Carfraemill is brought to market after 23 years under the same ownership
Berwickshire hotel Carfraemill, which has been owned and run by Jim and Jo Sutherland for the past 23 years, has been put up for sale…
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Hotel Recovery Programme worth £14m announced but is it enough?
The Scottish Government has thrown a lifeline to the struggling hotel sector with a funding package worth £14 million however although welcome trade bodies the…
No plans by First Minister to impose quarantine restrictions on UK travellers “right now”
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, today, did not rule out imposing quarantine restrictions on people coming to Scotland from other parts of the UK. She said…
State-owned hotels? Just one of the ideas put forward by The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery
A report just issued by The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery chaired by Benny Higgins has urged the Scottish Government not only to consider a…
Fife Arms, Fingal and Ness walk join Pride of Britain Hotels
Pride of Britain Hotels has three new Scottish members – The Fife Arms, Braemar; Edinburgh’s floating hotel Fingal and the Ness Walk in Inverness which opened…
2,137 free nights booked for medical staff at Ten Hill Place
Hotel bosses at Ten Hill Place, Edinburgh, who turned adversity on its head by giving rooms to frontline health workers at the height of the…
Ready, steady…open? Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing announces 15th July as provisional re-opening date for tourism businesses
The hospitality industry now has a provisional re-opening date of 15th July. Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing revealed the date in parliament today. He qualified the…
Furlough update adds more flexibility
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak updated his furlough advice at the end of May having extended it to October at the start of the month. From…
Check your insurance policies to help FCA court action
Hospitality businesses are in a ‘race against time’ as the FCA prepares to file business interruption insurance high court action as it seeks comments from hospitality…
UKHospitality accuses ScotGov of not consulting with hospitality sector on reopening plans
UKHospitality has warned the Scottish Government’s plan for restarting the economy in Scotland is likely to result in business failures and lost jobs. It has…
Crerar Hotels earmark August weekend for NHS celebration and urges other to get involved too
Crerar Hotels, the privately owned Scottish hotel company has earmarked the last weekend in August to give NHS and Care Workers and their families a…
Chancellor extends furlough to end of October and plans to introduce more flexibility from August
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…
NEW £100M FUND OPENS AT 2PM FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SCOTTISH BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced this morning (30th April) that the Scottish Government’s additional £100m fund for businesses impacted by COVID-19 will be open for…
FORBES DOES A U-TURN AND EXTENDS SMALL BUSINESS GRANT SCHEME TO INCLUDE GRANTS FOR FIRST AND ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES
The Small Business Grant scheme has been extended in Scotland to include all rateable business properties owned by small businesses with the first eligible property…
HIT Scotland Launch Learning App to Support Learning During Lockdown
HIT Scotland has launched a new free learning App to encourage hospitality workers and students to self-develop during lockdown. The App, which launches today, (14th…