Celebrating our Thistle Finalists and Winners
One of the many good reasons to enter the South of Scotland Thistle Awards is the opportunity it provides to promote and celebrate your achievements. We guide you in how to take advantage of your success and equally we take every opportunity to shout about our Thistle winners and finalists, both to our potential visitors and to the industry.
In 2023 we worked collaboratively with all businesses, VisitScotland and other partners in the tourism industry to promote the range and quality of the products, businesses and organisations in the South of Scotland.
Here are just a few examples of what you can expect if you become a finalist or even a winner! And it doesn't stop here, we continue to promote businesses in consumer newsletters, celebrated all at this year's SSDA conference and showcased some in our Food and Drinks Legend campaign funded by the Regional Food & Drink Fund.
Recent activity includes the promotion of our own South of Scotland Thistle Winner Arden Holiday Cottage in the new Scottish Thistle Awards TV advert. The advert was created to showcase the awards and highlight what it means to businesses to win. The advert ran on STV for 10 days and was broadcast to TV audiences across Scotland.
Past South of Scotland Thistle Award News
South of Scotland tourism stars shine at national Scottish Thistle Awards
The 12 winners of the region’s second annual Thistle Awards flew the flag for the South of Scotland at last night’s national awards ceremony, securing four victories Leading lights of tourism and hospitality in the South of Scotland celebrated at the national Scottish Thistle Awards ceremony in Glasgow last night, taking home four awards altogether,…
South of Scotland Thistle Awards returns to celebrate tourism stars
The 12 winners of the region’s second annual Thistle Awards who will go on to represent the South of Scotland at the national Scottish Thistle Awards in November. Photo: Phil Wilkinson Tourism and hospitality businesses from across the South of Scotland celebrated their victories at the South of Scotland’s second annual Thistle Awards ceremony last…
Shortlist And New Award Unveiled For The Returning South Of Scotland Thistle Awards
The South of Scotland shortlist for the region’s second dedicated Thistle Awards has been unveiled alongside the announcement of brand-new award category The shortlist for the South of Scotland’s dedicated regional Thistle Awards – Scotland’s leading tourism and events industry accolades – has been revealed today alongside a brand-new award category. Back following…
Peebles Hydro named as venue for the 2024 South of Scotland Thistle Awards as entries open to local businesses
TOURISM and hospitality businesses in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders are being encouraged to enter the South of Scotland Thistle Awards 2024, back after a brilliantly successful inaugural year to celebrate the leading lights of the region’s burgeoning visitor economy. Awards organisers the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) announced that Peebles Hydro…
The Thistle Awards are back for 2024, honouring the South of Scotland’s magnificent tourism and hospitality sector
After a hugely successful first year, the South of Scotland’s regional Thistle Awards are back for 2024, showcasing the finest in Scottish tourism and hospitality across the region, with nominations open from 1 March and a dedicated online session on offer to help businesses craft a winning entry. Spearheaded at national level by VisitScotland, in…
Best in Show! South of Scotland triumphs with record-smashing six national Thistle Awards
Region makes history by scooping its highest ever number of Scottish Thistle Awards celebrating excellence in tourism and hospitality including the Silver Thistle Award for David and Wilma Finlay at the Ethical Dairy CORKS are popping across the South of Scotland as the region celebrates a sensational performance at the national Scottish Thistle Awards for…
South of Scotland tourism stars aim to break regional record at Scottish Thistle Awards national finals
Regional businesses preparing to fly the flag for Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders at glittering ceremony in Glasgow The crème de la crème of tourism and hospitality in the South of Scotland will be tested against their counterparts from the rest of the country as the sector’s leading lights gather in Glasgow for…
Inaugural South of Scotland Thistle Awards celebrates the region’s leading lights in tourism and hospitality
Last night’s triumphant South of Scotland businesses are now preparing to battle it out at the national Scottish Thistle Awards finals in December Tourism and hospitality businesses from right across the South of Scotland are celebrating today after emerging victorious at the region’s first ever dedicated regional Thistle Awards, held in Dumfries last night. Finalists,…
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