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UKHospitality to appoint director Sandra Kelly

The move is a key commitment by the Trade Body to making skills development policy centre stage. UKHospitality (UKH) has announced the appointment of Sandra Kelly as the new Director of Competences...

Crieff Hydro to takeover Highland Safaris and Red Deer Centre

The Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels has increased its portfolio of companies by acquiring Perthshire company Highland Safaris. Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels have bought the attraction Highland Safari...

Easdale brothers reveal plans to turn old Glasgow shop in boutique hotel

Watt Brothers Sandy and James Easdale have unveiled plans for a £20-million development of an old Glasgow shop that they plan to turn into a boutique hotel. The blueprint for the retail business' f...

Chef Kevin Dalgleish to host Amuse in his home town of Aberdeen

Leading Scottish chef Kevin Dalgleish has opened his first restaurant, Amuse, in the very city centre. Dalgleish studied with Anton Edelman at the Savoy in London before returning to Scotland to wo...

Scottish government urged to take account of hospitality concerns over calorie labelling

"It is important that the Scottish Government hears views from businesses on the impact such a scheme will have on them and their customers,"said Leon Thompson, UKHospitality Scotland's Executive. A ...

Glenburn hotel in Rothesay to reopen 'very, very soon'

The Glenburn hotel, which went into administration last August, was sold to Bespoke Hotels, the leading independent hotel group in the UK. Described as Scotland's first large hotel, Glenburn was origi...

Scottish hotel keen to expand into European golfing break market

The three-day Scottish Golf Tourism event, which will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in St. Andrews, is set to kick off next week at the Green Hotel in Kinross. The Green Hotel is currently undergoi...

Free Mental Health & Wellbeing training in hospitality industry

"It has been the most difficult 24 months the industry has ever faced" Hospitality Health and HIT Scotland said this week and there has never been a more important moment for the industry to invest in...

Old Edinburgh building transforms into new hotel after £1m makeover

Built in 1861, the Bruntsfield used to be three houses linked to each other. A new stand alone hotel, the Bruntsfield, has opened its doors in Edinburgh after a £1 million investment. The hotel - whic...

Over 400 employees claim equal pay issue at the Co-op

Drive-thru Burns Supper arriving in Musselburgh in January

KFC'S new campaign targets copy-cat restaurants