Marketing Edinburgh moved closer to collapse this week as the board of the organisation promoting the city to the world resigned with immediate effect The move came after councillors rejected a...
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Marketing Edinburgh loses a third of its funding and told to come up with ‘business plan’ to guarantee survival
Marketing Edinburgh, the agency that promotes the city to the world, has lost a third of its funding after councillors voted through a raft of controversial spending cuts. The body, which includes...
Public support for Marketing Edinburgh results in eleventh hour revision to budget proposal
Public support for Marketing Edinburgh has led to an eleventh hour revision to the city council's budget proposal for the next financial year - which will result in a £267,000 reinstatement of funds...
Tattoo chief adds voice to growing industry backlash against plans to cut Marketing Edinburgh funding
The Chief Executive of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has added his voice to a growing events industry backlash against plans to dramatically cut funding to the capital's marketing agency....
Cut to Marketing Edinburgh budget will put us at the ‘back of the queue’ says Growth Commission Report author
Tourism and events bosses have issued a rallying call after Edinburgh City Council proposed savage budget cuts that will leave the capital as the "only major city in the developed world without a...
Festivals Edinburgh unveiled as headline sponsor of prestigious European events and tourism conference
Festivals Edinburgh has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of a prestigious European events and tourism conference - which comes to the capital next week. Around 175 senior destination leaders -...
Edinburgh business and academic ambassadors recognised by government for attracting business events worth £941m
Business and academic ambassadors have been recognised for the "key role" they have played in attracting business events to Edinburgh worth £941m to the local economy. More than 75 representatives...
Marketing Edinburgh completes board restructure
Marketing Edinburgh has completed the final stage of an on-going board restructure with the appointment of three City of Edinburgh Councillors. Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Frank Ross, Cllr...
