Editor’s Picks

STA seeks creation of Industry Task Force as it responds to publication of Scottish Route Map

22 May at 10:51 am

The Scottish Tourism Alliance, the representative body for Scotland’s tourism industry, has urged the Scottish Government to set up a ministerial chaired industry task force…

How quickly will you get back to full speed? by Gordon White, MD, Fatbuzz

19 May at 9:00 am

There’s little doubt that the hotel sector has been one of the hardest-hit industries; travel has ceased, business meetings are confined to video conferencing, weddings…

My Viewpoint – by Susan Stuart of the Four Seasons Hotel, St Fillans

18 May at 12:00 pm

We re-opened in time for Valentines but even then we could feel the effects of Covid-19. Soon after I met with my staff and discussed…

Coming out running – Steve Graham, Chairman of Manorview

15 May at 12:00 pm

To be honest, the minute Boris Johnson came out and said to avoid pubs and restaurants, I thought about closing down. This was about a…

State-sponsored debt forgiveness may be the ‘silver bullet’ by David Collins, COO, The Great National Group

15 May at 9:00 am

David Collins, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for The Great National Group, suggests that state-sponsored debt forgiveness may be the ‘silver bullet’ that the tourism industry…

Unchartered Territory – Angela Vickers, CEO Apex Hotels

14 May at 3:18 pm

We’re always planned for new openings at Apex, never closures so like everything else these days it’s all unchartered territory. Priorities have been getting our…

Chancellor extends furlough to end of October and plans to introduce more flexibility from August

12 May at 4:48 pm

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of October and more flexibility will exist from August Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed at…

My Perspective by Nicola Taylor, Chardon Hotels

30 Apr at 2:16 pm

I am writing this from our own perspective as a family business owning and operating 6 hotels in Scotland under a global franchise with IHG…

Six Stars: Spotlight on Housekeeping Managers

11 Mar at 12:01 pm

They are often the unsung heroes of any hotel operation and here we have the first of six profiles of six stars that head up…

Deposit Return Scheme: The story so far…

6 Mar at 1:40 pm

By Jason Caddy Quarters one and two of 2021 could be memorable for hoteliers for all the wrong reasons. The spectre of a tourist tax…

No handshakes as Ewing admits this feels like Scotland’s Darkest Hour

5 Mar at 1:19 pm

Fergus Ewing MSP, the newly-appointed Tourism Secretary, revealed he was not going to be shaking hands – as he opened a Scottish Food and Drinks…

Hospitality urges Scottish Government to unleash hospitality’spotential in upcoming Budget

3 Feb at 12:19 pm

UKHospitality has called on the Finance Secretary Derek Mackay to unleash hospitality’s potential through a targeted programme of action in the upcoming Budget. In its…

HEALTH & WELLBEING SUMMIT in association with Great National Hotels & Resorts

6 Jan at 4:14 pm

By Susan Young When Angela Vickers, CEO at Apex Hotels, asked me to take on the HIT Chair’s Challenge and organise a health and wellbeing…

Saddle up at Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park Hotel

7 Aug 2019

The £10m, 118-room Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park Hotel opened last month at Hamilton Racecourse. The property, owned by Hamilton Park Racecourse and managed by…

Ness Walk

7 Aug 2019

by Susan Young Last month The Kingsmill Group opened its new £7m Ness Walk Hotel in Inverness. The new five-star hotel is the latest addition…