Tourism news archive
Tourism news and events archive from November 2007
| Whisky festival scoops up top award The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival has been honoured for making Moray a more attractive tourist destination. | |
| The Highlands and Islands food and drink forum reaches out This month's Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Forum (held Tuesday 27 November) drew a record attendance of 55 to its Inverness meeting, with video-conferencing links to another eight locations across the region as speakers considered the subject of a 'Local Food Economy'. | |
| Ceàird na Gaidhealtachd - Craft in the Highlands A free exhibition celebrating the work of Highland craft makers will open at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 6 December and run until Sunday 6 January 2008. | |
| Elgin hotel scores a first for Moray The owners of a well known Moray hotel have been praised for their success in a demanding award scheme which aims to encourage top quality service in the tourism industry. | |
| Fund helps Unst look forward to a brand new future Tourism, heritage, and food and drink projects representing a total investment of up to £1.6m are set to benefit from the Investing in Unst fund. The fund aims to boost the island's fortunes following the withdrawal of the RAF from its Saxa Vord base in 2006. | |
| Cruise ship workshop timetabled How to make Scotland a more attractive stopping off point for cruise ships is the theme next week for a tourism industry workshop in Inverness. | |
| Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards - full results The Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2007 were a big hit with tourism operators across the region. Competition was fierce but at the final shakedown the successful finalists were announced as follows: | |
| Islands are world leaders: official Shetland and the Isle of Skye have been declared to be among the world’s top island destinations by National Geographic. | |
| Taste of local food could reap £57.2m for Highlands and Islands Skye and Lochalsh residents could generate an additional £1.35m every year for their local economy by spending as little as £2.50 a week on locally produced food, according to a study commissioned by HIE Skye and Wester Ross. | |
| Uist arts centre's top award for Runrig exhibition Gaelic rockers Runrig, currently riding high at number nine in the UK singles charts, have helped an island arts centre receive a highly-prized tourism award. | |
| Whisky and golf blend together in tourism drive Tourism operators from Speyside and the wider area are being encouraged to find out how two of Scotland's most iconic products can give their businesses a welcome boost. | |
| Scottish icons merge for international tourism event Two of Scotland’s greatest industries – whisky and tourism – join forces next month in an international tourism event being staged by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Network, in conjunction with Scottish Development International and VisitScotland. | |
| Winter Harris campaign is officially launched The Harris branch of the Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association (OHTIA) will launch their latest marketing campaign ‘Winter Harris’ at a reception on the MV Hebrides in Tarbert, Harris this afternoon. | |
| Site for a new Highland museum and gallery - your views sought The search is on to find the right location for a new Highland Museum and Gallery in Inverness - and you are invited to participate by giving your views on three possible city centre sites. Come along to hear a presentation on the evening of Wednesday 14 November in the Inverness Town Hall. | |
| Boating club looks landward for growth A group of boating enthusiasts is steering a new course into tourism to take full advantage of its new marina. | |
| UK's most remote pub is worth 18 mile walk for a pint Only accessible by an 18 mile hike across hills and moors or a seven mile sea crossing, The Old Forge, Inverie on the remote Knoydart peninsula, has to go the extra mile to attract its customers. | |
| Arran guides fly off shelves The Isle of Arran is proving popular with both visitors and the Swedish media as VisitScotland promote the wonderful Isle of Arran throughout their marketing activity. | |