The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) welcome Finance Minister, Derek Mackay’s response to the Barclay Review and are hugely encouraged by his recommendations for the forthcoming draft budget outlined ...

According to international real estate advisor Savills, £51.295 million has been spent in Scotland’s hotels market by overseas investors in 2017 to year date, more than six times the 2016 annual figure, which totalled £7.8 million. US investors have been ...

VisitBritain have launched a food tourism initiative in partnership with DEFRA, which aims to develop the UK as an international food destination. Recent research by ICM Unlimited found 88% of over 4000 respondents like to try local food and drink ...

Nottingham offered the best value UK city break over the August bank holiday weekend, while Oxford is revealed as the most expensive destination, edging past London for the first time. This news was revealed as TripAdvisor, the travel site that ...

An exciting new tool to attract a greater number of international visitors to the English coast has been awarded funding by VisitEngland’s Discover England Fund. The National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) is thrilled to be able to develop new product ...

VisitEngland’s August Bank Holiday Trip Tracker survey published today shows that 6.9 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK this weekend, bringing an estimated £1.7 billion boost to the UK economy. The figures show an increase ...

Official statistics show a record June for the number of overseas visits to the UK. There were a record 3.5 million visits to the UK in June, up 7% on the same month last year. Overseas visitors spent £2.2 billion ...

It’s steady as you go for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant chains. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that collective like-for-like sales were up by 0.6% across the sector in July compared to the same month last ...

    Restaurant Nathan Outlaw has been crowned the Good Food Guides top restaurant for 2018, achieving a perfect score of ten for the second year running. The Port Isaac seafood restaurant has been crowned number one in the UK ...

    More and more, British holidaymakers are opting to stay in the UK rather than venture further afield. Online searches for ‘staycations’ and bookings for holidays in the UK have increased by almost a quarter compared to 2016, according ...