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  • Rail route aims to turn back time Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:55PMWork progresses on reopening a Scottish rail route which saw its last trains run exactly 40 years ago.
  • Time travel Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:42PMRail line turns back the clock 40 years after it closed
  • Langar Hall Nottinghamshire: Staying Over Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:00PMMichael Rowley finds Midlands charm and countryhouse curiosity far off the beaten track.
  • Gen X takes over the reins of Jammu and Kashmir Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:54AMSrinagar, Jan 5 : Gen X has taken over the reins of Jammu and Kashmir. Omar Abdullah, President of the National Conference, who heads the NC-Congress coalition Government in the sensitive border state, is the only son of Mollie Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah and grandson of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
  • First Gulf Bank inks finance deal with Mubadala Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:28PMFirst Gulf bank (FGB), one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, has signed along with five other leading regional and international banks a $323 million syndicated loan with Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala).
  • First Gulf Bank and Mubadala Sign Dh1.19b Syndicated Loan Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:21PMDUBAI - Abu Dhabi-based The First Gulf Bank (FGB) along with five other leading regional and international banks signed a $323 million (Dh1.19 billion) 20-year syndicated loan on Sunday with Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), which will be used to finance the new campus of Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
  • UAE- First Gulf Bank inks $323m finance deal with Mubadala Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:14PMUAE- First Gulf Bank inks $323m finance deal with Mubadala
  • Scottish? Gather With Your Clan! Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:35PMGot any Scottish in you? If so, your ancestral country needs you.
  • Murphy on the attack over use of Saltire Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:09AMScottish Secretary Jim Murphy has made a thinly-veiled attack on the Scottish Government and the SNP, over their use of the Saltire and handling of the Homecoming 2009 celebrations.
  • Burns can make boom from bust Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 12:23AMFirst Minister Alex Salmond yesterday viewed the original manuscript of Auld Lang Syne and predicted that "our very own international cultural icon, Robert Burns" would help turn a threatened tourism downturn in 2009 into a visitor boom.
  • Salmond calls on Scots to ‘show optimism’ Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 12:20AMAlex Salmond has used his new-year message to appeal to Scots to show a “spirit of optimism” that would help to pull the country through the difficult economic times ahead in 2009.
  • SNP comment on jobs report Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:51PM"The Westminster Government must use their greater economic powers to deliver, and it is clear that the Pre-Budget Report was a major missed opportunity to get to grips with the situation.
  • Digital borders Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:12AMTechnology: promise or threat?
  • Museum in Dundee could make “millions” Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:25AMOpening a Dundee branch of the world-renowned Victoria and Albert Museum would create hundreds of jobs and bring millions of pounds into the local economy, a feasibility study has found.
  • Pilgrim route offers tourism boost Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:06PMA leading MSP has revealed Scotland could make millions from religious and walking tourists with a new path linking Iona to St Andrews.
  • Market overview: FTSE 100 up 35 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 3:50PM1522: New York has opened higher but that has made little difference to London, which continues to trade in a tight band with the FTSE 100 fluctating between 4270 and 4300 most of the day. Property stocks are having a solid day, led by Hammerson, Land Securities and British Land. FTSE 100 is up 35 at 4,284.
  • UK hotel profit drops by 14 per cent | UK Chain Hotels Market Review – November 2008 | Tri Hospitality Reports Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:47AMThe UK chain hotel market reported a 14.1 per cent fall in profit this November, according to the latest HotStats survey from TRI Hospitality Consulting. The amount of profit generated per available room – expressed as income before fixed charges (IBFC) – fell to a daily figure of £46.26 compared to £53.88 the same month a year earlier.
  • Market overview: FTSE 100 up 42 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 11:35AM1116: Xstrata has taken over as the best performing stock, closely followed by Prudential. Cadbury edges higher after broker Investec upgraded its 2009 and 2010 investment forecasts to take into account the weakness of sterling. FTSE 100 is up 42 at 4,291.
  • Don’t let the Grinch steal your Christmas tree – Hume Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:53AMLiberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Jim Hume has urged Scots who bought real Christmas trees this year to sign the Liberal Democrat petition against the Scottish Government’s plans to lease out swathes of Scotland’s forests.
  • Market overview: FTSE 100 up 32 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:37AM1017: With oil back below $40 a barrel, heavy fuel user Carnival is wanted. The cruise operator is joined on the upswing by fellow tourism stock TUI Travel. FTSE 100 is up 32 at 4,281.
  • Anger as wind farm gets the green light Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:24AMCAMPAIGNERS have attacked a decision to approve a scaled-down wind farm in the Highlands, which they claim will harm wildlife and tourism.
  • Birds, Birds Everywhere Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 5:22AMWaterfowl Park Takes Visitors ‘Around The World’ SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. – Coming out of the education center at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park & Eco-Center, visitors immediately enter the “International Pen” and find birds from around the world flapping their wings. Then, from here, you follow the paths of this zoo-like attraction at Scotland Neck, N.C. “And you take a trip, basically, around ...
  • Burns 250th Anniversary - Homecoming Scotland 2009 Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 4:31AMScotland’s Homecoming year, created and timed to mark the 250th anniversary of national poet Robert Burns, will officially open with a weekend of celebrations in his honour.
  • Homecoming race row over airbrushed Asian Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 12:34AMTOURISM chiefs have been left with red faces after a flagship initiative was hit by an embarrassing race row.
  • The West of Scotland University Business School Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 9:31PM Age: 8.
  • Caledonian Business School Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 8:35PM Age: 37.
  • Some anglers also reel in deer Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 11:48AMCapt. Jerry Dilsaver Christmas will arrive before next week’s column, so I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
  • ‘More smiles needed in Welsh tourism industry’ Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 11:10AMTHE TOURISM industry in Wales needs to “smile” more, claims one of the sector’s leading experts.
  • Sterling pushed closer to euro parity by zero base rate talk Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:39AMSterling parity with the euro drew still closer yesterday as the single currency surged through the 95p mark to hit a fresh all-time high of 95.56p, on mounting talk of benchmark UK interest rates tumbling to zero.
  • Battle, Malaysia-style Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 11:33PMMalaysia clearly has the means to do it, so it’s only natural that it hosts the world finals for the Global Battle of the Bands soon.
  • Peeblesshire News. » News » Hotel wins gold award Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:31AMTourism in Peeblesshire was given another pat on the back this week. Cringletie House was amongst the first businesses in Scotland to have received Gold Star Award status under VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance scheme.
  • Mayor unveils £3bn safety net to help London beat recession Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 10:02AMBORIS Johnson today unveiled a £3 billion plan designed to protect Londoners and businesses from the looming recession.
  • News briefing, December 17 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 8:07AMDoctor convicted in failed attacks LONDON - A British-Iraqi doctor was convicted of conspiracy to murder Tuesday for failed car bomb attacks upon young nightclubbers and rescue workers in London and airport travelers in Scotland.
  • Developers Unveil Medley Centre Plans Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 3:51AMDevelopers revealed their plans for the $250 million makeover to Medley Centre in Irondequoit. John Caruso from Passero Associates, on behalf of Bersin Properties, showed residents a model of what they are proposing.
  • National Geographic: Richmond Ranks 81st Among Historic Cities Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 4:41PMRichmond, the global historic destination, made the list — but perhaps for the wrong reasons. National Geographic Traveler’s most recent cover story, “109 Destinations Rated: Ranking the Globe’s Historic Destinations,” finds a place for Richmond at No. 81.
  • McConnell: ‘Homecoming advert is a waste of money’ Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 11:36PMminister Jack McConnell has accused his successor Alex Salmond of "hijacking" a multi-million pound campaign to woo expats back to Scotland and turning it into a "waste of money".
  • Government scheme to buy media coverage set to spread its reach Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 7:48PMmarketing scheme in which the Scottish government pays newspapers and radio stations to produce content on social topics may be extended to a range of other quangos and public bodies.
  • British PM to meet Manmohan Singh tomorrow Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 2:13PMNEW DELHI: On a mission to express solidarity with India in the war against terror, the British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown will have a meeting with Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh here tomorrow.
  • Peeblesshire News. » News » Jobs and tourism boost as hotel gets go-ahead Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 12:31PMIT will create up to 400 jobs and attract more than 100,000 visitors to Peeblesshire every year. And work will begin on the £50 million building project early in the New Year.
  • Key pushes online social networks tourism drive Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 4:10PMPrime Minister John Key sees social networking as a powerful marketing tool for the tourism sector, to boost interest in the diverse scenery and fresh landscapes between Cape Reinga and The Catlins.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-11 17:40 Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-FTSE Small Cap Index closes down 0.4 percent Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 6:03PMSTOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News
  • New life for famous store backed Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 7:25AMAberdeen councillors back plans to transform a famous city centre department store into a hotel.
  • Golf hotel bid pitched to council Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 11:40AMA £50m proposal to create a five-star hotel at a golf course in the Borders seeks planning approval.
  • Scottish churches hope to boost visitor numbers Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 11:14AMMore than 1200 churches of every denomination over the whole of Scotland are to feature on a new national website to be launched by church leaders on Wednesday in Edinburgh
  • Leaving the car at home can save billions Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 2:12AMScotland would reap multibillion-pound benefits by introducing a more environmentally friendly transport system with better facilities to encourage cycling and walking, according to a new report published today.
  • Trial of new Chinese visa service Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 1:45AMChinese visas and passports are to be issued from an office in the north of Scotland for a trial period.
  • Proposed golf complex would boost tourism Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 12:16AMPlans for a new multi-million-pound hotel and golf complex in Scotland to rival Gleneagles look set to be given the go-ahead today. The £50m development at Rutherford Castle Golf Club in West Linton, Peeblesshire, has already been recommended for approval.
  • PMI warns of deepening gloom over Scotland’s private sector Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 12:08AMThe downturn in the Scottish private sector gathered pace in November, when firms recorded fresh record lows on key measures such as output and new business, according to a closely-watched survey.
  • Rupee Drop May End; Funds Say Growth Outweighs Terror (Update1) Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 7:10AMDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- India’s rupee is poised to recover from a 21 percent decline this year as the outlook for economic growth overpowers concern over last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, said Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd. and F&C Management Ltd.
  • Committee to consider signing of Co-operation Agreement between Aberdeen and Atyrau Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 3:38PMThe proposed signing of a Co-operation Agreement between economic gateway cities Aberdeen and Atyrau in Kazakhstan has been recommended to councillors. 2008/11/20 00:00:00