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Travelling to Scotland? All arrivals to pay USD 2413 for 10-day mandatory hotel quarantine

Travelling to Scotland? All arrivals to pay USD 2413 for 10-day mandatory hotel quarantine

Scottish transport secretary, Michael Matheson, has confirmed all visitors to the country will be required to stay in a designated hotel for ten days on arrival from. Six hotels close to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports with a combined capacity of 1,300 rooms will be used to implement the quarantine. The cost of the stay, […]

‘Managed quarantine’ for all arrivals in Scotland on cards

‘Managed quarantine’ for all arrivals in Scotland on cards

Scotland will require all arrivals from outside the UK to undergo managed quarantine, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said, as she criticised the British government’s more limited self-isolation travel rules. Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament about the new policy, which is yet to be set out in detail. It will begin as soon as possible and […]

The top 5 castle hotels in Scotland

The top 5 castle hotels in Scotland

Whenever visitors are asked what they love most about Scotland, castles often comes top of their preference list. This doesn’t come as a complete surprise. After all there used to be more than 3,000 castles in Scotland with Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye being the oldest one and the ancestral home of the […]

Fred. Olsen welcomes Bolette to Rosyth, Scotland

Fred. Olsen welcomes Bolette to Rosyth, Scotland

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has completed its fleet by welcoming Bolette to Rosyth, Scotland, two weeks after taking delivery of another new ship, Borealis. Bolette arrived at Babcock’s Rosyth Facilities this morning, sailing under the Forth and Queensferry bridges. Peter Deer, managing director at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “It is wonderful to have sister […]

Scotland removes travel restrictions for Ireland

Scotland removes travel restrictions for Ireland

Scotland’s travel restrictions to and from most of Republic of Ireland are going to be lifted from today evening. The changes outlined in the Scottish Parliament follow a reduction in the number of Covid cases across most of the country, excluding Donegal. Non-essential travel between Scotland and Jersey will be banned following a significant increase […]

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