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Scottish Golf Trail Launched

Date of article: Fri 15 Apr 22

Golfers from home and abroad will be able to retrace the steps of the world-renowned Grand Old Man of Golf with the launch of The Old Tom Morris Trail – across some of Scotland� ...

Wizard! – new Harry Potter film helps Fife vintage firm score monthly hat-trick of Hollywood supply roles on way to record year

Date of article: Wed 13 Apr 22

New Harry Potter Wizarding World movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has helped Fife vintage lifestyle specialist Scaramanga score its first monthly hat-trick of Ho ...

EventScotland - Buzz is back

Date of article: Mon 4 Apr 22

EventScotland have launched a new campaign showcasing Scotland’s exciting, exhilarating, and eclectic mix of music, cultural and sporting events. Running throughout April, the ...

Campaign launched to help people enjoy Scotland responsibly

Date of article: Fri 1 Apr 22

With the Easter holidays heralding what is traditionally seen as the start of the Scottish tourism season, VisitScotland have unveiled a new campaign to help both visitors and loca ...

VisitScotland looking for reviews of the 'Taste Our Best' Scheme

Date of article: Fri 1 Apr 22

VisitScotland is conducting a Review of the current Scheme and how it could develop in future Taste Our Best is a national scheme that was launched in 2014 and celebrates business ...

Fife golf webinar follow up

Date of article: Fri 1 Apr 22

Did you miss VisitScotland's Fife Golf webinar in preparation for the 150th Open? Don't worry, you can catch up and watch the webinar here as well as finding links to our business ...

New Fife Tourism Skills Toolkit!

Date of article: Fri 25 Mar 22

In a post-pandemic world, tourism and hospitality businesses are finding it difficult to fill vacancies, and to attract and retain the right people. Fife Council has led on the for ...

Sir Chris Hoy to make rally debut at the Knockhill McRae Rally Challenge - July 2nd / 3rd

Date of article: Wed 23 Mar 22

Knockhill Racing Circuit are delighted to announce the first of their McRae Rally Challenge star competitors for 2022. Six-time Olympic Champion, Sir Chris Hoy will be competing ...

Scottish Thistle Awards 2022/23

Date of article: Tue 22 Mar 22

The very best of Scotland’s tourism and events industry will be celebrated as entries and nominations open for the 2022/23 Scottish Thistle Awards.     The awards, which fo ...

150th Open: Fife Council Business Toolkit: Getting Your Business Ready

Date of article: Tue 22 Mar 22

Is your business ready for The 150th Open? Fife Council have launched a business toolkit designed to help you make the most out of this year’s 150th Open Championship. In this ...

Food Standards campaign

Date of article: Mon 21 Mar 22

New legislation, which requires food businesses in Scotland to include the product name and full ingredients list on food sold prepacked for direct sale (PPDS), came into force o ...

Face coverings to remain mandatory in indoor attractions until April

Date of article: Fri 18 Mar 22

In her latest COVID update to the Scottish Parliament (Tuesday, 15 March), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the laws on wearing face coverings in Scotland will not now ...

Tayport Distillery wins Gold at the International Wine and Spirits Competition

Date of article: Fri 18 Mar 22

Tayport Distillery had another successful year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) winning their third Gold award in two years! This year, their 1992 Raspberry ...

A big welcome back as OnFife launches programme brochure for Spring 2022

Date of article: Fri 18 Mar 22

Curtains up! OnFife has launched its first theatre events guide since before the pandemic, showcasing some fantastic live entertainment to look forward to in the coming months ...

Update on COVID regulations

Date of article: Wed 16 Mar 22

Face coverings to remain for now Legal requirements to wear face coverings on public transport and most indoor public settings will continue until at least early April given the c ...

Tourism Business Omicron Support Fund

Date of article: Wed 16 Mar 22

In January 2022, funding of up to £9 million for tourism was announced by the Scottish Government to mitigate the impact of public health measures introduced to limit the rapid sp ...

Invitation to Apply - Sir Jackie Stewart Classic 18th & 19th June - Trade, Exhibitor and Catering Applications

Date of article: Tue 15 Mar 22

On 18th & 19th June 2022 Thirlestane Castle, will host the first ever Sir Jackie Stewart Classic – presented by Rolex. This major new motoring event will showcase the car ...

Abbot House Trading Ltd. is inviting tender applications to operate their highly anticipated Coffee Shop

Date of article: Mon 14 Mar 22

COFFEE SHOP TENDER Abbot House Trading Ltd. is inviting tender applications to operate their highly anticipated Coffee Shop. This is a unique opportunity to lease a high profile h ...

New Guidelines Put Women's Empowerment at the Heart of Tourism's Restart

Date of article: Mon 14 Mar 22

A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector. The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organizat ...

World Heritage UK on “Steps to Sustainability”

Date of article: Mon 14 Mar 22

World Heritage UK (WHUK) has been fortunate to receive support from the Social Enterprise Academy (SEA) and the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), to develop an income gene ...

Excellence Awards return to celebrate the very best of Scottish food and drink

Date of article: Wed 9 Mar 22

The leading lights of the Scottish food and drink sector will once again come together to celebrate one of Scotland’s largest industries and everything it has to offer at the Sco ...

Zero Waste Talent Competition Launched

Date of article: Wed 9 Mar 22

A survey, released, shows just 24% of food and drink businesses in Scotland think food waste is a significant contributor to climate change. That’s despite Scotland, as a whole, ...

Nominate your Top 100 Women In Tourism 2022!

Date of article: Wed 9 Mar 22

Women in Tourism have announced the search for the 2022 Top 100 Women In Tourism.  Initially launched in 2018, this important, bi-annual initiative, recognises women working acro ...

Fife Tourism Conference - Menu

Date of article: Mon 7 Mar 22

We are very excited to publish the menu for the delicious lunch prepared by the chefs at the Dean Park Hotel as part of the Fife Tourism Conference. See the download below to make ...

Fife Tourism Conference - Delegate List

Date of article: Mon 7 Mar 22

The Fife Tourism Conference is nearly upon us and we are so excited to see you all on Thursday for what will be a brilliant event. We do still have a few tickets remaining so if yo ...

A Record Year for Scottish Golf Tourism Week

Date of article: Fri 4 Mar 22

Tour operators from more than 30 countries travelled to St Andrews this week to meet with Scottish suppliers as Scottish Tourism Week (SGTW) returned. It was opened yesterday (2 M ...

McRae Corner at Knockhill

Date of article: Fri 25 Feb 22

From today, the team at Knockhill are thrilled and honoured to be naming a corner at Knockhill after the 40 years association the Circuit has had with all of the McRae family. The ...

Let’s Go Fife programme - Help Develop the Young Workforce!

Date of article: Fri 4 Mar 22

Is your business passionate about youth development and employment? Fife is embracing Developing the Young Workforce (DYW), the national strategy for strengthening links between b ...

Disability and Inclusion in Travel and Tourism

Date of article: Mon 21 Feb 22

Removing the fear of getting it wrong for employees and employers in Scotland Inclusion Scotland, a national Disabled People’s Organisation, is offering free training workshops ...

A culinary experience for art lovers in the business community

Date of article: Fri 18 Feb 22

Fine Art and Food will be on offer for the business community this summer at one of the year’s most highly anticipated art events, Jack Vettriano: The Early Years at Kirkcaldy Ga ...

Food and Drink Sector - Health check survey

Date of article: Thu 17 Feb 22

The Economic Development Department of Fife Council is conducting the health check questionnaire on behalf of the Food4Fife Partnership. The hope is, that once we have feedback fro ...

New Production Unit Opportunity at Bowhouse for food and drink producers

Date of article: Thu 17 Feb 22

Bowhouse, the Fife centre for food production and development, is on the hunt for three food and drink businesses to join their network of producers in three newly renovated units. ...

150 days to go until the 150th Open

Date of article: Tue 15 Feb 22

A number of the world’s most renowned golfers are set to star in a very special exhibition of golf when The R&A’s Celebration of Champions is held at St Andrews during the ...

Fife Tourism Conference - Programme now live!

Date of article: Fri 11 Feb 22

Get your tickets here for the Fife Tourism Conference! The programme is now live with inspiring speakers, networking, a Pecha Kucha session and more. See the download below to vie ...

Scotland’s Event Industry Advisory Group (EIAG) Update

Date of article: Wed 9 Feb 22

Scotland’s Event Industry Advisory Group (EIAG) met on Thursday (3 February) to discuss a number of areas including the current COVID-19 restrictions, Scottish Government’s Str ...

Meet our Conference Speakers!

Date of article: Fri 4 Feb 22

We are excited to let you know more about our conference speakers for the Fife Tourism Conference: Turning Challenge into Opportunity which will be held at the Dean Park Hotel, Kir ...

53% of Scots to holiday in Scotland in 2022

Date of article: Fri 4 Feb 22

After two extremely unsettling years for the travel and tourism industries, what does 2022 have in store?   56 Degree Insight conducted a recent survey with a representative s ...

Mental Health and Wellbeing - Training Development Programme for Tourism and Hospitality

Date of article: Tue 25 Jan 22

It has been a difficult 24 months the industry has ever faced and we feel the most vital resource - the staff - require support more now than ever before. Their mental wellbeing is ...

Short term lets legislation approved

Date of article: Thu 20 Jan 22

All short-term let properties will require a licence to ensure they are safe and the people providing them are suitable, under legislation approved by the Scottish Parliament. Loc ...

40% of Event Attendees to have Dietary Requirements by 2030 as Industry moves towards 'Green Eating'

Date of article: Fri 4 Feb 22

Event organisers believe that the number of dietary requirements amongst delegations will grow from 20%, in 2020, to 40% by 2030, according to research by Lime Venue Portfolio. The ...