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...

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...

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...