Posts Tagged ‘travel’
£13,500 for a bottle of Highland Park 50-year-old
If you enjoy a dram, then you’d better check your pockets for loose change if you fancy owning the Highland Park 50 Year Old. Only 274 bottles of Orkney-based Highland Park’s new 50-year-old malt will be released, drawn from two ex-sherry hogshead casks and priced at £13,500 a bottle. As well as a fine dram,…
Read MoreYear-round tourism is the key to growth
Scotland’s hoteliers have been urged to further embrace technology and industry collaboration to bring in a greater numbers of international visitors. Doing so would successfully extend the booking season, attendees at a summit in Edinburgh hosted by the Expedia Group, the online travel platform, were told. Speakers from VisitScotland, Marketing Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Hotels…
Read MoreColin lays down his shears for the last time
A Scotsman who spearheaded the British wool industry has laid down his shears for the last time. British Wool, the body which represents the interests of the UK’s wool industry, has seen the retirement of one if its key figures, Colin MacGregor. A former world-renowned Scottish Shearing Champion, Colin has not only played a major…
Read MoreScots selfie fanatics could win themselves £1000
A search has launched for Scottish social media fanatics to submit their most Instagram-worthy shots from the local area – with £1000 up for grabs for the best snaps. National Rail has announced the hunt for the nation’s most Instagrammable locations for 16-25 Railcard, after revealing that a third (29 per cent) of young people…
Read MoreGet app-y when you’re on the North Coast 500
Visitors to Scotland’s North Coast 500 will be an appy bunch from now on. The North Coast 500 has officially launched its new app today, and is available as a free download for Apple and Android devices. Initiated by North Coast 500 Ltd and developed by Edinburgh-based mobile app platform Whereverly, the NC500 app is…
Read MoreBook review – We Fought for Ardnish by Angus MacDonald
The sequel to Ardnish Was Home, this latest work from Angus MacDonald is an intense and bittersweet love story set during the Second World War. Donald Angus is an undercover agent parachuted into the Italian Alps, where he falls for Françoise, a French-Canadian agent. The troubles that face the couple behind enemy lines portray a…
Read MoreExplore the concept of time at new exhibition
Time travel is possible this month, as it sees a unique collaboration between two Edinburgh artists. The Marking Time exhibition will explore the passage of time through pieces created by Tim Chalk and Saskia Gavin at Edinburgh’s The Dundas Street Gallery. This brings together two distinct but complementary voices tackling a common theme. Pieces in…
Read MoreTrain discount for visually impaired friends and family
A new offer has been launched which offers a 50 per cent discount to a companion of a visually impaired person travelling on the Borders Railway. The concession is available thanks to £20,000 worth of funding from Scottish Borders Council (SBC) and support from ScotRail. The half price offer applies to single or return travel…
Read MoreLandmark first global travel release for GlenDronach
GlenDronach will release its first ever Global Travel Retail exclusive bottling Forgue, a 10 year old single malt named after the valley in which the distillery sits. Coming with a 43% ABV, it has been matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Spanish casks and has a deeply sherried character, a signature element…
Read MoreNew partnership to bring more visitors to Scotland
The world’s largest online travel company and Scotland’s national tourist board are to join forces. Expedia Group and VisitScotland are teaming up to help drive travel demand through supporting the country’s hoteliers. Through the new agreement, Expedia Group will work in collaboration with VisitScotland and hotel partners to build awareness of its suite of value-adding…
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