Tourism news archive
Tourism news and events archive from April 2008
| New training courses ready for launch Tourist Board Training has announced the imminent launch of two new online training courses addressing the growing needs of the niche tourism market. | |
| Roots training urged for Homecoming Scotland 2009 Scottish tourism is in line for a significant boost next year when Homecoming Scotland 2009 comes to fruition. Meantime, tourism operators are being urged to gear up for this marketing effort. | |
| These boots are made for walking The Aviemore and Cairngorms Walking and Mountain Festival runs from 10th-17th Mays. Set in the spectacular woodland, loch and mountain scenery of Strathspey and the surrounding area, the former Aviemore Walking Festival has been re-launched under its new title to reflect an ever-expanding programme of activities, including rock climbing, canyoning, dog sledding and even spa treatments. | |
| Ord House receives 5 stars Ord House on the west coast of Skye’s Sleat peninsula has been awarded five stars following an assessment under Visit Scotland's Quality Assurance Scheme. | |
| Highlands and Islands are top Greens Four tourism businesses in the Highlands and Islands have been crowned as the best performing Green businesses in Scotland. | |
| Innes House prepares for Moray Food Producers Fayre A selection of the best food and drink produce in Moray will be showcased to industry representatives on Wednesday April 30 between 2pm and 5.30pm at Innes House, Elgin at the Moray Food Producer's Fayre. | |
| Spirit of Speyside whisky festival The 2008 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival being held next month is to be opened by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond. | |
| Speaking your language The “mither tongue” may be enjoying a resurgence of late but when it comes to learning foreign languages, Scots top the charts. | |
| Tourism top guns sell Scotland to the world An elite group of travel agents from around the world, who have been trained to sell Scotland in their home countries, are visiting Scotland this week. | |
| Nòs Ùr song competition finalists announced The finalists have been selected for the first Celtic and Scots languages song contest to be held in Inverness as one of four regional competitions held across Europe. | |
| Quality scheme for Scotland’s bars gets set First there were Scotland’s best cafes. Now, watch out for Scotland’s best bars. | |
| Skara Brae to get new milestone on anniversary of first man in space The wishes of a Russian film director with ancestral links to Orkney are to be finally granted later this week (Saturday 12th April 2008) as an additional milestone is laid in place within the historic time trail that marks the passage towards Skara Brae. | |
| Kirkwall next for e-business workshop A company web presence is a vital part of any business strategy these days, but getting your website to perform for you is not always easy. | |