A rise in visitor numbers and spending last year has been welcomed by the Scottish tourism industry.
Figures have been released for the period between October 2012 and September last year.
The number of domestic and overseas tourist visits was up 2% to just over 15.2 million during that period compared with the same period the previous year, while spending rose by 4%, to almost £4.6 billion.
Strong growth in the domestic market was fuelled by a rise in visitors to rural areas such as the Highlands and South of Scotland, the Scottish Government said.
Expenditure in Scotland from North American visitors showed a 12% increase during the September 2012 to October 2013 time period, and a 17% increase from the rest of the world excluding North America and Europe.
