women in tourism

Driving Change for Women in Tourism

Access to a dedicated app, a 60-minute mentoring session, an industry-wide skill swap and discounted tickets for events are the introductory benefits of joining newly formed Women In Tourism.  Read more

Destination Leaders Programme Summer News

Destination Leaders Programme Scotland – Summer 2016 Updates

DLP Year 3 Graduate on 19 May 2016

Congratulations to the latest DLP 3 cohort of twenty-one Glasgow and Edinburgh industry professionals, (pictured above) who graduated from the Destination Leaders programme at Edinburgh Napier University on 19 May, with the 2015/2016 intake producing what was agreed to be an excellent round of group projects and presentations. At the time of writing, two DLP Year 3 projects have secured support for further development.

Programme leader Kenneth Wardrop said: “The standard of presentations in DLP 3 was exceptionally high. We were delighted to see a diverse range of collaborative group projects and the combination of Glasgow and Edinburgh professionals has generated valuable debate and partnership working. We are confident that this will have a significant impact on future working relationships between these two great cities.

DLP Alumni Network Continues to Grow

The DLP alumni network continues to grow, now with 60 professionals having graduated with an Executive Certificate in Destination Leadership from Edinburgh Napier University since the initial DLP programme in 2013. Participating destinations to date have been Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Argyll and the Isles and Glasgow.

DLP Year 4 Applications Open for Aberdeenshire & Tayside

The Destination Leaders programme looks forward to its 2016/2017 intake, recruiting participants from Aberdeenshire and Tayside, and will hold a number of recruitment roadshows in June 2016. Find key dates here.

Read the full DLP newsletter or watch DLP alumni talking about their experience of the programme here.

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Women in Tourism at Scottish Tourism Week 2016

Together with my industry colleagues, we were proud to take part in the very first Women In Tourism (WIT) event at Edinburgh’s EICC in partnership with Tourism Society Scotland on Thursday 17 March 2016. Read more