Edinburgh Gin and Mimi’s Bakehouse bake up a sweet treat

Edinburgh Gin has joined forces with an Edinburgh bakery to celebrate the launch of its Gooseberry and Elderflower gin

Scottish hotels ready for reopening

A number of Scottish hotel companies have announced that they are now taking bookings for summer as the trade gears up for the indicative opening date of July 15

City of Glasgow College is the Gold standard

City of Glasgow College has secured Gold Accreditation status for its hospitality and culinary arts courses from industry training organisation People 1st

New data shows many hospitality workers unsure how to keep colleagues and customers safe

More than sixty percent of furloughed hospitality workers are unsure of the necessary steps to keep customers and staff members safe when venues reopen, according to new findings by Flow Hospitality Training

New group formed to foster hospitality and tourism sector recovery

A new recovery group made up of more than thirty businesses has been launched to drive the recovery of Scotland’s hospitality and tourism sector

VisitScotland aims to help tourism sector to be ‘Good to Go’

Scottish tourism body VisitScotland has announced the launch of a new tourism campaign and industry-standard mark aimed at building confidence among consumers ahead of the hospitality and tourism sectors reopening

Wedgwood unveils outdoor dining experience

An Edinburgh chef has launched an outdoor dining experience for customers to enjoy in their back gardens

Diageo unveils multi-million pound support package for pubs

Diageo, the global drinks firm behind Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, has pledged a multi-million support fund for pubs and bars in Scotland

‘Killjoy’ outdoor drinking bans are here to stay

When the reopening of outdoor areas was kicked down the lockdown-easing route map last week, sections of a frustrated public found bright sunshine and the availability of takeaway pints an irresistible temptation. But almost immediately a row has broken out over “killjoy” byelaw bans
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Coronavirus: Two-metre social distance ‘unviable’ for majority of tourism and hospitality businesses

Two new surveys carried out by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) have reinforced how important the issue of social distancing will be to the industry when venues are allowed to reopen

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