VisitScotland eUpdate - June 2009
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Aberdeen & Grampian
Aberdeen City and Shire features in VisitScotland’s latest marketing campaign - A Perfect Day - emphasising the wealth of things to see and do in the area in order to enjoy ‘A Perfect Day’ experience.
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The entrance fees for this month’s City of Aberdeen Highland Games have remained the same as last year to ensure families enjoy a fantastic day out despite the recession.
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'Your North East’ - a one day conference of illustrated lectures introducing the region’s heritage - will take place on Monday 20th July in support of the Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebrations
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands
The new weekly Lufthansa flight between Inverness and Dusseldorf begins on 20 June.
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The Crossing 2009 is a unique five day flotilla event spanning the entire length of the Caledonian Canal from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 June.
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The Highlands and Islands Museums Forum (HIMF) Homecoming 2009 directory was officially launched at ‘The Past Presents’ event in the Highland Folk Museum Newtonmore as part of the Show Scotland 2009 weekend at the start of May.
More...Angus & Dundee
The Dundee & Angus Convention Bureau on the 3rd of June announced that during 2008 expenditure by delegates rose by 1.6%.
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Following four days of great walks in absolutely perfect weather, this year’s Angus Glens Walking Festival has been voted a great success by all concerned.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
The Scottish Government is conducting research into travel needs within Scotland’s island and peninsular communities with the intent of using the findings to help shape future strategic plans for transport services.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley
Inveraray was the venue last month for a gathering of Argyll & Bute businesses to talk tourism growth with Tourism Minister Jim Mather MSP.
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The popular Trossachs Trundler bus service is back on the road for the 2009 summer season helping visitors and locals get around the Trossachs.
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Enjoy final practice day (Wednesday 15 July) at Turnberry and roam the course prior to the start of the famous Open Championship. Try your luck at the Homecoming putting competition or get close to the Claret Jug and give your visitors a lasting memory of Ayrshire.
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Public and private sector partners from Ayrshire & Arran took full advantage of the opportunity to showcase the area during VisitScotland’s annual Expo. Following its outstanding success, ambitious plans are already underway for a bigger presence, when the show returns to Glasgow in April 2010.
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Stay ahead of what’s happening in Ayrshire & Arran and you can pass on information to your visitors about events they can experience. Two highlights include Ayrshire innovators and the Kilmarnock Edition Festival.
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With the ever-increasing demand for seasonal and local produce, VisitScotland has launched its first ever Kitchen Garden trail with Glenapp Castle included.
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TV Star Henry Winkler, best known as ‘the Fonz’ in Happy Days, visited the Borders recently when he took time off a reading tour to enjoy a perfect day fishing on the River Tweed. Henry, a big fan of fishing, was delighted to get the chance to spend time at a couple of Scotland’s premier fishing spots.
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Stay ahead of what’s happening in the Scottish Borders and you can pass on information to your visitors about events they can experience. Two highlights include the Border Green Festival and In the Footsteps of the Reivers Walking Festival.
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A seminar has been organised by the New Ways Partnership to explore ways in which Scottish Borders Council and partners can help individuals, organisations and businesses to examine alternative banking solutions in the current economic climate.
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The Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership (SBTP) has announced its new Chair to be Councillor Ron Smith, former Head of Geography and Assistant Headteacher at Hawick High School.
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A new Tartan has been created to celebrate Return to the Ridings, a major Homecoming Scotland 2009 event taking place in the Scottish Borders.
More...Ayrshire & Arran | Borders
VisitScotland has agreed with Landmark Press that they will take over production of the current VisitScotland Bedroom Packs/Folders for the Scottish Borders and Ayrshire & Cumbrae areas for 2010.
More...Dumfries & Galloway
With the ever-increasing demand for seasonal and local produce, VisitScotland has launched its first ever Kitchen Garden trail with Ravenshill House Hotel included. The trail allows visitors to find and stay in establishments that serve up produce direct from their own gardens for the ultimate in low food miles.
More...Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway Chamber can offer you a business mentor on a one-to-one basis, who will take an outsiders look at your business and listen to your ideas and offer you honest, constructive opinion. All free of charge.
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A new exhibition celebrating the working and cultural past of rural Dumfries & Galloway launches as part of Homecoming on your Doorstep. Vanishing Scotland is an evocative exhibition of photography, oral history and craft that records ways of living that have been left behind or are fast disappearing.
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Many accommodation guests expect to have TV as part of the services they receive when they stay. Unless you have made sure that all TVs in your establishment can receive a digital signal by the end of June, you will no longer be able to offer that service. Switchover in Dumfries & Galloway begins on the 24 June
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US TV Star Ty Pennington chose Langholm during his search for the next two deserving communities for his series ‘Ty's Great British Adventure’. Volunteers came forward and the weeks work culminated in a new children’s play park, a band stand, an enhanced information point and much more.
More...Edinburgh & Lothians
Scotland played host to a major international business tourism event, bringing together a wide mix of meeting and conference organisers from across the globe.
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A Midlothian business tourism group have joined the list of successful VisitScotland Growth Fund applicants
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The SFBA are delighted to announce their forthcoming workshop, Marketing Your Family Business Values
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Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has submitted a detailed planning application for additional function space on the back of a resilient financial performance last year.
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There are a large number of events happening now in East Lothian to celebrate Homecoming.
More...Fife
Last year saw an increase in visits to local attractions showing that Fife’s tourism offering is holding its own during tough financial times.
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Five days of world class music and readings in beautiful and atmospheric venues throughout the East Neuk of Fife.
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Scotland played host to a major international business tourism event, bringing together a wide mix of meeting and conference organisers from across the globe.
More...Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
This summer could see a big surge in Mackintosh tourism as visitors descend on the city for the Mackintosh 100 celebrations. A perfect opportunity for your staff to get a free half-day primer on all things Toshie by sampling the new dedicated city tour bus.
More...Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
This month sees the opening of another prestigious exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery, which will become the last ever venue outside Norway to show the black and white print of ‘The Scream’-- the iconic work that leads an exhibition of prints by Edvard Munch.
More...Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
Low Parks Museum in Hamilton has achieved the prestigious VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance five-star visitor attraction grading.
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A campaign by the Lanarkshire Tourism Marketing Partnership (LTMP) to drive visitor numbers and traffic through the visitlanarkshire.com website generated over 18000 visits to the website, an incredible 600% increase over normal traffic levels.
More...Highlands
The Highlands of Scotland is getting set to capitalise on a new direct link from Frankfurt to Inverness, by targeting meeting and incentive organisers based in Germany.
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Businesses from across the Highlands recently came together at Achnagairn House near Inverness, for VisitScotland’s first ever “Speed Meeting” event.
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Loch Ness Lodge, a five star hotel in a unique location overlooking Loch Ness scooped the AA Guest Accommodation of the Year Scotland at the AA B&B Awards in London.
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VisitScotland’s Growth Fund has awarded Wester Ross tourism group, the Celtic Fringe Tourism Association, nearly £8,000 to help them make the most of the opportunities presented to them during the current economic climate.
More...Perthshire
Perthshire has been voted as both the perfect place to take children and the perfect romantic spot by TV personality Amanda Hamilton, the GMTV nutritionist and presenter of the BBC’s ‘Something for the Weekend’
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The Perth 800 anniversary next year is set to provide a major economic boost to Perth and Kinross.
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A prestigious orienteering event to be held in Tayside later this year is set to benefit the local economy by almost three quarters of a million pounds.
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A number of Perthshire businesses were highlighted at a major international business tourism event that brought together a wide mix of meeting and conference organisers from across the globe.
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The current promotion of golf in Perthshire by VisitScotland aims to increase awareness of the diversity, quality, value and accessibility of the region’s golf offering.
More...Borders | Edinburgh & Lothians | Fife | Perthshire
Discounted fast-track tickets are available until 24th June for this year's iconic event.
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A brand new bus service for Kinross will help people enjoy the benefits of the Loch Leven Heritage Trail
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
With the ever-increasing demand for seasonal and local produce, VisitScotland has launched its first ever Kitchen Garden trail.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
Tourism businesses throughout the Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to aim high this year by entering for one of the 11 categories in this year’s Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards (HITA).
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Entries are now open for the 2009 Williamson Foodservice Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards, a celebration of the best of food and drink produced and served in the area.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
Businesses are reminded to be vigilant with regards to scam e-mails for accommodation bookings.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
ThreeSixFive - A Year In The Highlands & Islands: 365 photos / 52 people / 2 cameras / 1 year
More...Highlands | Outer Hebrides
Raasay House is once again open for business – after its massive fire this January.
More...Highlands | Orkney
The Captain’s Galley at Scrabster, where fresh fish is landed just 100 feet from the front door, netted the prestigious title of Seafood Restaurant of the Year at the Seafood Awards in London in May.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
Baxters Loch Ness Marathon is set for a record entry to the event on 4 October 2009, as numbers currently show a 22 per cent increase on last year’s figure.
More...Outer Hebrides | Sustainable Tourism
The prestigious Green Tourism Business Scheme has announced its first award to a Bed and Breakfast in the Outer Hebrides.
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Tickets for the world class Highland Games in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park on 25th & 26th July 2009 have been made available at a trade discount.
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The Homecoming Pass allows your visitors to make huge savings on admission to Scotland’s most spectacular historic properties.
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VisitScotland’s UK and Ireland Marketing team continue to deliver strong activity to drive traffic to EatScotland.com to draw attention to great places to eat and drink throughout Scotland. Here is an update on some recent and current activity.
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A member of VisitScotland's Visitor Services team has been awarded an MBE in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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This is a brief report of the new content published on VisitScotland.org during April and May.
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A comprehensive round-up of the latest news from the Sector Skills Council for Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism.
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Scottish businesses have been given the opportunity to feature on a short web programme (webisode) on DestinationBride.com, America’s top online destination wedding website that receives over 1.2 million hits a month.
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The World Health Organisation recently changed the level of pandemic to six.
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VisitScotland's UK & Ireland Marketing teams recently celebrated more success.
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The latest on the activities of VisitScotland's International Marketing team.
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Tourism Intelligence Scotland has just launched the next guide in the Opportunities for Growth series - Knowing our Markets... Scotland’s Visitors.
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A brief update on the latest Homecoming news.
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