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£3.5m hotel deal

Thai group adds Eight Acres in Moray to Scots portfolio

Eight Acres Hotel
Acquired: Eight Acres Hotel A Morayshire hotel has been acquired by Thailand-based Lake Merritt Group, from Crerar Hotel Group for an estimated £3.5 million. The sale was brokered by theRead More

Hospitality project

Surgeons venture into travel with launch of agency

Surgeons Quarter travel
From left: travel manager Justin MacKenzie; MD Scott Mitchell; general manager Mark McKenzie; and revenue manager Jackie Hudson A hospitality institution has expanded its offering to visitors by launching itsRead More

Opening pushed back

National Galleries project delayed by ‘unexpected defects’

Scottish National Gallery
The new gallery will not be fully open until the end of next year A £22 million project to revamp the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh will be further delayedRead More

Visitor boom

Premier Inn hoping to capitalise on surge in tourists

Premier Inn and Hub Inn Edinburgh
Premier Inn already has hotels in Edinburgh’s Market Street Hotel chain Premier Inn has confirmed plans for further expansion in Scotland on the back of an expected surge of touristsRead More

China concern

Tourism chiefs on alert over impact of virus on Edinburgh

Alice He of ETAG
Alice He: expects a decrease in tourists (pic: Terry Murden) Tourism chief Donald Emslie said there was “understandable concern” over the impact of the coronavirus on Edinburgh and beyond, butRead More

Health crisis grows

Patients treated in Scotland as coronavirus fear spreads

Asian tourists
Asia is a growing source of tourists into Scotland (pic: Terry Murden) UPDATE 24 JAN: Chinese travellers have been taken to hospitals in Scotland with “flu-like symptoms” amid growing concernRead More

Museum ahead of plan

V&A Dundee beats forecasts with £75m economic boost

V&A Dundee
Star attraction: the V&A Dundee (pic: Terry Murden) V&A Dundee contributed £75 million to the Scottish economy in its first year, beating predictions about its impact. Forecasters had expected itRead More

Response to emissions

Edinburgh Airport to tackle carbon concerns after record year

Edinburgh airport
Record flights: the airport is managing growth ‘sustainably’ (pic: Terry Murden) Edinburgh Airport is working on a new strategy to meet concerns over carbon emissions after announcing a surge inRead More

SWC300 launched

South West Scotland hopes to cash in on new touring route

Mennock Pass
Mennock Pass, part of the stunning route Tourism businesses in south west Scotland are hoping to emulate the success of the North Coast 500 with a campaign promoting a newRead More

New rules unveiled

Short term letting faces tax and regulatory crackdown

Tourism in Edinburgh
Tourists flock to Edinburgh, putting pressure on accommodation pic: Terry Murden) Short term letting in Edinburgh is likely to be taxed and brought under tighter control after the Scottish GovernmentRead More