Moray Tourism Destination Development.

Latest news:
**Very latest news: Event is going ahead, drive with care, roads are ok-ish****
*** Event now fully booked…….
*** For people who can’t make it, the event will be recorded and available for download!

Moray Tourism Development are delighted to invite you to their launch event, which will take place on Wednesday 24 February at the [...]

Last night we attended the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards at the Drumossie, Inverness where the best in Tourism was celebrated and it was great to see a few Moray Businesses being short-listed for the prestigious Tourism Awards.
First Minister Rt Hon Alex Salmond opened the proceedings with a passionate speech on the importance of excellence in Tourism and why [...]

Updating the forum to a new easier to use and more secure platform.  Check it out here: http://moray-tourism.info/forum/
Under development……

Picked up on Twitter today:
The latest version of Scotland’s national tourism website has just gone live – check it out: www.visitscotland.com
VisitScotland is interested in your feedback, see poll here.

We also had a chat on the phone with a representative of TripAdvisor. Love them or hate them, it is a website that a lot of people use to make a decision on where to stay or not to stay. We’ve invited them to come up to Moray in the autumn when we’re planning a [...]

Today we had meeting with Dale Winchester, who is a member of the advisory board and behind the plans of a big development at Coleburn distillery which you might have read about in the local newspapers. We’ve seen the plans for this iconic new hotel and event venue which certainly has the potential to boost [...]

We received a newsletter from Tourism Intelligence Scotland with some good info and tips on how our visitors are reacting to the current economic downturn which you can downloaded here.
Haven spoken to several tourism businesses over the past few weeks it seems that most of them are having a very good year so far which [...]

Last week we went to Lossiemouth to speak to Tony Rook and Bernard Annekin of the Lossiemouth Business Association. Good meeting and we now have a better idea of what the main issues and opportunities in Lossiemouth are. Very impressed with the map and brochure they have produced to help visitors to the area. A similar [...]

Congratulations to local butcher Macbeth for not one but three awards at the 2009 Great Taste Awards! See press release below:
Macbeth’s Butchers, based in Forres, gained 3 awards in the prestigious 2009 Great Taste Awards run by the Guild of Fine Food. Macbeth’s won a gold star for their black pudding, haggis and sirloin [...]

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 a look [...]