We have some incredible businesses in our sector, which is why you need to enter this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards, Scotland’s premier tourism and events awards!
Be proud of what you do, and tell your story.
The Scottish Thistle Awards, delivered by VisitScotland and sponsored by Johnstons of Elgin, celebrate the very best of the tourism and events industry, helping to shine the spotlight on this vital part of the local economy.
Entries to the 2023 Scottish Thistle Awards, which include a media partnership with News Scotland, close on 12th May 2023.
Help celebrate the success of your own, business and team by entering one of the 17 categories.
This year will see the introduction of a dedicated South of Scotland Thistle Awards, delivered in partnership with the South of Scotland Destination Alliance and supported by South of Scotland Enterprise, which will invite nominations and entries from the tourism and events industry in the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway.
VisitScotland will continue to deliver two regional finals for Central and East; and West.
Winners from all five regional awards, which also include the Highlands and Islands Thistle Awards (HITA) and the Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards (ACSTA) progress to the National Final, taking place in December 2023.