Britannia Crowned Winner At The Conde Nast Awards
November 13 2008
The Royal Yacht Britannia are celebrating their most recent award after being named the UK’s ‘Most Excellent Dedicated Venue 2009’...
Whole Of Scotland
Zig-Zag: the Paths of Robert Burns
November 7 2008
Treasures from the National Burns Collection will be brought together under one roof next month when the National Library of Scotland hosts a preview...
Whole Of Scotland
Scotland on Scene at World Travel Market
November 6 2008
Scottish tourism businesses are attending the UK’s premier travel trade show, World Travel Market, 10 – 13 November, to help showcase...
Whole Of Scotland
VisitScotland.com brought into public ownership
November 6 2008
VisitScotland has reached agreement to bring the national tourism website VisitScotland.com back into public ownership....
Whole Of Scotland
Trump golf resort gets go ahead
November 3 2008
The Scottish Government has decided to grant outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to develop a...
Whole Of Scotland
'Do' more to celebrate St Andrew’s Day
November 3 2008
St Andrew’s Day is packing a particular punch this year in the run up to Homecoming Scotland 2009 and the Scottish Government is encouraging...
Whole Of Scotland
Search for World's Leading Humanitarian Begins
October 28 2008
The search to honour the world's most dedicated humanitarian gets underway today with the call for nominations for the 2009 Robert Burns Humanitarian...
Whole Of Scotland
Scotland serves up the World’s Biggest ever Burns’ Supper celebration
October 23 2008
Homecoming Scotland 2009 in partnership with Scotland’s favourite whisky, The Famous Grouse, has today launched The World Famous Burns Supper...
Whole Of Scotland
Have a hair-raising Halloween in eerie Edinburgh
October 14 2008
With a long and ghoulish history of body snatchers, witches, Jekyll and Hyde and things going bump in the night, Edinburgh is one of the ghostliest...
Whole Of Scotland
Glasgow Airport is changing from 28 October
October 13 2008
A new state-of-the-art security area opens at Glasgow Airport on 28...
Whole Of Scotland
From fish and chips to boutique shopping … an insiders guide to Scotland
October 6 2008
John Buchan of BBC1 Trawlermen fame has officially launched the latest VisitScotland marketing campaign, Real Scotland – The Locals’...
Whole Of Scotland
Top Indian travel agents taste the best of Scotland
October 6 2008
More than 50 top travel industry professionals from India are in Scotland this week in a bid to increase recognition of the country as a leisure...
Whole Of Scotland
The Famous Grouse Gets Into The Spirit of Burns For Homecoming 2009
September 29 2008
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, and to launch the fantastic year long programme of events,...
Whole Of Scotland
Million Pound Investment Future Scottish Hospitality Leaders
September 26 2008
Applications are now open for the 2009 Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland Emerging Talent Scholarships. This year, the charity is offering up...
Whole Of Scotland
Minister launches massive postal push to get North Americans to ‘come home’ in 2009
September 23 2008
Changes to the US census rules mean that Scottish tourism chiefs can now target tens of thousands of American households of Scots descent with an...
Whole Of Scotland
Connery film the centrepiece of Scottish golf promotion drive for Homecoming 2009
September 22 2008
A film aimed at encouraging thousands of golfers to come to Scotland next year to join the Homecoming 2009 celebrations will be officially premiered...
Whole Of Scotland
National tourism campaign reaps rewards
September 16 2008
A tourism campaign that scooped top prize at one of the UK’s most prestigious public relations awards has generated over £46 million in...
Whole Of Scotland
Adventure Pass
September 10 2008
VisitScotland has made it easier for budget-savvy holidaymakers to try out new activities with the launch of the first ever Scotland-wide Adventure...
Whole Of Scotland
Hydro Connect Acts Shortlisted for People's Choice Awards
September 8 2008
Two acts from the line-up at this weekend’s Hydro Connect music festival and an unsigned Scottish band are among those shortlisted for the...
Whole Of Scotland
Self-catering in high demand
September 8 2008
With British holidaymakers just returning from a much more expensive Europe and consumers generally pulling in their purse strings the travel...
Whole Of Scotland
Autumn tourism campaign set to showcase Scotland to 36 million consumers
September 3 2008
Scotland is being positioned as the ideal get away in a month of television advertising across the UK and a major poster campaign in London. The...
Whole Of Scotland
Edinburgh and Glasgow named in top 5 UK cities
September 2 2008
Edinburgh and Glasgow have both been named among the top five cities in the UK in a prestigious travel poll for the fourth year in a row. The Spa at...
Whole Of Scotland
Scotland’s young tourism entrepreneurs celebrate success in tourism awards
August 25 2008
Scotland’s top young tourism entrepreneurs are among the 45 strong shortlist of Scotland’s best tourism businesses in the annual Scottish...
Whole Of Scotland
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Britannia Crowned Winner At The Conde Nast Awards
November 13 2008
The Royal Yacht Britannia are celebrating their most recent award after being named the UK’s ‘Most Excellent Dedicated Venue 2009’...
Whole Of Scotland
Northlink Ferries launch new guide at World Travel Market
November 12 2008
Northlink Ferries is launching their 2010 Group Tours Guide at World Travel Market this week, the UK’s major travel trade show which is being...
Shetland
Top tourism businesses make shortlist for north-east awards
November 12 2008
Top north-east tourism businesses are celebrating after being shortlisted for the annual Northern Lights Tourism Awards, to be held on Monday 24th...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Zig-Zag: the Paths of Robert Burns
November 7 2008
Treasures from the National Burns Collection will be brought together under one roof next month when the National Library of Scotland hosts a preview...
Whole Of Scotland
Scotland on Scene at World Travel Market
November 6 2008
Scottish tourism businesses are attending the UK’s premier travel trade show, World Travel Market, 10 – 13 November, to help showcase...
Whole Of Scotland
VisitScotland.com brought into public ownership
November 6 2008
VisitScotland has reached agreement to bring the national tourism website VisitScotland.com back into public ownership....
Whole Of Scotland
Trump golf resort gets go ahead
November 3 2008
The Scottish Government has decided to grant outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to develop a...
Whole Of Scotland
'Do' more to celebrate St Andrew’s Day
November 3 2008
St Andrew’s Day is packing a particular punch this year in the run up to Homecoming Scotland 2009 and the Scottish Government is encouraging...
Whole Of Scotland
Aberdeen Santa Run
November 3 2008
People from across the North of Scotland are invited to kick off the festive season with WildHearts at the Aberdeen Santa Run on November...
Aberdeen and Grampian
The Enchanted Glen - A Winter Wonderland Comes to Aberdeenshire
October 31 2008
An ancient woodland estate in Aberdeenshire will be transformed into a stunning ‘Winter Wonderland’ in December as it plays host to a...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Search for World's Leading Humanitarian Begins
October 28 2008
The search to honour the world's most dedicated humanitarian gets underway today with the call for nominations for the 2009 Robert Burns Humanitarian...
Whole Of Scotland
Scotland serves up the World’s Biggest ever Burns’ Supper celebration
October 23 2008
Homecoming Scotland 2009 in partnership with Scotland’s favourite whisky, The Famous Grouse, has today launched The World Famous Burns Supper...
Whole Of Scotland
Feast of Events on the menu for Borders Banquet
October 22 2008
The organisers of the 2008 Borders Banquet food festival ( November 7th- 16th) have launched this year’s event by taking a step back in time....
Borders
Top Indian travel agents taste the best of Argyll
October 20 2008
A number of top travel industry professionals from India visited Argyll as part of a ‘Romantic Scotland, Castles and Films’ trip,...
Argyll, Loch Lomond and Forth Valley
New tourism brochure to launch during Chief Executive’s tour
October 20 2008
The VisitOrkney team will officially launch the 2009 Orkney tourism brochure at The Travel Centre at 7pm on Wednesday, 29...
Orkney
Winter Festival will bring festive cheer to the city
October 20 2008
Aberdeen’s Winter Festival will see the city sparkle with a programme packed with festive entertainment, excitement and...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Have a hair-raising Halloween in eerie Edinburgh
October 14 2008
With a long and ghoulish history of body snatchers, witches, Jekyll and Hyde and things going bump in the night, Edinburgh is one of the ghostliest...
Whole Of Scotland
Last chance to nominate a business for a Northern Lights Tourism Award
October 14 2008
Tourism businesses are being reminded that Friday, 17 October is the last day to nominate a business for a Northern Lights Tourism...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Glasgow Airport is changing from 28 October
October 13 2008
A new state-of-the-art security area opens at Glasgow Airport on 28...
Whole Of Scotland
Skye and Lochalsh get together for tourism
October 8 2008
Skye and Lochalsh is to Get Together for Tourism at a conference in the Aros Centre, Portree on Thursday 30 October. The event offers an opportunity...
Highlands
From fish and chips to boutique shopping … an insiders guide to Scotland
October 6 2008
John Buchan of BBC1 Trawlermen fame has officially launched the latest VisitScotland marketing campaign, Real Scotland – The Locals’...
Whole Of Scotland
Telegraph online winners head to Perthshire for dream break
October 6 2008
A dream break to Perthshire was one of the prizes on offer to Telegraph.co.uk visitors thanks to efforts from VisitScotland to raise the profile of...
Perthshire
Top Indian travel agents taste the best of Scotland
October 6 2008
More than 50 top travel industry professionals from India are in Scotland this week in a bid to increase recognition of the country as a leisure...
Whole Of Scotland
Autumn tourism campaign showcases the Outer Hebrides and Homecoming to millions
October 6 2008
The Outer Hebrides is being positioned as the ideal get away in over a month’s worth of press advertising in some of the UK’s most...
Outer Hebrides
Edinburgh's Festivals Launch Collaborative Global Marketing Strategy
October 3 2008
The directors of Edinburgh’s major festivals are delighted to announce the launch of their first major cross-festival collaborative project....
Edinburgh & Lothians
Kingdom golf highlighted across the Atlantic
October 2 2008
Golf in Fife is to be highlighted to American and Canadian journalists during a tour of some of Britain’s top golf...
Fife
New committee to promote Grampian hospitality standards
October 2 2008
A charity aiming to improve standards in Scotland's hospitality sector has appointed its first committee just for the Grampian...
Aberdeen and Grampian
New city campaign to highlight Edinburgh
October 1 2008
Edinburgh will be positioned as the ideal destination for an autumn spa or a city shopping break in a new marketing campaign to encourage visits to...
Edinburgh & Lothians
Orkney’s gems and Homecoming showcased to international media
September 30 2008
A number of influential international journalists have been sampling what Orkney has to offer, thanks to efforts from VisitScotland to raise the...
Orkney
The Famous Grouse Gets Into The Spirit of Burns For Homecoming 2009
September 29 2008
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, and to launch the fantastic year long programme of events,...
Whole Of Scotland
US programme to bring Perthshire and Homecoming to millions
September 29 2008
Perthshire and Homecoming Scotland 2009 will be showcased to millions of American households following a unique press trip organised by...
Perthshire
Million Pound Investment Future Scottish Hospitality Leaders
September 26 2008
Applications are now open for the 2009 Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland Emerging Talent Scholarships. This year, the charity is offering up...
Whole Of Scotland
Five star treatment for Hebridean Self Catering
September 26 2008
Hebridean Self Catering has been awarded the maximum five star grading by VisitScotland, Scotland’s national tourism organisation, for two of...
Outer Hebrides
Minister launches massive postal push to get North Americans to ‘come home’ in 2009
September 23 2008
Changes to the US census rules mean that Scottish tourism chiefs can now target tens of thousands of American households of Scots descent with an...
Whole Of Scotland
Connery film the centrepiece of Scottish golf promotion drive for Homecoming 2009
September 22 2008
A film aimed at encouraging thousands of golfers to come to Scotland next year to join the Homecoming 2009 celebrations will be officially premiered...
Whole Of Scotland
Youth Food Week 2008 - Michelin dining for the young people of Edinburgh
September 17 2008
Edinburgh’s leading Michelin-starred restaurants number one, The Kitchin and Restaurant Martin Wishart have teamed up to create Youth Food Week...
Edinburgh & Lothians
National tourism campaign reaps rewards
September 16 2008
A tourism campaign that scooped top prize at one of the UK’s most prestigious public relations awards has generated over £46 million in...
Whole Of Scotland
Adventure Pass
September 10 2008
VisitScotland has made it easier for budget-savvy holidaymakers to try out new activities with the launch of the first ever Scotland-wide Adventure...
Whole Of Scotland
Hydro Connect Acts Shortlisted for People's Choice Awards
September 8 2008
Two acts from the line-up at this weekend’s Hydro Connect music festival and an unsigned Scottish band are among those shortlisted for the...
Whole Of Scotland
Self-catering in high demand
September 8 2008
With British holidaymakers just returning from a much more expensive Europe and consumers generally pulling in their purse strings the travel...
Whole Of Scotland
Orkney's rising stars
September 5 2008
Three visitor attractions in Orkney are enjoying their new star status following a Quality Assurance Scheme grading from national tourism...
Orkney
Double national award win for family-run highland retreat
September 4 2008
A Highland inn and its sister hotel have won national acclaim following a rebranding campaign which is proving a magnet for every type of...
Highlands
Autumn tourism campaign set to showcase Scotland to 36 million consumers
September 3 2008
Scotland is being positioned as the ideal get away in a month of television advertising across the UK and a major poster campaign in London. The...
Whole Of Scotland
Search is on for top businesses in north-east awards
September 2 2008
Businesses across the north-east are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the annual Northern Lights Tourism Awards, which open today,...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Edinburgh and Glasgow named in top 5 UK cities
September 2 2008
Edinburgh and Glasgow have both been named among the top five cities in the UK in a prestigious travel poll for the fourth year in a row. The Spa at...
Whole Of Scotland
Tourism Minister awards local businesses five star recognition
August 27 2008
Tourism Minister Jim Mather will see some of the Outer Hebrides best tourism businesses first hand on a visit to the islands this week....
Outer Hebrides
Scottish Government summer tour hits Skye
August 27 2008
Government Minister for Parliamentary Business, Bruce Crawford, MSP, will talk tourism in Skye today (Tuesday 26 August 2008) when he visits the...
Highlands
TV advertising set to showcase the Highlands to nearly 6 million viewers
August 27 2008
The Highlands is being positioned as the ideal get away in a week’s worth of new television advertising from national tourism organisation,...
Highlands
Scotland’s young tourism entrepreneurs celebrate success in tourism awards
August 25 2008
Scotland’s top young tourism entrepreneurs are among the 45 strong shortlist of Scotland’s best tourism businesses in the annual Scottish...
Whole Of Scotland
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