Originally Posted by billyg
Yes , since the Scottish "Government" took it's place in Edinburgh, the growth at EDI "over recent years" has been remarkable !
That's a ridiculous statement to make. "Scottish Government" has existed for a long time. The Scottish Office dates back to 1885. You seem to be confusing the transfer of accountability/democratic scrutiny from the Westminster legislature to Holyrood in 1999 as the advent of Scottish government, but Scottish government was established over a century before that.
Also, it's palpably ludicrous to claim that tourists are suddenly flocking to Edinburgh on the basis that a Parliament now sits there again, and that it would have any bearing on a tourists' desire to come and visit one of Europe's most beautiful and dynamic cities. EDI has grown as Edinburgh has developed as a significant tourist destination - the most popular after London in the UK by quite a long way. In particular, as EDI's international connectivity has grown so the numbers of foreign tourists to Edinburgh has really taken off. It's no great mystery.