Angus & Dundee

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Major Summer Campaign Targets UK Consumers

21/07/2008
Scottish scenery is being used to promote Scotland as a ‘must visit’ destination to Londoners as part of a major tourism drive initiated by Highland Spring and VisitScotland.   More...

Scotland’s Countryside Festival to launch Scottish Food Fortnight

21/07/2008
Scotland’s Countryside Festival will be taking place again this year from 6-7 September in the spectacular grounds of Glamis Castle.
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What is on in and around your area?

21/07/2008
The What's On guides are designed to be able to be downloaded for your visitors.   More...

Dundee TIC Moves to Discovery Point

16/06/2008
The Dundee TIC is now in new premises at Discovery Point after moving from Castle Street.    More...

Angus and Dundee Roots Festival

16/06/2008
Tickets are on sale now for events in the inaugural Angus & Dundee Roots Festival programme.
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30 May deadline for accommodation marketing opportunities

20/05/2008
The deadline for accommodation businesses signing up to the Marketing Opportunities for 2008/09 is 30 May.
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Dundee City’s Fest ’n’ Furious wins funding

20/05/2008
EventScotland, Scotland’s national events agency, has announced that Dundee’s Fest ‘n’ Furious event has been successful in the latest round of its Regional Events Programme.    More...

Apex Hotel leading the way with green and healthy food practices

20/05/2008
The Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa is delighted be one of the first companies in Dundee to win the HealthyLiving accolade for Metro Brasserie & Bar.    More...

Another Perthshire five-star award

22/04/2008
Crieff businesswoman Verona Sutherland has proved her interior design skills have star quality - five star quality to be precise.   More...

Carnoustie B&B crowned world class

22/04/2008
Park House Bed & Breakfast has claimed its place as one of the top B&Bs in Angus, and indeed Scotland, with the awarding of a VisitScotland five star award.

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Angus & Dundee Roots Festival Takes Shape

22/04/2008
Organisers of the inaugural Angus & Dundee ‘Roots Festival’ are forging ahead with arrangements for the festival which will provide a focus for people whose ancestors came from Angus & Dundee to visit the area to find out more about their ancestral homeland.    More...

Perthshire from on high

22/04/2008
A brand new DVD showcasing the stunning scenery of Perthshire Big Tree Country (PBTC) from the air is now available.   More...

Stanley Mills Opens for Business

22/04/2008
An ambitious £4.6 million project to breathe new life into the Stanley Mills complex, on the banks of the River Tay, is now complete.    More...

First osprey returns to Loch of the Lowes

22/04/2008
The Scottish Wildlife Trust [SWT] is delighted to announce that the original female osprey has returned to her summer home at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve near Dunkeld.    More...

Resounding success for Perthshire tourism conference

17/03/2008
The third annual Perthshire tourism conference has been hailed a massive success with some 120 delegates attending the one day event.    More...

The Ultimate Weekend Away

17/03/2008
If you fancy a different way to spend your weekends, then how about this? The Highlander is a weekend of quad biking provided by Highland Offroad.   More...

£2m boost for Edwardian theatre

17/03/2008
Perth Theatre is to receive a £2m makeover as part of a project to boost cultural facilities in the town.    More...

Special discount for Perthshire tourism operators

17/03/2008
Blair Castle Trekking Centre is offering tourism operators in Perthshire a special discount for their staff to come trekking on weekdays from 25 March until 28 June 2008.    More...

Angus Glens Walking Festival 2008

17/03/2008
The festival is based in Kirriemuir, the gateway to the superb Angus Glens and birthplace of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.    More...

What's On around the country

17/03/2008
Downloadable guides for your guests and staff to keep updated on what's on are available from www.visitscotland.org.    More...

Award Winning Angus Glens Walking Festival 2008

19/02/2008
The festival is based in Kirriemuir, the gateway to the superb Angus Glens and birthplace of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.    More...

Perthshire Golf Guide now available

19/02/2008
The brand new Perthshire - Pure Golfing Pleasure golf guide is available for the first time.   More...

Going for Growth, a free event for tourism businesses

19/02/2008
A one day conference will be held on Friday 29 February, 10.30 am – 3.30pm at Perth Racecourse, Scone, by Perth.    More...

Scotland’s Tartan Day: A week-long programme of events in Scotland

19/02/2008
This year Scotland celebrates Tartan Day with a week long programme of events from Saturday, 29th March to Saturday, 6th April, commemorating the very best of Scotland and the Scots, both at home and away.   More...

Scam - Beware

19/02/2008
The Fife Network Office has received alerts from accommodation providers in the area about a scam targeting Fife and the rest of Scotland.    More...

What's On around the country

19/02/2008
In response to industry feedback a series of What's On listings have been produced by VisitScotland's network staff.   More...

Invitation to network event, 24 January

21/01/2008
Quality will be at the forefront of the first VisitScotland Perthshire and Angus & Dundee networking event of 2008.    More...

Perthshire Tourism: Going for Growth, a free event for tourism businesses

21/01/2008
A one day conference will be held on Friday 29 February, 10.30 am – 3.30pm at Perth Racecourse, Scone, By Perth. The event will give businesses the opportunity to hear from experts in the tourism industry and put their questions to the various speakers from throughout the day.   More...

Bridge Success for Perth

21/01/2008
Following a successful lottery bid and public TV vote in December 2007, Perth will receive £1.25 million from the People’s Lottery Giveaway towards the Sustrans Connect2 bridge over the River Tay.    More...

Fortingall Hotel Awarded “Gold”

21/01/2008
Fortingall Hotel, in the beautiful Arts and Crafts village of Fortingall at the foot of Glen Lyon, is delighted to announce this week that it has obtained the top ‘Gold’ award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme, becoming only the second hotel in Perthshire to achieve such status, the first being Gleneagles.   More...

New Guides launched

21/01/2008
Perthshire, Angus & Dundee Accommodation Guides; Perthshire Visitor Guides; and Angus & Dundee Visitor Guides are now in circulation. This is the first time the two areas have combined the accommodation guides and will enable VisitScotland to expand the target market of potential visitors to both Perthshire and Angus & Dundee.   More...