Lonely Planet’s Expert Predictions for the Coming Year Celebrate the World’s Top Places for Food, Unwinding, Connection, Journeys, and Learning Global travel authority Lonely Planet has today unveiled its top destinations to visit next year with the release of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2023. The annual hot list of trending destinations predicts where to go in…
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The South of Scotland has been named as one of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel destinations for 2023. The publication revealed that the region, which covers the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway, is one of only two UK destinations and 30 worldwide to make the annual list. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2023…
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Through an evolving series of innovative and thought-provoking displays, a new national exhibit will showcase the role the design industry could play in combating climate change and reducing the global carbon emissions of historically highly greenhouse gas intensive industries. Developed by the world-renowned Heriot-Watt University School of Textiles and Design to “reshape everything from fashion…
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Visitors to the Tweed Valley now have a go-to place for local tourism information following the reopening this month of the former VisitScotland information centre on Peebles High Street. Go Tweed Valley, the public face of the Tweed Valley Tourism BID, has taken over one half of the ground floor of the building – part…
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The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA), the representative body for the attractions sector in Scotland, has teamed up with recruitment specialists, Xpressjobs, to provide practical support to Scottish attractions facing ongoing recruitment challenges and to shine a spotlight on the wealth of fantastic career options available in the sector to those looking for new…
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The owners of Cringletie near Peebles today announced that General Manager Will Haegeland and Front Office Manager Trond Dalby are moving on to pastures new. Mr Haegeland will take up a new position as General Manager of the Pandora Hotel and Marton Guest House on Guernsey and Mr Dalby has been appointed Deputy General Manager.…
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Results of first South of Scotland Destination Alliance ‘barometer survey’ reveal “exceptionally challenging” picture for tourism and hospitality businesses in the region The results of an in-depth ‘barometer survey’ of tourism and hospitality businesses in the South of Scotland paint a concerning picture of the difficulties many operators face in a worsening national and…
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MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERIM CEO It has been an incredibly busy month for the team as we continue to welcome businesses into the SSDA tourism community and prepare to launch a new Winter Campaign. Over the past year we have raised the profile of the region through our regional brand Scotland Starts Here. Our website…
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Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced that its events funding programmes for 2023/24 are now open for applications. The Community Events Fund and the Major Events Fund are part of the new Dumfries and Galloway Events Strategy 2023-2026. The total funding available for events and community organisations is £100,000. The deadline for applications…
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The return of Stranraer Oyster Festival last month generated an additional £1.7 million for the local economy, according to an independent economic impact report. The study, which was carried out by MKA Economics, also noted that this level of visitor spend should help to safeguard 25 tourism related local jobs. The three-day festival took place…
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