Fashion Lifestyle Shopping Travel 6 a Celebration of Scotland 50 Property Spotlight 56 Time for Tee 66 Travelling Etiquette
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
WWW.EDINBURGHAIRPORT.COM ISSUE 03 SPRING 2013 CAPITALEDINBURGH AIRPORT FASHION LIFESTYLE SHOPPING TRAVEL 6 A celebration of Scotland 50 Property spotlight 56 Time for tee 66 Travelling etiquette DANISH DELIGHT DISCOVER WHY WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION ~ SPRING 2013 ~ CAPITAL EDINBURGH AIRPORT’S PASSENGER MAGAZINE 8 TOURISM 44 JEWELLERY WELCOME Jewels IN 9 HOME THE CRowN Homecoming 2014 will A collection of elegant showcase the very best that jewellery and timepieces Scotland has to offer 46 SHOPPING 12 TRAVEL A TOUCH A VERY HAPPY OF LUXURY BIRTHDAY! Treat yourself to a beautiful British Airways celebrates a cashmere gift from Scotland decade of flights from Edinburgh to London City 48 AttrACTIONS COME ON 28 EVENts BoaRD! YoUR Pass TO The former Royal Yacht ADVENTURE Britannia welcomes you Explore Scotland’s beautiful capital with 50 ProPErtY the Edinburgh Pass A CAPITAL 30 INNOVATION Place TO LIVE From Georgian terraces LEADING to modern apartments, THE waY Edinburgh has it all The BioQuarter medical centre is buzzing with 56 SPORT innovation and talent IT’S TIME 32 WHISKY FOR TEE THREE OF Golfers are spoiled for choice THE BEST on Scotland’s Golf Coast 10 48 Enjoy an exclusive taste 59 THE OPEN of The Balvenie’s triple cask celebration whiskies THE BEST at Edinburgh Airport PAR NONE Take a walk with us round 38 TRAVEL Muirfield as it prepares TURNING to host the 2013 Open THE SKY RED 62 TRAVEL Virgin Atlantic’s new Little Red Edinburgh-London WONDERFUL flights take off COPENHAGEN Denmark’s colourful capital 40 SHOPPING is a real delight for visitors THE CAPITAL’S CATwalK REGULARS 56 Find the world’s top designer 34 Airport news names and stylish eateries in 39 Destination map Multrees Walk 66 Tail plane column 30 62 Capital is written, designed and published by Connect Communications (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of Edinburgh Airport. www.connectcommunications.co.uk The views expressed in Capital are those of invited contributors and not necessarily those of Edinburgh Airport. Edinburgh Airport accepts no liability to any person for loss or damage suffered as a consequence of their responding to, or placing reliance upon, any claim or representation made in any advertisement appearing in apital.C 3 EXCITING TIMES AHEAD Welcome to the latest issue of Fund, which we’ve created to help attract Capital magazine. The last few months new and exciting routes and airlines. have seen a number of exciting changes We’ll give you the lowdown on our at Edinburgh Airport. From new domestic Passenger Commitments, letting you and international routes, the launch of our know exactly what you should expect from Passenger Commitments, to a completely us, and our new Wi-Fi service, which is new brand, these changes will motivate now up and running. us to ensure Edinburgh Airport continues As well as being available throughout to provide the best for you, our passengers. the terminal, Capital is also available on Last year was undoubtedly challenging, our website – edinburghairport.com – and but we have entered 2013 with a renewed on Lothian Buses’ excellent 100 service to focus on ensuring our passengers have the the city centre. best possible experience when travelling I hope you enjoy this spring issue of with us. Capital and will join us in looking to the The new year brought a new look future, which will no doubt be exciting. ComE to to Edinburgh Airport. We now have a Together, we can make Edinburgh fresh and exciting new brand and logo, Airport better and, as always, we’d like to COPENHAGEN! Fly direct from Edinburgh to something which blends our iconic air hear from you about what you’d like to see Denmark’s colourful capital, traffic control tower with the history of in the magazine, how you’d like to receive where you’ll find a wealth our beautiful capital city. it and what you think of this issue. of attractions, culture Passengers will already see the Edinburgh Airport is where Scotland and history difference and I’m sure you will agree that meets the world! our new look suits us. We have created a Happy reading. new identity, developed a new vision and turned our focus towards a bright future. Gordon Robertson In this issue of Capital, we’ll explain Director of Communications more about our new Route Development www.edinburghairport.com/feedback 5 TOURISM {Homecoming 2014} {Homecoming 2014} TOURISM WELCOME HOME! There’s an amazing array of Homecoming events in 2014 that will explore all that is great about Scotland As the clock strikes midnight on 31 December 2013 and fireworks cascade over Edinburgh Castle, Scotland will herald the beginning of a very special year. 2014 is the year that Scotland welcomes the world. Launched and closed by the breathtaking Hogmanay celebrations at either side of the year, our small but perfectly formed country will embrace 12 months of events, anniversaries and activities from global sporting events such as the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles (26-28 September 2014) and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (23 July-3 August 2014) to cultural, culinary, natural and historic celebrations linked to Homecoming 2014. It will be an awe-inspiring year with an unprecedented focus on all Scotland has to offer. Although many may be familiar with what to expect from the Ryder Cup and the Commonwealth Games, perhaps not as many will be well versed in understanding what Homecoming is and why it truly is something to be part of in 2014, whether you are from Scotland or not. Homecoming, put simply, is a celebration of Scotland; an opportunity for those in the country to celebrate their ‘home’; for those with links to Scotland to explore their heritage, and for those outside to discover all Scotland has to offer, from the wild rugged landscapes of the Highlands to the historic urban beauty of cities such as Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow. Events within this exceptional 12 months fall under five themes: food and drink, active, creative, natural and ancestry. From 6 7 TOURISM {Homecoming 2014} {Homecoming 2014} TOURISM The sounds of bagpipes The Royal Edinburgh will add to the soundtrack Military Tattoo will be a of Homecoming 2014 big highlight of 2014 Enjoy some of Scotland’s Inverness will host There are a range of fantastic local produce, a number of events events where you can from lobsters to beef throughout 2014 raise a glass to Scotland’s national drink mass participation to small community With about 50 million people around the activity, no stone will be left unturned world claiming Scottish heritage, diaspora HOMECOMING in showcasing a plethora of Scottish and clan-related events form a key part culture and customs. of Homecoming. These include some 30 About 100 events were unveiled at the events, including commemorations to mark launch in March 2013, with hundreds more the 700th anniversary of the Battle HIGHLIGHTS expected to be revealed before the start of of Bannockburn, the Aboyne Highland this inspirational year, including many new Games, the Inverness Highland Meeting events and established favourites with a 2014, the 10th Clan Munro International 2014 Homecoming touch. Gathering, the Dunfermline Bruce Festival Brand new events include the John Muir and Piping Live! Festival across central Scotland to herald Mike Cantlay, chairman of VisitScotland, HOGMANAY and the influential Sierra Club. His BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN the opening of the John Muir coast-to-coast said: “2014 will be an extraordinary year CELEBRATIONS life and work has a deep resonance (JUNE) route, the Forth Bridges Festival to mark the for Scotland, showcasing the country (DECEMBER) with many of the issues facing the The Battle of Bannockburn event 50th anniversary of the iconic Forth Road as a modern, dynamic nation with a As the official home of Hogmanay, environment in the 21st century. He will be an inclusive, engaging Bridge, a spectacular Ryder Cup Opening global reach; a creative nation with Homecoming 2014 will support is a Scot who had a global impact. event, representing the best that Concert, the Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in a rich heritage, and an innovative Scotland’s New Year’s Eve events contemporary Scotland has to offer Moray, the World Sheepdog Trials in Tain nation with style and prowess. throughout the country, launching WHISKY MONTH (MAY) through an exploration of the past and the European Festival of Brass based “With the Commonwealth Games in the year that Scotland will welcome Starting with the popular Spirit of from the standpoint of a distinctively in Perthshire. Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, the world in a totally unique, Speyside Whisky Festival, taking in 21st-century perspective. Over Many existing events, including the eyes of the world will be firmly on inspirational and unforgettable way. Edinburgh’s Whisky Stramash and three days, thousands of people Hogmanay, Edinburgh Festivals, the Spirit Scotland and next year’s Homecoming will the international celebrations around will come to the site of the Battle of Speyside Whisky Festival, the Edinburgh position us as a vibrant, interesting country JOHN MUIR World Whisky Day and ending in the of Bannockburn and experience an Mela Festival, the Royal National MOD, with a rich history and culture. FESTIVAL (APRIL) blissful surroundings of Feis Ile – event like no other – a unique take the Turriff Show, the East Neuk Festival, “This exceptional events programme will This festival across Scotland will The Islay Festival – Whisky Month on this turning point in Scotland’s the Orkney Nature Festival and Tweedlove celebrate everything that is great about celebrate the life of John Muir, who will embrace hundreds of events that history. From a battle re-enactment Bike Festival will add new and exciting Scotland and ensure that the world will is seen as the father of the modern spread across the entire country, to some of the country’s best- Homecoming additions to their planned receive the most spectacular of welcomes in conservation movement, and as celebrating the world-beating quality known artists exploring what programmes for 2014.