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ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme:

Date of article: Wed 11 Aug 21

VisitScotland are encouraging businesses to sign up to a new voucher scheme to help low income families, unpaid carers and disadvantaged young people who have been adversely affect ...

My Beach Your Beach - Kinghorn

Date of article: Tue 10 Aug 21

All businesses within walking distance of Kinghorn Harbour beach are invited to support the local My Beach Your Beach campaign to help improve bathing water quality and keep the ...

Scotland Loves Local Fund II open for applications

Date of article: Tue 10 Aug 21

Projects aiming to help transform towns and neighbourhoods could apply to a new £10 million multi-year fund. The Scotland Loves Local Fund aims to encourage people to think local ...

Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation

Date of article: Thu 5 Aug 21

A new funding round for the Food Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme will open 4th August 2021. The deadline for applications to be received is midnight on 12 September 2021. A ...

Cleaning Protocols and Sectoral Guidance for Self-Catering Properties in the Context of Covid-19 - useful for other sectors

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

Guidance has been developed in partnership by the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, the Professional Association of Self-Caterers, and the Wales Tourism Alliance, support ...

Catch up with all the latest global food tourism news!

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

The World Food Travel Association has published its latest monthly newsletter.  In it you'll find: Invitation to submit research proposals ahead of this year's FoodTrex Researc ...

Consultation on Licensing Order for Short Term Lets

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

A third public round of consultation on licensing laws for short-term lets is live at the moment and will run until 13th August, The draft legislation was published at the end of ...

Covid 19: tourism and hospitality sector guidance

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

Scotland will move beyond level 0 on Monday, as announced by the First Minister on Tuesday. The legal requirement for physical distancing and limits on gatherings will be removed ...

New £3M investment fund for boat-based tourism in Scotland

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

Crown Estate Scotland has launched a special fund to help promote the sustainable development of Scotland’s marine tourism sector. The £3m challenge investment fund will also h ...

The Year of Stories 2022 Open Events Fund - deadline approaching!

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

2022 has been designated Scotland’s Year of Stories, a year in which stories inspired by, created, or written in Scotland will be showcased and celebrated. Stories are vital to ...

List of all of your vacancies for FREE on the Careerscope website

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

More than 12,000 18-30 target audience have visited the Careerscope recruitment campaign landing page IN THE PAST 10 DAYS now looking for vacancies within the tourism sector; the ...

First Minister confirms that most Covid restrictions will end in Scotland on 9 August

Date of article: Wed 4 Aug 21

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that most Covid restrictions in Scotland will end on Monday 9th August. In her address to ...

Quality time with VisitScotland

Date of article: Wed 28 Jul 21

To support hostels and small serviced accommodation providers (bed and breakfasts, guest houses, inns, and restaurants with rooms) as they work to reopen and recover, VisitS ...

Digital Fundamentals Webinars

Date of article: Tue 27 Jul 21

VisitScotland are running another round of national digital webinars in partnership with Business Gateway DigitalBoost with sessions in June, July and August 2021. These webina ...

Come Onboard Reaper!

Date of article: Thu 22 Jul 21

Help historic boat, Reaper, get ready for visitors! Award winning historic vessel, Reaper is on the last stages of restoration at Anstruther Harbour and will soon be ready to welc ...

UNESCO NATIONAL TRAIL OF SCOTLAND | TOURISM INDUSTRY TOOLKIT

Date of article: Wed 21 Jul 21

From awe-inspiring volcanic landscapes to stunning city architecture, Scotland is home to several UNESCO designations, recognised for their internationally significant cultural or ...

Launch of new Tourism Leadership Development Programme

Date of article: Wed 21 Jul 21

A Scotland wide programme to support business and community-led tourism enterprises taking the lead in the sector’s COVID-19 recovery has launched this week. The Scottish Touri ...

Bowhouse Cafe - To Let

Date of article: Wed 21 Jul 21

Food production and retail space to let. Bowhouse, St Monans, Fife. Download the following information here to find out more. Applicants should submit a written document or plan ...

Tourism St Andrews Ensure Beautiful Welcome for Visitors

Date of article: Wed 21 Jul 21

The Petheram Bridge Flower Bed provides both a stunning and memorable entrance for visitors to St Andrews and especially so during the summer months with the beds displaying a brig ...

Help historic boat get ready for visitors!

Date of article: Thu 15 Jul 21

Award winning historic vessel, Reaper is on the last stages of restoration at Anstruther Harbour and will soon be ready to welcome the public onboard, but the Scottish Fisheries Mu ...

VisitBritain publishes latest wave of research into consumer confidence

Date of article: Thu 15 Jul 21

VisitBritain has published its latest Covid-19 consumer sentiment tracking survey to understand domestic intent to take overnight trips both in the ...

Scotland to Move to Level Zero

Date of article: Wed 14 Jul 21

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed that the whole of Scotland will move to level zero from Monday 19 July, but this was still a time for continued caution. The Firs ...

Lockdown lessons open new doors for cultural charity OnFife

Date of article: Thu 8 Jul 21

Cultural charity OnFife has pledged to build on the success of initiatives it developed to support local communities during lockdown. The charity’s new Head of Cultural Heritage ...

Slighe Chladach Fiobha

Date of article: Tue 6 Jul 21

A’ tòiseachadh Dimàirt 6mh latha den t-Iuchar, aig 8.30f, air BBC ALBA.   Starts Tuesday July 6 at 8.30pm on ALBA   San t-sreath seo air Cuairt Chladach Fìobha, tha Iaga ...

New Hospitality Recruitment Drive & Toolkit

Date of article: Mon 5 Jul 21

A campaign has launched encouraging people to choose a career in Scotland’s valued tourism and hospitality industry. The initiative, funded by the Scottish Government and suppor ...

Job Retention Scheme - new claim form to be used from 1 July

Date of article: Fri 2 Jul 21

If you’re claiming on or after 1 July 2020 for 16 or more employees, you’ll need to upload a file containing the following information for each employee: full name National ...

THE R&A OPENS TICKET BALLOT FOR THE 150TH OPEN

Date of article: Fri 2 Jul 21

The ticket ballot for The 150th Open has opened today, giving golf fans around the world the opportunity to secure a ticket for the historic Championship. The 150th Open, t aking ...

TAYPORT DISTILLERY’S SCOTS PINE GIN WINS SILVER AT THE IWSC AWARDS

Date of article: Fri 2 Jul 21

Tayport Distillery releases the first Scots Pine Gin and it receives great praise at the International Wine and Spirits Council gaining a Silver Award. Tayport Distillery’s Scots ...

Now is Your Time campaign

Date of article: Wed 30 Jun 21

VisitScotland have launched a new marketing campaign running throughout the summer, Now is Your Time, to invite people to holiday in Scotland.  Staycations look set to be popula ...

Innovative Bowhouse Link service generates £139k for local economy

Date of article: Mon 28 Jun 21

Bowhouse food hub’s Bowhouse Link service has generated sales of local produce of more than £139k since it launched in April 2020 in a move that has ploughed money back into the ...

Small Business Saturday 2021

Date of article: Wed 23 Jun 21

Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support small businesses i ...

Scottish Government publishes review of physical distancing

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

The Scottish Government has announced the outcome of a review of physical distancing in public places, taking account of the science, and the current and projected state ...

Life in Level 0 and beyond

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

Also announced today was an overview of how life in Scotland will look beyond level 0, which it is hoped we will move into on 9 August. Scotland's Strategic Framework has been upd ...

Short-Term Lets Licensing Order - draft legislation to be published by end of June

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has written to the Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee with ...

EU Settlement Scheme and the end of the Grace Period on 30 June

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

The Home Office is running webinars this week on the EU Settlement Scheme. The EU Settlement Scheme has been fully open since 30 March 2019. EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens, and ...

First Minister confirms provisional date for Scotland moving to level 0

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that all parts of Scotland should move to level 0 on 19th July, three weeks later than had b ...

Jazz Festival goes online one more time

Date of article: Tue 22 Jun 21

“The last online event before we go live again” say organisers Langtoun Jazz presents its second online Festival this weekend from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June. Last year s ...

THE R&A WORLD GOLF MUSEUM OPENS FOLLOWING A COMPLETE REDEVELOPMENT

Date of article: Mon 21 Jun 21

From today, The R&A is pleased to welcome visitors to The R&A World Golf Museum, in St Andrews, which has undergone an extensive redevelopment.  Beginning as a cabinet of ...

Fife Business Awards 2022

Date of article: Mon 21 Jun 21

A Fife Business Award gives your staff pride about their accomplishments and your organisation local and national recognition for its achiev ...

Destination & Sector Marketing Fund & Webinar

Date of article: Fri 18 Jun 21

Applications are now open for the £3 million VisitScotland Destination & Sector Marketing Fund which launched on the 28 May, as part of a national tourism recovery strategy. ...