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HOLIDAY INTENTIONS OF THE UK CONSUMER

Date of article: Fri 12 Jun 20

COVID-19 consumer sentiment tracker The national tourist boards within Great Britain have commissioned some tracking research to measure UK residents' holiday intentions now that ...

GROUP LEADS EVENTS INDUSTRY RECOVERY PLANS

Date of article: Fri 12 Jun 20

Scotland’s first national Events Industry Advisory Group has been established to represent the events and festivals sector amid the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

FUNDING BOOST FOR SCOTTISH TOURISM

Date of article: Fri 12 Jun 20

Destination and sector tourism groups across Scotland impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are set to receive a share in a £500,000 support package offered by VisitScotla ...

Harper & Lime Afternoon Tea Delivery Service

Date of article: Fri 12 Jun 20

A new service from one of Fife’s prestigious event caterers has launched.    Before the Coronavirus outbreak, Harper & Lime provided bespoke contemporary catering for pri ...

Great British Food Awards highlight three Fife farm shops

Date of article: Thu 11 Jun 20

Balgove Larder is among three Fife farm shops that have been named as finalists in the Great British Food Awards category for Best Farm Shop & Deli in Scotland. Balgove Larder ...

BID St Andrews To Launch #LoveStAndrews Marketplace App

Date of article: Thu 11 Jun 20

Business Improvement District in popular Fife town launching app supporting its member businesses though the next stages of Covid19   St Andrews, Fife - June 15th 2020 – Avail ...

Sector prepares for return to business.

Date of article: Wed 10 Jun 20

Further measures have been announced by Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing to support Scotland’s vital tourism industry. A new Scottish Recovery Tourism Taskforce will assist with t ...

Scottish Tourism Alliance responds to announcement that sector can reopen on 15th July

Date of article: Wed 10 Jun 20

Marc Crothall, Chief Executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, the representative body for tourism businesses in Scotland said; “The Cabinet Secretary’s announcement that th ...

Skills Development Scotland employment and redundancy advice

Date of article: Wed 10 Jun 20

Skills Development Scotland has a comprehensive range of FAQs relating to employment and redundancy to help you if you have entered into a period of consultation with your employer ...

NTS SETS OUT ITS PLANS FOR RE-OPENING PROPERTIES

Date of article: Wed 10 Jun 20

Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland has revealed its proposals to begin re-opening properties as and when allowed by the Scottish Government’s ‘route map’ aw ...

Latest STERG Meeting

Date of article: Wed 10 Jun 20

The last STERG meeting was held on Thursday 4th June. The meeting focused on the following areas: Islands tourism concerns Preparing for reopening - Tourism & Hospitality ...

Support for small businesses

Date of article: Tue 9 Jun 20

Small businesses which share properties but don't pay business rates are now eligible to apply for grants to help with the impact of COVID-19. The extension to the Small Business ...

Modular Coronavirus Protection Screens and Blinds

Date of article: Tue 9 Jun 20

Modular Coronavirus Protection Screens and Blinds Shadow Blinds in Glenrothes have deveoped "Shadowscreen" which can offer some great and economical products to protect businesses ...

VISITSCOTLAND WEBINAR: EARLY STEPS TO RECOVERY

Date of article: Tue 9 Jun 20

Last week, (Thursday 4 June ) VisitScotland held their second webinar in our COVID Recovery Programme series. The webinar looked at the latest insights into visitor intentio ...

Coronavirus advice for businesses in Scotland

Date of article: Mon 8 Jun 20

Coronavirus advice for businesses in Scotland Your top questions answered at https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/coronavirus-advice  ...

VISITSCOTLAND WEBINAR WITH PAUL BUSH

Date of article: Mon 8 Jun 20

On Tuesday 2 June, VisitScotland welcomed over 300 tourism and events businesses from across Scotland to tune in and hear from our Director of Events, Paul Bush, in the fourth w ...

Women in Tourism Top 100 – 2020

Date of article: Mon 8 Jun 20

Women in Tourism are thrilled to announce a campaign to highlight the Top 100 Women In Tourism 2020!  At a time when the industry is experiencing its most challenging year to dat ...

Hotel News Scotland: #ScotlandisCalling

Date of article: Wed 3 Jun 20

From Hotel News Scotland Inspired by Scotland's national tourism strategy, Outlook 2030 and the Scottish Tourism Alliance's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic we invite you t ...

Scottish tourism urged to adapt for trend in 'self-isolating' holidays

Date of article: Wed 3 Jun 20

Scotland’s tourism industry has been urged to gear up to accommodate people looking to take “self-isolating” holidays surrounded by the great outdoors as lockdown restriction ...

Small B&Bs now covered by support scheme

Date of article: Wed 3 Jun 20

Businesses across the country have now been awarded more than £100 million through the Scottish Government Business Support Fund. The scheme, announced by Cabinet Secretary Fiona ...

The Scottish Fisheries Museum presents Anchored: Marine Life in Lockdown

Date of article: Tue 2 Jun 20

The Anstruther based museum is creating a podcast to show Scotland in lockdown from the perspective of the fishing industry, coastal communities, the marine science and conservatio ...

Financial Support Update

Date of article: Tue 2 Jun 20

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the UK-wide Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Self-Employment Income ...

Marketing tips for tourism businesses as lockdown eases

Date of article: Tue 2 Jun 20

From VisitScotland Even though your customers may not be able to visit now, they still want to be inspired and know you are there. In our top tips webinar on how to keep marketin ...

Dashboard of target dates for Scottish Government to publish sectoral guidance

Date of article: Mon 1 Jun 20

The Scottish Government has announced that it will publish guidance for re-opening for tourism and hospitality businesses by 18 June.  This will link to more detailed guidance fo ...

Survey to complete if your RV is above £51k!

Date of article: Fri 29 May 20

If you run a hotel, pub, restaurant or visitor attraction with a rateable value above £51k, please can you complete the following survey so that findings can be presented back to ...

Scottish Tourism Emergency Response Group (STERG) Publishes Updated Action Plan

Date of article: Fri 29 May 20

The Scottish Tourism Emergency Response Group (STERG) has published the final phases of its National Action Plan focusing on a safe re-opening ...

Tune into Tourism: Road to Recovery - Episode 3 is available now!

Date of article: Fri 29 May 20

TUNE INTO TOURISM The latest episode of ‘Tune into Tourism: Road to Recovery’ podcast series is available to listen to NOW! In this episode, host Julia Sutherland is joi ...

COVID-19 RECOVERY PHASES IN SCOTLAND

Date of article: Thu 28 May 20

Though we haven't been able to explore our beautiful country for the last few months, nothing has been able to stop us from dreaming about the trips we want to take someday soon! W ...

LOCKDOWN BEGINS TO EASE IN PHASE ONE

Date of article: Thu 28 May 20

Physical distancing and staying at home still key to tackling COVID-19 Changes to Scotland’s lockdown restrictions have been confirmed today by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. ...

The "New Normal" for Hospitality Survey

Date of article: Thu 28 May 20

Please spare 5 minutes to take part in a survey from Montgomery 1895 on consumer attitudes towards hospitality businesses opening in July. The results will be influential on ensu ...

ScotRail urges customers to play their part and cover their face while travelling

Date of article: Thu 28 May 20

Following the Scottish Government’s announcement of the route-map for exiting lockdown and the further Transport Transition Plan announced b ...

Sector guidance for easing lockdown

Date of article: Thu 28 May 20

New guidance has been published for retailers and manufacturers to consider how people can safely return to work, with updated guidance for construction to publish later in the wee ...

Getting back to work - How to thrive in a post-COVID-19 world

Date of article: Wed 27 May 20

Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak  While some companies are obviously still deeply concerned for their survival, others are pivoting their production to look at new markets an ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19): retail sector guidance

Date of article: Wed 27 May 20

Guidance for the retail sector including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist. This guidance is for the retail sector in Scotland. It comes into ef ...

STERG NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

Date of article: Wed 27 May 20

Rebuilding Scotland's tourism industry together Scottish tourism is facing up to its biggest challenge ever with Coronavirus impacting the entire industry.   It is expected that ...

George keeps his passion for St Andrews alive during lockdown!

Date of article: Mon 25 May 20

George McKenna, 77 years of age, was born in Glasgow and moved to Coatbridge when he was 12 years old. He is a Joiner to trade and became a building site manager and, before his re ...

Spaces for People: Making essential travel and exercise safer during Covid-19

Date of article: Mon 25 May 20

Spaces for People is a new, temporary infrastructure programme in Scotland which offers funding and support to make it safer for people who choose to walk, cycle or wheel for essen ...

Themed Years update – Year of Coasts and Waters

Date of article: Mon 25 May 20

Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 had just set sail on an exciting journey filled with events, activity and fantastic partnership promotion before the arrival of Covid-19 ...

Tune into Tourism: Road to Recovery Episode 2 is available now!

Date of article: Fri 22 May 20

Join TUNE INTO TOURISM for up to 30 minutes during your daily outdoor exercise or when you're looking for an escape. We'll bring you the latest in travel news, insights and market ...

Route map for moving out of lockdown

Date of article: Fri 22 May 20

A route map setting out a phased approach to easing lockdown restrictions while still suppressing coronavirus (COVID-19) has been published. You can view the document here.  The ...