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🎶 "That ship called Dignity" 🎶 Scottish legends Deacon Blue and indie kings Kaiser Chiefs are set to provide the epic soundtrack to the summer, as Tall Ships Aberdeen headliner acts were announced for the four-day extravaganza today. 🎸 Ministry of Sound Classical and Tide Lines will also be performing as part of four open-air gigs, taking to the stage for the Quayside Concerts, in a purpose-built 7,000 capacity venue at Peterson Seabase on Regent Quay. You can get more information and, from 9am on Wednesday, March 5, buy your Quayside Concert tickets at https://lnkd.in/eF-Uuj9y Also from Wednesday, tickets will be available in person from Aberdeen Box Office at the Music Hall and His Majesty’s Theatre. Aberdeen City Council | Aberdeen Inspired | Aberdeen Performing Arts | VisitScotland | EventScotland |

VisitAberdeenshire is always looking to travel trends for inspiration and ways to connect with our audience. 🌎 A recent trend is emotive travel, or the pursuit of feeling. ❤️ The Press and Journal recently featured some of its staff’s favourite spots around the region, evoking feelings of nostalgia or reminding the P&J team of magic moments. What parts of the region make you feel good? Take a look at the story in the comments below. 👇 Chris Foy | Aberdeenshire Council | Aberdeen City Council | Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce |Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR

Today, VisitAberdeenshire helped shape the tourism stars of tomorrow, as Peterhead Academy students hosted the second Taste of Buchan event. More than 500 people attended the free event and 20 North-east food and drink producers and businesses exhibited, including rora dairy, Summerhouse Drinks, and Dough & Co bringing the community together to celebrate the provenance of the area. This is the second year VisitAberdeenshire has advised travel and tourism students, providing guidance on project management, marketing, social media and business development. VisitAberdeenshire is committed to working with organisations like DYW North East and North East Scotland College to promote tourism as a fun, engaging career path to young people. Fiona Douglas, Assoc CIPD | Rachel Smith | Morgan Dunn | Chris Foy | Skills Development Scotland | Aberdeenshire Council | Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeen City Council | Developing the Young Workforce |

VisitAberdeenshire hosts local networking sessions for tourism and hospitality businesses to bring them together, create new partnerships and share best practice. ⭐ Recently, some of the team held a session at Delgatie Castle near Turriff, informing the audience of recent marketing and PR activity, industry updates and how to get the most out of working with VisitAberdeenshire. The next session will be held in Peterhead on Tuesday 25 March from 3.30pm - 5.30pm. Book your place at the next meeting at the link below. https://lnkd.in/ePkRvBaq Millie Clarke | Kayleigh McLeish | Gemma Laing | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Ashleigh Pirie | Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeenshire Council | Aberdeen City Council | VisitScotland

Did you know that tourism in the North-east was valued at almost £1.2 billion in 2023? VisitAberdeenshire plays a vital role, as the driving force behind the significant growth of the tourism sector in recent years. Our work directly delivers millions of pounds into the North-east of Scotland, and through our leadership of the Destination Strategy, supports activity that secures millions more, helping the transition of our regional economy. Quite simply, our purpose is to help drive demand to visit Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and to support businesses to develop and to meet that demand. Our vision remains to be the leading destination organisation in Scotland increasingly recognised for growing the visitor economy through bold and dynamic initiatives. Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeen City Council | Aberdeenshire Council | Chris Foy |

Last week Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR and Millie Clarke took part in the Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025 Industry Webinar, informing local businesses of the opportunities available as the region gets ready for this once-in-a-generation event. ⚓ Hosted by VisitScotland, the session also welcomed representatives from Aberdeen City Council, EventScotland and Aberdeen Inspired. VisitAberdeenshire is supporting the promotion of the four-day extravaganza by; 📱 Creating owned channel content and engaging our social media followers and database subscribers 🖼️ Supporting marketing campaign delivery 📰 Engaging travel and broadcast media ahead of the event 👉 Signposting businesses to toolkits and other content. If you missed the session, check out the link in the comments below. Photo credit: Port of Aberdeen

Aberdeen Convention Bureau works together with P&J Live and other partners to bring business conferences and events to the region, with the support of local academics. ⭐ At the end of last year, Aberdeen Convention Bureau and partners honoured the achievements of academics who have been influential in bringing national and international conferences to the city. Dr Gerald Lip of NHS Grampian was awarded the with the ‘James Clerk Maxwell Ambassador of Excellence Award’ for his work and ambassadorial role, influencing other colleagues in his network to bid for conferences, helping to share why Aberdeen is a fantastic host destination. In addition, Dr Lip along with his colleagues, are welcoming the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) conference to Aberdeen later this year and will help to highlight the work being carried out locally onto the global stage. Dr Lip is also Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. Read more about Dr Lip and why Aberdeen is a great host city at the link in the comments below. Laura Wilson | Rebecca McIntyre | Rachel Mumford | Chris Foy | Aberdeen City Council | Aberdeenshire Council | Opportunity North East Limited |

VisitAberdeenshire carries out annual research to explore the motivations, preferences and perceptions of 1,600 residents from across the UK. 💡 Results highlighted that 'enjoying quality food and drink' was the top activity while on a short break. The region's larder is just one of the reasons visitors are choosing the North-east, and our local provenance will be celebrated once more as entries for the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards are now open. The awards celebrate the achievements of the region's industry-leading food and drink manufacturing sector. 🍽️ Check out the link in the comments below for more information, the full list of categories and how to enter. Opportunity North East Limited | Aberdeenshire Council | Chris Foy | Millie Clarke | Jenefer Strathie (CMktr) |

VisitAberdeenshire's outgoing Chair Claire Bruce presented at this morning's 'fall back in love with Aberdeen' Business Breakfast to a packed Norwood Hall Hotel. She reminded us of many reasons to be cheerful around the future of tourism in the region, valued in 2023 at £1.2 billion to the local economy. Claire encouraged us to replicate the positive energy felt today, and share it with our customers, clients and colleagues. 😍

⭐Contract opportunity: website development, hosting and maintenance ⭐ VisitAberdeenshire invites tender responses from suitably skilled suppliers with experience in website development for ‘place’ organisations (e.g. destinations, business improvement districts, local authorities) for the provision of services for the design and ongoing maintenance of an engaging and inspirational, fully responsive website designed to be futureproofed and adaptable to the needs and requirements of the end user. Please find Invitation to Tender documents at the link in the comments below. Any questions relating to the ITT should be submitted in writing to Ashleigh Pirie, Marketing Manager, website@visitabdn.com. The last date for questions is by 5pm on Tuesday 25 February 2025. Tender proposals should be submitted electronically to Ashleigh Pirie, Marketing Manager at website@visitabdn.com by 5pm on Wednesday 5 March.    Ashleigh Pirie | Laura Delaney MCIPR Chart.PR | Morgan Dunn | Chris Foy |