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'Much more could be done' to make most of £240m cycle tourism

'Much more could be done' to make most of £240m cycle tourism | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Recommendations for realising full potential of leisure cycling made in Transform Scotland report.
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Growing holiday company's boss has always had drive

Growing holiday company's boss has always had drive | Business Scotland | Scoop.it

LIKE many entrepreneurs, Steve Turbill has been through a dark period when he wondered if he had done the right thing.

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Expansion plan for city marina

Expansion plan for city marina | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Inverness Marina, which opened for business in 2008, is to be expanded in a bid to encourage more visitors.
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MSP leads debate recognising work of #Scotlandhour | Scottish National Party

MSP leads debate recognising work of #Scotlandhour | Scottish National Party | Business Scotland | Scoop.it

SNP MSP Christina McKelvie has praised the work of #Scotlandhour – the first organisation in the world to use Twitter to promote tourism.

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Army of Scottish ‘tourism leaders’ to be created

Army of Scottish ‘tourism leaders’ to be created | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
SCOTLAND is bidding to create an entire new generation of tourism leaders under plans to replicate a successful model from Australia.
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Caledonian Sleeper train will be ‘Scotland on wheels’

Caledonian Sleeper train will be ‘Scotland on wheels’ | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
THE Caledonian Sleeper is to be radically overhauled to create a luxury train service that is “emblematic of Scotland”.
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Wings Over Scotland | Surely some mistake

Wings Over Scotland | Surely some mistake | Business Scotland | Scoop.it

February 2012: “Don’t worry, Scotland – the Olympics might be costing you millions of pounds, but look at all the extra tourism you’ll be getting from it to compensate!”

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CNN names Scotland as world’s top travel destination for 2013

CNN names Scotland as world’s top travel destination for 2013 | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
A NEW campaign to promote Scotland’s natural beauty has got off to a flying start after the country was named the world’s top travel destination in 2013.
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'Tourism village' given go-ahead

'Tourism village' given go-ahead | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Midlothian Council welcomes the decision by the Scottish government to back a planning proposal for a £13m 'tourism village' in the county.
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Flagship tourism strategy under fire | Herald Scotland

MANY of Scotland's most important tourism areas stand to gain little from the Government's flagship strategy for the industry, according to a critical new report.

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Caithness Business Index :: Article : Grab A Share Of £1.5billion Events Market

Caithness Business Index :: Article : Grab A Share Of £1.5billion Events Market | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Tourism businesses urged to capitalise on Scotland's £1.5bn events and festivals market.   Scottish tourism businesses are being challenged to look at ways of tapping into Scotland's world-class events and festivals programme in the run up to 2014,...
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Heavy rain, Olympics and poor economy blamed for visitors fall in Scotland

Heavy rain, Olympics and poor economy blamed for visitors fall in Scotland | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
TOURISM leaders have admitted visitor numbers to Scotland are set to plummet this year – with prolonged bad weather and the struggling economy being blamed for a “challenging” 2012.
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Scotland’s ‘winning years’ tourism strategy to be probed

The contribution of major initiatives to boosting tourism in Scotland, including the film Brave, Homecoming 2014, the Ryder Cup and Glasgow 2014 will be probed by the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee next week.
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Michael Kelly: Scottish tourism performing below par

Michael Kelly: Scottish tourism performing below par | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Despite some unique advantages, industry bosses fail consistently to capitalise on this country’s potential, writes Michael Kelly
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Nicola Sturgeon welcomes boost for tourism | Scottish Tourism Alliance

Nicola Sturgeon welcomes boost for tourism | Scottish Tourism Alliance | Business Scotland | Scoop.it

The introduction of a new transport link will help boost tourism and trade opportunities for communities across Argyll, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.

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Alex Salmond backing bid to attract Americans to Arbroath Abbey

Alex Salmond backing bid to attract Americans to Arbroath Abbey | Business Scotland | Scoop.it

A bid to cash in on Angus’s connection to more than 25 million US citizens who claim Scottish ancestry has received special praise from the First Minister.

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Scotch whisky, food and dancing venue plan for old United Presbyterian Church

Scotch whisky, food and dancing venue plan for old United Presbyterian Church | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
An abandoned church is set to be transformed into a five-star Scotch whisky, food and dancing complex.
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Blogmanay Scotland drive reaches 80m people

IT WAS a campaign planned at just a few months notice and only unveiled a matter of days before Christmas. But the £50,000 project to bring a group of international travel bloggers to Scotland at new year has proved to be an ­international success.
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VisitScotland cutbacks proposed

VisitScotland cutbacks proposed | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Cuts are being proposed at VisitScotland information centres in Aberdeenshire.
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Brian Ferguson: Bloggers help tourism start year with a bang

Brian Ferguson: Bloggers help tourism start year with a bang | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
TODAY is the first working day of the year for many in Scotland – not a bad result considering it is the seventh of January.
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Spain 'top choice' for UK tourists

Scottish tourists travelled the furthest on foreign holidays this year while Londoners took the longest time away, according to a report.
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The Cognoscenti Invitation-only events for car enthusiasts to boost Scottish tourism

The Cognoscenti Invitation-only events for car enthusiasts to boost Scottish tourism | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
A new series of invitation-only events for car enthusiasts next year will bring a boost for Scottish tourism, organisers and VisitScotland have ...
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New Scottish Thistle ‘tourism Oscar’ goes to director of Brave

New Scottish Thistle ‘tourism Oscar’ goes to director of Brave | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
THE director of the Disney-Pixar film that brought Scotland to the big screen has received a new global honour at Scotland’s “tourism Oscars.”...
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Ewing hails rise in visitor numbers - Irvine Herald

Ewing hails rise in visitor numbersIrvine Herald"We want Scotland to be a destination of first choice for a high quality, value for money and memorable experience, delivered by a skilled and passionate workforce, and the Scottish Government is working...
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Challenges to cruise ship hopes

Challenges to cruise ship hopes | Business Scotland | Scoop.it
Attracting big cruise ships to a town could bring huge benefits to the local economy, if challenges can be overcome, a committee is told.
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