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Continuum Attractions, which acquired the Loch Ness Centre in Scotland in January, has officially reopened its doors following a £1.5m refurbishment. The visitor attraction is ... More

Continuum Attractions has acquired The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near Inverness, Scotland, UK. The visitor attractions group has taken a long lease on the ... More

Scotland's UNESCO World Heritage Sites are being brought together through the world’s first ever UNESCO digital trail. The trail connects the country’s 13 place-based UNESCO ... More

VisitScotland is looking to tap into one of the fastest growing outbound tourism markets by launching a new app targeting millions of Chinese social media ... More

The number of people working within Scotland’s tourism sector has hit a record high 206,000 – five years since the introduction of the National Tourism ... More

VisitScotland is upping its efforts to market Scotland as a destination for european visitors, by hosting its first ever pan-European travel trade mission. The Scotland ... More

Paul Bush, VisitScotland's director of events, says the successful delivery of the recent Glasgow 2018 European Championships shows how the country's adopted delivery model is ... More

Tourism bosses in Edinburgh are hoping to reach 3.5 million young people across Europe with a new tourism campaign utilising social media "influencers". #UncoverEdinburgh, led ... More

Britain's largest alcohol distiller is looking to take a leaf out of Ireland's booming alco-tourism trade by announcing plans to invest £150m (US$209m, €171.3m) into ... More

Former VisitScotland chair Dr Mike Cantlay will now chair Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) following his appointment by the Scottish government. Cantlay will oversee the public ... More

Scottish tourism chiefs are hoping a film adaptation of Compton MacKenzie’s 1947 novel Whisky Galore will help to boost visitor numbers in some of the ... More

Golf tourism in Scotland has grown by 30 per cent over the last decade, netting the nation £286m per year. Since 2008, the economic impact ... More

Scotland’s tourism sector is outshining the rest of the UK when it comes to employment, with worker numbers increasing at more than twice the rate ... More

Scotland is looking to utilise its reputation as “the home of golf” in its efforts to increase inbound visitor numbers. National tourism agency VisitScotland is ... More

A number of visitor attractions located around the Scottish border have seen tourist numbers surge following the opening of the Borders Railway 12 months ago. ... More

Scotland’s coastline has become a major tourism revenue generator and its worth to the Scottish economy is now estimated at £323m (US$423.5m, €380m). The figure ... More

Two architecture studios hope to show how remote heritage sites can be served by ‘satellite’ visitor centres through their own design for a tourist hub ... More

The north of Scotland is preparing for a major tourism boon, in the form of a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse expected to attract legions of stargazers ... More

Former tourism minister John Penrose has called for VisitEngland to become an independent organisation, in line with the tourism bodies of the other home nations. ... More

Hundreds of businesses across Scotland have signed up to a training programme designed to make tourist services and attractions more accessible, according to tourism minister ... More

VisitScotland has produced Edinburgh’s first ever ultimate survival guide to help festivalgoers make the most of this summer’s selection of arts events in the city. ... More

VisitScotland hopes its recent tourism boom can be prolonged a major new television series set in the country, which is being billed as Scotland’s answer ... More

A new online training programme has been set up to help Scotland’s hotels, visitor attractions, pubs and restaurants better cater for the requirements of people ... More

Major international events such as the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles are expected to help Scotland maintain the strong tourism ... More

An online training portal aimed at those working in Lanarkshire’s tourism and hospitality industry has launched today (19 May), designed to provide education on the ... More