Inverness Businesswoman Jets to Oz to Sell Scotland

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Smart Talking with ASVA (Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions)

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Holyrood Park Edinburgh

Scotland Hour July 2013: National and Regional Parks

Join us for Scottish tourism and travel Twitter chat #scotlandhour on Wednesday 31st July, from 9-10pm BST.

To celebrate National Parks Week, the July 2013 theme for #scotlandhour is ‘National and Regional Parks’.

Scotland Hour Questions for Wednesday 31st July 2013, 9-10pm BST:

Q1 – Recommend your favourite Scottish park – & tell us why
Q2 – Share your most amazing photo taken in a Scottish park
Q3 – Tell us about great park ranger services you’ve experienced
Q4 – Share news about events coming up in your local park
Q5 – Ideas for great places to stay around National & Regional parks
Q6 – Recommend a useful App or digital source when visiting parks in Scotland

The #scotlandhour team is delighted that our colleagues at Visit Scotland are also supporting our Twitter chat on The Distillery Blog.

We’re excited that Scotland Hour is launching a brand new website soon, so please keep in touch for updates.

Interested in hosting a monthly #scotlandhour? We’re looking for great regional hosts around Scotland – please tweet any of the #scotlandhour team or email info@smart-tourism.co.uk

Want to contribute or suggest a question for each month’s chat? Post them on the Scotlandhour Facebook page or Tweet any of the #scotlandhour hosts @lesleyjudge @susanmcnaughton @aileenlamb @bairdtravels @HIEHamilton @fionadrane via Twitter using the hashtag.

Help us grow the #scotlandhour community: if you are a tourism organisation or business why not include the monthly #scotlandhour themes in your Events calendar or newsletter to share with others?

Tips and Info:

Check out the set #scotlandhour questions in advance, prepare your ideas and responses prior to taking part in the monthly chat.

Check out the 2013 Calendar themes, many based on Visit Scotland Year of Natural Scotland themes.

How to participate in #Scotlandhour – read “How To Get Involved“ or why not share examples of how you use #Scotlandhour with us?

Tweet, chat, participate in #scotlandhour, share travel tips and be inspired, enjoy and engage in your passion for Scotland.

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