Edinburgh Mela 2010

Scotland Hour April 2013: Scotland’s Festivals

Join us for the Scottish tourism and travel Twitter chat #scotlandhour on Wednesday 24th April 2013 from 9-10pm GMT. Read more

West Highland Way sign

Scotland Hour March 2013: Scotland’s Playground

Join us for the Scottish tourism and travel chat #scotlandhour on Twitter on Wednesday 27th March from 9-10pm GMT.  Read more

Loch Lomond Seaplane

New Love Loch Lomond Website Takes Off

Destination Organisation Love Loch Lomond recently launched its brand new website www.lovelochlomond.com on Valentine’s Day 2013. Read more

St. Mary's Market Breadshare stall

St. Mary’s Market Edinburgh Gears Up For Christmas

We came across St. Mary’s Market in Edinburgh, (directly outside St. Mary’s Cathedral next to John Lewis and across from the Omni Centre) a couple of months ago although it’s been running weekly since the Spring. It’s a community market place, a traditional market with a community focus. Read more

Scotch Whisky Experience

Scotch Whisky Experience Adds Flavour to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012

Edinburgh’s 5 Star, award-winning Visitor Attraction The Scotch Whisky Experience is to become an Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue for the first time this year. Read more

Glengoyne Distillery

Love Loch Lomond Podcasts Transport Listeners to Bonnie Banks

Destination Organisation Love Loch Lomond has teamed up with media producer Paul Saunders to produce a series of five 20-minute audio guide podcasts to capture a real flavour of the destination, including features and interviews, focusing on some of the most interesting things to see and do in and around Loch Lomond.  Read more

Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery Generates Funds with New Technology

Glasgow Museums have embraced the mobile technology sector to produce an audio guided tour App for the iPhone for Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, which launched on Tuesday 26th June.  The new App has gone on sale on iTunes, to be shortly followed by an Android version.  Read more

National Tourism Strategy Launched by Scottish Tourism Alliance

The Tourism Industry Leadership Group has developed a new strategy, launched in Edinburgh on Tuesday 19th June, with the key message, “Quality is Key to Success”.  A collaborative effort from right across Scotland’s tourism industry, the strategy claims to have quality, value for money and exceeding customer expectations at its core.

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Scotland’s Biggest Tourist Boat Launched on Loch Ness

There’s a new giant on the Loch Ness horizon from this week (11th June 2012) with the launch of the majestic Jacobite Warrior, the biggest loch-based cruise ship in Scotland, set to carry up to 1,500 tourists a day.  Read more