On Thursday 29 May 2025, we held a celebratory networking event in The Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland, to celebrate ETAG’s 25th anniversary, and the achievements of Edinburgh’s tourism industry over the past 25 years.

As part of the evening we ran ‘The Big Tourism Quiz’, which was hosted by Lisa Robshaw, Head of Marketing at Edinburgh Zoo. The winning team, The Forth, won prize bags that were generously sponsored by The Royal Edinburgh Ticket – a fantastic collaboration between The Castle, Holyrood Palace and The Royal Yacht.

Each ticket purchased was entered into a prize draw, and the winners were:
– Homa Rahimi from Edinburgh Napier University won: An overnight stay for two people in a Waterfront Pod, overlooking the wave pool, with a surf lesson each at Lost Shore Surf Resort.

– Ethan Robertson from Dishoom, won: A private 2-hour guided tour of Edinburgh Zoo with RZSS CEO David Field, with opportunities to meet some of the animals RZSS Edinburgh Zoo.

– Adrian Castelli from Expedia Group won: Champagne Afternoon Tea for 2 in the opulent surroundings of The Wallace dining room at 100 Princes Street.

– Neil Ellis, Edinburgh Hotel Association won: x2 tickets for the Historic Coffee Tour -or- x2 tickets for the Local Beer Tasting The Lost Close.

– Allison Sutherland from Excursions Limited, won: An annual membership from Historic Environment Scotland.

– Tony Lankester from Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society won: x4 tickets for Holyrood Distillery‘s signature tour.

– Bernadette Monaghan from Causeway Ireland Scotland Business Exchange won: x2 tickets for Journey of Flavour 5-star tour at Johnnie Walker Princes Street.

The photography competition was won by:
Lauren Cameron, Sales Manger at Mercat Tours, who won A 3-course meal at Bonnar’s at The Scott, part of The University of Edinburgh’s Hospitality Collection, for capturing the winning photos of the evening:

This event was delivered with the generous support of ETAG, National Museums Scotland, JMPProductions, Benugo, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh Gin and Holyrood Distillery.