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Destination & Sector Marketing Fund & Webinar
Date of article: Fri 18 Jun 21
Applications are now open for the £3 million VisitScotland Destination & Sector Marketing Fund which launched on the 28 May, as part of a national tourism recovery strategy. ...
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VisitScotland Digital Fundamentals Webinars
Date of article: Fri 18 Jun 21
VisitScotland are running another round of national digital webinars in partnership with Business Gateway DigitalBoost with sessions in June, July and August 2021. These webin ...
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Coaches Strand Two Guidance Launch
Date of article: Fri 18 Jun 21
Coach operators are being encouraged to apply for a share of a £1.6 million fund to help support their businesses through the COVID-19 crisis, as part of the £104.3 million Scott ...
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First Minister 'likely' to delay easing of restrictions next week
Date of article: Thu 17 Jun 21
Nicola Sturgeon addressed the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday announcing that the planned easing of restrictions on 28th June would "in all probability" be paused to allow more peop ...
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Fife Food Drink Businesses Look Forward to Revival of Face-to-Face Exhibitions Events
Date of article: Thu 17 Jun 21
InvestFife, home to Fife Council Economic Development’s range of business support services, is gearing up ready for a busy 2022 of exhibitions and events, as it assists businesse ...
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Tourism Boost for Dunfermline and West Fife
Date of article: Thu 17 Jun 21
After a year of travel restrictions, the visitor attractions of Dunfermline and West Fife are opening their doors, and launching a major publicity campaign to attract UK visitors t ...
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Date of article: Mon 14 Jun 21
Scotland - a water wellness destination VisitScotland have launched their latest marketing campaign for Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21, which shines a spotlight on w ...
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Scottish Agritourism Growth Tracker
Date of article: Mon 14 Jun 21
The size and scale of Scotland’s agritourism sector is to be measured for the first time in a new annual census of farms, crofts and estates across the country. Launched in part ...
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Date of article: Thu 10 Jun 21
The fifth annual Scottish Golf Tourism Week event will return later this year with new dates announced for 15 - 18 November 2021. PSP Media Group has confirmed the return of the ...
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Explore summer in Fife. Where will you go when you #GoFife?
Date of article: Thu 10 Jun 21
GoFife with our new website and make the most of what Fife has to offer this summer. Why don’t you use this summer as a time to get out and explore, stay active, get creative, f ...
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Date of article: Wed 9 Jun 21
A campaign to support hospitality employers across Scotland The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) in partnership with Springboard, Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Tou ...
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Scottish Golf Tourism and Visitor Strategy 2021-2030 - Survey
Date of article: Wed 9 Jun 21
Development begins for new Scottish golf tourism and visitor strategy A new Golf Tourism and Visitor Strategy is to be developed in Scotland, aiming to place a focus on destinatio ...
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Events Protection Levels and Funding Update
Date of article: Fri 4 Jun 21
On Tuesday (1 June) the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, confirmed further changes to restrictions across Scotland, meaning an increase in capacity numbers for events in some loca ...
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Date of article: Fri 4 Jun 21
Keep Scotland Beautiful has been awarding Scotland’s Beach Awards for 29 years, awards which set the benchmark for quality, clean, well-managed and sustainable beaches for vi ...
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Scottish Golf and VisitScotland team up to promote digital access
Date of article: Fri 4 Jun 21
Domestic golf tourism could get a boost in Scotland through an app designed to increase participation and make the game more inclusive. Golfers can now book tee times online and g ...
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Development begins for new Scottish golf tourism and visitor strategy
Date of article: Fri 4 Jun 21
A new Golf Tourism and Visitor Strategy is to be developed in Scotland, aiming to place a focus on destination development, community engagement, education and health as the indust ...
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Let's Do Net Zero Scottish Government Campaign
Date of article: Fri 4 Jun 21
A major TV, radio and digital campaign to encourage people across Scotland to come together to tackle the climate emergency has been launched ahead of COP26 in Glasgow later this y ...
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Bowhouse Summer Market Weekends
Date of article: Wed 2 Jun 21
A centre for food and farming innovation, Bowhouse in the East Neuk of Fife will welcome visitors and food and drink producers to their summer Market Weekends, which take place on ...
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THE R&A STARTS THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 150THOPEN WITH INTRODUCTION OF TICKET BALLOT
Date of article: Tue 1 Jun 21
The R&A has announced the countdown to The 150th Open which kicks off today with the launch of a special commemorative brand and the introduction of a ticket ballot to ensure t ...
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First Minister announcement - 1st June
Date of article: Tue 1 Jun 21
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed further changes to restrictions across Scotland from 00:01 on Saturday 5Â June. Key information: From 00:01 on Saturday 5Â Ju ...
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Google Streetview 360 Virtual Tours
Date of article: Mon 31 May 21
Mr Droogle are a Scottish based 360 photography company providing Virtual Tours that are published on Google Maps. With lockdown now lifting they are contacting select busine ...
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Destination & Sector Marketing Fund
Date of article: Fri 28 May 21
A new £3 million VisitScotland Destination & Sector Marketing Fund has been launched as part of a national tourism recovery strategy. This is one of the 10 recovery propo ...
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STA meets with Scotland's First Minister
Date of article: Fri 28 May 21
The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) and UKHospitality met with Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP last Friday to discuss the impact and implications for businesses wi ...
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Acclaimed Scottish chef, Derek Johnstone, reveals trio of dining concepts at Rusacks St Andrews
Date of article: Thu 27 May 21
July 2021 will see the launch of three brand new diningconcepts – ‘18’, TheBridge, and One Under Bar - within a new luxury hotelas part of Marine & LawnHotels & Resor ...
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FIFE BUSINESSES REPRESENTED AT GREAT BRITISH FOOD AWARDS
Date of article: Wed 26 May 21
Bowhouse has been named as a finalist for the best Food Market in the prestigious Great British Food Awards - the only Scottish market to be included in the category. The Great ...
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NEW DIGITAL INFORMATION PLATFORM FOR THE EAST NEUK
Date of article: Mon 24 May 21
Visitors to the East Neuk as well as local residents can now tap into the brand new East Neuk Now website (www.eastneuknow.com) and app, a newly developed digital home for all thin ...
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New Tourism Minister appointed
Date of article: Thu 20 May 21
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has completed her appointments to her new ministerial team and has announced Ivan McKee MSP as Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterpris ...
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Date of article: Tue 18 May 21
The Marketing Society Scotland launches new campaign to support the hospitality industry The Marketing Society Scotland (MSS) and its members has launched a new ‘Marketing on Ta ...
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Flexible Workforce Development Fund
Date of article: Mon 17 May 21
As there is an ever-increasing focus on employers pivoting their organisational talent to meet new business challenges, upskilling and reskilling the country’s workforce to bridg ...
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RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS ACROSS SCOTLAND
Date of article: Mon 17 May 21
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, confirmed further relaxation of restrictions across Scotland from Monday 17 May, with the exception of Moray Speyside and Glasgow which will ...
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Event Industry Advisory Group Update (May 2021)
Date of article: Fri 14 May 21
Scotland’s Event Industry Advisory Group has continued its dialogue with Scottish Government officials ahead of a return of events on May 17 when most of mainland Scotland will m ...
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Date of article: Wed 12 May 21
No evidence of boom in sight for Scottish tourism according to industry body Research published by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the representative body for tourism busines ...
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Relaxation of Restrictions Across Scotland
Date of article: Wed 12 May 21
Next steps out of lockdown The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed further relaxation of restrictions across Scotland from Monday 17 May, with the exception of Moray Sp ...
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Reopening of hospitality survey - please take 2 mins to complete!
Date of article: Tue 4 May 21
Calling all hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes! The Scottish Tourism Alliance is running a survey this week to get a clearer insight into how businesses are doing after reopening ...
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Date of article: Thu 6 May 21
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th April, St Monans, Fife - Free to attend From Paisley to Perthshire, the Lothians to Dundee, this month’s Bowhouse Market Weekend offers the wide ...
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Wild Scotland Launches Responsible Tourism Photography Competition on Instagram
Date of article: Tue 4 May 21
#KeepScotlandWild It has never been more important to share responsible tourism messaging across family, friends, visitors and colleagues so that we can all do our bit to help kee ...
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The Farmer’s Son Black Pudding Given A Stamp of Approval At Scottish Retail Awards
Date of article: Tue 4 May 21
Auchtertool based Black Pudding and Haggis producer The Farmer’s Son has earned a prestigious award at the inaugural Scottish Retail Food and Drink Awards for their handcrafted B ...
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Date of article: Thu 6 May 21
Scotland's enterprise and skills agencies are focussed on helping businesses operate after Brexit and maximise growth opportunities in international markets. Â The first port of ...
Read moreCrail Food Festival to Return This Summer
Date of article: Tue 4 May 21
With an exciting new look, new interactive website and merchandise line, the volunteer led Crail Food Festival are delighted to announce that the much loved festival will go ahead ...
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Calling all Scotland's GMs to make the commitment now and sign up to the Hoteliers' Charter
Date of article: Fri 30 Apr 21
The Hoteliers’ Charter was drawn up in 2020 to raise the profile of the hospitality industry and promote hospitality as a profession of choice to parents, schools, colleges, univ ...
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