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Congratulations to Malcolm Simpson of Aryshire-based family business, SimpsInns. Earlier this month he picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the SLTN Awards. It’s certainly been a busy month for the entrepreneur. he has also just completed the refurbishment of the wedding wing at the Gailes Hotel & Spa.

Our Cover shows the intrepid explorers and fundraisers are now back from the HIT Kilimanjaro expedition and no doubt some have made friends for life as well as having the experience of a lifetime. A very well done to everyone who took part. The current total raised is £102,500 which will be split between the Andrew Fairlie scholarship and Macmillan. UKH and other trade bodies are emploring the UK and Scottish Government to get sensible on rates and on VAT. Going forward it is essential that hospitality businesses have the cash to invest in their people and their premises. A healthy hospitality industry makes for a healthy economy. I still find it hard to understand why there is no Minister for Hospitality - especially when the sector is so important. However we are moving in the right direction with the creation of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Group co-chaired by Ivan McKee MSP and Marc Crothall - CEO of the Scottish Tourism Alliance. It has been formed to The Tourism and Hospitality Industry Leadership Group (ILG) has been established to support, grow and realise the potential of Scotland’s tourism and hospitality sectors. Industry members include: Aileen Crawford, Glasgow Life;Andrea Nicholas, Green Business UK Ltd/Green Tourism Certification Programme; Barbara Smith, Diageo; Benjamin Carey, Carey Tourism; Calum Ross, Loch Melfort Hotel Ltd; Carron Tobin, RuralDimensions Ltd; Chris O’Brien, Nevis Range; Chris Greenwood, Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development; Debbie Johnson, IHG Hotels and Resorts Joshua Ryan-Saha, Traveltech for Scotland TourismTech at Edinburgh Futures Insititute (University of Edinburgh), Joss Croft, UKinbound and Leon Thompson, UKHospitality Scotland.

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