Scottish Thistle Awards 2024 National Final
2024-11-21 18:00 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | Hilton Glasgow, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT

ARIVAL | ACTIVATE EDINBURGH 2024
2024-11-23 - 2024-11-25 | EICC, The Exchange, 150 Morrison St,, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
23-25 November 2024
EICC The Exchange, 150 Morrison St,, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
Join the travel experiences industry event of the year dedicated to the UK, Ireland and the Nordics region markets. At Arival | Activate Edinburgh 2024. you’ll network with industry experts and your peers from across the region, learn about the latest trends in tours, activities, and attractions and get inspired by insightful sessions on tech and marketing innovation that will help you and grow your business.

Scottish Whisky Awards 2024
2024-11-28 18:30 - 23:00 | Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central, 36 Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G2 3HN

HIT Scotland Christmas Party 2024
2024-11-28 19:00 - 2024-11-29 01:00 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow, G3 8QT

The Scottish Tourism Alliance Patrons and Business Leaders Christmas Social
2024-12-03 18:00 - 22:00 | The Social Hub, 15 Candleriggs Square, Glasgow, G1 1TQ, United Kingdom
Details and timings TBC.
By invitation only.

Cruise Business Seminar 2025
2025-01-29 09:30 - 12:30 | Double Tree By Hilton, North Queensferry KY11 1HP, Double Tree By Hilton, North Queensferry, KY11 1HP
Invitation
You are invited to attend a Seminar focussed on businesses who may wish to develop opportunities arising from the cruise ships which visit the Forth and the Tay each year. The focus is on businesses who have an offer that may feature as a shore excursion.
In 2025 over 130 cruise ship visits will take place, involving around 200,000 passengers and crew. Not only will cruise ship passengers be on ‘day visits’, many will be beginning or ending their cruise on the Forth or the Tay, and will require pre/post cruise accommodation or other services. Some ships stay overnight.
Are you already a cruise friendly business, operating within 90 minutes of the ports of Leith, Newhaven, South Queensferry, Rosyth or Dundee (and even Greenock)? If you would like to know more about the opportunities, or believe you have something to offer, then this seminar is for you.
The event is organised by award winning CruiseForth, a project that is entering its second decade, and will be attended by cruise excursion representatives.
Please register you interest as soon as possible, and by 8th January at the latest. NUMBERS ARE RESTRICTED AND IN 2024 WE CLOSED BOOKINGS EARLY. We normally only allow one representative per organisation.
Register by contacting Peter Wilson, CruiseForth Project Manager, as soon as possible. To allow us to cover costs there will be an attendance fee of £45, which will be invoiced in advance. (No cancellation within 7 days of the event). For those attending, who choose to advertise or renew advertising on the CruiseForth Website and App, then £10 will be deducted from the annual fee (£80) on registration or renewal.
Contact Peter Wilson on info@cruiseforth.com

BH&HPA National Conference
2025-02-04 - 2025-02-05
The British Holiday & Home Park Association National Conference will take place on 4th – 5th February 2025.
This is a members-only event.

HIT Scotland Talent Conference 2025
2025-02-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Voco Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

Scotland's Hotel Honours 2025
2025-02-26
National Hotels of the Year Scotland proudly present the Hotel Honours™ for success, achievement & distinction.
The Awards Night – Grand Gala Dinner 2025 will officially partner ScotHot 2025 as the big dinner event on the night between the two days of the major expo at the SEC Glasgow on 26th-27th February.
Scottish Hotel People Awards™ 2025 debuts in May. People are at the very heart of these awards. From 2025 all staff categories except Managers & Hotelier of the Year will be presented at these awards each May.
You can find more information, and book tickets once they go live by visiting their website here.

ScotHot 2025
2025-02-26 - 2025-02-27 | SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW, United Kingdom

Regional Gathering – Dundee “Thriving Together: Self-Catering Success”
2025-02-26 14:00 - 17:30 | Marryat Hall, City Square, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 3BB, United Kingdom

The Scottish Passenger Agents' Association Presidents Dinner
2025-02-27 19:00 - 23:00 | Glasgow, United Kingdom

SCOTO Conference
2025-02-28 | Montrose

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025
2025-03-03 - 2025-03-07

The National Apprenticeship Show - Scotland, supported by Skills Development Scotland
2025-03-04 10:00 - 2025-03-05 14:00 | SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW, United Kingdom
The show aims to connect apprentice employers and learning providers with young people, to provide information about the benefits of apprenticeships and opportunities.
With a focus on engaging with secondary school pupils and young people, this event is free to attend, and organisers are providing schools and colleges with bursaries to support travel costs. There will also be an evening session aimed to support parents and carers.

The Scottish Tourism Alliance Parliamentary Reception
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Scottish Parliament, EH99 1SP, United Kingdom
Kindly sponsored by the Caravan and Motorhome Club.
Details and timings TBC.
More information and registration coming soon.

Scotland's Marine Tourism Conference 2025
2025-03-05 09:00 - 17:00 | The Waterside, West Kilbride

Scottish Tourism Month 2025: The Signature Conference Workshops
2025-03-10 | EICC, The Exchange, 150 Morrison St,, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
Designed to educate and engage, our two interactive workshops will give you the opportunity to explore themes crucial to the success of Scotland’s tourism and hospitality industry: Net Zero, Destination Management and Leadership, Business and Finance, and Technology. Hear from experts and those with lived experience in these core areas, before breaking out into groups to share insight and best practice with industry peers.

Scottish Tourism Month 2025: The Signature Conference Evening Gathering
2025-03-10 18:00 - 22:00 | Signet Library Edinburgh
Join us for an evening at the stunning Signet Library to celebrate Scottish Tourism Month! Enjoy the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, connect and catch up with industry peers, and settle in for enlightening stories from our special guest speakers.

Scottish Tourism Month 2025: The Signature Conference
2025-03-11 | EICC, The Exchange, 150 Morrison St,, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
The flagship event of Scottish Tourism Month returns for 2025.
As always, the event will bring together leading voices and experts from a broad range of sectors for a day packed with speaker presentations, panel sessions and plenty of opportunities to network with all those connected to the industry.
Whether you’re a business owner or manager, supplier or aspiring leader, this is an unmissable event, with attendees given access to the latest insights, trends and forecasts for travel and hospitality, the economy, and policy as well as an update on the progress of Scotland Outlook 2030, Scotland’s National Tourism Strategy.

Scottish Golf Tourism Week 2025 in association with Luxe Scot
2025-03-18 - 2025-03-20 | The Chester Hotel, 59-63 Queen's Rd, Aberdeen, AB15 4YP, United Kingdom
Scottish Golf Tourism Week creates a unique platform for businesses in Scotland to engage with international inbound golf tour operators through face-to-face appointments, familiarisation trips, and nightly networking sessions.
Golf tour operators from more than 30 countries travel to meet with Scottish businesses at the three-day event.
Over 100 Scottish golf businesses and 90 international tour operators take part, and it is estimated that the tour operators in attendance bring approximately 50,000 golf tourists into Scotland each year. Suppliers who attend forecast an average increase in turnover of over £215,000 across the following three years as a direct result of the new connections they built at the event.

SSDA Conference 2025
2025-03-19 | Peebles Hydro, Innerleithen Road, Peebles, Scottish Borders, Eh45 8LX

Argyll and the Isles Strategic Tourism Summit 2025
2025-03-19 09:30 - 16:30 | Corran Halls, 54 Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5AB

Scottish Gardens Tourism Conference
2025-03-19 09:30 - 17:00 | Cambo House, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Scotland, KY16 8QD

The Scottish Golf Tourism Awards Gala Dinner in association with Luxe Scot
2025-03-20 | P&J Live, Aberdeen, E Burn Rd, Aberdeen, AB21 9FX, United Kingdom
The awards exist to celebrate the outstanding achievements within the Scottish golf tourism industry by recognising the finest courses, hotels and experiences that have helped shape Scotland’s reputation as a world-class golfing destination. They celebrate the very best of our amazing array of golf courses which are the foundation on which a healthy golf tourism sector is built, not only recognising our prestigious Championship courses but also the many hidden gems across parkland, heathland and links that wait to be discovered around the country.
The Awards also celebrate the huge contribution that the hospitality sector offers to visiting golfers. From the golf-friendly 3* guest houses to the most prestigious resorts, hotels, experiences, and exclusive use venues – our hospitality sector is a direct reflection of what constitutes a truly warm, Scottish welcome to tourists from all around the world

Venture North 2025 Tourism Gathering
2025-03-26 | Royal Marine Hotel in Brora
Venture North are looking forward to hosting their annual Tourism Gathering for Caithness and Sutherland which this year will be held on Wednesday 26th March 2025 at the Royal Marine Hotel in Brora. Agenda and Speaker announcements to follow. For more information on the event contact info@venture-north.co.uk.

Perthshire Talks Tourism - 26 March 2025
2025-03-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, United Kingdom

East Lothian Talks Tourism Conference
2025-03-27 09:30 - 13:30 | The Marine, 18 Cromwell Road, North Berwick, EH39 4LZ
Visit East Lothian is hosting a free half-day conference as part of Scottish Tourism Month. An opportunity for East Lothian tourism businesses to hear from a fantastic line-up of industry experts as they share insights, trends and strategies for a sustainable and thriving tourism sector.
This event is specifically tailored to East Lothian businesses that operate directly within the tourism industry, such as attractions, accommodation providers, tour operators, retail, activity providers, hospitality, and food and drink producers.
See the full programme and register at https://eastlothiantalkstourism.eventbrite.co.uk

VisitScotland Connect 2025
2025-04-09 - 2025-04-10 | P&J Live, Aberdeen, E Burn Rd, Aberdeen, AB21 9FX, United Kingdom
Registration is now open for VisitScotland Connect, the national tourism organisation’s flagship travel trade event.
Held at P&J Live in Aberdeen on 9 and 10 April 2025, VisitScotland Connect provides eligible Scottish tourism businesses with an opportunity to showcase their products and services, make connections with the domestic and international travel trade and grow their business potential.
The 2024 event helped over 220 tourism businesses connect with almost 260 tour operators and international travel trade buyers representing 23 countries. More than 7,000 meetings took place over the two days.
If you are a trade-ready Scottish business and wish to register to attend, full details can be found at www.visitscotland.com/connect. All applications are subject to approval by VisitScotland.

13th Annual Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards
2025-05-01 17:30 - 23:30 | Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central, 36 Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G2 3HN
