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Survey: The Impact of the One Household Rule to Self-Catering in Scotland

Date of article: Fri 23 Oct 20

From Friday 25 September, people from more than one household (or extended household) must not stay in self-catered accommodation together while the current restrictions on indoor ...

Scottish Agritourism Virtual Conference

Date of article: Wed 21 Oct 20

Scottish Agritourism formed officially as a sector body sitting within the umbrella of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, 3 months ago. A strong and motivated network with a shared goa ...

COVID-19 Business Hardship Fund

Date of article: Tue 20 Oct 20

The Scottish Government has introduced a new temporary business support fund to provide one-off grants, restricted to types of business detailed below, who were directly impacted b ...

UK and Ireland Market Research - COVID-19

Date of article: Wed 21 Oct 20

Following the UK level results published last week, we now have the Scotland specific results looking forward to holiday intentions over the November-March period as well as an ana ...

EIAG Meeting Update October 2020

Date of article: Fri 16 Oct 20

The ninth meeting of the Event Industry Advisory Group (EIAG) took place on Tuesday 13 October, with the Group continuing to examine the ongoing implications of COVID-19 on the eve ...

Coronavirus restrictions fund

Date of article: Fri 16 Oct 20

The First Minister has announced further details of the £40M that the Scottish Government has earmarked to support employees and businesses impacted by the new restrictions and ...

#GetYerKiltOn for St Andrews Day 2020: Appeal to Businesses

Date of article: Fri 16 Oct 20

The Fife Tourism Partnership are delighted to once again host #GetYerKiltOn; an exciting social media campaign to promote and celebrate St Andrew’s Day which takes place on Mond ...

Scottish Hospitality Covid-19 Restrictions - Financial Impact Survey Results

Date of article: Fri 16 Oct 20

The Scottish Tourism Alliance conducted some research to gain further insights into the financial impact the introduction of new restrictions is likely to have predominantly on the ...

Job Support Scheme

Date of article: Mon 12 Oct 20

The UK Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Ch ...

Details of New £40m Support Package

Date of article: Mon 12 Oct 20

Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has outlined details of a £40 million fund to help businesses affected by temporary restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19): tourism and hospitality sector guidance - FAQs

Date of article: Fri 9 Oct 20

Latest Government advice - Frequently Asked Questions Supplementary guidance for the hospitality industry | COVID-19 The Scottish Government issued supplementary questions an ...

STA Survey - Scottish Hospitality Covid-19 Restrictions **PLEASE TAKE 2 MINS TO COMPLETE**

Date of article: Thu 8 Oct 20

The STA is updating the Scottish Government on the financial impact of the new restrictions which were announced yesterday. It is vital that we have as much information as possibl ...

Scottish Government offers further clarity on new restrictions

Date of article: Thu 8 Oct 20

Yesterday the First Minister announced that further restrictions would be introduced on a nationwide basis with other specific measures being introdu ...

InvestFife - Business Barometer - October 2020

Date of article: Thu 8 Oct 20

InvestFife would like to gauge the current position of your business, as we move through the Covid 19 pandemic stages and incrementally, towards Brexit. This will help them shape a ...

Scottish Museum present Brand New Web App

Date of article: Thu 8 Oct 20

The Scottish Fisheries Museum have a brand-new web app to Enhance your visit to the museum. Enhance your journey to this coastal treasure trove through the main app feature, the v ...

New COVID-19 restrictions

Date of article: Wed 7 Oct 20

New COVID-19 restrictions will come into force on Friday 9 October until 25 October. These include restrictions on opening hours and selling alcohol across Scotland, with stricter ...

First Minister addresses speculation around 'circuit breaker' lockdown

Date of article: Wed 7 Oct 20

Scotland's First Minister addressed mounting speculation around an imminent 'circuit breaker' lockdown in her media briefing today, saying "We are not proposing another lockdown at ...

WTM Virtual 2020

Date of article: Tue 6 Oct 20

Trade visitor registration for WTM Virtual is now open, to get access to the event there will be a registration fee of £34. Register NOW and use the early-bird offer of £25 (+VAT ...

Escape the Everyday

Date of article: Mon 5 Oct 20

UK-wide campaign launches to boost domestic breaks through autumn and winter A new UK-wide campaign to encourage people to take a domestic break during autumn and winter has been ...

Latest Scottish Tourism Emergency Response Group Meeting

Date of article: Mon 5 Oct 20

The STERG met this morning and discussed the following items: - Recent Government announcements and updated SG Guidelines - Engagement process, communication and implications - To ...

CareerScope launches to support those who have lost jobs or looking for work

Date of article: Mon 5 Oct 20

Launched this week, this new free service will support those within hospitality, leisure and tourism who’ve either lost their jobs or are struggling to find work. Its aim is to ...

Fife theatres to light up red in support of live events industry

Date of article: Fri 2 Oct 20

Fife theatres will be lit up in red on Wednesday evening to show support for the live events industry. The switch-on at OnFife venues is part of Red Alert – Stand as One, a glob ...

StAnza poetry festival going digital for 2021

Date of article: Fri 2 Oct 20

Fife’s international poetry festival has announced it is going digital next year. St Andrews-based StAnza is taking its annual festival online in March in light of the ongoing C ...

'Navigating the New Normal' - VisitScotland publishes post-COVID19 tourism consumer trends

Date of article: Wed 30 Sep 20

VisitScotland has published its latest trends paper 'Navigating the New Normal – Post-COVID19 Tourism Consumer Trends' which reveals that convenience, reassurance, value, inspira ...

Connect with the government Kickstart Scheme via HospitalityUnite

Date of article: Wed 30 Sep 20

The HospitalityUnite website, set up to help hospitality workers find alternative employment during lockdown, has switched focus to support the Government’s Kickstart initiati ...

Association of Scotland's Self Caterers publishes sectoral survey on social gathering impact of single house restrictions

Date of article: Wed 30 Sep 20

The ASSC ran a survey late last week in light of the Scottish Government’s announcement of further restrictions to social gatherings, excluding the self-catering sector from the ...

Scotland Food & Drink: Coronavirus Information Hub

Date of article: Mon 28 Sep 20

There has been a big collective effort in place to support the food and drink industry through this extremely challenging period and collaboration remains key to navigating what li ...

NEW MEASURES INTRODUCED - GUIDANCE UPDATED

Date of article: Fri 25 Sep 20

New COVID-19 restrictions come into force today (Friday 25 September). This includes: a 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants  people from more than ...

Chancellor announces new job protection plans

Date of article: Fri 25 Sep 20

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has today unveiled new measures to protect jobs as part of the government's 'winter economy plan'. Furlough, which comes to an end in October will be r ...

Looking after your mental health

Date of article: Fri 25 Sep 20

Mental health is becoming a huge concern across the industry and of course for us all as we move further through the pandemic into increasingly worrying times. There is support av ...

Fife Business Week 2020

Date of article: Thu 24 Sep 20

FIFE Business Week is returning for an eleventh year and this year will be like no other!  Featuring a full week of events delivered online and through a range of digital platform ...

Urgent Clarification on Self-Catering Restrictions

Date of article: Thu 24 Sep 20

The ASSC has just had an update from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing MSP: Dear Fiona, We are so sorry to advise you that following further revie ...

Fife Tourism Partnership Local Tourist Associations Review

Date of article: Tue 22 Sep 20

We are undertaking a review of Local Tourism Associations (LTAs) in Fife and would be grateful if you would complete a short survey using the Survey Monkey link below.   There ar ...

FIFE COLLEGE: WE CAN PLAY KEY ROLE IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Date of article: Thu 24 Sep 20

Fife College reached out to local businesses as part of a commitment to play a leading role in the economic recovery across the region. Susan Dunsmuir, the College’s Chief Finan ...

New COVID-19 restrictions

Date of article: Tue 22 Sep 20

Updated 24th Sept Today has seen announcements in parliament from both the Prime Minister and our First Minister with television announcements scheduled for this evening. The n ...

Special Online Film Screening tells “An Ocean Story”

Date of article: Tue 22 Sep 20

The Scottish Fisheries Museum have teamed up with Netherlands-based charitable foundation By the Ocean we Unite to screen an insightful and moving environmental documentary. On th ...

BUSINESS SERVICES UNITED IN FIFE

Date of article: Tue 22 Sep 20

Businesses in Fife will now be able to access a range of support services from a single entity following the launch of InvestFife by Fife Council. InvestFife unites the various el ...

Turasachd na Gàidhlig do Fhìobha/Gaelic Tourism for Fife Workshops

Date of article: Fri 18 Sep 20

Turasachd na Gàidhlig do Fhìobha/Gaelic Tourism for Fife   Join us to find out more about Gaelic in Fife and how it may benefit your business in this series of 4 free online w ...

Scotland's Speciality Food, January 2021; Note of Interest Request

Date of article: Thu 17 Sep 20

Dot Smith of Fife Council’s Economic Development Team is in discussions with the organisers of Scotland’s Speciality Food Show which is due to take place as a face to face Tr ...

STA Members - register for your ticket for the STA Virtual AGM, 4 November

Date of article: Thu 17 Sep 20

Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, we will be holding our 2020 Annual General Meeting online for the first time. Our AGM will take place on the 4th November between 11am ...