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From Swedes to Kiwis, we’re keeping a close eye on the competition
Blog posts • May 19, 2017 16:18 BST
VisitScotland Chief Executive Malcolm Roughead talks about the importance of keeping abreast of international trends and how Scotland can learn from other destinations.
Glasgow glows, day and night, thanks to massive Delta Air Lines advert in New York’s Times Square
Press Releases • Apr 20, 2017 13:44 BST
A new digital tourism campaign aimed at boosting the number of American visitors to Glasgow has been launched in the world’s most sought after advertising location.
Delivering success for Scotland on a global stage
Blog posts • Apr 11, 2017 17:19 BST
Last Friday, we announced a collaboration of huge importance for Scottish tourism. Our new initiative with TripAdvisor, announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Carnegie Hall, represents a giant step forward in scaling up how we market and sell Scotland to the world, writes Charlie Smith, VisitScotland Director of Marketing.
VisitScotland and TripAdvisor team up to put Scotland on world stage
Press Releases • Apr 08, 2017 00:01 BST
A European-first collaboration between VisitScotland and TripAdvisor will see Scotland’s world-class tourism offering promoted to almost 70 million new potential visitors, generating a potential additional spend of £150 million.
Passage to India
Press Releases • Jan 11, 2017 10:52 GMT
Ten tourism businesses are joining VisitScotland in India over the coming weeks aiming to grow a market currently worth £12 million to the Scottish economy.
Eurowings to launch Glasgow to Munich service
Press Releases • Dec 22, 2016 16:45 GMT
Glasgow Airport further strengths European route network
Borders Railway charges onto US market
Press Releases • Dec 12, 2016 10:48 GMT
VisitScotland partners with Matador Network to promote new film
Andys reach a new peak
Press Releases • Nov 30, 2016 11:47 GMT
VisitScotland organises biggest ever gathering of Andrews for St Andrew’s Day
The Highlands come to Heathrow
Press Releases • Nov 20, 2016 11:17 GMT
Air passengers in London were forced to do a double take this weekend as kilted Highlanders, a ceilidh band and even the famous Calanais Standing Stones were spotted at Heathrow’s Terminal Five.
Breaking into China
Press Releases • Nov 16, 2016 12:09 GMT
Tourism businesses from throughout Scotland are in China this week as part of a VisitScotland business development mission to boost an emerging market already worth £34 million a year.
Golf trade mission tees off
Press Releases • Nov 15, 2016 12:14 GMT
VisitScotland take the Home of Golf to Mallorca
Nacht vision
Press Releases • Nov 14, 2016 11:00 GMT
A Scottish company that offers “the only nocturnal wildlife tours in the Northern Hemisphere” is focusing its night-vision cameras on Germany.
Airlines reach new heights
Blog posts • Oct 05, 2016 17:10 BST
VisitScotland Chief Executive, Malcolm Roughead, discusses the importance of being a high-flyer.
Dutch of Scotland comes to Amsterdam
Press Releases • Sep 27, 2016 10:29 BST
Tourism businesses from around Scotland – from Gretna to Loch Ness – are in Amsterdam this week as part of a mission to grow the £76 million Dutch market.
Korean Air touches down at Glasgow Airport
Press Releases • Aug 05, 2016 18:00 BST
Glasgow Airport today (Friday 5 August 2016) welcomed visiting passengers from Scotland’s first direct air service with South Korea.
WOW factor comes to Edinburgh
Press Releases • Jul 18, 2016 11:35 BST
Edinburgh Airport has welcomed the first WOW air flight from Iceland . Travellers arriving from the Nordic nation, as well as North America, were greeted at the arrival gate by a bagpipe player, providing an authentic Scottish musical welcome.
VisitScotland Chief Executive hails “extraordinary” visitor growth
Press Releases • Jul 14, 2016 11:31 BST
VisitScotland Chief Executive, Malcolm Roughead responds to the release of 2016 Quarter 1 (January – March 2016) International Passenger Survey (IPS) tourism statistics by the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) and the domestic tourism statistics derived from the Great Britain Tourism Survey.
Time to harness Community #ScotSpirit
Blog posts • Jul 07, 2016 10:00 BST
VisitScotland Director of Marketing, Charlie Smith, talks about the national tourism organisation's mission to plant a Scot in every location worldwide, to share what makes this country so special, through a new online community.
easyJet continues Scottish expansion with launch of new Marseille to Glasgow route
Press Releases • Jun 29, 2016 14:58 BST
easyJet, Europe’s leading and Scotland’s largest airline, has today (29 June) expanded its Scottish network by launching a new route from Marseille to Glasgow.
Etihad Airways celebrates first anniversary at Edinburgh airport
Press Releases • Jun 09, 2016 12:55 BST
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has marked the first anniversary of its service to Edinburgh Airport, which was launched on 8 June 2015.