Orkney
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20/05/2008
Visitor attractions in Orkney saw more visitors in 2007 than 2006 according to a recent survey. More...
20/05/2008
Guarantee a lively build up to the summer with these dates for your diary. More...
17/03/2008
Pride and Passion Scotland is inviting all office workers to go ‘Back 2 the floor’ this March. Read on to find out more… More...
17/03/2008
Downloadable guides for your guests and staff to keep updated on what's on are available from www.visitscotland.org. More...
17/03/2008
A serene spot in Orkney and its resident café were chosen to launch a major VisitScotland national campaign. More...
17/03/2008
A new programme of tours from Pride and Passion has just been finalised. More...
17/03/2008
The Pier Arts Centre is among 10 museums and galleries on the long list for this year’s prestigious Art Fund Prize. More...
17/03/2008
Highlands & Islands Enterprise, in partnership with the Scottish Tourism Forum and VisitScotland, bring a workshop, designed specifically for people involved in the tourist industry, to your local area. More...
17/03/2008
Celebrities Nell McAndrew and Ben Fogle are urging the nation to forget its fast-food, abandon its armchairs, ditch its DVDs, pack in their PCs and instead get active by taking on a Monster Challenge.
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19/02/2008
Orkney was on show to over 50,000 people in London earlier this month More...
19/02/2008
A new feature on the VisitOrkney website is proving popular amongst tourism businesses. More...
19/02/2008
VisitOrkney has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind people to create an audio visitor guide. More...
19/02/2008
The Pier Arts Centre in Stromness has been recognised with a place in the finals for the Art Fund Prize. More...
19/02/2008
In response to industry feedback a series of What's On listings have been produced by VisitScotland's network staff. More...
21/01/2008
Loganair has announced an increase in the number of low cost flights to residents in the Northern Isles.
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21/01/2008
The Orkney tourism brochure is now available in audio format. More...
21/01/2008
VisitOrkney's breakfast bulletins, launched on 7th January, have been heralded a success.
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21/01/2008
Orkney will be showcased to a London audience next week as the VisitOrkney team heads for The Destinations Holiday and Travel Show, in Earls Court in London from 31 Jauary to 3 February. More...
21/01/2008
Loganair flights to and from the Northern Isles will be replaced by FlyBe flights from October this year, it was announced last week. The move will deliver more UK and European flight connections to Scottish air passengers.
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21/01/2008
Highlands & Islands Enterprise, in partnership with the Scottish Tourism Forum and VisitScotland, are bringing workshops designed specifically for people involved in the tourist industry, to Wick, Kirkwall and Lerwick. More...
18/12/2007
In January 2008 VisitOrkney will be sending out a NEW daily ‘breakfast bulletin’ to the tourism industry, to help them provide information to their guests and visitors. More...
18/12/2007
The 2008 Orkney brochure is now online at www.visitorkney.com. More...
18/12/2007
VisitOrkney is reporting a great response to their new online marketing opportunities for accommodation providers. More...
18/12/2007
The Skye & Lochalsh Marketing Group are offering you the chance to win a holiday to Skye amongst other goodies. More...
19/11/2007
A series of What's On listings have been produced in response to industry feedback, all of these are available for you to download from VisitScotland's website. More...
19/11/2007
Kirkwall's West End Hotel re-opened on Friday 9th November, following extensive refurbishment. More...
19/11/2007
Orkney’s official tourism website, www.visitorkney.com has seen the highest visitor numbers ever recorded this year, showing an increase on the figures for 2006 in every month. More...
19/11/2007
The Hall of Clestrain in Orphir has gone one step further on the road to becoming the Orkney Boat Museum with a donation from the Heritage Lottery Fund of £46,400 for the planning phase of the restoration project. More...
19/11/2007
Architects Reiach & Hall recently won the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Andrew Doolan Award 2007 for their work on Stromness' Pier Arts Centre. More...
23/10/2007
VisitScotland offers a host of online training opportunities to the tourism industry, through Tourist Board Training (TBT), aimed at enhancing knowledge of specialist niche markets.
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23/10/2007
The 2008 tourist brochure from VisitOrkney promoting all there is to see and so in the islands will be launched on Thursday 8th November 2007 at an informal evening event at 8pm at the Lynnfield Hotel. More...
17/09/2007
Scottish Development International, Moscow, is proposing to bring a group of Russian buyers from major distributors in Russia to Scotland. More...
17/09/2007
A series of What's On listings have been produced in response to industry feedback, all of these are available for you to download from VisitScotland's website. More...
17/09/2007
Some attractions in Orkney will be opening their doors to the public offering free tours this month. More...
17/09/2007
A great chance to spot migrating birds in Autumn. More...
17/09/2007
The Orkney Blues Festival returns to Stromness from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 September, with a packed programme of both visiting and local performers. More...
17/09/2007
September is Scottish Archaeology Month and as one of the world’s best locations for archaeology, boasting a host of well preserved Neolithic villages, burial tombs and stone circles, Orkney is playing a part. More...
27/08/2007
VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit - North is currently organising a Northern Showcase in Edinburgh at the exclusive Merchants Hall on 2 October. More...
27/08/2007
Two accommodation providers in Orkney have recently attained five star status, while six providers have attained four star status, following an inspection from the VisitScotland Quality Assurance team. More...
27/08/2007
Orkney is among six Scottish communities to have won a nation-wide challenge, which will see the islands receive 18 months of ongoing support and advice from tourism industry professionals.
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27/08/2007
VisitOrkney and VisitShetland have teamed up with NorthLink Ferries and Loganair to produce promotional inserts which will feature in the autumn/winter edition of the Ramblers Association magazine, ‘Walk’, and also in the October edition of ‘Coast’ magazine. More...
27/08/2007
Tourist Board Training is organising a series of niche market workshops in Orkney this Autumn, which are also linked to VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes More...
23/07/2007
Orkney’s potential as a visitor destination is reaching new and bigger audiences from this month, with the launch of the VisitOrkney website and imagery on the back of a large lorry belonging to local garden centre, D & H. Glue. More...
23/07/2007
VisitOrkney launched a new nature message board on their website this month, enabling members of the public to send in messages detailing recent wildlife sightings in the islands, highlighting them to interested locals and visitors. More...
18/06/2007
VisitOrkney is urging all tourism businesses in the area who have not yet signed up to any marketing opportunities to sign up immediately. More...
18/06/2007
The Orkney Village became the first ever winner of a new trophy for 'Best Feature Stand' at this month’s annual Royal Agricultural Bath and West Show. More...
18/06/2007
A series of niche market workshops will be run by Tourist Board Training in Kirkwall through the summer, which are linked to VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes. More...
18/06/2007
Loganair is offering three new chartered flight routes around the Orkney Islands this summer. More...
18/06/2007
VisitScotland, through the Sector Development department, is currently involved in a collaborative project which develops the links between farming and tourism. Working in partnership with FWAG and Scottish Natural Heritage, the three-year project ‘Linking Sustainable Farming, Tourism & Biodiversity’ runs across the Highlands & Islands area. More...
23/05/2007
Several of Orkney’s tourism businesses enjoyed significant growth in visitor numbers in 2006 compared with 2005, according to VisitScotland’s Scottish Visitor Attraction Monitor, which was announced last week. More...
23/05/2007
Staff from VisitOrkney hosted colleagues from VisitScotland’s Edinburgh-based marketing team this month, in a bid to build on their existing knowledge of Orkney and fully familiarise them with the quality and range of exciting tourism activities available in the islands. More...
23/05/2007
Barriers of both geography and time were broken down this month as Orkney formed the backdrop to a special reunion which saw more than 100 long lost relatives from Orkney and Canada brought together for the first time, in the second ever Orkney Homecoming event. More...
23/04/2007
A new flight operated by Loganair will allow island hopping in the extreme north. The new scheduled flight departs from North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Orkney Islands, and travels to the even more remote location of Fair Isle. More...
23/04/2007
VisitScotland's Marketing Opportunities Campaign is now well underway and businesses should have received an information pack inviting them to register their interest in marketing opportunities with VisitScotland for 2007/2008. More...
23/04/2007
Highland Park has been named Distiller of the Year at the San Francisco World Spirits Awards 2007. More...
23/04/2007
The annual Orkney Folk Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Packed with special anniversary projects as well as many of the old favourites, the event kicks off on Thursday 24 May and runs until Sunday 27 May. More...
23/04/2007
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver made a flying trip to Orkney in April where he claimed he’d had the ‘best meal ever in Scotland’. More...
19/02/2007
Involved in tourism in the Highlands and Islands? Whether you're a customer facing business or a supplier of products or services to the industry this morning meeting will help you to focus on profitable growth and should not be missed. More...
22/01/2007
Orkney’s official tourism website has proved to be a big hit with more using the site. More...
22/01/2007
VisitOrkney has invested in some striking new marketing tools with seven new exhibition displays. If you would like to use these, please read on. More...
22/01/2007
Orkney is to be showcased alongside some of the world’s leading travel destinations at a major travel event in London next month. More...
22/01/2007
A group of eleven journalists from the British Guild of Travel Writers will travel to Orkney this week to experience for themselves what the islands have to offer. More...
22/01/2007
Orkney Marinas was the first group in Orkney to successfully secure VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund and other local businesses are now being urged to take advantage. More...
18/12/2006
The Scottish Tourism Forum’s popular series of Highlands and Islands e-commerce workshops, in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, VisitScotland and VisitScotland.com, return with the programme launching on 23 January 2007 in Tarbert. At only £25, including buffet lunch, these excellent value events, which include expert insight into consumer trends, help you to make more money from the internet. More...
28/11/2006
Marine tourism in Orkney has received a welcome boost thanks to funding from VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
28/11/2006
The Scottish Tourism Forum’s popular series of Highlands and Islands e-commerce workshops, in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, VisitScotland and VisitScotland.com, return this year, with the programme launching on 12 December in Tarbert. More...
23/10/2006
Time is quickly running out for tourism businesses to take advantage of VisitScotland’s Marketing Opportunities for 2006-07. More...
23/10/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
26/09/2006
Orkney’s only five star serviced accommodation, Rickla, has once again been shortlisted for this year’s ‘tourism Oscars’, the Thistle Awards.
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26/09/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund.
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26/09/2006
Figures have revealed that Orkney’s tourist accommodation sector enjoyed a very successful June, with much higher than average occupancy rates. More...
29/08/2006
VisitOrkney have been backing a campaign to encourage BBC viewers to vote for Dennis Head Old Beacon on North Ronaldsay to win substantial funds for its restoration. More...
29/08/2006
Visitors to the VisitOrkney website are now able to enjoy even more virtual island views, with a third webcam added to the site. More...
29/08/2006
Time is running out for tourism businesses wishing to take advantage of VisitScotland’s Marketing Opportunities for 2006-07.
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29/08/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
24/07/2006
Time is running out for tourism businesses to take advantage of VisitScotland’s Marketing Opportunities for 2006-07. More...
24/07/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
27/06/2006
New figures have indicated that Orkney’s visitor attractions have enjoyed a highly successful start to 2006, with significant increases in visitor numbers. More...
27/06/2006
Time is running out for tourism businesses to return their VisitScotland Marketing Opportunities form for 2006/07. More...
27/06/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
24/05/2006
You will now have received a tailored pack of information on VisitScotland’s Marketing Opportunities for 2006-07, which includes suggestions of local, national, and additional opportunities suitable for your business. More...
24/05/2006
The search for the top tourism businesses across Scotland has begun, with entries being sought for the 2006 Thistle Awards. More...
24/05/2006
Orkney tourism businesses are being urged to take advantage of the marketing opportunities available to them through VisitScotland’s Challenge Fund. More...
24/05/2006
The joint approach of local tourism agencies VisitOrkney and VisitShetland and transport partner Northlink Ferries proved so successful at last month’s VisitScotland Expo that it was awarded “Most Effective Stand for Doing Business”. More...
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