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VMS 2024 Tourism Conference Recap

The Moray Speyside Tourism Conference was held yesterday (Thursday, March 14th, 2024) at Elgin Town Hall with an attendance of around 100 individuals including Levy Payers, Stakeholders and Industry Experts from Moray Speyside and beyond. This year’s conference was hosted by Helen Smith from Byres Farm, who opened the conference and introduced the lineup of […]

VMS 2024 Tourism Conference

The Moray Speyside tourism conference, will be held on Thursday, March 14th, 2024, at Elgin Town Hall with an expected 100 attendees from both within and beyond the region. Among the participants are representatives from various sectors, including hotels, visitor attractions, self-catering accommodation, and specialised tour guides. This year’s conference will be hosted by Helen […]

Visit Moray Speyside 2023 Tourism Conference

The Moray Speyside tourism conference, held on Thursday, May 25th, 2023, at Elgin Town Hall unfolded amidst delightful sunny weather, drawing nearly 120 attendees from both within and beyond the region. Among the participants were representatives from various sectors, including hotels, visitor attractions, self-catering accommodation, and specialised tour guides. We heard from Marc Crothall, Scottish […]

Christmas Update

The Visit Moray Speyside office will close for the Christmas break on Christmas Eve at 12pm and will reopen on 4th January 2022.  We can still be contacted on 01309 678 150 throughout the break, and we will continue to provide COVID updates on email and on our social media channels as and when there […]

Tourism Industry Update

New Industry Recruitment Campaign Launched A brand new campaign has been launched to encourage young people between 18 – 35 to choose a career in tourism and hospitality.  The campaign will run on social media, online and across a range of channels from 5th July until 15th August and will support businesses looking to fill […]

Tourism & Hospitality Sector Guidance

Updated Sector Guidance – Friday 16th April The Scottish Government has now issued updated tourism and hospitality sector guidelines for tourism businesses aimed at helping you get ready for opening. The Guidance is far from exhaustive, but should provide you with the info you need to make sure you’re adhering to the updated requirements for […]

April Industry Events

Business Resilience – Legal RisksWith Harper MacLeodThursday 29th April – 13:00 – 14:00By Zoom Visit Moray Speyside are delighted to be working in collaboration with Harper MacLeod on this lunchtime webinar. Peter McLuckie and Ewan Stafford who are Senior Associates at Harper Macleod will be discussing “Business Resilience and Legal Risks”. This webinar will be […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

COVID-19 Funding Update from the Scottish Government on COVID Tourism grant funding and Support for Larger Self-Catering Premises, Exclusive Use Properties and B&Bs Details of support for larger self-catering properties and B&Bs paying council tax have been confirmed by Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing. Holiday accommodation providers, including self-catering properties, exclusive use properties, B&Bs and other […]

Coronavirus Call for Materials

The National Library of Scotland are calling for copies of COVID-19 related material produced by businesses to communicate with the public about their changed business operations. What materials are relevant? Signs and posters with directional information to assist social distancing Signs and posters with instructions for wearing a face mask and cleaning hands Signs showing […]

UPDATED CHRISTMAS TOURISM & HOSPITALITY GUIDANCE

UPDATED CHRISTMAS TOURISM & HOSPITALITY GUIDANCE Saturday 5th December The Scottish Government last night issued updated information regarding Christmas bubbles and whether they can stay in tourist accommodation such as self-catering properties. The key points of the update are summarised below, but as always, we would urge you to take time to read the relevant […]

Christmas Restrictions

The Scottish Government last night issued updated information regarding Christmas bubbles and whether they can stay in tourist accommodation such as self-catering properties. This change comes following widespread concern in the sector and is intended to clarify the current, often confusing situation regarding travel and accommodation restrictions over the Christmas period. You can read the full […]