Outer Hebrides
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20/05/2008
The Glendale Gathering and Skye Storytelling Festival 2008 returns to the north western corner of Skye this month for the eighteenth consecutive year. More...
20/05/2008
VisitScotland are pleased to announce that Mary Ann MacIver has recently been appointed as Islands Manager for the Outer Hebrides.
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20/05/2008
Harris is being promoted as an attractive holiday destination across the Atlantic as part of a three month campaign run by VisitScotland. More...
20/05/2008
Outer Hebrides visitor attractions enjoyed a 0.5% growth in visitor numbers in 2007 compared with 2006, according to VisitScotland’s Scottish Visitor Attraction Monitor. More...
20/05/2008
Harris Tweed Hebrides are delighted to celebrate the revival of Harris Tweed, it has been announced that the first order to be produced since the company reopened the mill will be sent to Russia. 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
The planned visitscotland.com presentations for 18 & 19th March have been postponed. We anticipate these will now take place in April.
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17/03/2008
Following on from the fantastic success of the 2007 Who Cares Wins Awards, we are delighted to announce that the 2008 awards will take place on Wednesday 26 March 2008 at a gala dinner in the Dark Island Hotel, Benbecula. More...
17/03/2008
A familiarisation trip is planned for the Lewis and Harris Association members to visit the Uists from 25 to 27 March. The purpose of the trip is for Tourism Operators to familiarise themselves with what the Uists have to offer visitors.
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17/03/2008
Over 15 of the best Outer Hebrides cafés are joining forces with other tourism businesses around the country to help give visitors a sweeter taste of Scotland.
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19/02/2008
Barra has hit the big screen in a new cinema advert, which aims to attract more English visitors to Scotland. More...
19/02/2008
This year House of Beauly are expanding their annual Celtic Festival to celebrate Celtic history and folklore from around Britain, (Scotland, Cornwall and Wales), Ireland and France through ancient and modern cultural links. More...
19/02/2008
You are invited to attend this first ever conference especially designed for the Bed & Breakfast sector which will be held on Thursday 6th March 2008 at the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. More...
19/02/2008
James Kennedy of VisitScotland.com is hosting a number of open meetings throughout the Hebrides for tourism businesses.
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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
Details of VisitScotland roadshows will shortly appear in the local press. More...
18/12/2007
The Highlands and Islands’ top tourism businesses were announced during a glittering awards ceremony at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness on Friday, 16th November.
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18/12/2007
JCrew, a US clothing designer and retailer, filmed their current winter catalogue in Skye, using the Island’s mysterious mountains to show off their winter clothing range.
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18/12/2007
VisitScotland’s Chairman Peter Lederer met a wide range of public and private sector representatives during his two day tour of the Outer Hebrides in November, including the Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association and the Winter Harris Marketing Group.
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18/12/2007
VisitScotland has launched the latest brochure for the Outer Hebrides. Aimed at a worldwide market, it forms the backbone of the marketing activity for the area in 2008.
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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
Residents of Durness are celebrating after the first arts festival staged in the village picked up a major national award. More...
19/11/2007
A Highland woman has become the first ever bed and breakfast owner to scoop the most prestigious prize in the Scottish tourism industry. More...
19/11/2007
To find out more about the support and assistance available to introduce Gaelic to the work-place please visit the following links on the Comunn na Gàidhlig website.
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19/11/2007
An Lanntair and Julie Fowlis are amongst those who have made it onto the shortlist in the prestigious ‘Scots Trad Music Awards’.
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19/11/2007
The Who Cares Wins Trade Fair event is taking place on the 22nd November from 12 – 6pm at the Caberfiedh Hotel in Stornoway, giving businesses the opportunity to sample a wide variety of products and services.
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19/11/2007
VisitScotland are holding local roadshows throughout the Outer Hebrides, come along to one in your area.
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19/11/2007
The Harris branch of the Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association (OHTIA) launched their latest marketing campaign ‘Winter Harris’ at a reception on the MV Hebrides in Tarbert, last week.
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23/10/2007
A journey into the heart of the Gaelic world has been so successful that five new trips are to be launched. The first of the Gaelic Rings, or Cearcaill na Gàidhlig, was launched in July and is based on Caledonian MacBrayne’s Islands Hopscotch route taking in Oban, Barra, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, North Uist, Skye and Mallaig.
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23/10/2007
The Highlands and Islands-wide quest to honour the area’s most successful tourism businesses, initiatives and individuals is on target for a nail-biting finale as the shortlist for the 2007 Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards is announced.
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23/10/2007
If you wish to book a place on any of these workshops or courses,
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23/10/2007
A feasibility study has identified a demand for new marina facilities and related onshore developments within Stornoway Inner Harbour. More...
23/10/2007
With a continuous growth in the UK short break market and with the islands less than an hour’s flight from Glasgow/Edinburgh/Inverness we are again this year putting together a promotion on www.VisitHebrides.com called “Winter Hebrides”.
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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
So what kinds of tourism businesses in Scotland are giving a good experience to visitors? This is the question that www.extramilescotland.co.uk is trying to answer.
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17/09/2007
Two important research studies on local produce have just been completed, and the results reported to the Outer Hebrides Branding Project Steering Group.
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17/09/2007
The following training courses are being run in the Outer Hebrides over September and October.
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17/09/2007
Look out over the coming months for two new websites being produced by VisitScotland Outer Hebrides as part of the niche suite of sites incorporated under www.visithebrides.com
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27/08/2007
Seachd – The Inaccessible Pinnacle received its world premiere on the 16th August at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival. Directed by Simon Miller and produced by Christopher Young. The film is a collaboration between Gaelic writers, actors, crew, vocalists and musicians to make a film set in modern day Scotland.
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27/08/2007
The autumn/winter suite of workshops has been designed to help tourism businesses effectively target and cater for a range of specialist markets. More...
27/08/2007
Tourism operators in the Highlands and Islands still have time to submit their entry for an award which could help to raise their profile and make an impact on their future development.
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27/08/2007
VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit is currently organising a Northern Showcase in Edinburgh at the exclusive Merchants Hall on 2nd October 2007.
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27/08/2007
Jean-Didier Hache, in conjunction with the Islands Book Trust, will present a talk on his new book “The French MacDonald” at Nunton Steadings on the 29th August at 8pm.
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27/08/2007
Faclan, the 2nd Hebridean Book Festival, is at An Lanntair from 29th August - 1st September 2007.
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23/07/2007
Highland 2007 has announced further funds to involve communities and voluntary groups throughout the area in the celebrations for the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
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23/07/2007
Tourism businesses across the Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to enter the 2007 Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards. The awards dinner is to held in the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness, on 16th November and promises to be the most glamorous event of the Highlands and Islands calendar.
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23/07/2007
The results of recent research into the facts and figures of Outer Hebrides tourism have revealed a large increase in the volume and value of visitors to the islands.
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23/07/2007
The Hebridean Celtic Festival competition run by VisitScotland at Celtic Connections earlier this year was won by Julia Donachie of Glasgow.
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23/07/2007
The work of Labour's last Scottish leader is being remembered with the launch of a new silver celtic pin. The John Smith Memorial Trust has commissioned a pin from Hebridean Jewellery, in South Uist.
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23/07/2007
Grace Yoxon of the International Otter Survival Fund on Skye will be speaking about her work with Otters on Thursday 2 August, 7pm at Nunton Staedings, Benbecula.
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23/07/2007
VisitScotland has recently been informed by members of the industry that cases of bed bugs are on the increase. Please be vigilant and look out for small blood spots appearing on pillows and bedding on a regular basis.
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23/07/2007
VisitScotland’s Outer Hebrides network office has undertaken an extensive campaign of marketing activity since the start of the year. The area has been promoted to a wide variety of potential visitors, using stunning Hebridean images and witty strap lines, proving hard for anyone to resist.
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18/06/2007
Open to all tourism businesses across the Highlands and Islands, these coveted awards represent what our world-famous hospitality is all about. The Awards are open to entries from the end of June.
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18/06/2007
Scrumptious salmon, tasty tablet and delicious drinks are being sought by the Highland and Islands Food and Drink Awards which is now open for entries. More...
18/06/2007
Cearcaill na Gàidhlig or The Gaelic Rings, is a new initiative designed to boost cultural tourism in the West Highlands and Outer Hebrides, through the creation of a Gaelic language and culture ‘trail’. More...
18/06/2007
Tourist Board Training is organising a series of niche market workshops, which are also linked to VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes.
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18/06/2007
A Fusion Skye & Lochalsh and the Outer Hebrides are hosting a joint mini-conference to promote enterprise and innovation. The event, titled 'using our natural resources in the Great Outdoors', is being held at Nunton Steading in Benbecula on 21-22 June 2007.
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18/06/2007
A yacht that once sailed in the BT Global Voyage is the first of its kind in the Outer Hebrides to offer guests an opportunity to crew the vessel.
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18/06/2007
The Caladh Inn has just been awarded with the internationally recognised Hospitality Assured accreditation at the same time as the Royal Hotel has been re-accredited for the second year running.
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18/06/2007
If not, why don’t you pop in and say hello to the staff and let them know what your business is offering?
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18/06/2007
The recently opened Heb Hostel in Stornway has been awarded four stars by VisitScotland. More...
18/06/2007
Read on for more information on the Gatliff Trust hostels throughout the Outer Hebrides. More...
18/06/2007
VisitScotland’s Outer Hebrides network office is leading by example having recently secured a Silver Green Tourism Business Scheme award. 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...
18/06/2007
VisitScotland’s Outer Hebrides network office is leading by example having recently secured a Silver Green Tourism Business Scheme award. The staff in the Stornoway office and Tourist Information Centre (TIC) are celebrating the fact their green credentials have been recognised as the Silver standard under the stringent GTBS assessment. More...
23/05/2007
Cearcaill na Gàidhlig, or The Gaelic Rings, is a brand new initiative designed to boost cultural tourism in the West Highlands and Outer Hebrides, through the creation of a Gaelic language and culture ‘trail’. More...
23/05/2007
The Skye Music Festival will take place on 25 & 26 May at the Broadford Airstrip on Skye.
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23/05/2007
Businesses from Knoydart and Skye have received top accolades in a national scheme recognising quality in Scotland’s food and drink. More...
23/05/2007
This year's Hebridean Celtic Festival headline acts include the Proclaimers, Moving Hearts, Seth Lakeman and the Peatbog Faeries. Tickets are now on sale. More...
23/05/2007
Following some significant investment in the Stornoway Tourist Information Centre, it is now open and looking forward to the 2007 season. More...
23/05/2007
The visithebrides.com website is looking to update the events listing for the summer months. More...
23/05/2007
This one-day workshop is aimed at all tourism businesses which accept children, from B&Bs and hotels to visitor attractions, restaurants and tourist information centres.
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23/05/2007
A Watersports Welcome Workshop has been developed to recognise this growing market and to ensure that tourism operators are maximising the potential benefits to their business. More...
23/04/2007
The search is over. The ultimate Highlands and Islands Icon as voted for on the Highland 2007 website is - Nessie. More...
23/04/2007
VisitScotland Highland, Highland 2007 and Caledonian MacBrayne, showcased the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as a great place to live and visit to the thousands of visitors in the Scottish Village, Grand Central Terminal, New York during Tartan Week (31 March – 8 April).
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23/04/2007
The Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association (OHTIA) launched their new website at their second AGM in March.
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23/04/2007
You are invited to the latest in the UHI HI Links series of local small business seminars on Wednesday 2 May.
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23/04/2007
VisitScotland has launched an audio version of the 2007 Outer Hebrides visitor brochure, aimed at making the Outer Hebrides more accessible to all. The brochure caters for a worldwide market, and is now available in an audio version which will allow visually impaired visitors access to appropriate information to ensure they have an enjoyable trip to the Outer Hebrides.
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23/04/2007
Seo Seinn 2007 will take place this week from 23rd to 27th April. The competition has attracted interest from competitors throughout Scotland and will see adult and youth performers of traditional and contemporary music and song aiming to win the major cash prizes on offer.
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23/04/2007
You now have the opportunity to advertise your business directly to visitors via a poster in your local Tourist Information Centre.
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23/04/2007
Following the outstanding success of the Who Cares Wins programme across the Outer Hebrides, a glittering awards ceremony and gala dinner was held in March in Stornoway to celebrate excellence in service throughout the area.
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19/03/2007
The latest new route from Inverness Airport took off on Monday 26 February with the start of Ryanair flights between the Highland capital and Nottingham.
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19/03/2007
Tourism Intelligence Scotland has undertaken research into Walking Tourism and the report is now available. More...
19/03/2007
Make sure your business has an enhanced web presence on www.visithebrides.com.
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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...
19/02/2007
Highland 2007 has set out to find a Highland icon and record Highland life, with Fin Macrae and the Threesixfive project. More...
19/02/2007
The Highlands & Islands regional meeting will be held on Monday 12 March 2007, at the Best Western Windsor Hotel, Nairn. Whether you're a customer-facing business or a supplier of products or services to the industry, this meeting will help you to focus on profitable growth.
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19/02/2007
VisitScotland's Business Tourism Unit (BTU) has just completed a 3 day roadshow visiting Thurso, Inverness and Oban to raise awareness for VisitScotland’s Ambassador Programme.
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19/02/2007
VisitScotland was delighted to host the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) in the Highlands and Islands late in January. The event attracted over 80 of the UK’s top travel writers, editors, photographers and broadcasters and was a highly prestigious gathering for the Highlands and Islands.
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19/02/2007
British Airways franchise partner Loganair has launched brand new low cost one-way fares throughout their network. The new fares are currently on sale and are available for travel after 25 March 2007. More...
19/02/2007
The Scottish Tourism Forum's popular series of Highlands and Islands e-commerce workshops, have already been a huge success this spring in Tarbert, Oban, Fort William, Elgin and Inverness. The tour now continues to Portree, Stornoway & Wick. More...
19/02/2007
Business Advantage assists people of all ages to operate their own business through offering grants and loans from CnES and PSYBT. More...
19/02/2007
Who Cares Wins is delighted to offer Outer Hebrides' businesses the unique opportunity to visit some of the most successful and outstanding businesses in Scotland. More...
19/02/2007
The UHI HI Links Business Seminar will be holding an event at the Dark Island Hotel in Benbecula on Tuesday 20 February.
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19/02/2007
A glittering awards ceremony and gala dinner is set to celebrate excellence within the Outer Hebrides hospitality industry. More...
19/02/2007
Advertising on www.visithebrides.com for 2007/08 is now being progressed. More...
19/02/2007
Serviced accommodation providers need to update their availability on VisitScotland.com to ensure that their Tourist Information Centre (TIC) can allocate bookings.
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22/01/2007
thebooth.co.uk is the easy way to book tickets to the best events whether you're into music, film, comedy, dance, drama, festivals, sports or visitor attractions.
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22/01/2007
Sir Elton John's concert will take place at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, on Sunday 15 July and will be the opening event for new festival InvernessFest. More...
22/01/2007
Hijobs is offering tourism-related businesses a 20% discount on recruitment and banner advertising on www.hijobs.co.uk, the north of Scotland's fast growing jobs and lifestyle website.
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22/01/2007
VisitScotland's Outer Hebrides office is once again taking up residence at Celtic Connections in Glasgow on the 26 and 27 of January.
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22/01/2007
VisitScotland Outer Hebrides has sent out over 35,000 brochures to addresses throughout the UK as part of the Spring Marketing Campaign.
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22/01/2007
VisitScotland Outer Hebrides office has been working with Calmac to ensure visitors are pointed in the right direction. More...
22/01/2007
Check your business entry on the visitscotland.com site. More...
22/01/2007
VisitScotland is delighted to host the British Guild of Travel Writers for their AGM this week in Aviemore. More...
18/12/2006
Further details have been announced of the Highland 2007 Launch and Lifescan Monster Street Party events taking place in Inverness on 12 January 2007. More...
18/12/2006
The Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards on Friday, 24th November was an evening of glamour, glitz and style as tourism businesses and operators from around the region arrived in Inverness for a nail-biting finale to honour the best in the industry.
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18/12/2006
VisitScotland has called for tourism businesses to work together in an effort to make Scotland the first carbon neutral tourism destination. The call is made in VisitScotland’s Annual Review 2005–6 which was launched last week and features a case study on the Outer Hebrides Area Tourism Partnership.
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18/12/2006
The Three Chimneys’ chef patron Shirley Spear has given celebrity chef Nick Nairn full access to her kitchen’s secrets in his bid to lead Scotland to glory in the ultimate festive food lovers’ challenge for BBC2’s The Great British Christmas Menu.
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18/12/2006
Calling all businesses that have websites which carry links to other sites... More...
18/12/2006
Just a short message from VisitScotland to wish you a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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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...
18/12/2006
Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) has published a consultation document seeking views on possible route options within which it may develop new high voltage electricity transmission infrastructure. This infrastructure is being developed to accommodate output from potential renewable energy schemes on the Western Isles.
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28/11/2006
VisitScotland is launching the latest brochure for the Outer Hebrides. Aimed at a worldwide market, it forms the backbone of the marketing activity for the Islands in 2007. More...
28/11/2006
Winter is here and VisitScotland is making the most of it by launching their first ever Winter Hebrides marketing campaign this week.
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28/11/2006
Four tourism businesses from the Highlands and Islands have triumphed at this year’s top tourism awards – the Scottish Thistle Awards in Edinburgh.
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28/11/2006
The Isle of Harris has been selected to bid for funding from a range of agencies including the Heritage Lottery Fund. If successful the money will help fund projects to protect, enhance and promote a wide range of heritage projects.
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28/11/2006
Skye’s The Three Chimneys is one of only three Scottish establishments to be chosen by one of the country’s top food writers for inclusion in an exclusive new lifestyle guide published by the AA. 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
The hotel in Sleat collected the VisitScotland Award for Excellence in Tourism at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) Highlands and Islands Dinner and Awards ceremony.
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23/10/2006
Local heritage groups, museum staff and volunteers across the Highland and Islands will be receiving news this week of the Autumn/Winter programme of free training from 'Skills Building for the Future'. More...
23/10/2006
Highland 2007 is calling on organisers planning events showcasing the Highlands and Islands as a great place to live and to visit to add these events to the programme for the year ahead. More...
23/10/2006
On Tuesday, 10th October, the Dark Island Hotel hosted the first Skills Challenge day. The aim of the event is to address recruitment and retention of staff within the hospitality industry. More...
23/10/2006
Quality Scotland in conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, are hosting a Customer Service Masterclass for the Tourism sector in Inverness on the 14th of November with Customer Service expert Lynda King Taylor.
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23/10/2006
We have been informed of another hoax e-mail booking scam in the Highlands. The e-mails have come from someone called Jones Morgan asking accommodation providers to carry out various credit card transactions for other services he is booking on behalf of delegates, please be vigilant. More...
23/10/2006
British Airways franchise partner Loganair has announced a number of service enhancements across its route network as part of its new winter schedule. More...
23/10/2006
Who Cares Wins has reached a milestone – the 1000th feedback card has been returned, with comments on over 200 different businesses throughout the islands. More...
26/09/2006
Lorna Maclennan has recently started with VisitScotland in the post of External Relations Executive for the Highlands and the Outer Hebrides. More...
26/09/2006
Make sure you are getting the best out of your entry on visitscotland.com by using all the tools available through the site as part of your basic package.
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26/09/2006
Details of the shortlisted finalists for this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards were announced recently and amongst them were the Blue Reef Cottages on the Isle of Harris. More...
26/09/2006
Highland Airways new direct flight to Benbecula from Inverness started on the 4th of September.
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26/09/2006
The VisitScotland Outer Hebrides Roadshow has hit the road. More...
29/08/2006
Did you know you can have up to 16 images on your entry and up to 2000 characters of text? More...
29/08/2006
Come and meet your local visitscotland staff and find out how we work together to help promote our islands and your business.
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24/07/2006
A new website catering for our business visitors has just been launched. More...
24/07/2006
Are you unsure how to access appropriate training, both for you and your staff? Learningworks could be your answer. More...
24/07/2006
There is another booking scam doing the rounds, this time a bit more elaborate than most. Please read on for more details. More...
24/07/2006
For a full list of events in the Outer Hebrides during August, please read on. More...
27/06/2006
Like most accommodation providers, VisitScotland.com sees a seasonal increase in customer numbers during the summer. However, at the same time, there is a tendency, by providers, not to maintain their availability and allocation. More...
27/06/2006
Countdown to the announcement of the best of the Highlands & Islands has started. Ensure that your business is on the short-list ... More...
27/06/2006
What's on in the Outer Hebrides in July 2006? Click on the available links to find out. More...
24/05/2006
Don't forget to let us know your marketing requirements. More...
24/05/2006
VisitScotland's Chief Executive, Philip Riddle was out and about in our islands earlier this month. More...
24/05/2006
Strong island presence at Scotland's main travel trade event. More...
24/05/2006
VisitScotland's local representative, Maryann MacIver, was recently despatched to the Travel and Leisure Show in Toronto. More...
24/05/2006
A final word on recent promotion of the Outer Hebrides. More...
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