Road safety postcard for overseas drivers
April 11 2008
TICs are promoting safe car touring with new road safety...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland’s Top Tourism Awards Lift Off
March 20 2008
Young entrepreneurs are being encouraged to put themselves forward for Scotland's top tourism awards for the first time this year as the 2008...
Whole of Scotland
National success for VisitScotland public relations teams
March 7 2008
Scotland’s national tourism organisation has scooped the top prize at one of the UK’s most prestigious public relations awards. ...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland's Cafes are Icing on the Cake
March 7 2008
VisitScotland’s new CafeDays website www.visitscotland.com/cafedays lists over 200 of Scotland’s best cafes and tearooms, showing...
Whole of Scotland
Debbie Taylor To Chair British Hospitality Association In Scotland
March 6 2008
Renowned hotelier, Debbie Taylor, has taken on the role of Chairman of the British Hospitality Association (BHA) Scotland Committee, which represents...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland's cafés are the icing on the cake for visitors
March 6 2008
Over 200 of the best Scottish cafés are joining forces with other tourism businesses around the country to help give visitors a sweeter taste of...
Whole of Scotland
Friendly Scots and Stunning Scenery - new research gives the visitor’s view of Scotland
February 21 2008
The friendly welcome of Scottish people and its stunning scenery were listed as the highlights of a holiday in Scotland in new research commissioned...
Whole of Scotland
Burns Awards
February 21 2008
James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, KT Tunstall, Midge Ure, Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, JK...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland gets the big screen treatment in major campaign to attract English visitors
February 1 2008
Scotland is set to hit the big screen in a new cinema advert directed by an acclaimed Hollywood director. The advert aims to attract more English...
Whole of Scotland
Celebrities turn out for alternative Burns’ night
January 29 2008
Over forty celebrity guests including Hollywood star Dougray Scott and pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, will walk the red carpet tonight at...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland is a luxury destination and ”a‘ that “
January 24 2008
Scotland is being presented to the rich and famous as a high quality tourism destination in one of London’s top luxury retailers on...
Whole of Scotland
Tourism push puts Celtic Glasgow on world menu
January 16 2008
VisitScotland has mounted its biggest ever promotional push for Celtic...
Whole of Scotland
Dine Around Edinburgh 2008
January 4 2008
With the festive season just over, food lovers are in for a treat with Edinburgh’s Dine Around promotion for 2008 launching this Monday 7th...
Whole of Scotland
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BBC air time for Highland tourism businesses
June 24 2008
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Highlands
Deadline looms for Scotland's top tourism awards
May 27 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
ITV’s This Morning Films Perfect Break in Scottish Highlands
May 22 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Junior Brain and the Last Crusade
May 20 2008
Reigning Junior Brain Rory Changleng from Kingsland Primary School in Peebles took his entire Primary 5 class of 32 pupils on a special trip to...
London
People’s Choice Award Celebrates Secret European Capital of Rock
May 14 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
18th Skye Storytelling Festival returns to Glendale
May 12 2008
The Glendale Gathering and Skye Storytelling Festival 2008 returns to the north western corner of Skye this month for the eighteenth consecutive...
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley
Orkney attractions see growth in visitors
May 12 2008
Orkney attractions see growth in visitorsOrkney visitor attractions enjoyed a 15.1% growth in visitor numbers in 2007 compared with 2006, according...
Orkney
Shetland attractions see growth in visitors
May 12 2008
Shetland visitor attractions enjoyed a 41% growth in visitor numbers in 2007 compared with 2006, according to VisitScotland’s Scottish Visitor...
Perthshire
Badminton's economic boost for Glasgow
May 12 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Scotland’s Visitor Attractions Draw Record Crowds
May 9 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Calling all Businesses: Shetland’s First Ever Festival of Nature Needs You!
May 1 2008
Organisers of Shetland’s first ever Festival of Nature, to be piloted from 4th to 12th July 2008, are calling on local businesses to come on...
Perthshire
Unique Tourist Information Centre Partnership set for Crathie
May 1 2008
The Crathie Tourist Information Centre (TIC) at Crathie on Royal Deeside will be handed over from VisitScotland to Balmoral Estates today (Friday 21...
Borders
Artists’ Trail in the Park Launches at New Exhibition
May 1 2008
The second annual Artists’ Trail in the Park will be launched this weekend as a group of Moray artists exhibit their works in the recently...
Borders
VisitScotland makes schoolgirl’s day
May 1 2008
Ten-year-old Ballater schoolgirl Amy Crawford was given the chance of a lifetime this week thanks to an invitation from national tourism organisation...
Borders
Moray distillery opens new visitor centre
May 1 2008
Glen Grant Distillery in Rothes, producers of one of the biggest selling malt whiskies in the world, yesterday celebrated the opening of a brand new...
Borders
Fuel situation returning to normal
May 1 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Tourism top guns sell Scotland to the world
April 16 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Scotland Tops The Charts In Foreign Language Skills
April 16 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Rugby Fans Raring to go
April 11 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Supersonic Icon Joins Saver Pass for Visitors
April 10 2008
National Museums Scotland’s Concorde Experience at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune is just one of the new additions to the 2008/09...
Highlands
Outstanding Humanitarians Honoured for the First Time
April 9 2008
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Ayrshire and Arran
Scotland to be the toast of the town in Toronto
April 4 2008
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Aberdeen and Grampian
Skara Brae to Get New Milestone on Anniversary of First Man in Space
April 3 2008
The wishes of a Russian film director with ancestral links to Orkney are to be finally granted next week (Saturday 12th April 2008) as an additional...
Orkney
New Guide Shows Visitors Area’s Essentials
April 3 2008
The latest Essential Guide from VisitScotland Aberdeen and Grampian is now...
Borders
TIC relocated to centre of Kinross
March 28 2008
Kinross Tourist Information Centre is set to take up new residence in the centre of Kinross after co-locating with Perth & Kinross Council in...
Perthshire
Manuscript in US to lure auld acquaintances in 2009
March 21 2008
Robert Burns's handwritten lyric for Auld Lang Syne is heading to Scotland Week in New York to promote the year of Homecoming in...
Argyll, Loch Lomond and Forth Valley
Michelle is big hit with tourism businesses
March 3 2008
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Ayrshire and Arran
Visitor Attractions get ‘ship shape’ for Learning Journeys to The Royal Yacht Britannia
March 3 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
VisitScotland.com to launch new website
February 22 2008
Aberdeen and Grampian
Innovative City Region Website Aims to Inspire
February 22 2008
An innovative new website promoting the Edinburgh City Region to prospective investors, visitors, students and residents is being launched today...
Edinburgh & Lothians
Seasonal Adventures Sell Edinburgh and Lothians
February 22 2008
Events and attractions across Edinburgh and the Lothians are being promoted to European holidaymakers in a new online seasonal calendar to help...
Edinburgh & Lothians
Second novotel for the capital with new £25million hotel
February 19 2008
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Edinburgh & Lothians
Working Together to Exceed Visitor Expectations
February 19 2008
The Dumfries & Galloway Area Tourism Partnership (ATP) is holding its annual Tourism Industry Conference on Wednesday 27 February at Easterbrook...
Angus and Dundee
Methlick to host new Beer Festival
February 17 2008
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Aberdeen and Grampian
The gift to see ourselves as others see us: visitors to Scotland give their views
February 17 2008
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Aberdeen and Grampian
Vanilla Ice [cream] joins VisitScotland in Winter White Campaign
February 12 2008
VisitScotland has teamed up with Cream o’ Galloway and the Cally Palace Hotel to promote the whiter side of Dumfries & Galloway and...
London
Snowdrops to Tempt Visitors
February 7 2008
Gardens in Aberdeen and Grampian are opening their gates to green fingered visitors over the next two months to celebrate the second ever Scottish...
Borders
Visitor Guide Goes Audio
February 5 2008
The latest brochure from VisitOrkney is now available in audio CD thanks to a collaboration between VisitOrkney and the Royal National Institute of...
Orkney
Fishing Burns
January 31 2008
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Ayrshire and Arran
Ballater Railway Carriage
January 31 2008
A life-size Victorian railway carriage is coming to Ballater – 100 years after the last Victorian carriages graced the scene, and some forty...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Edinburgh is a Luxury Destination and “A’ That”
January 28 2008
Edinburgh is being presented to the rich and famous as a high quality tourism destination in one of London’s top luxury retailers on...
Edinburgh & Lothians
Accommodation Page Proves Big Hit
January 28 2008
Accommodation businesses throughout Orkney are being listed on a comprehensive web page thanks to a new initiative from VisitOrkney....
Orkney
National Recognition on the Cards for Granite City Restaurants
January 28 2008
Two Aberdeen restaurants will be battling it out with some of Scotland’s finest eateries tonight (Monday 28 January 2008) at the Scottish Restaurant...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Is Edinburgh world class?
January 24 2008
Global games giant Parker Brothers is launching a worldwide vote to find the 22 greatest cities in the world that should be included on the new...
Edinburgh & Lothians
Victorian Railway Carriage to Return to Ballater
January 24 2008
An authentic reproduction of a Victorian saloon carriage, as used by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to journey between Windsor and Ballater in 1869, is...
Aberdeen and Grampian
North East golf in the spotlight at world's biggest golf show
January 23 2008
Aberdeen City and Shire will be showcased to an international audience this week (17th-19th January inclusive) as representatives from Golf Aberdeen...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Queen Victoria Carriage to Leave Yorkshire
January 23 2008
An authentic reproduction of a Victorian saloon carriage, as used by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to journey between Windsor and Ballater, in the north...
Aberdeen and Grampian
Quality key to tourism success
January 14 2008
Quality will be at the forefront of the first VisitScotland Perthshire and Angus & Dundee networking event of...
Perthshire
Highland Lights up the Northern Skies!
January 11 2008
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Highlands
Love is Like a Red Red Rose
January 11 2008
Anniversary couples like Madonna and Guy Ritchie – who recently celebrated their copper wedding anniversary – are being encouraged to...
Ayrshire and Arran
VisitScotland looking forward to positive 2008 in Fife
January 8 2008
VisitScotland Fife is gearing towards a successful 2008 with many events and developments set to boost tourism in the...
Fife
Visitor Information in Gatehouse of Fleet Moves Forward
January 8 2008
VisitScotland Dumfries & Galloway, together with Dumfries & Galloway Council, have confirmed that they are in discussion with the Mill on...
Angus and Dundee
Orkney in the spotlight
January 4 2008
Orkney’s profile was given an airing at no fewer than 19 major national and international exhibitions throughout 2007, VisitOrkney announced...
Orkney
New DVD Promotes Shetland
January 4 2008
A new DVD and CD promoting Shetland and all there is to see and do in the islands has been produced by VisitShetland. Targeting potential visitors to...
Shetland
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