Entries open for the 2020 Scottish Rural Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the Scottish Rural Awards 2020, organised by Scottish Field Magazine and the Scottish Countryside Alliance. Small and medium-sized Scottish businesses are being asked to enter themselves or nominate a friend for a Scottish Rural Award 2020. The deadline to enter will be Monday, 4 November. Organisers from Scottish Field…

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You could enjoy a Home Alone-style Christmas

A Scottish city centre hotel is offering guests the Home Alone-style experience by opening up its rooms and restaurant for exclusive use over Christmas 2019. Four-star Nira Caledonia in Edinburgh offers 28 stylish rooms, suites and jacuzzi suites over two New Town townhouses, as well as an onsite bar and restaurant, all available to book…

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Cutting the plastic at this year’s ASI Scottish Open

A pioneering partnership between the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open and Scottish Water aims to reduce single-use plastic consumption at Scotland’s national open by 80%. The European Tour and main sponsors Aberdeen Standard Investments and the Scottish Government are striving to make this year’s Rolex Series event at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick more…

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First Gleneagles Great Adventure Race winners crowned

Gleneagles has crowned the winners of its inaugural endurance competition, The Great Adventure Race, in a trail that brought together grit, glory and glamour in equal measure. Participants dug deep and felt the burn across 55km of Perthshire countryside – encompassing a 4km canoe trail across Loch Earn, a 16km run over the snow caps…

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Castle’s delight at independent hotel of the year title

Glenapp Castle has won the Independent Hotel of the Year title at this year’s CIS Excellence Awards 2019. The CIS Excellence Awards 2019, since their launch in 2004, have ‘recognised, rewarded and celebrated the exceptionally high degrees of creativity, innovation and excellence in the Scottish hospitality, catering and tourism sectors’. The awards have established themselves…

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Five years of excellence pays off with TripAdvisor

Consistently good reviews have earned a Scots holiday village a place in the TripAdvisor hall of fame. Having earned a Certificate of Excellence every year for the past five years, Mains of Taymouth Country Estate & Golf Course at Kenmore, has qualified for the review site’s Hall of Fame. The family run estate, situated in…

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Mary Queen of Scots’ keys unlock Dalmahoy’s future

Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club has unlocked the doors to newly-modernised rooms after undergoing a £2m revamp, with help from Mary, Queen of Scots’ previously unseen keys. A £2m hotel refurbishment of the building, constructed in 1725, has helped shine a light on historic keys which played a part in Mary, Queen of Scots’ temporary…

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In the running for a food tourism award

Rufflets Hotel have been selected as a finalist in the 2019 CIS Excellence Awards. Shortlisted specifically for the Food Tourism Award, sponsored by Seafood Scotland, the award aims to celebrate the value of the food tourism sector in line with the Food Tourism Scotland action plan. Launched in 2004 to recognise, reward and celebrate the…

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A new beginning for cool commercial interiors

With the growing demand for cool commercial interiors, Kitchens International has created a new stand-alone division – KI Interiors. As the trend for stunning interiors in restaurants, hotels, interior shops and dining facilities grows, there is a gap in the market in Scotland for specialist designers for this sector. Helen Taylor, one of KI’s top…

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Turnberry named Events Hotel of the Year at awards

Trump Turnberry has been awarded one of the hotel sector’s highest accolades for the second year in a row at the annual Scottish Hotel Awards. The Ayrshire resort took the top prize in the Events Hotel of the Year category at the awards ceremony, which was attended by more than 450 people at Glasgow’s Crowne…

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