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Fort William on track for service to the capital
A NEW railway tourism venture for the world famous West Highland Line, offering direct links from Fort William to Edinburgh, was unveiled at the end...Read more
No Stress Yachting Launched at the Glasgow SECC
No Stress Yachting is a brand new yacht charter company that specializes in making yacht charter easy. Based in Inverkip Marina No Stress yachting have...Read more
THE HIGH ROAD TO SCOTLAND
Holiday-makers looking for information on caravanning and camping in Scotland now have an easy route to their destination, through a new website portal - www.scottishcaravanholidayparks.co.uk ...Read more
SCOTTSLAND Celebrate the Langue of the Landscape
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park has announced ScottsLand, a programme of events to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Sir Walter...Read more
Tourism Intelligence Scotland publishes new Golf Tourism guide
Gathering and using good market intelligence to drive innovation is a quick, easy, cheap and effective way to improve your business. Tourism Intelligence Scotland, a...Read more
Hotel trials ipad for concierge
InterContinental is this week set to become the first hotel chain to trial iPad devices for its concierge staff. The iPads will enable concierge staff...Read more
Bejing to Britain in two days
Passengers will be able to travel by train from UK to Beijing in just two days on trains that travel almost as fast as aeroplanes...Read more
e-availability
e-availability was developed (in Scotland) as an online hotel and property system back in 2004 that would enable businesses to offer real-time booking online. It...Read more
Traveleyes
Traveleyes is a travel company with a difference. They provide holidays for both blind/visually impaired and sighted travellers, journeying together in a spirit of mutual...Read more
Middle-aged travellers leading travel social media revolution
Middle age travellers are shaping consumer views of the best hotels and holiday destinations at home and abroad.The use of social media is prompting significant...Read more
EAE's Electric Green Leaflet Machine takes to the road
EAE Ltd, Scotland's premier leaflet marketing specialist, has added a state of the art electric van to its fleet of delivery vehicles. The 'Electric Green...Read more
Hotels own social media platform
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has created its own online social media platform to encourage guests to share their travel experiences. The launch follows Sheraton's 'A...Read more
Bagging Scotland
A new campaign "Bagging Scotland" is the latest craze encouraging people to travel to every corner of the country and post details of their adventures on...Read more
Edinburgh Festivals Passport
The Edinburgh Festivals, which attract audiences of 4 million to Scotland's capital every year, have launched a brand new, travel-trade exclusive product. For the very...Read more
Innovation through Knowledge
Register with Tourism Intelligence Scotland today for easy to use practical insights to inspire you to get ahead...By registering with Tourism Intelligence Scotland you'll have...Read more
Mobile Wallets
A new mobile phone technology called near field communication (NFC) will begin to replace traditional wallets and purses from 2011, according to a new research...Read more
Customers lead on Innovation
A new report from Grant Thornton International reveals that customers are now the leading source of innovation for businesses globally. No longer simply passive recipients...Read more
“Sleep Eco” project
Ten Hill Place Hotel has partnered with Mercy Corps to launch a new initiative that will power essential healthcare services for a remote Colombian village...Read more
Take turns to run Glasgow Airport Store
Pop-up retail generally focusing on a store that opens for a limited time in an otherwise unused space. Turning that notion on its head, in...Read more
Lovat Hotel sets Green example
A Highland hotelier has been the inspiration for the application of a ground-breaking American web project to travel and hospitality businesses. Caroline Gregory, Managing Partner...Read more
St Andrews Skills Academy live
An innovative Fife-based project has celebrated the launch of its website this month. The St Andrews Skills Academy is a not-for-profit organisation helping Fife tourism...Read more
Twitter Tool for at the Airport
Airports and Twitter have one thing in common-they both create an ever more connected global village. Be that as it may, airports themselves can still...Read more
Social Marketing evolves
2010 will see social media become firmly entrenched as a powerhouse marketing platform. As social media becomes more and more commonplace, expect companies and consumers...Read more
Green Targets
Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 26% by 2020. The move, announced as the UN climate change conference took...Read more
Argyll Arts on the Web
A new web portal for the arts and cultural sector in Argyll is now on-line (www.argyll-arts.co.uk ). The portal has been developed over the last...Read more
Live airline reviews
EezeeRator is a free travel companion from French Air Valid that allows passengers to post airline reviews while in flight. Travellers need only download the...Read more
Hotel companies vie for carbon emission reductions
The UK division of Hilton Worldwide has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action to reduce its carbon footprint. The Carbon Trust is...Read more
Growth Fund for St Andrews
The St Andrews Partnership is the latest successful group at the VisitScotland Growth Fund panel. The group were awarded £16,000 for their marketing project which aims...Read more
Move to attract more leisure sailors
An initiative linking Inverness, Wick and the Northern Isles has been launched to attract more leisure sailors to these areas. The newly-formed Sail North Scotland...Read more
Tomorrow's Value Rating
The Tomorrow's Value Rating (TVR) programme has assessed the world's 10 largest hotel groups and found them woefully lacking when it comes to corporate responsibility...Read more
Flow Hospitality Training
Flow Hospitality Training Ltd has launched an innovative new online training product which is set to revolutionise staff training in the hospitality industry. The Flow...Read more
Scotland's first Canoe Trail
Plans are underway to exploit the burgeoning canoe tourism market by creating Scotland's first canoe trail on the scenic Caledonian Canal. British Waterways Scotland has...Read more
TIG in the news
Wilderness Scotland -Responsible Tourism Awards
Edinburgh & Inverness based adventure travel company Wilderness Scotland, has once again been ‘Highly Commended' in the prestigious ‘Responsible Tourism Awards' at the World Travel...Read more
Rabbie's win Inspiration Award
At the recent Scottish Business in the Community's awards for Excellence in CSR, Rabbie's Trail Burners were awarded a Special Judges award for "Inspiration" in front of...Read more
Tourism Events
ASVA Food Forum
Fifty of Scotland's top visitor attractions are to take part in a ‘Food Forum' at House for an Art Lover in Glasgow on Wednesday 21st...Read more
VisitScotland Expo 2010
VisitScotland expo, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, 14-15th April 2010 Organised by VisitScotland, expo is Scotland's only flagship business to business event for the...Read more
Scottish Students Food Festival
The 1st Scottish Students Food Festival, will take place at the Jewel & Esk College on 24th April and its a collaborative project between Queen...Read more
Sustainable Tourism Workshops
The first batch of sustainable tourism workshops in Peebles, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Stirling throughout February and March received fantastic feedback from delegates and following...Read more
MAKE THE MOST OF SCOTLAND'S LARDER
Make The Most of Scotland's Larder And Improve Your Customers' Experience Perth Racecourse, Wednesday 10th February 2010 This exciting Food Tourism event is being held...Read more
ASVA Awards
ASVA recognises excellence in visitor attractions sector Excellence in the visitor attractions sector in Scotland has been recognised in the 2009 ASVA (Association of Scotland's...Read more
Scottish Tourism Week 2010
Scottish Tourism Week 2010 - Delivering for Scotland 1st - 8th March 2010 Scottish Tourism Week is now in it's fifth year, and was initiated...Read more
New business ideas aim to grow Scottish tourism
Some of Scotland's most innovative tourism companies were recognised today (28 Sep 2009) at an event to mark the Tourism Innovation Fund awards. Scottish Enterprise's Tourism...Read more
Forargyll.com awards
Forargyll.com has recently announced the winners of a public vote taken amongst Argyll residents and tourists in twelve wide variety of categories including ‘Best Tourism...Read more
Tourism Awards
Awards on offer include: 1. GeoTourism Challenge: "Sustaining the Future of Destinations". The competition, run by the National Geographic Society and Ashoka's Changemakers. will identify...Read more