For the fourth year running, Edinburgh Bus Tours has been named in the top 3 of most visited paid attractions in . The Annual Visitor Attraction Monitor report is compiled on behalf of VisitScotland by the Moffat Centre based in Glasgow’s Caledonian University.

Edinburgh Bus Tours carried over 517,000 passengers in 2008 and came third after Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh Zoo.

Elaine Green, Sales Manager, said:

“We are delighted to retain our third spot and to have seen a significant rise in figures in 2008. Here at Edinburgh Bus Tours, we know the best way to see Edinburgh is on an open-top bus and our 24 hour ticket allows visitors to the City the chance to explore everything Edinburgh has on offer. It’s encouraging that, after a challenging year with poor weather in the height of the summer, we have seen a rise in visitors and have retained a place in the top 3 of ’s paid attractions.

“The 2009 season has started well with a sunny Easter, so we are hopeful for a bumper summer if the weather keeps smiling on our open-top buses! We have introduced a range of incentives for tour staff – our greatest asset – to encourage excellent customer service and top ticket sales.”

Edinburgh Bus Tours operates 4 unique open top tours: City Sightseeing – multi-language City tour, Edinburgh Tour – City tour with live guide, MacTour – vintage open top City tour, and the Majestic Tour – recorded commentary tour visiting the City’s Botanic Garden and Royal Yacht Britannia.

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