Tourism news archive
Tourism news and events archive from February 2008
| VisitScotland.com to launch new website VisitScotland.com will launch its new website on 2 April 2008, the most significant change to the UK’s most popular tourism destination website in six years. | |
| Friendly Scots and stunning scenery - new research gives the visitor’s view of Scotland The friendly welcome of Scottish people and its stunning scenery were listed as the highlights of a holiday in Scotland in new research commissioned by national tourism body VisitScotland. | |
| Web users cheerleading for Highlands and Islands tourism The power of the web and the influence exerted by users uploading their own material is giving the Highlands and Islands tourism a consumer-led marketing boost. | |
| Highland Capital to host bed and breakfast event of the year They are some of the unsung heroes of the tourist industry contributing hundreds of thousands of pounds to Scotland's £6bn annual visitor income. | |
| Scotland United - invest in Scottish tourism Scotland’s national tourism conference, co-hosted by Scottish Tourism Forum and British Hospitality Association Scotland - a focal point of Scottish Tourism Week 2008. | |
| The gift to see ourselves as others see us Ninety seven per cent of visitors to Scotland said they were satisfied with their holiday and 96 per cent would recommend the destination, according to one of the most extensive surveys of visitors to Scotland. | |
| Residents give their views on John O'Groats Around 80 people attended last Saturday's open event at the Seaview Hotel to contribute their views on what a redeveloped John o'Groats might look like. | |
| Visitor guide goes audio The latest brochure from VisitOrkney is now available in audio CD thanks to a collaboration between VisitOrkney and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Keen to ensure that Orkney is enjoyed by all, the tourism agency approached RNIB and requested that they record the brochure in an audible format, so that visually impaired people could find out about all that the islands offer to visitors. | |
| Scotland gets the big screen treatment in major campaign to attract English visitors Scotland is set to hit the big screen in a new cinema advert directed by an acclaimed Hollywood director. The advert aims to attract more English visitors to holiday in Scotland. | |