Saturday, 4th February, 2012

Stories tagged ‘VisitScotland’


Friday, July 29th, 2011

Boat of Garten

Scotland driving home a few surprises

Scotland is famed worldwide as the Home of Golf with over 550 golf courses throughout the country


Thursday, March 17th, 2011

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Open Gives Scotland a £100m Benefit

The 150th Anniversary Open Championship staged in St Andrews, last year, delivered a combined £100 million benefit to Scotland, far in excess of previous estimates .....read the full story »


Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Chris Spencer, North Berwick Golf Club and GTS director; Stewart Smith, Golf 3000 and GTS director; Thomas McGonigal, Tourism Intelligence Scotland; Mike Williamson, MW Associates.

GTS Forums Hailed a Success

Industry experts attending a series of landmark golf business seminars across Scotland have hailed them as a huge success .....read the full story »


Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Lee Derrick, Chairman of GTS

Leading Experts Line Up for GTS February Forums

The five Forums will provide invaluable advice to businesses in the travel, hospitality and golf service sectors operating in the Home of Golf .....read the full story »


Friday, October 8th, 2010

PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles

Scotland Has Dynamic Approach to Ryder Cup

The team behind Scotland’s 2014 Ryder Cup preparations has revealed new and innovative plans to capitalise on Gleneagles as the next European host of the action-packed matches .....read the full story »


Friday, July 23rd, 2010

From left: VisitScotland Chairman Mike Cantlay, First Minister Alex Salmond, Executive Golf and Leisure Graeme Pook and China Holidays Director Jun Li

Scotland Aims at Chinese Golfers

The drive to encourage more tourists from China to visit Scotland has been stepped up with the launch of a new Chinese language, golf-focused travel brochure .....read the full story »


Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

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Junior Golf Tournament is Major Boost to Scottish Economy

A tournament featuring some of the world’s best young golfers is expected to bring a seven figure economic boost to the Scottish economy .....read the full story »


Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Golfbreaks.com and VisitScotland in Open Anniversary celebration

Golfbreaks.com and VisitScotland are set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Open Championship in style by offering every golfer the chance to experience ‘A Perfect Day’ .....read the full story »


Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Helena Woodcock of Golf Communications International

Launch of new golf PR consultancy

Operating from a base close to the ‘Home of Golf’ Golf Communications International is already working with several clients in the UK and Europe .....read the full story »