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300 bed building planned

12-storey four star hotel planned for Glasgow gap site

Maldron hotel Glasgow
Hotel plan: the proposal will fill a gap site   A  300-bedroom hotel is proposed for central Glasgow that would boost the city’s shortage of visitor accommodation. Consarc Design GroupRead More

Rates and wage growth blamed

Rising costs force 50 job cuts at Macdonald Hotels

Macdonald Monchique hotel
The company owns the five star Macdonald Monchique in Portugal (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   Macdonald Hotels is to make about 50 staff at its Bathgate head officeRead More

Further investment planned

Castle Collection in £2.5m Perthshire hotel acquisition

Scotland's Hotel
Scotland’s Hotel will be upgraded   A Perthshire hotel has been acquired in a £2.5 million off-market deal by an Irish family-owned hotel chain which intends to invest £2 millionRead More

Attraction remains popular

Britannia marks 20th anniversary with record year

Royal attraction: Britannia hitting new records (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   The Royal Yacht Britannia has enjoyed its most successful year and marked its 20th anniversary by receivingRead More

More staff recruited

Timberbush invests £2m in Scottish coach fleet renewal

Timberbush
Timberbush is replacing a number of buses with the latest specification   Coach tour operator Timberbush Tours is investing £2 million in 16 new coaches, increasing its fleet size toRead More

Boost for council plan

Hotels and B&Bs back plan for Edinburgh tourist tax

tourist, tourism, Chinese tourists
Hotels are now said to be backing a tourist tax in Edinburgh (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   A tourist tax for Edinburgh has received support from more thanRead More

Buyer adds to Scottish portfolio

Britannia buys 175-bed Colyumbridge Hotel in Highlands

colyumbridge hotel
Britannia is the Colyumbridge’s second owner in a year   The Coylumbridge Hotel, near Aviemore, has been sold to Britannia Hotels, the UK’s largest private hotels group. Situated in aRead More

Boost for tourism

Europeans drive 17% surge in overseas visitors to Scotland

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
More Europeans are flocking to Scotland’s visitor attractions (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   Visits and spending by overseas tourists in Scotland rose to its highest level on recordRead More

Locals 'must see a return'

Tourism must work harder for residents says marketing chief

Gordon Robertson
Gordon Robertson: ‘we need a better narrative’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Marketing Edinburgh chairman Gordon Robertson last night said the growth of the tourism industry had to be balanced withRead More

Shock figures on visitor levy

Lost spending ‘five times more than tourist tax income’

Research claims a tourist tax could hit Edinburgh’s visitor numbers (pic: Terry Murden)   A tourist tax could put a £94 million dent in Edinburgh’s visitor revenue, according to aRead More