VisitScotland eUpdate - March 2009
Welcome to the third eUpdate of 2009 which features a wide range of articles which we hope you will find of interest.
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Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands
Two VisitScotland Information Centres in the Highlands and Moray are being rebranded and their services enhanced.
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The Business Environment Partnership is hosting an event on Environmental Legislation. The event will outline the environmental legislation you as a business needs to be aware of.
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is instigating a "Doing Business with Germany" workshop, as part of their ongoing international trade development events programme.
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As Scotland prepares to celebrate the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival - one of Europe’s largest whisky festivals - distilleries, hotels, restaurants, bars and events in the area are getting ready to serve up a considerable quarter of a million drams of Scotland’s national drink.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley
Do you want to play a part in shaping the future of tourism in Falkirk? Here’s a chance to share your ideas with other enthusiastic businesses and the members of the tourism team at Falkirk Council and VisitScotland.
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Do you run or work in a tourism business in West Dunbartonshire? Make sure you sign up early for one of these free ‘100k Welcomes’ training courses taking place later this month.
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Scotland’s landscapes have been the writer’s muse for centuries, and VisitScotland is maintaining the tradition by supporting a new French novel which takes its inspiration from the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
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The internationally respected National Geographic Society has turned attention to the isles of Islay and Jura for a stunning eight-page feature in the March edition of National Geographic Adventure magazine, currently on newsstands across North America-- the result of a trip developed, funded and co-ordinated by VisitScotland.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley
Loch Lomond’s renowned Cameron House Hotel has picked up five awards at this year’s Scottish Hotel Awards held earlier this month in Glasgow, leading a field of successes across Argyll, Loch Lomond and Forth Valley.
More...Ayrshire & Arran
Attention was fixed firmly on Robert Burns in January, with the 250th anniversary of his birth and the launch of Homecoming. A number of successful events took place in Alloway, including a Burns Supper, hosted by the First Minister.
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VisitScotland’s biggest ever international golf promotion – Drive it Home – encourages golfers to take their clubs on a pilgrimage to the Home of Golf in 2009. A number of businesses from the area are involved.
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The National Trust for Scotland – Scotland’s leading conservation charity – and Dumfries House have joined forces to offer the Travel Trade an exclusive entry deal to some of Southern Scotland’s most stunning historic attractions.
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Two direct mail pieces have been developed, one for Ayrshire and the other for Arran. These are going out featuring highlights of what to do in the area with some special offers provided by local businesses.
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Businesses in Ayrshire & Arran have won prestigious accolades at the 6th annual Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 at a glittering event in Glasgow recently.
More...Borders
'Back to the Borders’ is a major new tourism campaign encouraging those with Borders heritage from across the world to rediscover their roots. It will directly target the descendants of Scottish Borderers worldwide, encouraging them to return to their homeland in 2009 and beyond.
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Four golf courses in the Scottish Borders have been named the friendliest in the region in the new Scottish Borders Golf Guide 2009. The new edition of the guide recognises the warm welcomes on offer at the 18-hole courses the Hirsel and Minto and the 9-hole courses St Boswells and Selkirk.
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Lochcarron of Scotland has been awarded the coveted VisitScotland five-star visitor attraction rating.
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VisitScotland’s biggest ever international golf promotion – Drive it Home – encourages golfers to take their clubs on a pilgrimage to the Home of Golf in 2009. Three courses from the Borders are already involved...
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A number of Scottish Borders businesses have won prestigious accolades at the 6th annual Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 at a glittering event in Glasgow recently.
More...Dumfries & Galloway
Businesses in Dumfries & Galloway have won prestigious accolades at the 6th annual Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 at a glittering event in Glasgow recently.
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Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association and Partners, would like to invite you to a Business Event at the Aston Hotel, on Monday 23 March to update you on further plans and opportunities in Homecoming 2009 and beyond, with a particular focus on Dumfries Town Centre.
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The World Mountain Bike Conference is the premiere international event for land managers, trail advocates and resort professionals to meet and discuss best practices for the sustainable growth of the sport around the globe. Be part of this fantastic opportunity for the area.
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The World Mountain Bike Conference on Sustainability, which comes to Dumfries 12 – 15 May, is now open for registration. It’s the first time the conference will be held outside North America and it has already attracted interest from speakers and delegates from across the world.
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Dumfries & Galloway Council, unveiled the action packed programme for The Original Bicycle Festival, Scotland's Homecoming cycling festival, set to be staged across Dumfries & Galloway from 9 to 24 May 2009.
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The National Trust for Scotland – Scotland’s leading conservation charity – and Dumfries House have joined forces to offer the Travel Trade an exclusive entry deal to some of Southern Scotland’s most stunning historic attractions.
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A number of Edinburgh and Lothians hotels triumphed at this year’s Scottish National Hotel Awards.
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The Old Course Hotel and Balbirnie House Hotel triumphed at this year’s Scottish National Hotel Awards.
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All rise for Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s latest series of networking events-- ‘vertical’ networking and upmarket venues are the way to keep your business looking up.
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Glasgow’s Jurys Inn and Crowne Plaza Hotels have brought home three awards apiece from the Scottish Hotel Awards held earlier this month, leading a field of successes across the city area totalling 18 awards.
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The Halo Crowwood Hotel was awarded the Excellence in Tourism Development award at the Lanarkshire Business Awards held on the 27 February at the Motherwell Concert Hall.
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Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal was welcomed by Lord Lieutenant Gibby Cox as she visited Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in February.
More...Highlands
From 19 to 31 October a fantastic programme of cultural events will be on offer in the Highlands as part of Homecoming 2009.
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In the sixth annual Scottish Hotel awards Highland based businesses did exceptionally well.
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Skye and Lochalsh Tourism Forum are hosting a Leaflet Swap Shop and Networking session at the Stables Restaurant, Clan Donald Centre, Armadale, Skye on Thursday 12 March at 11am.
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The Highlands did well in the recent Wanderlust Travel Awards 2009.
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Business Development Partners for VisitScotland.com are proposing to visit the Western Isles at the end of April.
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The first ever UK winner of the Calor Village of the Year award 2008 is the Isle of Barra.
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New York designer Lusmila McColl’s latest creations were on display at a ‘Celebration of Harris Tweed’, a gala event at An Lanntair in Stornoway on Friday 6 March 2009.
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Perthshire hotels were amongst the winners at this year’s Scottish National Hotel Awards.
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Businesses involved in self catering may like to know there is an Open Day at Duncrub Holidays Chapel apartments, by Dunning (9 miles west of Perth).
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Edinburgh & Lothians | Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
FirstGroup, the UK’s largest transport operator, is helping promote the Homecoming Scotland campaign and the Homecoming Scottish Cup with three special buses.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Angus & Dundee | Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley | Borders | Dumfries & Galloway | Highlands | Perthshire
Pride & Passion, the industry-led movement to improve visitor experience, is holding 9 free Discovery tours across the country in April and May.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley | Ayrshire & Arran | Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
Following on from the success of last year, the SFBA are delighted to announce their forthcoming workshop, Marketing Your Family Business Brand.
More...Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley | Edinburgh & Lothians | Fife
You are invited to come along to a free and informal workshop run by VisitScotland, at the Falkirk Wheel, to help you understand the nuts and bolts of the UK’s leading environmental accreditation scheme – The Green Tourism Business Scheme.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
A variety of hotels and businesses across Scotland are linking with Homecoming 2009 to capitalise on the drive to encourage people to come home to Scotland this year.
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The Outsider Festival will take place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June, 2009 as part of the Homecoming 2009 celebrations.
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Orkney | Outer Hebrides | Shetland
To celebrate Homecoming Scotland 2009, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG) is creating an exhibition which will portray the experiences of local emigrants and immigrants.
More...Angus & Dundee | Argyll, Loch Lomond & Forth Valley | Edinburgh & Lothians | Fife | Perthshire
Now in its third year, the thought provoking focus for the 2009 conference is ‘Seizing Opportunities – Today and Tomorrow’
More...Aberdeen & Grampian | Highlands | Outer Hebrides
Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG) is inviting all businesses to the first ever National Seminar on the use of Gaelic in the private sector. The seminar will take place on 20 March 2009 at the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness.
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One of the UK’s foremost news broadcasters is among the first ‘Homecomers’ to receive a newly developed Homecoming certificate to mark his return to Scotland during 2009.
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This monthly update of the wider trends and developments for Scottish tourism tracks the movements of drivers ranging from the economy, exchange rates to travel demand and the weather.
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The VisitScotland North American team have put a pilot “Value for Money” e-newsletter to highlight to US and Canadian prospects the fantastic packages that are available and the now favourable exchange rate.
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Twelve short case studies on how businesses can get the best from Homecoming 2009.
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Homecoming Scotland’s opening ceremonies were captured by acclaimed photographer Jim Richardson on behalf of National Geographic.
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This is a brief report of the new content published on VisitScotland.org during February
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VisitScotland expo, the only business to business event tailored exclusively towards the Scottish tourism industry, is returning to Glasgow on April 22-23 and there are still a limited number of stands available.
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Businesses with an interest in the burgeoning ancestral market are being offered the opportunity to sign up to receive quarterly enewsletters from the Ancestral Tourism Initiative, designed to keep businesses up to date with developments in the market place and to share news and best practice across the sector.
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We’ve developed a new feature for the Homecoming Scotland website called ‘Homecoming Stories’ and we’re encouraging people to share their Homecoming plans, recommendations and experiences here.
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The Energy Saving Scotland advice centre provides businesses and organisations with free, impartial sustainable energy advice to help reduce their running costs and environmental impact.
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Accommodation providers will now have received an email and / or letter from VisitScotland on the renewals process for your local accommodation guide adverts and visitscotland.com entries.
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ICS Conference Scotland will give delegates a chance to discuss customer service and meet organisation leaders and sector workers.
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There is a potential defect with some powder fire extinguishers sold between January 2007 and October 2008.
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