Dunalastair Hotel Suites achieves VisitScotland’s highest quality assurance award

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Dunalastair Hotel Suites achieves VisitScotland’s highest quality assurance award

EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2018-Mar-13 — /Travel PR News/ — A Highland Perthshire hotel, located in one of Scotland’s most popular set-jetting destinations, has achieved one of VisitScotland’s highest quality assurance award.

Dunalastair Hotel Suites, in the village of Kinloch Rannoch, has been given a five-star grading from the national tourism organisation for demonstrating high standards of excellence and customer service.

Having started life as a village inn over 200 years ago, the Victorian hotel has recently undergone a multi- million pound makeover, creating ‘an oasis of luxury’, combining the building’s historic features with the finest in modern interiors.

Today (Mar 09, 2018), visitors can stay in one of the hotel’s 32 suites and enjoy fine dining in the hotel’s restaurant, Edina’s Kitchen, which uses local ingredients to prepare traditional Scottish dishes.

As well as being a prime destination for hiking, hill-walking, fishing and cycling, Kinloch Rannochis becoming a hot spot for film tourism. The area’s stunning beautiful has appeared in Harry Potter, Trainspotting, Rob Roy and most recently the smash-hit TV series, Outlander.

Nassar Khalil, Owner and CEO of Dunalastair Hotel Suites said:“We are delighted to be officially bestowed with one of the highest accreditation a hotel can acclaim in the United Kingdom. A five-star grading from VisitScotland only reaffirms Dunalastair Hotel Suites’ position in a prestigious league of exclusive Scottish hotels. Such an accomplishment would not have been possible without our inspirational General Manager, Richard Deak and dynamic Sales Manager, Beth Ardron, and is demonstrative of my hotel team’s exceptional dedication and drive, leaving no stone unturned in their mission to provide the very best in hospitality and guest experience, day in day out, to ensure each guest enjoys the ultimate five-star experience with Dunalastair Hotel Suites.”

It’s hoped the addition of a five-star hotel to the local tourism offering will help attract even more visitors.

Rose Le Terriere, Chair of the The Rannoch and Tummel Tourist Association, added: “We welcome The Dunalastair Hotel Suites as an exciting addition to the high quality accommodation for visitors to this beautiful, unspoilt area of dark skies and rare wildlife where nature and history weave dreams.”

Developed over the last four decades in partnership with the tourism industry and informed by visitor research, VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance schemes are world-leading. QA stars alongside online reviews give visitors a balance of objective and subjective views to assist in their decision making and expectations.

Jim Clarkson, VisitScotland Regional Partnerships Director said: “I would like to congratulate everyone at Dunalastair Hotel Suites on this thoroughly deserved award. The hotel is a fantastic addition to Highland Perthshire’s sterling offering and will undoubtedly attract visitors to Kinloch Rannoch – it really is a little bit of luxury away from home and five-star status shows visitors that they can expect a high quality experience.

“Quality Assurance is about more than just the stars on the door – it’s about the entire visitor experience and driving improvement in that experience throughout Perthshire.

“Visitors want quality and value for money experiences. Star gradings help visitors make informed decisions and select businesses that meet, and exceed, these expectations.”

For more information visit: www.dunalastairhotel.com

For more details about the Quality Assurance Scheme, VisitScotland Information Partner programme and Taste Our Best Scheme go to www.visitscotland.org

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2018 Year of Young People

  • The Year of Young People 2018 will be the next of the Scottish Government’s series of themed years, following the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.
  • The Year of Young People (YoYP 2018) will inspire Scotland through its young people aged 8 to 26, celebrating their achievements, valuing their contributions to communities and creating new opportunities for them to shine locally, nationally and globally
  • Central to YoYP 2018 will be a celebratory events programme that puts young people at the heart of its development and delivery, creating new and valuable experiences for young Scots and the wider public, with links to the inaugural 2018 European Championships.
  • Over 200 young people throughout Scotland are currently being recruited to become YoYP 2018 Ambassadors. Ambassadors will ensure that people and organisations in their communities know about what’s happening and will lead on projects and activities to create events and opportunities to celebrate young people.
  • The Year of Young People will have six themes which were developed in co-production with young people themselves:
  • oParticipation – looking at how young people can influence public services and decisions which affect their lives
  • oEducation – creating a stronger role for young people in shaping their learning
  • oHealth and Wellbeing – supporting young people to lead healthier, active lives and have opportunities to learn about and improve their mental health and resilience
  • oEquality and Discrimination – broadcasting the value of young Scots, challenging negative perceptions of young people, and supporting young people to take leading roles in challenging discrimination in all its forms.
  • oEnterprise and regeneration – celebrating young people’s role in innovation, entrepreneurship and the Scottish economy as well as making Scotland a greener and more pleasant place to live
  • oCulture – celebrating young people’s talent and contribution to Scottish culture and arts.
  • Further information on what’s happening and how people can get involved can be found on the new website www.yoyp2018.scot or @YOYP2018 on Twitter.

Contact:
Louise Purves
Corporate Press Officer – National
North Region, Consumer PR (Scotland)
Louise.Purves@visitscotland.com
0131 472 2052
Out of hours – 0131 472 2324

Source: VisitScotland

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