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Launch of "In the Footsteps of the Reivers" Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2009 January 7 2009 Selkirk, 5th January 2009. Outline arrangements are announced today for one of the biggest annual tourism-related promotions in the Scottish... Whole Of Scotland Orkney to be placed on international stage at Travel Fair January 5 2009 VisitOrkney and VisitShetland will be represented internationally when they attend the Reiseklar Travel Fair in Bergen, Norway, starting next... Orkney Trip of a lifetime for ancestral Scot January 5 2009 The winner of a major international competition arrives in Scotland this week to walk in the footsteps of her... Whole Of Scotland Visitor's satisfaction with Scotland on the increase December 30 2008 Satisfaction levels among holiday makers is on the increase. Ninety seven per cent of visitors to Scotland said they were satisfied with their... Whole Of Scotland Haggis Sales Soar as Countries Compete In Burns Supper Record December 30 2008 Sales of Scottish haggis have soared as countries across the world are competing to host the largest number of Burns Suppers using a dedicated site... Whole Of Scotland
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VisitScotland freezes prices December 30 2008 National tourism organisation VisitScotland is responding to concerns among Scottish tourism businesses over the economic climate by freezing prices... Whole Of Scotland Scots around the world encouraged to send snaps for Homecoming December 30 2008 VisitScotland and Forestry Commission Scotland are encouraging people from all over the world to think about their Scottish heritage and get involved... Whole Of Scotland Walk More Than 39 Steps in Scotland this Winter December 25 2008 VisitScotland invites you to the Scottish Borders this winter to walk along the John Buchan Way. The author has been brought back into the spotlight... Whole Of Scotland Burns 250th Anniversary Celebrations launch Homecoming Scotland 2009 December 22 2008 Scotland’s Homecoming year, created and timed to mark the 250th anniversary of our national poet Robert Burns, will officially open with a... Whole Of Scotland Updated Homecoming Scotland 2009 events guide unveiled December 18 2008 Party leaders today united to unveil the updated events guide for Homecoming Scotland 2009. ... Whole Of Scotland An Invitation to Drop By: VisitScotland Launches Scottish Snowdrop Festival December 17 2008 In a bid to banish the post-Christmas blues, VisitScotland launches The Scottish Snowdrop Festival in a blaze of white. Visitors are invited to... Whole Of Scotland A taste of Homecoming heads to Paris December 16 2008 Paris will get a stylish pre-Christmas taste of Scotland this week, thanks to a special Homecoming Scotland 2009 event, organised by VisitScotland.... Whole Of Scotland Caledonia Calls On Scotland's People To Celebrate Homecoming Year November 28 2008 Sir Sean Connery, Lulu, Brian Cox and Amy MacDonald are just a few of the Scottish stars appearing in a new television advert encouraging... Whole Of Scotland 'I am a Scot' campaign to target international visitors November 26 2008 Long haul visitors are being targeted in the latest VisitScotland push to encourage the Scottish diaspora to return to Scotland for Homecoming... Whole Of Scotland Chance for TV exposure with Hotel Inspectors November 25 2008 Is your hotel, guesthouse or B&B in desperate need of a helping hand? Could your business really benefit from a once-in-lifetime opportunity for... Whole Of Scotland Major Attractions Are Winners At ASVA Conference Awards November 19 2008 Some of Scotland’s top visitor attractions were amongst the major award winners at the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions’... Whole Of Scotland Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Winter White in Scotland November 14 2008 VisitScotland has launched its Winter White campaign with the help of Scottish Ballet, inviting visitors to Scotland to sample the wide range of... Whole Of Scotland It'll Be All Winter White On The Night November 14 2008 VisitScotland has launched its latest marketing campaign, inviting visitors to Scotland this winter to sample the wide range of “winter white... Whole Of Scotland Zig-Zag: the Paths of Robert Burns November 7 2008 Treasures from the National Burns Collection will be brought together under one roof next month when the National Library of Scotland hosts a preview... Whole Of Scotland Scotland on Scene at World Travel Market November 6 2008 Scottish tourism businesses are attending the UK’s premier travel trade show, World Travel Market, 10 – 13 November, to help showcase... Whole Of Scotland VisitScotland.com brought into public ownership November 6 2008 VisitScotland has reached agreement to bring the national tourism website VisitScotland.com back into public ownership.... Whole Of Scotland Trump golf resort gets go ahead November 3 2008 The Scottish Government has decided to grant outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to develop a... Whole Of Scotland 'Do' more to celebrate St Andrew’s Day November 3 2008 St Andrew’s Day is packing a particular punch this year in the run up to Homecoming Scotland 2009 and the Scottish Government is encouraging... Whole Of Scotland Search for World's Leading Humanitarian Begins October 28 2008 The search to honour the world's most dedicated humanitarian gets underway today with the call for nominations for the 2009 Robert Burns Humanitarian... Whole Of Scotland Scotland serves up the World’s Biggest ever Burns’ Supper celebration October 23 2008 Homecoming Scotland 2009 in partnership with Scotland’s favourite whisky, The Famous Grouse, has today launched The World Famous Burns Supper... Whole Of Scotland Have a hair-raising Halloween in eerie Edinburgh October 14 2008 With a long and ghoulish history of body snatchers, witches, Jekyll and Hyde and things going bump in the night, Edinburgh is one of the ghostliest... Whole Of Scotland Glasgow Airport is changing from 28 October October 13 2008 A new state-of-the-art security area opens at Glasgow Airport on 28... Whole Of Scotland	VisitScotland freezes prices December 30 2008 National tourism organisation VisitScotland is responding to concerns among Scottish tourism businesses over the economic climate by freezing prices... Whole Of Scotland Scots around the world encouraged to send snaps for Homecoming December 30 2008 VisitScotland and Forestry Commission Scotland are encouraging people from all over the world to think about their Scottish heritage and get involved... Whole Of Scotland Walk More Than 39 Steps in Scotland this Winter December 25 2008 VisitScotland invites you to the Scottish Borders this winter to walk along the John Buchan Way. The author has been brought back into the spotlight... Whole Of Scotland Burns 250th Anniversary Celebrations launch Homecoming Scotland 2009 December 22 2008 Scotland’s Homecoming year, created and timed to mark the 250th anniversary of our national poet Robert Burns, will officially open with a... Whole Of Scotland Updated Homecoming Scotland 2009 events guide unveiled December 18 2008 Party leaders today united to unveil the updated events guide for Homecoming Scotland 2009. ... Whole Of Scotland An Invitation to Drop By: VisitScotland Launches Scottish Snowdrop Festival December 17 2008 In a bid to banish the post-Christmas blues, VisitScotland launches The Scottish Snowdrop Festival in a blaze of white. Visitors are invited to... Whole Of Scotland A taste of Homecoming heads to Paris December 16 2008 Paris will get a stylish pre-Christmas taste of Scotland this week, thanks to a special Homecoming Scotland 2009 event, organised by VisitScotland.... Whole Of Scotland New tourism brochure offers a glimpse of the Perfect Day December 12 2008 VisitScotland is launching the latest brochure for the Outer Hebrides. Aimed at a worldwide market, it forms the backbone of the area’s... Outer Hebrides Return to the Ridings December 5 2008 Borderers from across the region are set to put pen to paper and invite their friends and family back to the Borders to ‘Return to the... Borders Caledonia Calls On Scotland's People To Celebrate Homecoming Year November 28 2008 Sir Sean Connery, Lulu, Brian Cox and Amy MacDonald are just a few of the Scottish stars appearing in a new television advert encouraging... Whole Of Scotland 'I am a Scot' campaign to target international visitors November 26 2008 Long haul visitors are being targeted in the latest VisitScotland push to encourage the Scottish diaspora to return to Scotland for Homecoming... Whole Of Scotland Winners announced at Highlands and Islands tourism industry awards ceremony November 25 2008 The elite of the Highlands and Islands tourism sector was honoured at the industry’s annual awards ceremony held in Inverness on Friday, 21st... Highlands Northern stars showcased at top tourism awards ceremony November 25 2008 Top north-east tourism businesses are celebrating after receiving recognition for their achievements at the sixth annual Northern Lights Tourism... Aberdeen and Grampian Chance for TV exposure with Hotel Inspectors November 25 2008 Is your hotel, guesthouse or B&B in desperate need of a helping hand? Could your business really benefit from a once-in-lifetime opportunity for... Whole Of Scotland Major Attractions Are Winners At ASVA Conference Awards November 19 2008 Some of Scotland’s top visitor attractions were amongst the major award winners at the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions’... Whole Of Scotland New guides needed for the Highlands November 19 2008 The increase in tourism to the Highlands is creating greater demand for tour guides working within the area.... Highlands Sleeping Beauty Awakens for Winter White in Scotland November 14 2008 VisitScotland has launched its Winter White campaign with the help of Scottish Ballet, inviting visitors to Scotland to sample the wide range of... Whole Of Scotland It'll Be All Winter White On The Night November 14 2008 VisitScotland has launched its latest marketing campaign, inviting visitors to Scotland this winter to sample the wide range of “winter white... Whole Of Scotland Northlink Ferries launch new guide at World Travel Market November 12 2008 Northlink Ferries is launching their 2010 Group Tours Guide at World Travel Market this week, the UK’s major travel trade show which is being... Shetland Top tourism businesses make shortlist for north-east awards November 12 2008 Top north-east tourism businesses are celebrating after being shortlisted for the annual Northern Lights Tourism Awards, to be held on Monday 24th... Aberdeen and Grampian Zig-Zag: the Paths of Robert Burns November 7 2008 Treasures from the National Burns Collection will be brought together under one roof next month when the National Library of Scotland hosts a preview... Whole Of Scotland Scotland on Scene at World Travel Market November 6 2008 Scottish tourism businesses are attending the UK’s premier travel trade show, World Travel Market, 10 – 13 November, to help showcase... Whole Of Scotland VisitScotland.com brought into public ownership November 6 2008 VisitScotland has reached agreement to bring the national tourism website VisitScotland.com back into public ownership.... Whole Of Scotland Trump golf resort gets go ahead November 3 2008 The Scottish Government has decided to grant outline planning permission for the application by Trump International Golf Links Scotland to develop a... Whole Of Scotland 'Do' more to celebrate St Andrew’s Day November 3 2008 St Andrew’s Day is packing a particular punch this year in the run up to Homecoming Scotland 2009 and the Scottish Government is encouraging... Whole Of Scotland Aberdeen Santa Run November 3 2008 People from across the North of Scotland are invited to kick off the festive season with WildHearts at the Aberdeen Santa Run on November... Aberdeen and Grampian The Enchanted Glen - A Winter Wonderland Comes to Aberdeenshire October 31 2008 An ancient woodland estate in Aberdeenshire will be transformed into a stunning ‘Winter Wonderland’ in December as it plays host to a... Aberdeen and Grampian Search for World's Leading Humanitarian Begins October 28 2008 The search to honour the world's most dedicated humanitarian gets underway today with the call for nominations for the 2009 Robert Burns Humanitarian... Whole Of Scotland Scotland serves up the World’s Biggest ever Burns’ Supper celebration October 23 2008 Homecoming Scotland 2009 in partnership with Scotland’s favourite whisky, The Famous Grouse, has today launched The World Famous Burns Supper... Whole Of Scotland Feast of Events on the menu for Borders Banquet October 22 2008 The organisers of the 2008 Borders Banquet food festival ( November 7th- 16th) have launched this year’s event by taking a step back in time.... Borders Top Indian travel agents taste the best of Argyll October 20 2008 A number of top travel industry professionals from India visited Argyll as part of a ‘Romantic Scotland, Castles and Films’ trip,... Argyll, Loch Lomond and Forth Valley New tourism brochure to launch during Chief Executive’s tour October 20 2008 The VisitOrkney team will officially launch the 2009 Orkney tourism brochure at The Travel Centre at 7pm on Wednesday, 29... Orkney Winter Festival will bring festive cheer to the city October 20 2008 Aberdeen’s Winter Festival will see the city sparkle with a programme packed with festive entertainment, excitement and... Aberdeen and Grampian Have a hair-raising Halloween in eerie Edinburgh October 14 2008 With a long and ghoulish history of body snatchers, witches, Jekyll and Hyde and things going bump in the night, Edinburgh is one of the ghostliest... Whole Of Scotland Last chance to nominate a business for a Northern Lights Tourism Award October 14 2008 Tourism businesses are being reminded that Friday, 17 October is the last day to nominate a business for a Northern Lights Tourism... Aberdeen and Grampian Glasgow Airport is changing from 28 October October 13 2008 A new state-of-the-art security area opens at Glasgow Airport on 28... Whole Of Scotland