Tourism and hospitality-related news and events

Check out these latest news items and updates  - especially relevant to tourism, hospitality and travel businesses in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Or find out more about the top tourism events this month

Marine tourism highlighted in Scottish sea proposals
	Scotland’s status as a top marine tourism destination is underlined in proposals for a sustainable seas Bill to go before the Scottish Parliament.
Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT

UK hospitality industry recognises young talent in Fort Augustus
	A Fort Augustus-based hotelier has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 30 emerging young talents in the hospitality industry.
Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:52:00 GMT

Education and training skills are failing Scotland’s tourism industry, says Holyrood Committee
	Scotland’s education, training and skills structure is patently failing to deliver what the tourism industry needs, says an inquiry report published today by the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee.
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:56:00 GMT

Heads up on what’s on for Homecoming Scotland 2009
	The Homecoming Scotland 2009 programme is swelling by the week with Burns and Scottish culture themed events taking place from Shetland in the north to the Borders in the south.
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Scottish tourism fighting its corner
	Despite much tougher market conditions, Scotland’s tourism industry is holding steady so far.
Posted on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Lews Castle subject of talks with Trump director
	Representatives of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Stornoway Trust have held talks with a top level director of the Trump Organization to discuss possible development of the Victorian-era Lews Castle which overlooks Stornoway.
Posted on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Heb Celt Fest plays to an international audience
	The Saw Doctors, Julie Fowlis, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Seth Lakeman are just four of the acts due to play in Stornoway later this month at the 12th Hebridean Celtic Festival – one of the biggest music events in the Highlands and Islands.
Posted on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:44:00 GMT

New tourism website where the customer has the last word
	A new website claiming to be the first of a new generation of regional tourism portals was launched today. www.visitaviemore.com promotes tourism in the Aviemore and the Cairngorms area within the Cairngorms National Park and incorporates the very latest in bringing tourism businesses closer to the consumer.
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Highland 2007 legacy programme launched
	The Highland Council has launched the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme, providing an annual fund of £500,000 in grants to build upon the success of Highland 2007 – the year Scotland celebrated Highlands and Islands culture.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:11:00 GMT

Offices move for national tourism agency
	National tourism agency VisitScotland’s Highlands-based offices in Strathpeffer and Inverness will relocate to Cowan House, in the Inverness Retail and Business Park, at the end of August this year.
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:03:00 GMT