Scotland

Dubai-based hospitality firm JA Resorts & Hotels has significantly expanded its international portfolio with the addition of two historic Scottish properties: Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort, located just outside Glasgow, and The Bruntsfield, a boutique townhouse hotel in central Edinburgh.

Five Australian luxury travel experts have just experienced the best of Scotland on a 7-day famil through the country with Wilderness Scotland and Numinous Luxury Travel Representation.

The Travel Corporation’s high-end small-group journeys operator, Luxury Gold, has unveiled a new itinerary called Spectacular Scotland. Developed in direct partnership with Visit Scotland, the 10-day tour will launch in 2026.

SeaDream Yacht Club is significantly ramping up its presence in the British Isles with a series of voyages and 16 new ports of call. The 7- to 11-day yachting voyages will explore scenic landscapes and historic towns of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Red Carnation Hotel Collection has debuted its newest gem with the high-anticipated launch of 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Explora Journeys has partnered with Pelorus, the ultimate experiential travel company, for destination experiences in Scotland and Iceland.

Destination by Hyatt, the collection of upper-upscale and luxury independent hotels, resorts and residences, has debuted in the UK with the opening of SCHLOSS Roxburghe in Scotland.

Now’s the time to think Scotland, more specifically this year’s Edinburgh Festival. The program, which runs from 5th to 8th August, 2022, includes such festival debuts as the Australian World Orchestra. Now a decade experienced, this combines Australia’s most highly rated musicians who are living elsewhere around the globe with their counterparts back home. In Edinburgh, maestro Zubin Mehta is in charge, and lead soprano is Berlin-based soprano Siobhan Stagg, born in Melbourne.

Plaza Premium Group has opened the new Plaza Premium Lounge at Edinburgh Airport – its first in Scotland.

English cruise company, HP Shipping Ltd, has added a second luxury small ship to its operation having acquired the MV Lord of the Glens from the Magna Carta Steamship Company.

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) will bring InterContinental Edinburgh – The George back into its system as the group continue its integration of the Principal portfolio.

Red Carnation Hotel Collection has confirmed plans to open a hotel in Scotland for the first time. The luxury hotel collection said it will “respectfully renovate” 100 Princes Street, transforming the current building into a “highly exclusive retreat on Edinburgh’s most famous street”.