Scotland’s Visitor Attractions Draw Record Crowds
May 9 2008
Last year over 45 million people visited Scottish attractions, with Edinburgh Castle and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum attracting the biggest...
Whole of Scotland
Fuel situation returning to normal
May 1 2008
As the availability of fuel supplies across Scotland returned to normal, First Minister Alex Salmond today paid tribute to the way the country had...
Whole of Scotland
Tourism top guns sell Scotland to the world
April 16 2008
An elite group of travel agents from around the world, who have been trained to sell Scotland in their home countries, are visiting Scotland this...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland Tops The Charts In Foreign Language Skills
April 16 2008
Scots top the charts when it comes to learning foreign languages, according to a survey commissioned by language learning specialists, Rosetta Stone....
Whole of Scotland
Road safety postcard for overseas drivers
April 11 2008
TICs are promoting safe car touring with new road safety...
Whole of Scotland
Outstanding Humanitarians Honoured for the First Time
April 9 2008
Humanitarian surgeon, international film-star and charity-founder short listed for Robert Burns Humanitarian...
Whole of Scotland
Scotland to be the toast of the town in Toronto
April 4 2008
Toronto will get a taste of Scotland this week in a bid to attract more Canadian visitors to Scotland....
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
Michelle is big hit with tourism businesses
March 3 2008
The recent Ayrshire and Arran Tourism Partnership Conference enjoyed a keynote speech from businesswoman Michelle...
Whole of Scotland
Visitor Attractions get ‘ship shape’ for Learning Journeys to The Royal Yacht Britannia
March 3 2008
Over 100 representatives from visitor attractions across Scotland will be taking part in a series of ‘Learning Journeys’ to The Royal Yacht Britannia...
Whole of Scotland
VisitScotland.com to launch new website
February 22 2008
VisitScotland.com will launch its new website on 2 April 2008, the most significant change to the UK’s most popular tourism destination website...
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
Second novotel for the capital with new £25million hotel
February 19 2008
Global hotel group Accor will bolster its presence in Scotland this spring with the launch of the multi-million pound, four star Novotel Edinburgh...
Whole of Scotland
The gift to see ourselves as others see us: visitors to Scotland give their views
February 17 2008
Ninety seven per cent of visitors to Scotland said they were satisfied with their holiday and 96 per cent would recommend the destination, according...
Whole of Scotland
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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...
Shetland
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...
Aberdeen and Grampian
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...
Aberdeen and Grampian
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...
Aberdeen and Grampian
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...
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...
Edinburgh & Lothians
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...
Aberdeen and Grampian
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...
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley
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
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...
Dumfries and Galloway
Methlick to host new Beer Festival
February 17 2008
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Aberdeen and Grampian
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