Perthshire shines bright in nominations for this year's Scottish Thistle Awards

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Perthshire shines bright in the regional shortlist for Scotland’s premier tourism and events industry awards.The Scottish Thistle Awards celebrate the “very best” of the tourism and events industry, which is worth £11.5 billion to the Scottish economy.Forty-two tourism businesses, events and individuals are in the running to receive the prestigious award.

The shortlist for the regional finals was revealed on Friday.The Central and East Thistle Awards will take place at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh on September 21.Murrayshall Country Estate in Scone is among the businesses shortlisted and is in the running for the Best Hotel Experience award.Popular local watering hole The Twa Tams in Perth is shortlisted in the Best Bar or Pub category, while The Glenturret Distillery in Crieff is shortlisted in the Climate Action Award category.This award celebrates businesses, events and destinations that have demonstrable progress on their journey to Net Zero.The Scottish Crannog Centre in Highland Perthshire, meanwhile, is shortlisted in the Tourism and Hospitality of the Year Award.The Scottish Thistle Awards are delivered by VisitScotland in partnership with regional awards programmes.The five different regional award ceremonies will take place in September, October and November before the regional winners go through to battle it out for a national accolade at the National Final in December.The awards champion “innovation, collaboration and sustainable practices”, in line with the ambitions of the national tourism strategy, Outlook 2030.Responsible tourism is “at the heart” of the Scottish Thistle Awards, supporting the aim for Scotland to be recognised globally as a leader in this field.Every entry was required to provide clear