Social media is becoming more and more important to tourism businesses as an excellent marketing and customer engagement tool but it can also be a big time waster. We’ve booked Horizon Scotland at the Enterprise Park, just outside Forres on Tuesday 28 February to show how to set up and maintain Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and [...]
Wednesday 7th December 2011 was the date for a very important visit when Santa and his reindeer took time out from their busy schedule to visit Cullen. Organised by the Cullen Voluntary Tourist Initiative, the event mirrored the success of a similar one two years ago which saw hundreds of people flock to enjoy [...]
We’ve partnered up with the popular Highland Deals web site offering customers discounts up to 70% at local businesses in the Moray, Highlands and Speyside area. HighlandDeals offers weekly discounts in the form of vouchers which can be bought from the Highland Deals web site. To benefit from the weekly Groupon type deals best is [...]
The friendly traditional Highland Games, the oldest amateur Games in Strathspey.
Yes, you can stay over in a Scottish Castle during the Scottish Open running from the 3rd till the 10th of July at Castle Stuart golf course. The stunning Brodie Castle, set within 175 acres is situated just 17 miles from the recently voted hottest new golf course and oversea’s destination of the year 2010 [...]
It’s almost there! Our new look web site is entering it’s final stage and we’re happy to share some screen shots with you. The new web site will be more events focused as there are plenty of events taking place in the area but not always getting the promotion they deserve. Aslo it will be [...]
Great news for Speyside and Highlands Tourism as FlyBe airlines announced they will be starting a new route between Inverness and Amsterdam from September the 5th 2011 Inverness airport is located 15km east of Inverness, and is just 20 minutes’ drive from the city centre. It is also close to the regions comprehensive transport networks. [...]
We are appealing for some volunteer help! We are planning a working party for this coming Monday (28th) to prepare the Rafford Bank for a contractor to improve the path surface between the Rafford Bridge and Woodside. For this project we have received Post Code Lottery funding to create a loop route suitable a local [...]
Cullen and Deskford launch Photo Competition for the Area’s 2012 Calendar Over the last 2 years, the Cullen & Deskford Community Council and Cullen, Deskford and Portknockie Heritage Group have produced a very successful calendar featuring the area through photographs of the past and the present. This initiative has generated significant funds for both community [...]
See below a list of Hotels, B&B’s and other accommodation providers near Castle Stuart golf course who are hosting the Scottish Open this year. Hope this helps! Hotels in Inverness near Castle Stuart golf course: Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness Ramada Encore, Inverness Ramada Hotel, Inverness Thistle Hotel, Inverness B&B’s near Castle Stuart golf course: Daviot Lodge [...]
Rural businesses in Moray received an early Christmas present today when they were announced as finalists in the country’s prestigious Scottish Countryside Alliance Awards. Local food producers, retailers, community organisations and activity businesses, from the Borders to the Highlands have been selected for detailed judges’ visits for the awards by the Scottish Countryside Alliance. Mither [...]
Thursday 14 October, Inverness The team at Inverness Leisure will literally be going ‘potty’ in a few weeks time having managed to bring the only Scottish leg of the Marchroom Premier League Snooker to the multi-award winning Inverness leisure centre at Bught Lane on Thursday 14th October. The Inverness Leisure event will see 2010 World [...]
Can you help us? The next Dava Way working party will be Saturday 16th October to install finger posts and waymarkers between the Half Davoch road at Cowgreens and the Woodside diversion near the Rafford Bridge. The finger posts and waymarkers will be dropped off at their installation points where we will need to postcrete [...]
From Press and Journal A Moray community group is appealing for funding for a new museum in their town. The Dufftown 2000 committee, which has been running for 15 years, aims to promote the area’s varied history and the whisky distilleries around it. It also arranges ceilidhs and is involved with the town’s whisky festivals. In [...]
Published in the Scotsman Saturday 25 September 2010 By MHAIRI GRAHAM Friday, 8pm Check in at the Crown and Anchor Inn, a warm and friendly hotel in the heart of the village. Double rooms from £70. Saturday, 9am Breakfast at the Findhorn Bakehouse (01309 691 600), which sells freshly baked croissants and pastries. You’ll smell it [...]
