Finalists For Tourism Awards - highlands & Islands

9th October 2014

The finalists for the 2014 Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards have been revealed, please click here for the full list. Winners will be announced at the HITA ceremony and gala dinner at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness on Friday 7 November 2014.

Most Hospitable Hotel:
Links House (Dornoch, Sutherland), Premier Inn (Inverness), Kinloch Lodge (Isleornsay, Skye)

Most Hospitable B&B/Guest House:
Ard Daraich (Fort William), Rockpool House (Ardnamurchan), The Dulaig Bed & Breakfast (Grantown on Spey), Lochshore House Bed & Breakfast (Portree, Skye)

Best Holiday Accommodation:
The Brochs of Coigach (Achiltibuie, Ross-shire), Morag's Lodge (Fort Augustus), Old Granary and Puffin Quoy (Orphir, Orkney), Eagle Brae (Strathglass)

Best Informal Eating Experience:
Rockpool Cafe (Cullen, Moray), The Trawler (Golspie, Sutherland), The Loch Ness Inn (Loch Ness, Inverness-shire), The Pier Cafe (Lairg, Sutherland)

Best Restaurant Experience:
Scalloway Hotel (Scalloway, Shetland) The New Drumossie Hotel (Inverness), Station Road (The Lovat, Loch Ness), Red Poppy Restaurant (Strathpeffer, Ross-shire)

Best Event or Festival:
Forres Events Ltd - Piping Hot Forres (Forres, Moray) Celtman Triathlon (Wester Ross) Hebridean Celtic Festival (Isle of Lewis) Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Speyside)

Best Outdoor/Adventure Experience:
Experience 4x4 (Lochduntelchaig, Inverness-shire), Paddle Lochaber (Glencoe) Kilda Cruises (Harris), Cruise Loch Ness (Loch Ness, Inverness-shire)

Our Warmest Welcome Award:
Distant Hills Guest House (Spean Bridge, Fort William), Highland Experience Tours (operating throughout the Highlands), Skye Batiks (Portree, Skye)

Best Visitor Attraction:
Eilean Donan Castle (Kyle of Lochalsh), Hebrides Art (Harris) Craggan Outdoors (Grantown on Spey), Strathisla Distillery - Chivas (Keith, Moray)

Discovering Scotland Award:
Shetland Collection (Orcadia, Shetland), Majestic Line (Oban), Highland Wifi (Portree, Skye), WOW Scotland (Inverness)

Young Ambassador of the Year:
Carlyn Kearney of Frankie's Fish & Chips, Eilidh Todd of North Highland Initiative, Isla Urquhart of The Loch Ness Inn

The entries for the nationally awarded Creative Ambition category have been passed to the Scottish Thistle Awards for consideration along with their shortlisted peers from the other regional heats in Scotland.

The winner of the Ambassador of the Year accolade will be announced at the HITA ceremony and gala dinner at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness on Friday 7 November 2014 with the other category winners.

For other Scottish Regions see - www.highland-tourism-awards.co.uk/