Tag: Tourism

Curse of the midgie to come to an end

Deadline News Journalist - August 3, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie THE CURSE of the Scottish tourist industry could soon be at an end - as Scots boffins unveil a cure for the...

Giant attraction for the granite city

Deadline News Journalist - June 30, 2009

By Cara Sulieman THE GRANITE city is to get a new giant tourist attraction that will allow visitors to gaze over the rooftops. Planning permission has...

Alex Salmond welcomes ferry despite captain’s heart attack scare

Deadline News Journalist - May 20, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond A BRAND new ferry link worth millions to the Scottish economy completed its maiden voyage yesterday – despite the captain suffering a...

Alex Salmond launches world’s largest collection of whisky

Deadline News Journalist - May 1, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond THE WORLD’S largest collection of Scottish whiskies was officially unveiled in Edinburgh yesterday by First Minister Alex Salmond. Visitors will be able to...

BOUNCING ASTRONAUTS LAUNCH ASTRONOMY WEEK AT DYNAMIC EARTH

Deadline News Journalist - April 7, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond ONE of Edinburgh's star tourist attractions has kicked off a week-long festival of astronomy, the universe and everything. Exploding marshmallows, an inflatable planetarium...

STRUGGLING ZOO BACK IN THE BLACK: Five Sisters Zoo Numbers Soar As Easter Holidays Fast Approach

Deadline News Journalist - April 2, 2009

By OLIVER FARRIMOND A STRUGGLING Edinburgh zoo has seen visitor numbers rocket after a successful few months of fund-raising. The Five Sisters Zoo, in West Lothian,...

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