Tourism Matters News Archive
| Have You Secured Your Facebook URL? |
| 04-03-2010 |
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More and more Scottish hospitality businesses are setting up Facebook Fan pages to allow their business to build their relationships with their clients further. Whether you are a hotel, golf course, restaurant or visitor attraaction you cannot simply igno...
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| Open Championship Loss to Scotland |
| 17-02-2010 |
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With the news that The Open will be out of Scotland for a gap of four years because of The Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games, The Scotsman's comments section had some numpty from Flakirk just simply saying "Aw. Diddums!"Aw Diddums? Perhaps not unsuitable b...
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| Japan Day for Scotland? Great Idea |
| 05-02-2010 |
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Seems to be a week for great ideas. Just read on the BBC website about plans for a Japan Scotland day to help strengthen links between the two countries.Sakura Scotland has approached the Japanese Consulate General in Edinburgh about the event which is pl...
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| Political Candidate With Tourism Ideas Shocker! |
| 04-02-2010 |
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Just been scrolling through some of the tourism articles I've missed while out of the country and really liked this one about Tory candidate Maurice Golden who's standing in the next General Election in Central Ayrshire. Okay it's worth noting that the To...
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| VisitBritain ties with British Airways and EasyJet to promote Scottish cities |
| 25-01-2010 |
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According to a press release, the national tourism body VisitBritain is partnering with airline brands British Airways and EasyJet to encourage visitors to travel to cities across the country and as part of the tie-up, British Airways and EasyJet will off...
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| Fly Oxford to Edinburgh - A Varsity Challenge |
| 22-01-2010 |
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All the very best of luck to a new air route linking Oxford and Edinburgh which is expected to attract 6,500 passengers over its first 12 months. Flights to the Scottish capital will begin on Monday, March 1, with the journey taking 90 minutes compared to...
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| VisitScotland’s £150,000 bonus bill to taxpayer !! Wow |
| 22-01-2010 |
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Exclusive article in The Herald has exposed that Visitscotland has paid nearly £150,000 in bonuses to its senior management. VisitScotland has also confirmed that the taxpayer handed out about £75,000 in performance-related enhancements to its chief exe...
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| More Rooms Required for Open Champiosnhip |
| 22-01-2010 |
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Homeowners in Fife are being urged to offer bed and breakfast accommodation to visitors flocking to the area for this year's Open Championship at St Andrews.National tourism agency VisitScotland is encouraging homeowners within a 50-mile radius of the Hom...
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| Iphone Bookings For Scottish Hotels |
| 22-01-2010 |
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Hotel reservations system supplier Bookassist has announced today a full-featured location-aware booking application for Apple iPhone and mobile devices merging mobility and hotel sales for its hotel clients. The new application for hotels was announced...
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| Tayleur Mayde Golf Head to the US PGA |
| 22-01-2010 |
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For the first time since the company was started in 1999 Tayleur Mayde Golf Tours has decided to exhibit at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando next week. Tayleur Mayde has had 10 years experience of arranging golf tours to Scotland and Ireland marketing...
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