How to Enter

Follow the steps below to enter

1    Click the category tab on the menu bar

2    Browse the categories to find the one you want to enter

3    Click the Download category information PDF link

4    Answer the questions in a Word or Pages document

5    When you are happy with your entry, upload it to the website by following the instructions

Regional Programme

The Scottish Thistle Awards are now based on regional award programmes with the winners of categories from each region going forward to the national finals.

Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards

The Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards are the official partner of the Scottish Thistle Awards for the Highlands region.

If your business is based in the Highlands and Islands, or you have products that take place within the area and you wish the enter the regional Scottish Thistle Awards, then you must enter the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards at www.highland-tourism-awards.co.uk

Entries will open later in February 2012. Winners of the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards will automatically go foward to the National Scottish Thistle Awards in November 2012 to compete with the other 3 regions of Scotland.

Regions are based on the following local authority areas:

Highlands & Islands 
Comharile nan Eilean Siar, Highland Council, Moray Council, Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council


North East
Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Angus Council, Dundee City Council


South and Central East
Clackmannanshire Council, East Lothian Council, Edinburgh City Council, Falkirk Council, Fife Council, Midlothian Council, Perth & Kinross Council, Scottish Borders Council,  Stirling Council, West Lothian Council

South and Central West
Argyll & Bute Council, Dumfries & Galloway Council, East Ayrshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow City Council, Inverclyde Council,  North Ayrshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, Renfrewshire Council, South Ayrshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council