Days Out

The American actress and activist Rose McGowan, one of the leading figures in the global #MeToo movement, is to stage her own-woman show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

A Scottish airport will soon launch a new direct flight to the north of Iceland - and the remote filming locations for Game of Thrones.

Only one Scottish destination is named in a new guide to the best places in Britain for a short break this year.

Can’t decide between a city break and a cruise? Then there’s something new on the Scottish holiday scene that could be just for you. The Fingal is a floating hotel permanently berthed on Leith’s vibrant waterfront and a brilliant addition to the capital’s leisure offering. Built in Glasgow in 1963, the sister vessel to the Royal Yacht Britannia spent years as a tender ship taking supplies and kit to Scotland’s most remote, storm-lashed lighthouses.

The man in charge of major pop and rock gigs in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens believes they can help it become “Scotland’s answer to the Hollywood Bowl.”

Easter weekend is the perfect time for all the family to get out and do something fun for a change.

More than 500 Scots who fought in the Spanish Civil War are to be honoured as part of a theatre project that will tour the country next month.

The creator of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations has warned that the city is in a grip of an “overtourism” crisis comparable to Venice, Barcelona and Dubrovnik.

Whisky giant Johnnie Walker has vowed to create the “world’s best bar” overlooking Edinburgh Castle.

The creator of Outlander is to be honoured for her contribution to Scottish tourism at the industry’s annual Oscars-style ceremony.

Holidaymakers planning city breaks in 2019 may find they get better value for money than a year ago as the typical costs in many tourist hotspots have tumbled, analysis has found.