Our industry needs greater support not another tax
The number of overseas visitors coming to Scotland at an all-time high, a bumper year for whisky tourism, a record season for cruise ships – 2018 wasn’t short on positive tourism tales
PLH renewal must be new year priority
Like most years before it, 2018 has brought its fair share of challenges for the trade
Stage almost set for the trade night of the year
In just three weeks’ time, we will celebrate the brightest stars in the Scottish trade
Government must deliver for the trade
On paper, there’s a lot to like in the first minister’s programme for government .
PLH fiasco goes from bad to worse
Just when we thought the personal licence renewal debacle couldn’t get any worse .
PLH clarity is finally within sight
FINALLY, the information thousands of personal licence holders have been waiting for is expected to be released in the next couple of weeks.
Ongoing PLH uncertainty is a disgrace
TOWARDS the end of last week, I made SLTN’s latest regular call to check if there had been any movement on the personal licence renewal training requirements.
Government must act now to avoid fresh training fiasco
With thousands in the trade due to renew personal licences by September 1, 2019, it seems the exact renewal requirements are as clear as mud.
Trade needs Brexit clarity as a matter of urgency
With Scotland’s hospitality sector said to employ around 27,000 EU workers, much greater detail of the long-term situation is needed
Music to the trade’s ears but more must be done
NEWS that the Scottish Government plans to implement the ‘agent of change’ principle in the planning system has rightly been welcomed by operators
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
