Moray Tourism Destination Development.

Latest: We’ve been in touch with a member of the Speyside Business Alliance and will be liaising with them on the best way forward. We’ll keep you posted…. Noticed on STV news there is a meeting at Glenfiddich distillery on the Dorenell windfarm development. We’re hoping to get more info soon….. In the meantime have [...]

Plans to establish a new industry-led organisation to enhance tourism in Dumfries and Galloway have won support in principle from the local authority. However, a detailed report is to be prepared on financing the destination development organisation (DDO). A key question is the potential impact on funding for Visitscotland which has secured a £210,000 payment [...]

Just noticed this news article via the Pride & Passion newsletter: Could your village do with a bit of a development boost; some sort of ‘big idea’, with funding and manpower for people to get behind? Is there a community business or tourism project that could transform the place if only there was the wherewithal [...]

Tourists from the Continent are reported to be taking holidays earlier than usual and there has been a notable increase in visitors from Asian countries, in particular India, thanks to a 50-second clip in a Bollywood film and the growing popularity of whisky in the sub-continent…… See full article in Press and Journal. What’s your story? [...]

Unfortunately we weren’t aware of this event in London earlier and we’re sorry to hear that Moray Council decided last minute not to go. We’re looking for more info on this as we feel this would have been a good opportunity for Moray to make connections and keep in touch with the Virgin organisation. More to [...]

We now have a real opportunity to develop Moray Tourism over the next couple of years and we’re keen to connect with all individuals, organisations and businesses that would like to be involved with the Moray Tourism development. Let us know about your events, meetings or drop us a line if we can help you [...]

Marion and myself were invited to attend a Course Committee meeting of the Hospitality department at Moray College to discuss the report on “Employer engagement and Hospitality skills” which Lauren Bochel has produced. The report is downloadable form the download page and we’re keen to develop an ongoing conversation with Moray College to develop courses [...]

This blog is to update all that are interested in Moray Tourism. We will post the latest news and we hope you will use this blog to engage with us. Keen to hear your ideas and feedback. Tell us how we can do better. Moray deserves it!