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The welcome impact of Scotland’s tourism sector on sustainable business

Date of article: Thu 29 Mar 18

Sustainable tourism business in Scotland has saved 1 million tonnes of water and ¼ million tonnes of carbon according to an impacts report published by the sustainable accreditati ...

Air route presents new opportunities

Date of article: Wed 28 Mar 18

VisitScotland has welcomed the launch of a daily service between Frankfurt and Glasgow by Lufthansa yesterday (26 March). Lufthansa already flies from Munich to Glasgow five times ...

Fife Business Matters Spring 2018

Date of article: Wed 28 Mar 18

The latest edition of Fife Business Matters is now available at http://www.fifebusinessmatters.co.uk/ ...

Kingsbarns' Delight as its Spirit Becomes Scotch Whisky

Date of article: Tue 27 Mar 18

Kingsbarns Distillery, based in Fife's East Neuk, has revealed that the first casks it filled on March 23rd 2015 came of age this month, and can now be called Scotch Whisky The ...

Crail Food Festival recognised at Scottish Rural Awards

Date of article: Mon 26 Mar 18

The team behind Crail Food Festival are celebrating following a strong performance at the 2018 Scottish Rural Awards. The festival, now in its eight year, landed runner-up spot in ...

Students Gain Experience At Kirkcaldy’s Fabulous Festival

Date of article: Mon 26 Mar 18

Fife College was delighted to take part in the very successful Adam Smith Festival of ideas which took place at the weekend, organised by the Adam Smith Global Foundation. The eve ...

Submit Your Event on WelcometoFife.com

Date of article: Fri 23 Mar 18

Got an event you want listed on welcometofife.com? Simply enter details in the form here: welcometofife.com/submit-your-event. One of our team will then approve the event for lis ...

Euans Guide - The benefits of reviewing locally

Date of article: Fri 23 Mar 18

We love the reviews that are appearing on Euan's Guide right now, and it's been good to see so many reviews of your favourite local coffee shops, bakeries, libraries and more! We o ...

Railway stations open up studios and heritage centres for Artline Open Doors Weekend

Date of article: Tue 20 Mar 18

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th May 2018, free of charge Eleven venues along the East Coast railway mainline in Fife are opening their doors this May in an expanded line up of art, ...

First direct flight from Edinburgh to China

Date of article: Fri 16 Mar 18

Air links between Scotland and China are being boosted with the first direct scheduled flights between the two countries. From June, Hainan Airlines will run direct return flights ...

Design Dunfermline 2018

Date of article: Wed 14 Mar 18

WELCOME TO DESIGN DUNFERMLINE 2018 Design Dunfermline 2018, 25-29 April City Chambers and Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries Join us for a series of public events, dis ...

Fife businesses invited to contribute to the new Fife Tourism and Events Strategy

Date of article: Tue 13 Mar 18

Local tourism and events businesses urged to be part of Fife’s future The Fife Tourism Partnership Board is inviting local businesses across the Kingdom to contribute and review ...

Adam Smith Theatre Café to return for Festival of Ideas

Date of article: Tue 13 Mar 18

A public survey will help redefine the revamped café space. And there’s a new blend in town! On Thursday, 15th March, Adam Smith Theatre’s café space is set to reopen during ...

New Assistant at Vine Conference Centre

Date of article: Fri 9 Mar 18

Meet Andrew Hubbocks, the new addition to the team as Vine Facilities and Vine Conference Centre Assistant Manager. Vine Conference Centre are delighted to welcome Andrew to the t ...

Food and Drink Fair in Kirkcaldy this weekend

Date of article: Tue 13 Mar 18

Scotland is home to hundreds of outstanding producers, suppliers, restaurants and foodie entrepreneurs and this Saturday they are sharing their culinary skills and ideas with the p ...

Mercedes comes to town

Date of article: Fri 9 Mar 18

The secret is out - we are now a ‘drive-in’ conference centre. Not quite, but we are able to accommodate vehicles in our Cairngorm Hall. We recently hosted a two-day event with ...

Free Good to Go starter packs available

Date of article: Thu 8 Mar 18

The service your customers want: Free Good to Go starter packs available Good to Go has been developed to change the culture around leftovers and save food from the bin by giving ...

East Neuk Local Tourism Association Spring Meeting

Date of article: Wed 7 Mar 18

The East Neuk Local Tourism Association is having its' Spring Meeting on Wednesday, April 4, at Anstruther Town Hall. The meeting time is 6:30 for 7pm, with time before and after t ...

Falkland's Future

Date of article: Wed 7 Mar 18

Falkland and Newton of Falkland are next to benefit from the Scottish Government’s Making Places Initiative funding to encourage the local communities to participate in planning ...

Retail and Merchandise Partnership Agreed Between The Open and St Andrews Links Trust

Date of article: Tue 6 Mar 18

The R&A is to enter into a partnership with St Andrews Links Trust to manage its retail and merchandise operations. The new agreement sees the Links Trust assume responsibilit ...

What’s New For Anstruther Harbour Festival

Date of article: Tue 6 Mar 18

Anstruther’s Harbour Festival  (AHF) has hit its stride as planning for the event has picked up serious steam since the successful recruitment of new committee members at its ...

Wigwam® Holidays Montrave Estate

Date of article: Tue 6 Mar 18

Set in the heart of Fife, Wigwam ® Holidays Montrave Estate will welcome guests to its private estate including ancient woodlands, timber cabins and hot tubs from the Start of Ma ...

Fife Tourism & Events Strategy Workshop - Online Survey

Date of article: Mon 5 Mar 18

The current Fife Tourism Strategy has been in place since 2014 and in that time Fife has continued to grow its visitor value, replace lost jobs through new investments, creation a ...

Fife Barometer Survey Results - Q4 2018

Date of article: Mon 5 Mar 18

Many thanks to Fife businesses for taking part in the Fife Tourism Industry Barometer for Quarter 4 2017.  Please find the results at fifetourismpartnership.org/resources/fife- ...

Students Enjoy the Taste of Italy!

Date of article: Tue 27 Feb 18

Why does Italian food taste so good? Culinary Arts students from Fife College may soon know the answer! Thanks to a once in a lifetime trip to Italy the students are learning all ...

Business loans of up to £100,000

Date of article: Mon 26 Feb 18

Business Loans Scotland, a consortium of Scotland’s local authorities, provides loan finance up to £100,000 to new and growing, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across S ...

VisitScotland Press Trips and Prize Draws

Date of article: Mon 26 Feb 18

VisitScotland work with partners year-round to target consumers through prize draw promotions and encourage international travel trade and consumer journalists to promote Scotland ...

The Final Thistle

Date of article: Thu 22 Feb 18

In the run-up to the 25th anniversary of Scotland’s biggest night in tourism, businesses are being encouraged to celebrate the milestone in a social media campaign. Previous ent ...

Return of the Night Market at Balgove Larder

Date of article: Wed 21 Feb 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 delighted to announce a n ...

St Andrews Beach Wheelchair Questionnaire

Date of article: Tue 20 Feb 18

Click here to take the questionnaire   "We believe that the beaches in and around St Andrews should be accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, many elderly and disabled people ar ...

Conference to be held to discuss rail link

Date of article: Thu 15 Feb 18

The Levenmouth Rail Campaign has organised a conference to help keep up the pressure to reinstate the rail link. The conference will bring together MSPs, MPs, councillors, rail ex ...

Murder Mystery Weekend, Carphin House, Fife

Date of article: Thu 15 Feb 18

For hundreds of years Carphin House in Fife has been renowned for its hospitality, but are there some secrets hidden in the past? If you fancy yourself an amateur sleuth Carphin Ho ...

Business Gateway Digital Boost

Date of article: Wed 14 Feb 18

What is Digital Boost? To help support businesses grow and develop, the government have launched the Digital Boost programme which offers support to businesses looking to improve ...

Do you belong to a group or organisation that connects heritage with people?

Date of article: Wed 14 Feb 18

A large part of Scotland’s heritage is managed by volunteers and community organisations, but we have no clear picture of this rapidly growing sector. A new project called Commu ...

Loves young (American) dream

Date of article: Tue 13 Feb 18

As Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle arrive in Scotland ahead of Valentine’s Day, young Americans are being invited to fall in love with Scotland as part of a new campa ...

Fife Science Festival 2018

Date of article: Tue 13 Feb 18

TAKE PART Dundee Science Centre is calling for organisations/individuals to be part of Fife Science Festival 2018 running from Saturday 12th May – Saturday 9th June. Managed ...

Traditional Dutch Ganseys : Events Weekend

Date of article: Mon 12 Feb 18

The weekend of 24th/25th February 2018 will provide a final opportunity to see this exhibition of Dutch ganseys at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther (before they are pack ...

Fife Pilgrim Way Update

Date of article: Mon 12 Feb 18

Update from Fife Coast & Countryside Trust "The section of the Fife Pilgrim Way between Markinch and Ceres is now largely complete, while work to repair an ancient section of ...

Fife features in The Times

Date of article: Fri 9 Feb 18

It’s always great to see the positive result of a familiarisation trip we’ve arranged, with a lovely travel piece recently featuring in The Times. Back in November 2017 we ...

Masterchef champ headlines Kirkcaldy's food and drink fair

Date of article: Fri 9 Feb 18

Scotland is home to hundreds of outstanding producers, suppliers, restaurants and foodie entrepreneurs, and on 17th March they are sharing their culinary skills and ideas with the ...