Articles tagged “scotland”

Podcasts

Billion Dollar Airport Upgrades, Qantas’ New Jets and Edinburgh’s Tourist Tax

Today's podcast looks at airports' tech tune-ups, Quantas' all-new aircraft, and Scotland's first tourist tax.

Billion Dollar Airport Upgrades, Qantas’ New Jets and Edinburgh’s Tourist Tax

Tourism

Edinburgh to Charge Scotland’s First Tourist Tax

Thanks to powers granted by the Scottish parliament, Edinburgh is leading the way on charging its visitors taxes on their hotel stays. We could see more tourist taxes pop up in Scotland, making the destination more expensive.

Edinburgh to Charge Scotland’s First Tourist Tax

Tourism

Scotland to Replace Tourist Information Centers with TikTok Videos and Influencers

Scotland sees itself as a content creator and curator for tourists, not an information provider anymore.

Scotland to Replace Tourist Information Centers with TikTok Videos and Influencers

News Blog

Show Travelers They’re Part of Solution, Not Problem — VisitScotland CEO

Destinations should aim to reassure travelers that they’re having a positive impact, by actively promoting sustainable tourism. That was the message from VisitScotland CEO Malcolm Roughead, speaking at the Skift Sustainable Tourism Summit on Wednesday. He said that VisitScotland seeks to make visitors aware of the environment, encouraging them “to be part of the solution,…

Hotels

Scotland’s Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

It's hard to look at Ennismore's chic new Gleneagles Townhouse, which puts equal weight on its members club as its hotel, without drawing a connection to how many travel brands have been testing the subscription model.

Scotland’s Gleneagles Offers Subscription Model for 1st Expansion in 9 Decades

Online Travel

Can Scotland Create a Regional Travel Tech Hub for a Post-Coronavirus World?

Countries lack a playbook in coping with the pandemic's effect on tourism, but Scotland is one to watch when it comes to its new effort to boost its travel tech sector.

Can Scotland Create a Regional Travel Tech Hub for a Post-Coronavirus World?

Business Travel

Travel Leaders Group Aims to Accelerate UK Growth After Thomas Cook Collapse

With one of the biggest names in UK travel exiting the market, there's space for other travel firms to pick up some of the travel demand. It's not going to be easy with plenty of Brexit uncertainty in the market as well as lots of competition.

Travel Leaders Group Aims to Accelerate UK Growth After Thomas Cook Collapse

Tourism

Scotland’s Tourism Efforts Highlight a Post-Brexit UK Worry Outside London

European visitors make up a small part of Scotland's tourism pie — but they are still an important part. Like other big geopolitical changes, Brexit offers up plenty of uncertainty, which often isn't great for tourism.

Scotland’s Tourism Efforts Highlight a Post-Brexit UK Worry Outside London
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Business Travel

Why a Glasgow Architecture Conference Focused on Its Legacy Impact

This conference planner sums it up best: “So many times an organization comes into a city, invades it for a few days, and then leaves. For us, we relied on the universities, pulling their knowledge and access to people, to create what we hope is a long-lasting conversation about the future of cities between us and the people of Glasgow.”

Why a Glasgow Architecture Conference Focused on Its Legacy Impact

Business Travel

Travel Leaders Group Buys Scottish Retail Chain in Ongoing Merger Spree

Travel Leaders Group is clearly playing a scale game, and although Barrhead Travel might be an old-fashioned travel business, at least it still makes money.

Travel Leaders Group Buys Scottish Retail Chain in Ongoing Merger Spree