Over 70 participants from the Women in Tourism community joined from across Scotland on Wednesday 2 December to celebrate the 2020 WIT Top 100, hear thoughts from some of the WIT Top 100 themselves, and look ahead to 2021 with guest speakers from VisitScotland and Brand Scotland in our last virtual WIT Wednesday of the year. Read more
Our Women to Write Home About blog is back and we’ll be featuring Women in Tourism members and their thoughts and experiences, often including the diverse impacts of Covid-19 on our industry professionals. We were delighted to have a cuppa and a catch up with WIT member, Stephanie Lee. Read more
During what has been one of the most challenging years to date for the Scottish tourism industry, Women In Tourism are honoured to announce the 2020 Top 100 Women In Tourism. Read more
In these strange times, it feels more important than ever to celebrate innovation, hard work and success, so we were thrilled to hear that the Business Women Scotland Women in Business Awards are going virtual in November 2020. In their sixth year, the awards mark achievements of the growing number of women-led businesses and recognise the entrepreneurial talents of women across Scotland. Read more
We are delighted to bring three Women in Tourism members together for this WIT Wednesday, focusing on food and drink. We shall hear how the sector has been impacted by Covid-19, and how the respective businesses and organisations have responded to the challenges involved. Read more
In this guest blog, Women in Tourism member Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food, Scotland Food & Drink, reflects on how Covid-19 has impacted on food and drink businesses, and shares updates on how many businesses have had to adapt, and the measures Scotland Food & Drink is taking to support them. Read more
On Wednesday 17 June the Women in Tourism team were delighted to welcome March Crothall, CEO of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, for a WIT Wednesday Industry Q&A session. Read more
We all need good news stories at this time to sustain us – read on to find out what Edinburgh’s EICC is doing to spread messages of goodwill, inspiration and positivity.
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For our latest Women to Write Home About interview, Women in Tourism are thrilled to feature Edinburgh Napier University Tourism Undergraduate Student and Young Women in Tourism 2019 Award Winner, Rosalyn Watson. Read more
For our latest Women to Write Home About interview, Women in Tourism are delighted to feature full-time Travel Blogger, Travel Writer and Photographer Kathi Kamleitner. Read more