Six advertising members of Walkhighlands have made it to the finals of this year’s prestigious Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards.
Recognised for their delicious locally-sourced food, friendly service and willingness to go the extra mile, The Glenview on Skye is nominated for Best Bar, Cafe or Restaurant. Co-owner Kirsty Faulds commented, “It is a real boost and fantastic for our team… I think there will be a skip in our step in service tonight as there are an amazing amount of truly inspirational restaurants in the Highlands, we are chuffed to be included. It’s between us and two others so we are guaranteed bronze!”
In the Best Visitor Attraction category, Speyside-based Craggan Outdoors offers one of the widest range of outdoor activities in the Highlands and has been Tripadvisor’s top rated outdoor centre in Scotland since 2009.
The Moness Resort in Aberfeldy offers hotel and self catering accommodation and has reached the finals in the Best Hotel category. Moness will be hoping to beat The Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness and The Kylesku Hotel to pick up the coveted trophy.
Two Walkhighlands’ members will slog it out for the Best Self Serve Accommodation award – Morag’s Lodge which provides superb hostel accommodation in Drumnadrochit and Whitefalls Spa Lodges which offer Hebridean luxury retreats on the Isle of Lewis. The manager of The Lovat, which offers superior hotel accommodation and dining in Fort Augustus, Caroline Gregory, will be hoping to pick up the sought after Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year award when the results are announced at a gala dinner in October.
All the winners will automatically go through to the finals of VisitScotland’s Thistle Awards making this year’s Highlands awards doubly important. At Walkhighlands we’d like to extend a massive well-done to the six members who have reached the finals this year and wish them good luck for the awards night.