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Ravelaw Bed and Breakfast

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Find out how the Ravelaw Bed and Breakfast is gathering visitor feedback, and using it to make changes to their visitor experience.

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The Old Forge in Loch Nevis

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Find out how Jackie Robertson uses twitter and visitor feedback to improve the visitor experience at the most remote pub in the country.

Sailing tourism

Ticket To Ride bike hire

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Find out how Ticket To Ride have used visitor feedback to provide a quality visitor experience.

Mountain biking tourism

Orkney Tourism Group

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Find out how the Orkney Tourism Group is using market intelligence to improve the quality of Orkney as a destination.

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Philiphaugh Estate and Salmon Viewing Centre

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Find out how the The Philiphaugh Estate and Salmon Viewing Centre are using technology to improve their visitor experience.

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Tartan Day Celebrations

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Find out how Angus Council have incorporated annual Tartan Day celebrations into their visitor offering.

Ancestral Scottish Viewpoint

Whitmuir Organics

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Find out how Pete and Heather Ritchie used local produce and visitor feedback to expand their business.

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Islay Birding

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Islay Birding talk about the how they've gone about becoming more sustainable tourism business, reducing their bills in the process.

Wildlife tourism

Museum Without Walls

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Learn how the Timespan project in Helmsdale is using digital technology to create a Clearances trail which is attracting visitors from around the glob...

Timespan Anthony Schrag

Adventure travel trade association - World summit

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Cairngorms Business Partnership worked to create a welcoming visitor experience for delegates.

Adventure tourism

Wild Rose Escapes

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Using social media, Wild Rose Escapes manage to reach new customers with specialist knowledge.

Wildlife tourism

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

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Andrew Johnson from Camera Obscura and World of Illusions talks about the importance of using visitor feedback.

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Diamond Cycle Centre

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Steve Diamond shows us how he managed to reach customers passing through the area as part of long distance cycle routes.

Mountain biking tourism

Duns Castle

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The Hay family show how improvements allowed the use of Duns Castle as a destination for wedding parties, and the surrounding properties for a holid...

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Business to business intelligence sharing sessions

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Why not try this useful way of sharing and discussing market intelligence with local businesses in your sector?

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Southern Borders Loop

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Julian Cram talks about how local knowledge and partnership working helped him to create a new cycle route, and open up opportunities for Borders to...

Mountain biking tourism

Taste of Perthshire on offer at Rewind Festival

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Local Perthshire businesses worked together to provide a high quality food and drink experience at events and festivals.

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Auchindrain Township Museum

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Auchindrain Township Museum uses visitor feedback to develop new experiences, and uses Facebook to talk to their customers directly.

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Experiencing Scotland - Driving business through provenance

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Experiencing Scotland talk about using local produce to create themed food that tells its own story.

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Maximillion

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Maximillion talk about how their green approach helps them to cut down bills, and win new customers.

Events and festival tourism

Morton of Pitmilly

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Morton of Pitmilly talk about using technology to gather visitor feedback, and how it influences their business.

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Mull Eagle Watch

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Find out how Mull Eagle Watch make use of social media to reach their customers, and win new ones.

Wildlife tourism

Inveraray Jail

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Inverary Jail used new technology to bring its prisoner records to life, and gather valuable customer feedback in the process.

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Lennoxlove Book Festival 2010

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Lennoxlove book festival explored new markets in 2010, leading to the expansion of the festival with 2000 new customers.

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Glamis Castle

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Glamis Castle talk about how they used market research from VisitScotland to create a successful winter programme.

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Mercat Tours - Listening to visitors

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Mercat Tours talk about how they used visitor feedback to meet their varied customer needs, and offer a better visitor experience.

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Alvie and Dalraddy Estates - Feed the Deer Initiative

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Alvie and Dalraddy Estates use existing resources to create an authentic visitor experience.

Walking tourism

Kinross Local Events Organisation (KLEO)

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From modest beginnings that included singing groups, dance classes and film nights, KLEO was instrumental in planning, staging and establishing the Ki...

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Central Taxis

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The largest black cab company in Edinburgh, Central Taxis, began offering driver-led tailored tours of the city in 2013. Since then, the service has g...

Central Taxi drivers

Loch Earn Tourism Initiative

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Embracing Homecoming Scotland 2014, Loch Earn Tourism Initiative has been busy building on twenty years of successfully promoting one of Scotland's mo...

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Blue Reef Cottages

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A commitment to sustainability, five-star accommodation and the natural beauty of the Isle of Harris sees Blue Reef Cottages providing an authentic an...

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Experiencing Scotland: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum

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Find out from Experiencing Scotland how one unique venue is recognizing its assets and telling stories about its heritage through its food and drink o...

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TweedLove Cycling festival

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Partnership working and a dedication to the customer experience has seen the TweedLove cycling festival grow its reach and reputation.

Mountain biking tourism

Caledonian MacBrayne

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Sailing to twenty-five destinations off Scotland's West Coast and in the Clyde Estuary, ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has recognised and welcome...

Fife Food Network

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Fife Food Network???s ???Food from Fife??? initiative is now established as a reliable source of information about the Kingdom's quality food and drink.

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Absolute Escapes

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Thanks to Absolute Escapes' tailored walking holidays and tours, a wide range of customers are experiencing many of the UK and Ireland's most beautifu...

Walking tourism

The Vanderplaat Family

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Learn how the Vanderplaat family from Canada made contact with a specialist tour operator in Scotland which assisted them with a memorable journey of ...

Vanderplaat Family

Angus Kirkyard Trails

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Angus Council has launched a series of seven kirkyard trails to help ancestral visitors find out more about the rich history of the area.

Banff Coast Tourism Partnership

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Collaboration by accommodation providers, heritage centres, event organisers and research services can help to ensure a genuine Scottish welcome for v...

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Cats Whiskers Tours

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Cat???s Whiskers Tours, who offer bespoke guided tours around Scotland,add value for ancestral groups by personalising the tour experience and providing...

Cats Whiskers Tours

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre

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Many visitors to the National Trust for Scotland???s Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre are interested in their ancestral links to the clans involved ...

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Duntrune House Dundee

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Find out how Duntrune House has developed ancestral tourism for its guests.

Duntrune House

Elgin Cathedral

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By identifying the importance of the ancestral tourism market to the Cathedral and working with key local organisations in the field, much more meanin...

Elgin Cathedral

Routes to Your North East Roots

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Working in partnership across local authority boundaries has led to a much more joined-up approach to ancestral tourism for local organisations in Abe...

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Rob Tamburrini: A Journey of Discovery

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Find out how Rob Tamburrini uses online resources to research his family tree and discover more about his Scottish heritage.

Ancestral

Hidden Deeside Tours

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Hidden Deeside Tours provide visitors with an opportunity to get off the beaten track and see the places behind the legends, in the company of local h...

Hidden Deeside Tours

Scottish Fisheries Museum

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Each participating household acted as community curators, storytellers and exhibition hosts in a walking exhibition that began at the Scottish Fisheri...

Titan Crane

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The Titan Crane, which was used to build passenger liners and battleships including the QE2 and HMS Hood at the renowned John Brown???s Shipyard, is pro...

Titan Crane

The National Mining Museum Scotland

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The National Mining Museum Scotland receives regular requests from people researching their family history who have discovered connections to the Scot...

Scottish Mining Museum

HebridesPeople

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A Community organisation in the Outer Hebrides is rolling out a project to provide a unique genealogy project resource for people with Hebridean roots...

Ancestral

Scotia Roots

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Scotia Roots, who offer a genealogy research service and bespoke tours for visitors researching their Scottish ancestors, have gained real business be...

Hawick Heritage Hub

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Hawick Heritage Hub, the Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre, has been using social media to great effect to drive interest in the area???...

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Orkney Homecoming

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1999 saw the first ever Orkney Homecoming taking place, in celebration of the island???s historical connections with the Hudson???s Bay Company in Manitob...

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Dunbeath Heritage Centre

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Each year Dunbeath Heritage Centre in Caithness welcomes many visitors who are researching family roots in the area.

Cisco Live - An Event Case Study

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Bonny Shapira of Cisco Live shares an event case study highlighting the importance of teamwork, using technology and innovation, and engaging audience...

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