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Huge congratulations to FARM STOP, Codona's Amusement Park and Northern Frights for being shortlisted as finalists in the Inclusive Tourism category at this year's Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards. ✨ VisitAberdeenshire is proud to sponsor this category. Beginning later this year, VisitAberdeenshire's Tourism Development programme offers sessions on inclusive tourism, helping local businesses take strides towards making the destination accessible to everyone. Best of luck to all the finalists on the big night. For a list of all shortlisted finalists, see the link in the comments below. 👇

Provenance Festival is set to return in September for another nine days of foodie adventures and a sneak peek behind the scenes of the North-east's food and drink businesses producers. 👀 To help businesses prepare for events they'll be hosting during the festival, Aberdeenshire Council's Environmental Health team is holding an informative Q&A webinar session on Wednesday 31 July from 2pm -3pm. Whether businesses are looking to host a one-off event, demonstrations and tasters or provide something different to normal operations, the webinar will give businesses the chance find out what's needed to make sure events are compliant with legislations. ✅ Book your spot at the link below. 👇 Leah Hodder | Chris Foy | Millie Clarke | Kayleigh McLeish | Opportunity North East Limited | Peter Cook | Mallory Reid | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR

Yesterday VisitAberdeenshire hosted a session for businesses interested in finding out more about this year’s Provenance Festival. Panel discussions, insights from last year’s participants and a deeper dive into learnings from the Taste of East Devon festival gave attendees food for thought as we gear up for 2024’s Provenance Festival. Alyce Paton from Complete Works also challenged the audience to consider the fundamental elements of their story, and how to communicate this with their customers. To take part in this year’s festival, contact festival project manager Leah Hodder at festival@visitabdn.com. Chris Foy | Millie Clarke | Kayleigh McLeish | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeenshire Council

The latest edition of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce's Business Bulletin features an interview with VisitAberdeenshire's CEO Chris Foy, highlighting the opportunities for the North-east's tourism sector following the news that the tourism's impact in 2023 was valued at £1.1 billion. ⭐ See the full edition at the link in the comments below. 👇 Russell Borthwick | Finlay Jack | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR |

Provenance Festival is back for 2024! Provenance Festival 2024 is a flagship food tourism event highlighting the North-east as a world class food and drink destination, with a focus on sustainable food and drink production through engaging and memorable visitor experiences. 🦐 🍷 Next week, VisitAberdeenshire will be hosting a lunch and learn session on Thursday 11 July from 10.30 to 1.30pm at MARSHALL'S FARM SHOP LIMITED. Come along to find out more about this year's festival, and to hear from businesses who have previously taken part as well as top tips in telling your story and maximising your marketing opportunities. Sign up at the link in the comments below. 👇 Opportunity North East Limited | Chris Foy | Leah Hodder | Millie Clarke | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Kayleigh McLeish | Mallory Reid | Peter Cook |

VisitAberdeenshire hosts journalists to sample the huge variety of experiences available in the region. 📰 Journalist Sally Coffey visited earlier in the summer, in search of wildlife adventures unique to our corner of Scotland. The Times ran the feature in its travel pages online and in print on Saturday, and you can check it out at the link below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/ejQhjxr5 Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Rae White | Caroline Calvert | Chris Foy | Glen Tanar Estate |

VisitAberdeenshire has partnered with Mackie's of Scotland and Loganair Limited on a new promotional campaign, celebrating the region's "sweet spots." 🛫 🍨 The campaign ‘Destination Delicious’ will see Mackie’s ice cream flavours paired with scenic Aberdeenshire hot spots, with combinations like Old Aberdeen and Scottish Tablet to Dunnottar Castle and Honeycomb. Ice cream enthusiasts are then encouraged to share their favourite "sweet spot" and Mackie’s ice cream pairing, with a chance of winning a mini-break to Aberdeenshire with Loganair and a year's supply of Mackie's ice cream. Read more about the campaign at the link in the comments below. 👇 Elaine Bisset MCIM | Chris Foy |

VisitAberdeenshire will be hosting a webinar this week with Keep Scotland Beautiful to help businesses discover cost-effective steps to make operations more sustainable. 🍃 The 'Sustainability and your business: little changes, lasting impact' webinar is on Thursday 20 June from 3pm to 4pm. For more information, register at the link in the comments below. Millie Clarke | Maryn Grieve | Chris Foy |

Calling all destination PR specialists! There's still time to submit proposals for VisitAberdeenshire's destination PR support. Deadline for proposals is Monday 24 June at 12 noon. Note that experience in delivering destination PR services is essential. 🛫 For more information, click on the link in the comments below. Chris Foy | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR |

This year's Nuart Aberdeen festival may have come to end, but the legacy of this year's event lives on as colourful street art adorns the city streets, inspiring visitors to find out more about the stories behind the works. Today the VisitAberdeenshire team and some of the Welcome to Aberdeenshire volunteers were given a tour by Ross Grant, taking in some of this year's striking murals and artworks, as part of the team's monthly wellness Wednesday session. Guided Nuart walking tours are set to return later this month, for more information, see the link in the comments below. Fiona Douglas, Assoc CIPD | Maryn Grieve | Elaine Bisset MCIM | Rachel Smith | Rachel Mumford | Laura Wilson | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Alanna Fowler | Aberdeen Inspired