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Wine and Champagne tasting at Winton House

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Wine and Champagne tastings are great fun and are popular with a wide range of Winton House visitors. They are perfect for rounding off an afternoon of energetic outdoor activities, a corporate team building exercise or to kick off a special celebration. Sandy Ramsay, an approved Program Provider with the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, creates an exciting and memorable experience for clients while being flexible enough to meet a variety of budgets.

Team Building at Edinburgh International Climbing Arena

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:50:55 -0000

The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena has created a new stimulating outdoor team building package that will revitalise staff without costing a fortune. Ideal for small corporate groups, the team will have to work together to navigate through a wooded glen, find and solve clues and face physical and mental challenges while considering their individual strengths. Within easy distance from the city centre, it a fantastic alternative to the tried and tested corporate packages!

Venue News

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Musselburgh Racecourse will be opening its doors to the start of the new Flat Racing Season on Friday 3rd April. This will be the first opportunity to see the recently refurbished Queens Stand that was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1995. The facility has been completely modernised to offer a unique and stylish location to hold meetings and hospitality events throughout the year.

Personnel Focus - Gillian Armstrong

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Gillian Armstrong is the Assistant Marketing Manager at The Scotch Whisky Experience having joined the team in January 2008 after gaining experience in tourism at Deep Sea World. Her previous roles included Marketing Co-ordinator at Edinburgh Rugby.

UVE Wins Scottish Thistle Award

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Unique Venues of Edinburgh won the Business Tourism category of the 2008 Scottish Thistle on 24 October at a glittering ceremony at the EICC Edinburgh.

The Scottish Thistle Awards are in their 17th year and are an established benchmark of excellence and innovation across Scottish tourism. The Business Tourism market represents more than 20% of total expenditure on tourism in Scotland and there is an ambition to increase tourism by 50% in Scotland by 2015. With competition for this award being particularly fierce this year, it was a great win for the UVE.