Perthshire’s role in attracting thousands of tourists to Scotland last year has been praised by VisitScotland.
Homecoming 2014 generated £136 million of additional revenue to the Scottish economy.
And Perth and Kinross events such as the Ryder Cup, the Dougie MacLean Festival and the European Festival of Brass, all played their part.
In total more than 326,000 visitors came to Scotland during the celebrations.
Jim Clarkson, VisitScotland’s regional partnerships director, said: “Not only did we host one of the world’s greatest sporting events – the Ryder Cup in Gleneagles – which saw the eyes of the world fall on Perthshire, we did the best thing a country can ever do we celebrated ourselves.
“From culture to food and drink, nature to ancestry, visitors from home and abroad flocked to Perthshire to be part of a very special year in Scottish tourism.”
Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing added: “Scotland welcomed the world in 2014 and this report shows the substantial impact that Homecoming 2014 had on the Scottish economy.
“The Homecoming celebrations were used to showcase Scotland on the international stage as a dynamic and creative nation.
“This was achieved through a year-long programme of over 1,000 events designed to welcome visitors from around the world in a celebration of the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, our assets as a country of natural beauty as well as our rich creativity and cultural heritage.
“I am pleased it had something for everyone with events taking place in every local authority across Scotland.”