Travel

ScotRail is adding more seats for fans travelling to Scotland’s Six Nations home game at the BT Murrayfield Stadium this weekend.Scotland play Italy on Saturday 2 February at 2.15pm, and to help the day run smoothly extra carriages will be added to key ScotRail services on the following routes to/from Edinburgh:• Fife Circle (Glenrothes with Thornton / Cowdenbeath)• Dundee...

  I tried to do some mental arithmetic a while back: how many people do we know who’ve been to Disneyland? A lot, it turns out. Do I feel a shred of guilt that I haven’t treated my seven year old daughter Anoushka to such delights. Maybe a smidgen. So to make up for not spoiling my darling child enough,...

Will 2018 be the year Scottish tourism runs out of steam? Jacobite Steamer, Glenfinnan viaduct. Roelof Nijholt by John Lennon, Glasgow Caledonian UniversityFancy a trip to Scotland? You certainly won’t be the only one. With apologies for blowing our own bagpipes, Scotland offers a winning combination of world-class scenery, dynamic cities and beautiful islands – not to mention value for money, relative...

Thinking of going on holiday through Edinburgh Airport soon? Now you can do it in some style.No.1 Traveller have just opened their promised lounge at Edinburgh Airport which will allow you to be collected by chauffeur from your front door, whisked through the airport like a VIP using the Fast Track service and left luxuriating in the lounge till...

Mark Beaumont, who went round the world in a record breaking 79 days on two wheels, was confirmed last month as the face of the capital’s Your Bike scheme.The ultra-endurance cyclist and Edinburgh resident is the scheme’s ambassador after receiving his own cobalt blue Pashley hire bike, named Joy. He will be testing the app, geo-docking technology and bike...

The Fusion Group of Companies, which owns and operates a number of leading hospitality businesses across Scotland, is celebrating as one of the very first properties it added to its portfolio, Logierait Pine Lodges near Pitlochry, has reached Number 1 on TripAdvisor.The holiday development, which consists of fifteen traditional pine lodges, enjoys an idyllic situation in the small village...

Fancy a Christmas shopping trip? Why not stay over here? Shop ‘til you drop this Christmas with Courtyard Edinburgh West For those of you who live out of town or if you just want to organise a day out and sleep over with friends this Christmas period you can enjoy all the magic of a city centre Christmas shopping break...

Private House Stays, one of Scotland’s most popular staycation booking sites, is to focus on holidaymakers’ wellbeing in its bid to breathe new life into the tourism sector.The company lists hotels, B&Bs, glamping sites and private and self-catering houses with rooms to let all over Scotland.Owner Cassie Bouverie is expanding her selection of properties as the lockdown restrictions ease and the...

Behind the facade of what was formerly the Sailors Ark building on The Royal Mile is the Adagio Aparthotel.It is just over a year since it opened and today the business reports good occupancy rates and customer feedback. With 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor the management is convinced they have got it right.Their revenue in the last year totalled over £4.62...

  RYANAIR WINTER SEAT GIVEAWAY OVER 370 ROUTES, 500,000 SEATS FOR £9.99 – 4 DAYS ONLY!!   Ryanair, Europe’s No 1 airline, today launched a winter seat sale on over 370 routes across Europe, with 500,000 seats for sale for just £9.99 for travel in November, December, January and February. These giveaway winter seats are available for booking on www.ryanair.com for 4 days only until midnight...

The Bonham Hotel on Drumsheugh Gardens has finished the first part of its multi-million pound upgrade to its rooms and suites.The hotel has entrusted interior designer Nigel Howard with the interiors transforming the hotel into an elegant period property.The high ceilings and period detailing have been updated with a royal blue and deep plum colour palette with gold and...

The Viking Sea came to Edinburgh for the first time today.Following her recent christening in Greenwich last month, Viking's second Ocean ship has set sail from Bergen and embarked on her maiden voyage through Scotland.With serene Scandinavian design, the award winning cruise line offers cultural enrichment and immersive experiences on shore and aboard.

Enjoy a third off hotel stays across the UK As much of the country basks in summertime sunshine, Jurys Inn is offering Scots the perfect reason to book an exciting getaway.The award-winning hotel group is launching a 48-hour flash sale across each one of its 36 locations in the UK, Ireland and Prague. The two-day sale begins tomorrow Wednesday 18th July at...

At Edinburgh Airport Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have introduced a new service allowing you to check your bags in the day before your flight.This move could make your journey a bit easier on the day of travel itself, allowing you just to walk through the security area to the departure lounge. (It only applies to flights leaving in the...

Norwegian has launched its Black Friday Weekend sale, offering travellers up to 30% off all short-haul flights and 15% off all long-haul routes in the UK and Ireland.You can access special Black Friday weekend deals right now on all flights when travelling from 3 December 2018 – 31 March 2019, excluding 17 December 2018 to 6 January 2019. Book by 23.59 GMT Monday...

A popular hotel has revealed how the hospitality sector has changed over recent years by using its 20th anniversary to take a nostalgic look at its past.Back when Jurys Inn in Edinburgh opened in 1998, guests would still book a morning wake-up call, TVs were barely bigger than 14-inches and WiFi was just a weird name.Now guests at the...

City dwellers seeking a Cumbria bolthole should head to Camelot Holiday Park at Longtown near Carlisle where the latest luxury development, The Paddocks, offering fourteen holiday homes, is a good place for a staycation.The current Holiday Home of the Week is a stunning Willerby Manor at £69,995, a spacious design with a traditional layout which adds chic & modern...

Mains of Taymouth Country Estate & Golf Course at Kenmore already has green vibes with six EON electric car charging points on the estate for general use.Now it has strengthened its eco credentials by announcing that it is providing Cheeky Panda toilet roll, which is created sustainably from 100% bamboo, in all of the estate’s holiday homes.General Manager...

Ryanair have announced more routes to be added to their Winter 2021/22 schedule from Edinburgh Airport.The total number of routes which the airline is flying from Edinburgh is now 50 with hopes for tourism recovery in Europe. The four new routes include Cork, Madrid, Palermo and Paris. Beauvais.Ryanair’s Director of Marketing, Dara Brady said:“Ryanair remains committed to re-building...

While I travelled in Taiwan during last week, the country was taking highly visible and proactive steps to stop the spread of what was called Novel Coronavirus and which the World Health Organisation (WHO) now calls COVID19.As at today's date there are 18 confirmed cases in Taiwan according to data collated by John Hopkins CSSE which you can...

With a busy weekend of sport ahead, the ScotRail Alliance has announced it is adding extra carriages to as many trains as possible - unlikely that any will be steam, though - to services to keep customers moving. Scotland play their final Autumn Test against Australia on Saturday, 25 November (KO 2.30pm) at the BT Murrayfield Stadium, while Motherwell take on...

Jet2holidays has today announced the launch of new guided tours to Turkey, with the opportunity of exploring Anatolia and enjoying the benefits of a package holiday booked through the award-winning tour operator.Named the ‘Treasures of Turkey’, the seven-night escorted tours will feature as part ofJet2holidays’ new Discover More collection, which has been designed in response to increasing demand from customers who are looking for more...

Flybe has already started its summer schedule with flights available on this timetable till the end of October.The airline has now completed its first year of flying from Edinburgh to Heathrow with recognition for being best in terms of noise and emissions at the London end.There are four flights to London each day with additional weekend flights on Saturdays...

Birmingham showcased its industrial past and rich cultural diversity during the colourful closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.Walking around Britain's second city only underlines those elements in the city's history. Now, the city council, who invested millions in the multi-sports event, hope that there is a lasting legacy.Their vision is to put Birmingham fully on the international map for major sports, and the Olympics has been...

The lights in Southampton quayside flickered in the darkness as the flybe plane from Edinburgh made its approach over the extensive dock area. The South Coast port is, of course, synonymous with cruising with two million passengers going through the city every year.Many cruisers sadly never see this port city, jetting in and sailing immediately out, but Southampton is undergoing...

Norwegian has chosen British author Jane Austen to become its latest ‘tail fin hero’.The renowned author’s portrait will grace the tail fin of a Norwegian Dreamliner aircraft, as 2017 marked the 200th anniversary of her death. The airline has always used iconic figures to decorate the tail fins of its distinctive aircraft. It usually chooses personalities who symbolise the airline's...

Jet2 is to fly to Fuerteventura and Turin for the first time and will have over 135,000 seats available for booking this winter from Edinburgh Airport. The schedule for winter between 30 October 2016 and 25 March 2017 is the biggest yet, with more than double the number of seats offered last year. Existing routes have proved popular for those...

One of the world's most luxurious and unique cruising yachts called in at Ocean Terminal this week on its first ever cruise from Scotland.The Scenic Eclipse II set off from Leith for its eight day Scottish Isles, Historic Trails and Wilderness Voyage, calling at Aberdeen on Friday and other locations will include Stromness in Orkney, St Kilda and Skye.The...

Ryanair today announced a new Edinburgh route to Bucharest in Romania, with a three times weekly service commencing in November 2019, as part of the airlines extended Edinburgh winter 2019 schedule.Just after Wizz Air announced a similar extension to their offering earlier this week there will now be daily Ryanair flights to and from Budapest and Warsaw Modlin, and...

A luxury city hotel has come up with a novel scheme to encourage guests to book a future stay and perhaps help to shake off any misery over missing holidays.Nira Caledonia – a former ‘Boutique Hotel of the Year’ award winner located in Edinburgh’s New Town – is giving a 25% extra credit to anyone who buys a monetary voucher...