Moray Tourism Destination Development.

The launch of Dark Skye Discovery, networking events, competitions, workshops and familiarisation trips are taking place across the Highlands as part of Scottish Tourism Week this week. The events have been pulled together by members of the Highland Tourism Partnership (HTP) and the Inverness Hotels Association. Scottish Tourism Week is now in its seventh year, [...]

Interesting report on www.bbc.co.uk Scottish Tourism’s future. A target for a 50% boost in Scotland’s tourism industry by 2016 cannot be met, the Scottish Parliament’s economy committee has warned. The 10-year Scottish government growth plan was set in 2006, before the global economic crisis hit. In a new report, the Holyrood committee cited industry concern the [...]

Last two places remaining! Date: Wednesday 20th April 2011 Venue: Knockomie Hotel, Forres. Time: 10:30am – 3.00pm The event will include: · Insights into Scotland and Moray’s key visitor markets and how you can align you’re marketing to     get maximum return. · Background to the Moray Speyside brand and Moray’s target markets · [...]

Great opportunity for B&B owners to promote their business and the MoraySpeyside area: Channel 4 is back to make a second series of Four In a Bed and you could be a part of it. Do you think you have a great B&B? Would you like to show the nation why they should book in? [...]

An exciting programme of Golf Tourism Workshops are taking place next week around Scotland. The workshops have been organised by Scottish Enterprise in conjunction with Golf Tourism Scotland, VisitScotland, the Scottish Golf Union, SDI and Tourism Intelligence Scotland. The theme of the workshops is how to use market intelligence to improve your bottom line. As [...]

ScotHot is looking to recognise and award the industry’s future talent. If you are a talented, ambitious young manager the FREE to enter ScotHot Young Restaurateur and ScotHot Young Hotelier Awards are a unique opportunity to be recognised by the whole industry. Sponsored by Caterer.com, the Awards celebrate the very best of Scotland’s new talent, [...]

Over 2,500 businesses across Scotland have so far registered with Tourism Intelligence Scotland to receive practical insights and inspirational ideas to help their business grow. The latest guides in TIS’s ‘Opportunities for Growth’ series – ‘Food & Drink Experience in Scotland’ and its partner ‘At Your Service’ aimed at customer facing staff – have proved [...]

Rural businesses across Scotland received an early Christmas present today when they were announced as finalists in the country’s prestigious Scottish Countryside Alliance Awards. Local food producers, retailers, community organisations and activity businesses, from the Borders to the Highlands have been selected for detailed judges’ visits for the awards by the Scottish Countryside Alliance. Mither [...]

Tourism Intelligence Scotland’s latest guide, ‘Food and Drink Experience in Scotland’, outlines a host of practical ideas and suggestions which will help you improve your bottom line and could generate an additional £1 more per visitor simply by using quality, fresh, local produce. The guide will provide you with facts and figures about the market, [...]

The Moray Firth Coast has been voted one of the most breathtaking coasts in the world in a survey by National Geographic Traveller magazine. A panel at the international magazine made up of 340 experts in sustainable tourism, was asked to rate different locations using criteria such as environmental quality, social and cultural integrity, the [...]