2026 NATIONAL FINALISTS

Browse the 2026 National Finalists below.

Winners will be announced at The Scottish Thistle Awards National Final on 20th November 2026 at Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Best Business Event

Glasgow Convention Bureau and the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Congress (EACCI 2025), Glasgow

The UK Stroke Forum 2025 (UKSF25), Aberdeen

The Sustainable Healer Conference 2026 – Wild-Ness Health, Inverness

Best Luxury Experience

Crossbasket Castle, High Blantyre

Dunskey Estate, Portpatrick

Kabn, Cairndow

The Macallan Estate Legacy Experience, Craigellachie

Outstanding Sporting Event

The Gralloch, Gatehouse of Fleet

Orkney 2025 International Island Games XX, Stromness

Scone Palace International Horse Trials, Perth

Stranraer SkiffieWorlds 2025, Stranraer

Positive Impact Inbound Tour Operator Award

Hebridean Hopscotch Holidays, Isle of Lewis

McKinlay Kidd, Glasgow

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