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18/12/2006
The VisitScotland Annual Review is now available on visitscotland.org More...
18/12/2006
Easyjet intends to introduce a daily Edinburgh to Madrid service commencing May 2007, and a daily Edinburgh to Milan service commencing April 2007. It will be a year-round service with a maximum of 7 rotations per week. The services will be operated on an Airbus 319 which has a capacity of 156 seats.
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18/12/2006
VisitScotland have developed a new online marketing opportunities enquiry tool on www.visitscotland.org, by using this tool you will be able to view VisitScotland Marketing Opportunities which are relevant to your type and size of business. More...
18/12/2006
VisitScotland launched the Date a Hot Scot campaign to encourage visitors from USA and Europe to visit Scotland. We are now giving you the opportunity to promote your business through a low cost travel deal on the "Date a Hot Scot" website. More...
18/12/2006
The Research and Statistics section of www.visitscotland.org has been updated. More...
18/12/2006
Eden Project founder Tim Smit is the key note speaker at Tourism Innovation Day, 21 February 2007. Eden opened in 2000, since then more than 6 million people have come to see this “cradle of life” that has had a pivotal role in regional tourism development. More...
18/12/2006
The Information and Sales team continue to test new ways of working and to introduce improvements to the network of Tourist Information Centres and Information Points around Scotland. More...
18/12/2006
Pride and Passion have a mission, should you choose to accept it... More...
18/12/2006
VisitScotland has teamed up with the National Trust for Scotland, Scotland’s Gardens Scheme and over 50 gardens around the country to bring you the first-ever Scottish Snowdrop Festival. More...
18/12/2006
Sign up for a true visitor experience with Pride & Passion! More...
18/12/2006
100K Welcomes has now been launched. This new training course is designed to help tourism businesses and their employees turn their customers into 'raving fans' More...
18/12/2006
The Scenario Planning viewpoint article features Ian Gardner, Marketing Manager at the National Trust for Scotland, discussing the importance of Visitor Attractions to the tourism economy. More...
18/12/2006
Chief Executive Philip Riddle provides a seasonal message. More...
28/11/2006
If you would like the opportunity to ask VisitScotland's Chairman a question, or to meet members of the Board and the Senior Management Team, come along to the Annual Public Meeting on Friday 8 December 2006 at the City Halls, Glasgow. More...
28/11/2006
The new technology which now powers VisitScotland.com (including the website, the National Contact Centre and also the search and booking system used by all Scotland's Tourist Information Centres) went live on the evening of Monday 20 November as planned - on time and within budget. More...
28/11/2006
The review of the Information and Sales network was completed in March and it produced some key recommendations which have been tested out during the season (and many will continue into 2007). More...
28/11/2006
Recommendations for a ‘tourism tax’ were put forward in the independent Review of Local Government Finance, published on 9 November. More...
28/11/2006
Nearly 2.4 million overseas visitors came to Scotland last year, a 50 per cent increase since 2001 and the highest figure ever recorded. More...
28/11/2006
The PR teams at VisitScotland celebrated after recently scooping two top prizes in the CIPR Pride Awards. More...
28/11/2006
Do you have a member of staff who could act as an ambassador for Scotland? More...
28/11/2006
The winners of the Scottish Thistle Awards were announced at the ceremony Scotland’s top tourism businesses for 2006 were named at the glittering Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 27th October. More...
28/11/2006
The most exciting event in Scottish tourism is happening at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on Wednesday 21st February. Adopting a theme of Collaboration, the event will provide a mix of inspirational speakers, “how to” practical sessions and demonstrations of best practice in Scotland and further afield. Not to be missed! More...
28/11/2006
A Programme of traditional music sessions to celebrate St Andrews Day will take place across Scotland. More...
28/11/2006
VisitScotland’s corporate site has seen a number of changes. More...
28/11/2006
The latest edition of VisitScotland’s Tomorrow's World briefing papers addresses the potential role for food tourism in Scotland, and the latest Future's Lecture discusses Fast Food in Modern Society. More...
28/11/2006
Businesses are advised to show caution when considering acting on dubious emails. More...
28/11/2006
The Tourist Boards (Scotland) Bill, introduced on 20 March 2006, was passed in the Scottish Parliament on 25 October. More...
28/11/2006
The Dolphin Space Programme (DSP) is an accreditation scheme for wildlife tour boat operators in the Moray Firth. The programme launches its new website, www.dolphinspace.org on December 7th. More...
28/11/2006
There’s still time to book a place at the Scottish Tourism Forum industry open meeting, Profitable Growth for a Sustainable Future: 50% growth – how do ‘we’ do it?, at Macdonald Inchyra Grange Hotel, near Stirling, on 5 Dec. More...
28/11/2006
The Scottish Tourism Forum (STF) has launched a manifesto for the Scottish tourism industry, ‘Profitable growth for a sustainable future’. More...
28/11/2006
easyJet has announced a new daily service from Munich to Edinburgh commencing on 4 April 2007. More...
28/11/2006
Last year’s VisitScotland Tourism Business of the Year has now been recognised in the global First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards 2006. More...
28/11/2006
As the quieter period is upon us, this is the ideal opportunity for you and your staff to attend one of the workshops that Tourist Board Training are currently running. More...
28/11/2006
On-line booking, new ticketing systems, snowbikes and snowmobile treks are just some of the new initiatives being introduced by Scotland’s ski centres this season. More...
23/10/2006
Are you involved in consultancy as a client or consultant? If so, this is the specialist event for you. Tourism Society Scotland is arranging an event focused on optimising the effectiveness of consultancy in the public, private and not-for-profit sector. More...
23/10/2006
In recognition of the linkages between economic development and business tourism, VisitScotland’s Business Tourism Unit (BTU) has embarked on a programme of collaboration with Scottish Development International (SDI), the agency which promotes inward investment to Scotland. More...
23/10/2006
Hotels in Scotland boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 8.2% during the month of August. More...
23/10/2006
The ABTA Tourism & Leisure Group is encouraging the sale of UK holidays through the trade, providing the relevant tools to make selling domestic destinations easier. More...
23/10/2006
Edinburgh and Glasgow have topped a prestigious poll rating the UK’s favourite cities. More...
23/10/2006
Do you have a burning question you would like to ask the VisitScotland Chairman? Do you want the chance to meet members of the Board and the Senior Management Team? If so, read on for more details. More...
23/10/2006
Interested in having a presence in your key international markets between January and December 2007? Well, Britain Holiday Ideas (BHI) will guarantee this for you. More...
23/10/2006
VisitScotland is launching their campaign for this Winter. Its core theme will be ‘white’ and we will be encouraging consumers to come to Scotland to experience the variety of things to see and do in Winter. It is a large-scale campaign which aims to increase accommodation bookings during the quiet months of January, February and March. It also pushes Scotland to be front of mind when potential visitors are planning a holiday.
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23/10/2006
Bethany Christian Trust is offering its Large Tree ordering service to guest houses throughout Edinburgh & Lothians and Fife as part of their Caring Christmas Trees appeal. More...
23/10/2006
The PR teams at VisitScotland have been shortlisted for six awards in the CIPR Scotland Pride awards. More...
23/10/2006
Fire safety laws in Scotland changed on 1st October 2006 so it is vital you know what action is required. More...
23/10/2006
The Scotland United Conference Committee has announced that the annual tourism conference, Scotland United, has been changed this year in favour of a smaller, more focused industry event. More...
23/10/2006
As the main season is drawing to a close this is the ideal opportunity for you or your staff to attend workshops that Tourist Board Training are currently running. More...
23/10/2006
Scotland is rapidly developing as the leading sustainable tourism destination in Europe, Tourism Minister Patricia Ferguson said after attending the first meeting of the Sustainable Tourism Partnership. More...
23/10/2006
New research has revealed that more than 1 million adults in the UK are ‘very willing’ to pay more for an ‘ethical’ or ‘responsible’ holiday. More...
23/10/2006
The UK’s leading travel company, Thomson, has recently launched a new sustainable tourism section on its website. This new section was developed to address increasing customer demand for information about the potential environmental impact of their holiday and travel plans. More...
23/10/2006
The winners of this year's Scottish Thistle Awards will be announced soon. More...
23/10/2006
Car touring represents the largest leisure tourism market to Scotland from Europe. The Pan European Touring Campaign is VisitScotland’s largest campaign to run on the continent. More...
23/10/2006
Not for the faint hearted, this year Halloween has an air of claustrophobia. From City of the Dead in Edinburgh to Steam and Scream on the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, there is lots going on to entertain your guests. More...
23/10/2006
As it nears the end of its first year of existence, businesses are invited to join the association. More...
26/09/2006
Scotland’s leading youth travel company Haggis Adventures has been named as VisitScotland Tourism Business of the Year at this year's National Business Awards for Scotland. More...
26/09/2006
Business owners and senior managers in the conference, meetings and corporate hospitality sectors are being urged to sign up quickly for this year’s Scottish Enterprise Business Tourism Conference, held in partnership with VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit on Wednesday 22 November at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Glasgow. More...
26/09/2006
Do you have a burning question you would like to ask the VisitScotland Chairman? Do you want the chance to meet members of the Board and the Senior Management Team? If so, come along to the VisitScotland Annual Public Meeting on Friday 8 December 2006 at the City Halls, Glasgow. More...
26/09/2006
Scotland’s largest customer-focused conference, the UK Customer Management Conference, returns with more world-class speakers offering practical advice on how to improve your business competitiveness by delivering outstanding service to your customers. More...
26/09/2006
VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance team has been working with the Scottish Association of Farmers Markets and EatScotland, to develop a quality assurance scheme for farmers markets across Scotland. More...
26/09/2006
The new, daily easyJet Berlin to Glasgow route will be a key selling point in the German market Glasgow city breaks promotion. More...
26/09/2006
The third phase of VisitScotland’s pan-European City break campaign begins this Autumn. The first two phases generated €16.6million of business for Scotland and over 750,000 web visits. More...
26/09/2006
A recent re-awakening of Scottish cultural identity and sense of pride, fed by media interest in family history, has led to an upsurge in interest from people across the world looking to research their Scottish roots. More...
26/09/2006
The Scottish Tourism Forum’s AGM and Open Meeting, sponsored by Crerar Hotels, will be held at Scotland’s Hotel in Pitlochry on 5th October. This red letter day in the tourism calendar offers an unrivalled opportunity to network and debate issues of importance.
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26/09/2006
Details are available of Tourist Board Training (TBT) autumn programme of training opportunities. More...
26/09/2006
The Pride & Passion winter programme of 'dramatically' improved customer service theatre workshops has been revealed. More...
26/09/2006
With 650,000 visitors attending over 10 days, this was the largest Celtic music festival in Europe. More...
26/09/2006
Surprise and Delight: Are you looking for inspiration to improve your service and exceed expectations? More...
26/09/2006
Pride & Passion have introduced a freepost card that asks ‘Friends’ and supporters to tell one person or business about Pride & Passion, do one thing differently, better or that’s new. The final part of the challenge is to return the card to tell them about it to spread ideas and good practice. More...
26/09/2006
Just imagine…..
In 2030 Gleneagles Space Station will be the world’s most exclusive resort. More...
26/09/2006
Research has shown that German, French, Italian and Swedish visitors to Scotland are more knowledgeable about our natural heritage than we are ourselves. How would you fare if your guests asked you what they can enjoy locally? More...
26/09/2006
We are continuing with our plans to improve and refresh our network of 124 Tourist Information Centres (TICs), information points, kiosks and partnerships. More...
29/08/2006
VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit (BTU) has given its website, conventionscotland.com, a complete overhaul. More...
29/08/2006
In a bid to encourage families from Scotland to get out and about to see the incredible wildlife on our doorstep, VisitScotland has produced a free education pack for schools. More...
29/08/2006
Details are available of Tourist Board Training (TBT) autumn programme of training opportunities. More...
29/08/2006
Pride & Passion has a new growth strategy to help grow the movement to 1000 active supporters by March 2007. More...
29/08/2006
The Castle Douglas Food Town Initiative is organising a conference on the 8th November, 2006. More...
29/08/2006
Details of the shortlisted finalists for this year’s tourism Oscars – the Scottish Thistle Awards– have been announced. More...
29/08/2006
VisitScotland has commissioned George Street Research to undertake its Industry Barometer, a regular tracking study amongst a panel of tourism businesses. More...
29/08/2006
Applications for The Considerate Hotel of the Year Awards 2006 are now being invited and are open to any UK hotel or guesthouse with 6 or more guest bedrooms. More...
29/08/2006
Public sector workers in Scotland are being encouraged to stay in accommodation accredited under VisitScotland's Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS). More...
29/08/2006
Following recent technical problems the site is now back on-line. More...
29/08/2006
The new futures lecture programme, in conjunction with Tourism Society begins in September 2006 with a number of topics focused around the ambition for growth.
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29/08/2006
The scenario planning group's commissioned report on sustainable tourism has been published. More...
29/08/2006
Recent events have seen a number of security measures brought in. Information is available for air travellers and also on a police-led campaign 'Know Your Customer'. More...
24/07/2006
VisitScotland.com - the national tourism booking and information service - has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the world’s leading provider of tourist website technology. More...
24/07/2006
VisitScotland's Exhibitions & Promotions Directory 2006/07 is now available. This publication details the range of events, exhibitions, trade fairs and promotions that are available for industry to buy into to promote their business both in the UK and overseas. More...
24/07/2006
The deadline is fast approaching for booking your advertisement in this quality guide that is published as usual in English, French, Italian, Spanish. More...
24/07/2006
The planned cut off date for receiving applications within the 2006 Quality Assurance scheme has been set for Friday 28th July. More...
24/07/2006
New research, showing that UK residents took around 14 million trips to Scotland and spent £3 billion in 2005, has just been published. More...
24/07/2006
VisitScotland hopes to attract more visitors to Scotland to visit the country’s range of public gardens through a new website. More...
24/07/2006
The Da Vinci Code phenomena continues this week as 140 competition winners from around the world descend on Scotland, as part of a unique competition VisitScotland is running in conjunction with Sony Pictures. More...
24/07/2006
Launched in December 2005, the number of participants in VisitScotland’s Children Welcome Scheme has risen to over 50. More...
24/07/2006
EatScotland is VisitScotland’s national food and drink quality assurance scheme. More...
24/07/2006
If you are looking for ways to extend the tourist season, then this event may be of interest to you. It is aimed at anyone who is a frontline tourism operator, keen to attract visiting watersports enthusiasts. More...
24/07/2006
There have been recent reports in the media and from some businesses in the tourism industry about outbreaks of Norovirus (also known by other names including Winter Vomiting Disease). More...
24/07/2006
We are making progress in implementing some of the ideas which emerged from last year’s visitor research to improve the information and sales network. More...
24/07/2006
The new edition of the Scotland Now ezine is out now. More...
24/07/2006
UK Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell recently launched the widest ever consultation of the industry industry and cited the 2012 Olympics as a “unique opportunity” for tourism More...
24/07/2006
Recent figures released show over a million foreign visitors came to Edinburgh in 2005 and that Glasgow was once again named in the top five most visited cities and towns in the UK.
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24/07/2006
VisitScotland has teamed up with the National Trust for Scotland, Royal Botanic Gardens, Peebles; Cambo Estate, Fife; and Floors Castle, Kelso; to introduce Scotland’s first ever National Snowdrop Festival. More...
24/07/2006
A new families web site has been launched, to tie in with the Highland Spring promotional campaign. More...
27/06/2006
Finalists for the VisitScotland Tourism Business of the Year Award have been announced. More...
27/06/2006
Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to target the Russian travel trade directly. New for October 2006, VisitScotland is planning a Scotland sales mission to Moscow providing an opportunity for about 10-15 Scottish businesses to meet key Russian travel trade contacts. More...
27/06/2006
Consumers in Scandinavia and the Netherlands have recently seen new developments on direct routes into Scotland’s cities, with VisitScotland and industry partners supporting press trips highlighting Scotland’s accessibility to those in the benefiting countries. More...
27/06/2006
VisitScotland’s highly successful European city break campaign, targeting the German, French, Dutch and Swedish markets, will re-launch this September 2006. More...
27/06/2006
The VisitScotland Consumer PR team recently dropped about two dozen journalists from the UK, Ireland, Sweden and Germany into the freezing cold water of the river Garry in Perthshire - after challenging them to a mountain bike ride and a canoe race. All this to promote Perthshire? More...
27/06/2006
A full list of marketing opportunities available to businesses involved in ancestral tourism is available on visitscotland.org. More...
27/06/2006
Figures for the top 20 visitor attractions in Scotland for 2005 have been published. More...
27/06/2006
A new initiative to entice youngsters into the Scottish tourist industry was launched this month with the help of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Patricia Ferguson. More...
27/06/2006
The Association of Scotland’s Self Caterers (ASSC) has agreed to only market businesses that have been graded under VisitScotland’s quality assurance scheme. More...
27/06/2006
VisitScotland’s North American, Asia/Pacific trade team has widened the net to build business across the globe. By focusing on key long-haul markets and creating business opportunities as they go, early indications show that these business-to-business opportunities are bringing home rewards. More...
27/06/2006
VisitScotland’s Dateahotscot.com prize-winners’ trip was a resounding success thanks to support from a variety of tourism businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Over 60,000 women visited the website where they could vote for their favourite Hot Scot and the resulting media coverage reached millions of potential tourists.
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27/06/2006
Information on the ranges of events, exhibitions, trade fairs and promotions being considered in VisitScotland’s promotional programme for 2006/2007 is available in the Exhibitions Directory. More...
27/06/2006
You will undoubtedly be aware of the move towards a common grading standard for tourism businesses across Britain. This has meant ensuring consistent standards and awards across the Scottish, English, Welsh and UK-wide AA systems. More...
27/06/2006
On 27 and 28 May, the VisitScotland Benelux and Scandinavia Marketing and PR team donned their wellies for the first ever Schotland Festival, celebrating and promoting Scotland in the Netherlands. More...
27/06/2006
The opportunity to book tickets and tables for this year's awards is now available. More...
27/06/2006
There have been misleading reports in the media suggesting VisitScotland supports a 'green tax'. More...
27/06/2006
For the first time ever, all members of Scottish Independent Hostels (SIH) are to be given awards through VisitScotland’s Quality and Standards grading scheme. More...
24/05/2006
VisitScotland’s Scenario Planning section has produced a new Tomorrow’s World newsletter, focusing on “The Authentic Tourist” and also an economic analysis article on the US fiscal deficit and how it may affect Scottish tourism. More...
24/05/2006
Scottish tourism businesses had a very successful evening at the UK Business Excellence Awards for the leisure, travel and tourism industry, at the recent Gala Awards Dinner in London. More...
24/05/2006
After a successful Expo 2006, preparations are already in place for next year’s event. It will be held at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh – the first time it has been held in the capital since 1991 - on 18 and 19 April 2007. More...
24/05/2006
The 2006 Thistle Awards, which are widely recognised as one of the top accolades a tourism business can receive, seek out Scottish tourism businesses that consistently strive for quality and innovation. More...
24/05/2006
This new quality assurance scheme was launched in January 2005. The first six months saw 250 places to eat put themselves forward for assessment. The first issue of the offical EatScotland newsletter is now available.
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24/05/2006
visitscotland.com has had a successful 2006 with web and self-catering bookings showing impressive increases as well as the launch of the ARRAN tool for accommodation providers. There are still many opportunities to promote and sell rooms online all over Scotland.
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24/05/2006
The Information and Sales project has reached phase three – implementation. Over the next few months we will be working with network offices and partners in local authorities and other tourism organisations to take forward and evaluate these ideas. More...
24/05/2006
The Tourism Innovation Group is keen to further the existing interest from both providers and visitors in sustainable tourism in Scotland. For those operators who feel they should be doing something, but don’t know where to start! More...
24/05/2006
Hollywood blockbuster movie The Da Vinci Code was released this month, bringing enormous potential benefits for Scottish tourism. The movie, starring Tom Hanks, was partly filmed at Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May. More...
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