Outer Hebrides iCentre set for facelift

Visitor information will continue to be provided in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, as the Outer Hebrides visitor information centre temporarily closes this month for a facelift, VisitScotland has announced.

The national tourism body’s iCentre in Cromwell Street will close from 12 February 2020 for five weeks during the refurbishment.

During that period, VisitScotland staff will move to the Stornoway Ferry Terminal where they will continue to offer visitor information at the same operating hours as the iCentre (Monday and Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday, 10am-4pm).

The iCentre revamp forms part of the new approach to strengthen visitor information availability in the Outer Hebrides, announced by the national tourism organisation last year.

VisitScotland has been working with local destination management organisation, Outer Hebrides Tourism, to offer visitors to the Outer Hebrides a wide-range of easily accessible choices to obtain information.

This approach has included the creation of a network of eight “Welcome Points” – a selection of businesses located across the islands, from Spors Nis, in the North of Lewis, to Vatersay Hall in Barra, which will provide visitor information.

The Welcome Points are a new addition to VisitScotland’s national network of iKnow Partners – a mixture of individual attractions, accommodation providers and restaurants – which provide local expertise and information for visitors in the Outer Hebrides.

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