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Date of article: Wed 26 Aug 20
Regulations make it mandatory to collect customer and visitor information It's now mandatory for hospitality settings to collect the contact details of visitors to their premises ...
Read moreDate of article: Wed 26 Aug 20
Today, (26 August), a new Hotel Support Programme has been launched to help protect sustainable employment in the medium term within larger hotels in Scotland. This new programme ...
Read moreRural Tourism Infrastructure Fund bid - community and business consultation
Date of article: Wed 26 Aug 20
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust are applying for a grant to improve rural infrastructure in some of the areas worst affected by visitor pressure. To strengthen the case for the bi ...
Read moreONFife’s response to Scottish Government theatres reopening with restrictions announcment
Date of article: Tue 25 Aug 20
ONFife response to theatres opening with restrictions from September 14, Michelle Sweeney, Director of Creative Development, said: “Yesterday the Scottish Government announced, ...
Read moreMore Historic Environment Scotland Sites to Open
Date of article: Mon 24 Aug 20
At 12pm today, Monday 24 August, visitors can book tickets to visit the following Historic Scotland sites: · Dunblane Cathedral (reopens on Wednesday 2 Septe ...
Read moreEvents Industry Support Fund announced
Date of article: Mon 24 Aug 20
Today (Monday 24 August) the details of a £6 million fund to help the events sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic has been announced. The Events Industry Support Fund wil ...
Read moreHamish McHamish – The St Andrews Cat Children’s Books Launched
Date of article: Mon 24 Aug 20
US based Scottish author and artist publishes famous cat adventure book series to support St Andrews charity Hamish McHamish goes truly global on Amazon sales platform Future S ...
Read moreEnergy Efficiency Business Support Service
Date of article: Mon 24 Aug 20
What does this involve? Zero Waste Scotland's team of advisers and technical specialists will help you implement meaningful changes and achieve significant savings. Their expert a ...
Read moreWorldHost 2020 - Keeping customers safe (COVID-19)
Date of article: Mon 24 Aug 20
Empower your staff to keep customers and colleagues safe beyond Covid-19 & drive positive behaviours in a rapidly changing customer facing environment. Covid-19 customer serv ...
Read moreFirst Minister announces changes to Phase 3 lockdown restrictions
Date of article: Fri 21 Aug 20
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that we will not move from Phase 3 to Phase 4 but announced a number of changes to the Phase 3 lockdown restrictions. Spe ...
Read moreSmall Business COVID Safety Grant
Date of article: Thu 20 Aug 20
If you run a small business in one of Fife’s Town Centres…..you can apply for a £100 grant to help with the cost of Covid-19 public health measures. Where? Applicati ...
Read moreTourism receives hi-tech boost to help smooth road to recovery
Date of article: Tue 18 Aug 20
A new organisation launches today (Tuesday, 18 August 2020) to help Scotland’s beleaguered tourism sector make a sustained recovery driven by technological innovation It wil ...
Read moreDate of article: Tue 18 Aug 20
Research is showing travelling by car / private vehicle is the preferred mode of travel due to ease of physical distancing and ability to make or change plans spontaneously. OTA in ...
Read moreThe Scottish Fisheries Museum Welcomes Back Visitors
Date of article: Tue 18 Aug 20
“Our Staff are back in the museum getting things ready and safe for you to visit.” The Scottish Fisheries Museum will reopen on the 26th of August. The story we tell of the S ...
Read moreOur responsible tourism future
Date of article: Mon 17 Aug 20
From VisitScotland.org As we seek to rebuild tourism and look toward the future of the industry, it's important we put the welfare of communities and our natural environment at t ...
Read moreYour Opportunity to be part of this year’s Virtual Taste of Grampian
Date of article: Fri 14 Aug 20
The 4 Local Authorities along the banks of the River Tay (Fife, Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross) are working together to offer an opportunity for your business to be showca ...
Read moreWedding venue couple turn their events skills to the movies
Date of article: Fri 14 Aug 20
In a first for Fife, a Drive-In Cinema is opening on Friday 28th August for a weekend of popular movies and great in-car catering in the stunning location of Pratis Barns, near Lev ...
Read moreCoronavirus (COVID-19): tourism and hospitality sector guidance
Date of article: Fri 14 Aug 20
Guidance for the tourism and hospitality sector, including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist. Updated 14 Aug 2020 - Added statutory guidance for ...
Read moreFurther Hospitality Rules Introduced
Date of article: Mon 10 Aug 20
Settings where face coverings must be legally worn in Scotland is expanding to include certain indoor public places such as cinemas, galleries, museums and banks, from Saturday 8 A ...
Read moreTAYPORT DISTILLERY WINS GOLD OUTSTANDING AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION AWARDS
Date of article: Fri 7 Aug 20
Tayport Distillery are delighted to announce that they have won two Gold Medals at the International Wine and Spirits Competition! The IWSC is one of the most coveted competitions ...
Read moreRegional Only in Scotland films
Date of article: Fri 7 Aug 20
This week, VisitScotland launched the first in their series of new regional films encouraging people living in Scotland to explore Scotland's regions. These films follow on the hee ...
Read moreUpdate Your Listing on WelcometoFife.com
Date of article: Fri 7 Aug 20
Please remember to update any business listings you have on our consumer site, WelcometoFife.com. In the month of July, we have had over 112,000 page views which is up almost 70% ...
Read moreDate of article: Thu 6 Aug 20
The latest STERG meeting was held this morning. The following areas were discussed: Industry issues – Response to new restrictions in Aberdeen and ongoing observations followi ...
Read moreDate of article: Thu 6 Aug 20
Via https://www.visitscotland.org/news/2020/icentre-reopening-plans As tourism continues to reopen across the country, here's an update on plans for reopening our iCentre network ...
Read moreDate of article: Tue 4 Aug 20
The 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme is now underway, supporting the hospitality industry by encouraging diners to eat out with a 50% discount during the month of August. Scottish Tou ...
Read moreDate of article: Mon 3 Aug 20
ONFife brings together some of Fife’s best-loved food and drink to celebrate summer outdoors with a new twice-weekly summer café and bar venture, The Advantage, at the Adam Smit ...
Read moreUpdating Your VisitScotland Listing
Date of article: Mon 3 Aug 20
Step by step guidance on how to update your VisitScotland.com web listing Scotland is working its way through the route map to welcome visitors once again. And visitors are keen t ...
Read moreNew £750k fund to support communities’ green recovery
Date of article: Mon 3 Aug 20
A new fund designed to support local regeneration and sustainable development around Scotland’s coast has today been launched by Crown Estate Scotland. The Sustainable Communiti ...
Read moreUpdate Your Listing on WelcometoFife.com
Date of article: Fri 31 Jul 20
Please remember to update any business listings you have on our consumer site, WelcometoFife.com. In the month of July, we have had over 112,000 page views which is up almost 70% ...
Read moreDate of article: Fri 31 Jul 20
The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme offers a 50% discount, up to a maximum of £10 per person, to diners for food or non-alcoholic drinks. The scheme is available all day, every Monda ...
Read moreOnFife's Museums and Galleries take first step back to re-opening
Date of article: Fri 31 Jul 20
ONFife is delighted to announce that its ‘big three’ museums and galleries will be re-opening over the next few weeks. St Andrews Museum will be welcoming back visitors from t ...
Read moreDate of article: Wed 29 Jul 20
Two new funding packages worth £15 million will support the tourism sector as it continues to feel the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A £14 million Hotel Recove ...
Read moreFife augmented reality app hits record downloads
Date of article: Wed 29 Jul 20
The award-winning Fife app 'In the Footsteps of Kings', developed by Fife Tourism Partnership, has hit over 2000 downloads since it's launch last summer. The app brings history to ...
Read moreDate of article: Tue 28 Jul 20
VisitScotland have launched a regional "We're Good to Go" campaign through Facebook events. These have been created on their consumer Facebook page, and they're encouraging busi ...
Read moreCoronavirus Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce
Date of article: Mon 27 Jul 20
The Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce (STRT), led by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism and the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills is responsible for s ...
Read moreDUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP RESCHEDULED FOR 2021
Date of article: Mon 27 Jul 20
20th ANNIVERSARY ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 3, 2021 The 2020 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will not take place this au ...
Read moreDate of article: Wed 22 Jul 20
In order to give confidence to your visitors, VisitScotland have worked with VisitEngland, Visit Wales and Tourism Northern Ireland to create a UK-wide industry standard and consum ...
Read moreDate of article: Wed 22 Jul 20
As tourism businesses start to reopen, we can once again promote our beautiful region and ask people to #loveFifeagain. On Thursday 16th July we launched our recovery video 'Love ...
Read moreZero Waste Scotland launches campaign to protect Scotland’s natural assets
Date of article: Wed 22 Jul 20
With Scotland opening its doors to the tourist season, Zero Waste Scotland has launched a new campaign highlighting the country’s natural beauty and wildlife and urging visitors ...
Read moreContent Sharing During COVID-19
Date of article: Tue 21 Jul 20
Via visitscotland.org In light of COVID-19, the most important thing was (and still is) everyone's health and safety. We always want to be able to share our beautiful country wit ...
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