An award for:
Sporting and cultural events and festivals that have increased tourism, generated significant economic impact and raised an area's profile. This category is split into two awards: regional and international.

Who should enter?
Organisers of new or established local, regional and international events of any size.

What the judges are looking for:
Events which attract regional or international audiences and can show evidence of media attention, local collaborations and benefits to Scotland's tourism economy.

Conditions of Entry:

• Only events and festivals held between January 2007 and March 2008 are eligible to apply.
• Only online entries are accepted.
• A business or individual can enter more than one category
• Entries must be submitted by 11.59pm on Thursday 5 June 2008.
• Judges reserve the right to transfer entries which in their view are entered in an incorrect category, to a more appropriate category.
• Where applicable, entrants must be a member of VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance schemes.
• If you are submitting an entry on behalf of another party, you must be able to provide proof of permission if required.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
All information will be treated as confidential and will be used solely for the purposes of the Scottish Thistle Awards.
For PR purposes, VisitScotland reserve the right to publish contact details and a summary of short listed and winners entries.
Scottish Thistle Award winners and finalist will be promoted in national and regional media and on the visitscotland.com and the Scottish Thistle Awards websites.  
VisitScotland cannot be held responsible for the non-receipt or loss of any entries.
Wining organisations / businesses must be prepared to give media interviews, and we encourage winning organisations to become  Scottish Thistle Awards champions by help us promote the values of excellence and quality.