Edinburgh Tourism Action Group
Source Edinburgh, is a new independent tourist information centre, based within the French Institute of Scotland, and centrally located just off the Royal Mile and opposite St Giles Cathedral. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Source Edinburgh not only serves as an information provision and ticket booking office, but they run a craft shop […]
On Wednesday 28 May, Forever Edinburgh launched their new destination marketing campaign, Stay Different. This new year-round campaign invites visitors to experience a deeper, richer side of Edinburgh by staying longer and exploring further to discover new and unexpected experiences that give the city its unique charm and character. Whether that’s connecting with nature in Edinburgh’s […]
VisitScotland have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the positive contribution that the visitor economy has, in making Scotland a better place to live, work, study and visit. The campaign highlights the vital role that the visitor economy has in supporting supply chains, creating jobs, attracting investment, regenerating destinations, and encouraging sustainability. Through research and insights, real-life […]
Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awardsare open to businesses of all sizes, and celebrate creativity, strategic execution, and tangible results that showcase Scotland’s food and drink sector. The awards present an opportunity to toast our industry’s fantastic achievements of the past year, whilst looking to the future and supporting the next wave of innovation and creativity. There […]
Edinburgh Airport has secured two major service extensions, helping to improve connectivity to the city: (i) United Airlines service between Edinburgh and Washington D.C. is extending its service into the winter months, which means the service will operate almost all year-round. The airline currently operates a daily service between April and October, but it will now carry on until 5 January, then resume […]
Forever Edinburgh have launched a new Edinburgh: Accessible Highlights Guide, created with Euan’s Guide. The guide is designed to help disabled visitors and residents enjoy everything the city has to offer. The guide highlights attractions, accommodation, experiences, eateries and transport that provide facilities, products and services for people’s differing accessibility requirements. It also provides essential […]
The newly launched EICC Impact Network, is an initiative designed to extend the impact of conferences beyond the venue and into the wider community. By connecting event organisers with schools, universities, charities, and businesses, the Impact Network amplifies the positive impact of conferences, and helps event organisers to create a meaningful, lasting impact on the host […]
This new publication seeks to provide some examples of the many ways the Edinburgh Festivals are taking action to not only reduce those carbon impacts in their control but also influence others – audiences, participants, and suppliers – to do the same. Be inspired by their collective action across a number of key organisational areas, […]
VisitScotland have launched their new Business Support Hub website, as part of their Business Support Programme, which offers free practical advice to help tourism businesses to improve and grow. Features of the new Business Support Hub include: – Insightful articles on topics like online bookings, marketing, key legislation and responsible practices– Newly developed, practical content on pricing strategies, reaching new markets […]
