We are very much an internet business and communicate with enquirers and clients through telephone and email. We usually only meet clients when visiting some of our hotels. Anyway our new office is not really set up for visitors - we don’t have a reception area or comfy seats, for example, so imagine my surprise when two of our American clients called in on us while they were in Glasgow. Our meeting room was busy so we found some chairs in the main office area and Colette kindly sorted some coffees from the kitchen. We then spent a good half hour hearing all about their holiday experiences and their suggestion for future holidays – all great feedback. Next time though I think I will take visitors to a local cafe, where we can offer a cappuccino at least.

The weather in the UK has been rather changeable- and here in Scotland we have had 25 degrees one week and then 5 degrees, even overnight frost the next. I am convinced I got sun-stroke one lunchtime last week while sitting at a pavement caf?© in Glasgow- an increasing and welcome phenomenon now that we have a smoking ban in enclosed spaces. Didn‚Äôt think I would need a hat in downtown Glasgow in mid May!

We were delighted when Scotland featured in a recent national newspaper article for Europe’s 20 best deserted beaches, with Luskentyre in South Harris the example chosen.
Doubly so when our website and Outer Hebrides holidays were given a plug too. In the past I have been very frustrated when reading travel articles listing the best beaches, best remote places , best wildlife areas etc in Europe and Scotland doesn’t even merit a mention. What we have here is not just European class but world class, yet so much focus is on the glamour of overseas.

If one needed a reminder of this we were lucky enough to help in the hosting of two French journalists from Le Figaro preparing a major article on Scotland for publication. They were incredibly enthusiastic about the country and covered hundreds of miles over the course of a week here. Places like Inveraray, Loch Lomond and Traquair House got them really excited. I’ve just seen the first pictures – we organised the hire of an E-type for a day for them – and they look stunning. Now to brush up my French…..

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