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Support for council plan

Chamber businesses back call for Edinburgh tourist tax

Chinese tourists
Tourists contribute to the economy but also put pressure on services (pic: Terry Murden)   More than two-thirds (69%) of businesses survey by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce would support theRead More

Industry unhappy at plan

Tourist tax would be ‘added burden’ says hospitality chief

Kate Nicholls
Kate Nicholls: questioned tax (pic: Terry Murden)   A tourist tax would be a “further burden” on the hospitality industry and may prove unsustainable, the leader of a new tradeRead More

'Must-see' destination accolade

Highlands and Islands named among world’s best

Highlands
Scotland’s most remote region has been praised for innovation   Scotland’s Highlands and Islands have been included in a guide to the top must-see destinations in the world. Travel authority,Read More

New service to US

Delta to launch daily Edinburgh-Boston flights

Edinburgh airport
Delta Air Lines is adding a service between Edinburgh and Boston next summer, operating twice a day during the peak months. The new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport beginsRead More

Agency defies headwinds

Barrhead Travel sees income breach £300m

Jacqueline Dobson (MD of Barrhead Travel), Stuart Taylor (CFO of TLG UK), Sharon Munro (President of Barrhead Travel)
Jacqueline Dobson (MD of Barrhead Travel), Stuart Taylor (CFO of TLG UK), Sharon Munro (President of Barrhead Travel)   Barrhead Travel, one of the UK’s largest travel agencies, saw revenuesRead More

Proposal for £2 charge

Council clashes with hoteliers over tourist tax plan

Marriott Courtyard
  Edinburgh’s hotels may be forced to charge an additional tax   Scottish tourism leaders are unhappy over the handling of Edinburgh City Council’s plans for a tourist tax, claimingRead More

Dram for every reveller

Johnnie Walker hosts Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party

Edinburgh hogmanay Johnnie Walker
Donald Wilson, Edinbugh City Council’s culture convener, with Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood of Underbelly (pic: Terry Murden)   Johnnie Walker is to host this year’s Hogmanay street party inRead More

Events draw visitors

Glasgow takes top spot for UK hotel growth

Radisson Red, Glasgow
Radisson Red, one of the new hotels in Glasgow   Glasgow’s hotels sector is growing faster than in any other city in the UK as the city capitalises on itsRead More

Scottish tourism

Using technology to improve the hotel experience

Irene Roberts, Expedia

Latest addition to portfolio

Maven backs Ibis hotel opening in Glasgow

Ibis hotel Glasgow
A new hotel has added to Glasgow’s stock following an £11.25 million investment led by the private equity and property manager, Maven Capital Partners.