ad Ban
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association, along with 26 other organisations representing all sectors of Scotland's tourism and hospitality industries, have…
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme Decoded
With DRS registration having commenced on March 1st, the spotlight is now on Scotland's pubs, bars, hotels, and late-night venues.…
Act Now: Proposed Alcohol Advertising Restrictions and their Potentially Devastating Impact on Scotland’s Pubs and Bars
It can’t have escaped anyone’s attention that the Scottish Government has published a public consultation on potential alcohol advertising and promotions…
Celebrating the Best of Scottish Tourism: Winners of the Scottish Thistle Awards Announced
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) is proud to have supported the Scottish Thistle Awards National Final, which took place…
Complete the Tourism Industry Business Barometer Survey
As a member of the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) would like to share the…
SLTA Survey Highlights Challenges Facing Scottish Pubs and Bars
Scotland’s pubs and bars face ‘a tidal wave of economic challenges’ as sector calls for urgent, increased government support to…
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme – hospitality guide
Guidance for businesses in the hospitality sector that sell drinks in containers covered by Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme. Under the…
Deposit Return Scheme Workshop Roadshow 2023 – Register Today
With Producer Registration well underway and Return Point Operator Registration opening in March, (includes operators of the “closed loop” scheme…
Press Enquries
Paul Waterson, SLTA Media Spokesperson, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Scottish Licensed Trade Industry. For any press or media enquiries email info@theslta.co.uk