Western Isles tourism operators are seeking proper compensation to be paid to visitors forced to cancel or change their travel plans after ferry crews took industrial action.
Outer Hebrides Tourism (OHT) also wants financial redress to businesses who have lost out.
The body urged all parties involved in the ferry dispute to urgently resolve the situation as further industrial action “will certainly cause further damage to this fragile tourism economy.”
Ian Fordham, chairman of Outer Hebrides Tourism (OHT) said “Current proposals for traveller compensation fall far short of what OHT believe is needed.”
He stressed: “It is totally unacceptable that hundreds of our tourism businesses, and thousands of our visitors should be made to suffer as a result of this dispute.
“Action has been too little, too late.
“Fergus Ewing has stated that his Scottish Government officials are liaising with local tourism groups – we are still waiting.
“As the organisation representing tourism businesses across the Outer Hebrides, we say time is running out.”
Call for compensation after ferry strike disruption
28 June 2015