Scotland

Virgin Hotels breaks new ground as it arrives in Europe with its first property in Edinburgh set to open in 2020.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added 32 new hotels across 15 countries to its brand portfolio. The hotels include an island retreat in the Maldives and a golf resort in Scotland,…

The Port of Cromarty Firth in the Scottish Highlands is searching for a Cruise Manager to continue to build on their recent record-breaking years. The Port welcomed more cruise passengers…

Luxury Scottish golfing resort Trump Turnberry has reopened its doors to guests after a £200m eight-month restoration.  The main hotel building, which has been under construction…

The DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre has bolstered its team with the appointment of a new head chef.  The hotel has announced the appointment of Morten Rengtved as head chef…

A three-year programme worth £1.2m to help support Scotland’s tourism businesses become more digitally ready is now underway, following a successful launch at the first Digital…

VisitScotland is leading a special mission to Tenerife this week in a bid to enhance the reputation of Scotland as a leading golf tourism destination.  The national tourism…

Scottish west coast retreat, Portavadie, has officially opened its new luxurious spa and leisure experience.   As part of a further £10m development, the spa and leisure complex…

Scotland’s historic Scone Palace has received the 2015 Rural Tourism Award at the annual Countryside Alliance Awards.  The crowning place of The Kings of Scots, the popular visitor…

Scotland’s largest serviced apartment operator, Fountain Court, has opened its latest property in Edinburgh. Following an extensive refurbishment programme, Fountain Court has opened the…

Jet2 has added three new routes at Glasgow Airport as part of its expansion from the Scottish airport. Weekly flights Menorca will launch from 25 May alongside twice weekly services to…

easyJet has announced it will add six new routes from Edinburgh Airport in its latest expansion plans. Flights from the Scottish airport to Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Copenhagen, Reykjavik…

Scotland’s Outer Hebrides have created a tourism brand to boost the number of visitors heading to the islands. A new logo and ‘Experience life on the edge’ strapline has been created to…

Edinburgh Airport has seen a 1.9% drop in passengers for August year-on-year, citing uncertainty in the domestic market. The Scottish airport carried 936, 700 passengers last month as…

Wyndham Hotel Group has announced it will open its first Wyndham Hotels and Resorts-branded hotel in Scotland. The Wyndham Grand The Angus near Dundee is set to open in 2015 and will be the…

Barrhead Travel has seen its pre-tax profits for 2011 soar 73% as it moves into its marketing agreement with Kuoni. According to a report by The Scotsman, the company’s websites and…

Jumeirah Restaurants LLC, the branded restaurant division within the Jumeirah Group, continued its global expansion with the signing of two license agreements, one with affiliates of the EQ…

Edinburgh Airport has been sold by operators BAA for £807.2 million.   The airport has been 100% sold to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which is an investment fund founded by Credit…