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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

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

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

Scotland gets the big screen treatment in major campaign to attract English visitors
February 1 2008

Aberdeen and Grampian

Fishing Burns
January 31 2008

Aberdeen and Grampian

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...
Borders

Celebrities turn out for alternative Burns’ night
January 29 2008

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...
Highlands

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...
Borders

Scotland is a luxury destination and ”a‘ that “
January 24 2008

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...
Highlands

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...
Borders

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...
Borders

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...
Borders

Tourism push puts Celtic Glasgow on world menu
January 16 2008

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...
Shetland

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...
Perthshire


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