I keep turning on the tv these days to see new ads hoping to get people to visit Scotland. Its a great scheme but i am quite worried if people are unable to find cheap flights to Edinburgh and other major cities then it is unlikely people are going to want to visit if even for a short stay. Many people coming from the south of England to visit Edinburgh would prefer to fly rather than take the car or even the train. This is mainly because it is always faster and in most cases alot cheaper than other methods. There are also alot of people visiting Scotland from Ireland these days, i think mainly because of the close link between the two countries and the similarities between the landscapes of the two places.
Ive found that most people coming from Northern Ireland are taking one of the main ferry services such as P&O or Stenaline which run from Larne to Ken Ryan. I think the main reason for this is that people want to take the car with them so they can drive around the main scenic highlands of Scotland. What i would say to people is that they should work out what it is really costing them in terms of the ferry price versus the cost of a flight to Edinburgh and then renting a car once in the country. On the whole i have found that it can often be cheaper and almost always less stressful to fly and then rent as the price of car hire country wide has gone down considerably. So as mentioned before i hope people work out all the costs before they book so they can have the best holiday possible.
