Tourism to the fore as Scotland bids to lure back diaspora
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Scotland has long attracted crowds of tourists drawn by golf and whisky, but now the new government, which wants independence from London, says it is giving the sector a higher priority.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Scotland in the hope of helping Labour see off the challenge of the SNP.
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Ministers are expected to announce the length of time tourists can stay in the UK will be cut to three months.
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The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt&#39;s Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country&#39;s tourism industry, a key sector of its economy.
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Scots film star Ewan McGregor says he is looking forward to getting back to acting after his roadtrip.
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A multi-million pound scheme to attract tourists and jobs to the Heads of the Valleys is announced.
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Jack McConnell begins a trip to China to promote Scotland as a place to live, study and do business.
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The Scottish government is set to back a new Forth crossing but faces defeat over other transport schemes.
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Southeast Asian nations pledged Monday to work together to help the region's tourism industry recover from last month's tsunami, and launch a marketing drive to woo tourists back.
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Glasgow is expected to defeat Edinburgh and become Scotland's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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English universities want to end Scotland's competitive advantage in attracting overseas students.
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A map of the UK featuring Bollywood film locations hopes to woo Indian tourists to Britain.
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Grumpy Gallic image gets a makeover as the nation starts to lose tourists.
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Farmers in Scotland, a land famed for porridge, haggis and whiskey, launched a campaign on Wednesday to get the country&#39;s five million people eating more of their own agricultural products.
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Scotland is considering lobbying the United States to lift a ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the sheep-stomach-based national dish.
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A LEADING charity today called on the Scottish Executive to act after it emerged Scotlandâs appetite for coal, gas and oil is damaging the worldâs most precious wildlife.
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The first minister launches the latest phase in the scheme to bring people from overseas to work in Scotland.