Tag: visitscotland

We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo – paid for by you, you, you

Scottish News

Peter Laing - October 24, 2013

STAFF at Scotland’s tourism quango have been condemned for taking a £1000 “jolly” to see the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo - on the same...

Scotland’s ancestral tourism market could be worth £2.4 billion

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - November 25, 2012

THE market for “ancestral tourism” could be worth £2.4 billion to the Scottish economy over five years, experts have said. Consultants TNS have outlined the...

Scotland is top spot for Michael Palin

Entertainment

Deadline News Journalist - October 28, 2012

TRAVEL presenter Michael Palin has revealed he considers the West Coast of Scotland to be the most beautiful place in the world. Despite spending 25-years...

St Morons: Tourism map mixes up famous fishing villages

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 16, 2012

BUNGLING tourism bosses mixed up two historic Scottish villages on a map given away to a thousands of visitors. The map of Scotland was given...

Tourism agency backs call for earlier pub opening times on Sundays

Scottish News

Anna Gault - March 25, 2011

SCOTLAND’s national tourism agency believes earlier opening times for pubs in the capital will improve Edinburgh’s economy. VisitScotland has appealed to licensing leaders asking them...