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Turkish Airlines to grow presence at Edinburgh Airport
Turkish Airlines has confirmed it will grow the number of weekly flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul to ten flights per week. The increase indicates the popularity of the airline as Edinburgh gets ready to implement the additional flights from March 27th, 2016.
Finnair to launch new Edinburgh-Helsinki route in 2016
Finnair is set to launch a seasonal service from Edinburgh to Helsinki in 2016, offering travellers faster connections to Finnair’s network of Asian destinations. The service begins on April 18th 2016 and will operate to October 27th 2016. Edinburgh will be served by three flights a week operated by a Finnair Airbus A319.
Golf drives Scottish tourism to ever greater heights
The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report has revealed a positive performance in Edinburgh, an expected decline in Glasgow – one year on from the Commonwealth Games – and sustained losses in Aberdeen. As the summer festival season began to take hold, Edinburgh hoteliers achieved the highest room occupancy with a staggering 91.6 per cent of hotel rooms sold in July 2015.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car expands Scottish operations with new opening
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has opened a new branch at Edinburgh Waverley railway station. The global car hire company has located at the city’s main railway station in response to increasing demand from business customers and tourists for Enterprise’s car rental services.
Loch Ness monster to star in new Scottish tourism campaign
The iconic landmark Loch Ness will benefit from an extra £2 million government investment to boost inbound tourism, chief secretary to the treasury, Danny Alexander announced today. Plans with national tourism agency, VisitBritain, will be unveiled to further boost inbound tourism, spend and jobs across an area of Scotland already witnessing record visitor numbers.
Gleneagles appoints Heery to general manger role
The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, has appointed Paul Heery - formerly of The Connaught, London - as its new hotel general manager. Heery, originally from Ireland, will join the AA Five Red Star resort later this month. His experience includes roles at The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, and Ritz Carlton properties in Washington DC, New York and California.
Gleneagles Hotel links with Ruinart for 2015 culinary extravaganza
The Gleneagles Hotel has announced it will be collaborating with esteemed champagne house, Ruinart, for a sparkling weekend of gastronomic indulgence on Saturday April 11th 2015. Hosted by Gleneagles Resort head chef Alan Gibb and Frederic Panaiotis, chef de caves at Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in Reims, founded in 1729, the day’s activities are a must for any foodie.
Qatar Airways to offer direct daily flights to Edinburgh
Qatar Airways will operate a daily direct scheduled service from Edinburgh Airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport from May 1st 2015. The announcement comes just six months after the successful launch of the five-weekly service on the route and reinforces the airline’s commitment to add additional frequencies on the route, which it announced at the launch.
Commonwealth Games drives hotel bookings bonanza in Glasgow
Hotel occupancy in Glasgow soared during the Commonwealth Games, new figures have revealed. The monthly LJ Forecaster report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, shows that average occupancy across the nine nights of the Games in July reached 97.3 per cent.
Scotland welcomes world with Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Scotland has welcomed the world with an Opening Ceremony to the XX Commonwealth Games featuring thousands of friendly faces, a blend of bagpipes, banter and bravado and a soundtrack made for the best party in town. Global celebrities joined thousands of locals to bring a tantalising mix of tradition, irreverent fun and true Glaswegian hospitality to life for the world to see.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Glasgow steps out ahead of Commonwealth Games 2014
Glasgow will revel in the international spotlight as the host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games later this month. Ahead of the Opening Ceremony on July 23rd, Breaking Travel News reporter Alice McKeown visits the city to check out some of the highlights visitors can expect.
First minister Salmond welcomes Qatar Airways to Scotland
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has met with Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, to discuss the launch of the new services and Scotland’s potential growth prospects. The meeting precedes the launch of services between Doha and Edinburgh on May 28th. Al Baker said the airline was pleased to be launching services from the city and that Scotland’s tourism industry, along with infrastructure developments and potential business opportunities were key factors leading the airline’s decision to begin flying there.