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Fife’s Castles Stormed by Dig It! TV

Date of article: Thu 6 Sep 18

Dig It! TV are bringing a selection of Scotland’s lesser-known castles and towers into the digital age through YouTube and Wikipedia A series of eight YouTube videos created in ...

Fife Coast & Countryside Trust Survey

Date of article: Fri 31 Aug 18

If you love Fife’s Coast & Countryside, Fife Coast & Countryside Trust would love to hear your views. They are currently reviewing their existing websites and would be v ...

Guide to Scottish screen locations marks 130th anniversary of Scots TV pioneer

Date of article: Fri 31 Aug 18

As Scotland marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish “pioneer of television”, the national tourism organisation has launched a guide aimed at set-jetting TV fan ...

New Plan to Develop Food and Drink Tourism in Scotland Launched

Date of article: Mon 27 Aug 18

A new plan to develop food and drink tourism in Scotland will aim to deliver an additional £1 billion to Scotland’s economy by 2030. The industry-led Food Tourism Scotland Ac ...

Fife Tourism Barometer Results for Q2 2018

Date of article: Fri 24 Aug 18

The results for Q2 2018 of the Fife Tourism Barometer can be viewed at https://bit.ly/2MySi0O  Some key findings include: 43.9% of businesses reported increase of visitors ...

Community Archaeological Dig at Inverkeithing Friary

Date of article: Fri 24 Aug 18

As part of the Fife Pilgrim Way project, a community dig will take place in the grounds of the Medieval Friary in September, Scottish Archaeology month.  Inverkeithing has a rich ...

Kingsbarns Distillery Unveils its Inaugural Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Date of article: Fri 24 Aug 18

Kingsbarns Distillery has unveiled its very first single malt Scotch whisky release; The Founders’ Reserve Inaugural Release.  Bottled solely for the pleasure of the Kingsbarns ...

A showcase of food and drink from Fife at major London event

Date of article: Fri 24 Aug 18

Five businesses from across Fife will represent the region at one of the UK’s biggest food and drink trade shows this September with support from Food from Fife and Fife Council� ...

Kirkcaldy’s Buffalo Farm Wins Three Food Awards

Date of article: Fri 17 Aug 18

The Buffalo Farm on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy has picked up no fewer than three accolades at the Guild of Fine Food’s prestigious Great Taste Awards 2018. The Great Taste Award ...

Scotland’s Tay Country - Business Support

Date of article: Tue 14 Aug 18

With the V&A Dundee opening in September, the region is expected to experience a significant increase in the number of visitors. The four local authorities – Angus, Dundee, P ...

CCW St Andrews Blogger Event

Date of article: Mon 13 Aug 18

The following is primarily aimed at cafes, restaurants or attractions in St Andrews. St Andrews BID have been approached to share an exciting opportunity to widen your social medi ...

Fife women lead the way in tourism top 100

Date of article: Mon 13 Aug 18

Seven industry professionals from Fife recognised in Women in Tourism Top 100 Fife Tourism Partnership Manager, Ann Camus, has been named in Women in Tourism’s Top 100 for her o ...

A Heritage Mobile Phone App lets you Meet the Pilgrims from the 13th Century

Date of article: Fri 10 Aug 18

Journey back through time to the 13th century chapel at Earlsferry. As you walk into the chapel, the bell tolls, seagulls swoop overhead. In the flickering candlelight the pilgrims ...

Distil Your Own at Darnley's Gin School

Date of article: Wed 8 Aug 18

Darnley’s Gin has added a ‘Distil Your Own’ experience to its tour offering, inviting visitors to Darnley’s Gin School to create their own recipe from a selection of botani ...

Nominations open for the Fife Business Diversity Awards 2018

Date of article: Tue 7 Aug 18

The Fife Business Diversity Awards 2018 recognises the success of businesses, organisations and individuals in Fife that excel in promoting the employment of people who face disadv ...

Summer Nights - Night Market at Balgove Larder

Date of article: Tue 7 Aug 18

With a programme of live music, crafts, street food and of course, the very best food and drink from Scotland’s best loved farm shop, Balgove Larder is hosting a series of summer ...

Fife Makes its Mark on Scottish Gardens Map

Date of article: Mon 6 Aug 18

Map of Scottish gardens created to drive green-fingered tourism in the country 16 gardens featured in Fife   Garden tourism group, Discover Scottish Gardens, has launched a ...

Cupar Burgh Chambers Open for Holiday Bookings

Date of article: Fri 3 Aug 18

Fife Historic Buildings Trust is delighted to announce Cupar Burgh Chambers open for Holiday Bookings. It has been a long journey to get to the completed stage but we are all thril ...

Gaming festival coming to Glenrothes

Date of article: Thu 2 Aug 18

A festival of all things video games is coming to Glenrothes this month. The Rapture Gaming Festival will be stopping off at the Rothes Halls on August 11-12, bringing lots of act ...

Top 100 Women In Tourism announced!

Date of article: Tue 31 Jul 18

Women in Tourism are delighted to announce their inaugural Top 100 Women In Tourism!  Earlier this year they launched a campaign to find the top women working across the tourism ...

Heartlands of Fife Brochure

Date of article: Tue 31 Jul 18

A new Heartlands of Fife Brochure has been created by businesses in the Heartlands of Fife area which comprises of the Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes & Cowdenbeath Area Committies.  T ...

Darnley's Gin Cottage Series Goes Very Berry

Date of article: Tue 31 Jul 18

Darnley's Gin launches " Very Berry" as the inaugural release in its range of limited editions under the banner, Cottage Series. This is the first recipe to be developed by Scott G ...

St Andrews Brewing Co. exceeds £400k crowdfunding target

Date of article: Fri 27 Jul 18

Fife brewery St Andrews Brewing Co. has exceeded its crowdfunding target of £400k and is continuing to accept investment to increase beer production to meet export demand and sup ...

Scottish Clan Event Fund

Date of article: Thu 26 Jul 18

The Scottish Clan Event Fund has been designed to support the growth of clan and clan related events taking place across Scotland. Its main aim is to expand the visitor experience ...

VisitScotland Expo 2019

Date of article: Thu 26 Jul 18

VisitScotland expo is Scotland’s premier business to business travel trade event and offers the perfect opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services to UK an ...

Work Starts on Augmented Reality App tracing the Steps of Fife’s Royal Past

Date of article: Wed 25 Jul 18

Work has started on an exciting new project which will allow visitors to trace the steps of historic royals in the Heartlands of the Kingdom of Fife. The project, ‘In the Footst ...

Record Year for Overseas Visitors

Date of article: Mon 23 Jul 18

Visits and spending by overseas tourists in Scotland rose to its highest level on record in 2017. The ONS Travel Trends 2017 statistics showed the number of overseas tourists visi ...

Mama Mia! Here they go again - Cupar vintage firm in new Hollywood movie role!

Date of article: Sat 21 Jul 18

The team at Cupar vintage specialist Scaramanga are feeling like dancing queens after some of their products were used as props in the all-star Hollywood summer musical movie Mama ...

Dress Up Your St Andrews Shop Window

Date of article: Wed 18 Jul 18

Dress Up Your St Andrews Shop Window….and win VIP hospitality at Alfred Dunhill Links All entries receive a pair of tickets for the final day of tournament St Andrews will be i ...

New mill and brewery set to open at Bowhouse as record numbers visit food weekends

Date of article: Tue 17 Jul 18

A new flour mill and brewery are to open at Bowhouse this September.  The mill will be run by Scotland the Bread, which has been growing and experimenting with a range of new and ...

Anstruther Harbour Festival: New Services & Activities

Date of article: Tue 17 Jul 18

Anstruther’s Harbour Festival  on the weekend of July 28/29, 2018 has made many new changes/additions to it,  all to appeal and interest visitors of all ages... New this year: ...

Scotland’s Secret Bunker Gives International Visitors a WorldHost Welcome

Date of article: Tue 17 Jul 18

Tourism businesses in Fife are being encouraged to consider taking part in WorldHost training to provide them with the tools to offer outstanding customer service. Last year Scotl ...

Your views sought on future transport investment in Levenmouth

Date of article: Wed 11 Jul 18

Businesses in Fife are being encouraged to give their views on how transport links could be improved in the Levenmouth area. Transport Scotland would like to understand the transp ...

Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q2 2018 & Q1 Results

Date of article: Wed 11 Jul 18

The Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q2 2018 is now available until 20th August. You can take part at https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=153070078654  The industry barom ...

Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q2 2018 & Q1 Results

Date of article: Mon 30 Jul 18

The Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Q2 2018 is now available until 20th August. You can take part at https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=153070078654  The industry barom ...

Tap into New Tourism Resource

Date of article: Wed 11 Jul 18

TOURISM businesses across Scotland are being encouraged to tap into dedicated online resources that have the potential to help support their growth. VisitScotland.org offers the t ...

Connect Local Regional Food Fund

Date of article: Mon 9 Jul 18

Connect Local Regional Food Fund - £250,000 fund for collaborative food and drink projects in Scotland and applications are now open for small grants of up to £5,000. https://c ...

Anticipating summer with the Bowhouse Food Weekends, Near St Monans, Fife

Date of article: Mon 9 Jul 18

11-12 August, 10am - 4pm, Free of Charge 8-9 September, 10am - 4pm, Free of Charge   Bowhouse, Scotland’s most innovative food and drink hub will welcome summer with a second ...

Building fresh connections: Jannettas Gelateria, BID St Andrews and Tourism St Andrews hire two new interns

Date of article: Mon 9 Jul 18

Jannettas Gelateria, BID St Andrews and Tourism St Andrews are excited to welcome two new interns for the summer period. Emma Baldi, from Tonneins in the South West region of Franc ...

Explore the newly refreshed VisitScotland.org corporate website

Date of article: Mon 9 Jul 18

The refreshed VisitScotland.org website is now live and available to use. The site provides a useful resource for all tourism businesses looking to grow their business and unlock ...