Loch Earn Tourism Information (LETi) Press and Media

For information, photographs and to interview members of the Loch Earn Tourism Information group on related tourism subjects, contact:

Kim Proven 

• LETi CHAIR + Digital Marketing and PR
• Tel: 07917 416 497
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LETi small business members live and work in the naturally beautiful villages of Balquhidder, Strathyre, Lochearnhead and St Fillans in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park of Scotland. 

The villages surround Loch Earn, Loch Lubnaig, Loch Voil, Loch Doine and The River Earn. Towering mountains and Munro's; Ben Ledi, Ben Shean, Stuc A Chroin, Ben Vorlich and the Braes of Balquhidder create a magnificent backdrop punctuated by ancient and new forests and an abundance of wildlife. 

Working together LETi members can cater for a range of visitor needs offering a choice of tourist services. 

The four season holiday and short break destination provides a selection of accommodation from campsites, b&b,  self catering and guest houses to a luxury boutique hotel.

LETi members are able to comment on a range of subjects including; accommodation,  locally sourced food and drink, wildlife and nature watching, The Rob Roy Way, fishing and fishing boat hire,  interior furnishings using Scottish textiles, cottage industry crafts and silver hallmarked jewellery, history and folklore,  genealogy, local events,  jeep safaris, The BLS Highland Games, national cycle route 7, The Lochearn Shears, St Fillans Golf Club, water sports and events, local transport,  the railways,  private hire tours, deer stalking,  National Cycle Route 7, The Stuc A Chroin Hill Race,  Sea plane flying instruction,  The 5 Lochs Project, The BLS Villagers Newspaper and more.

LETi in the news and media 

1. 2018 Thistle Awards Stars and Successes, Business Loch Lomond 22 March 2018
2. Honours for Scotlands Best In Tourism Scottish Field, 16 March 2018
3. Scottish Thistle Awards Stirling Winners -Scottish Parliament Motion by Bruce Crawford 16th March 2018
4. Loch Earn Tourism Scottish National Award for Innovation 
5. Scottish Tourisms Best of The Best - Visit Scotland March 16 2018
6. Tourism Oscalrs Full list of Winners -  Scotsman 16 March 2018
7. BLiSS Westie Sculpture Named After Tourism Hero 10 March  2018
8. Host of Exciting Day Trips, BLiSS trail p63 , It's Friday What's On, Scottish Daily Mail,  9 March 2018
9. LETi and Mhor Festival wins Scottish Thistle Award- Visit Scoltand news November 2017- 
10. BLiSS trail art installations in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Balquhidder Mhor Nov 2017
11. Winning night at the regional Scottish Thistle Awards - Kims Blog Nov 2017
12. LETi chair Kim Proven invited to join Talking Tourism in the Forth Valley , Visit Scotland's,Listening Tour, November 2017
13. BLiSS History Map -Business Loch Lomond November 2017
14. Three Sisters Make History - Business Loch Lomond October 2017
15. LETi attracts award nominations and 2 new sculptures -Business Loch Lomond October 2017
16. LETi nominated for Innovation and Tourism Ambassador at Scottish Regional Thistle Awards 2017
17. LETi supports the Loch Earn 10k open water swim Lochearnhead to St Fillans - September 2017
18. Second round of ArtRoots funding open, see Drover's Bho Strathyre July 20th 2017 Alloa Advertisier
19. Apply for community arts funding photo of Drover's Bho - communitycouncils.scot July 2017
20. Get On Your Bike and Apply For Funding to Improve Cycle Routes thirdforcenews.org.uk 26 July 2017
21. Drover's Bho sculpture Best Hotel Comparison July 2017
22. The Wonders of Stirling, BLiSS trail -page 11, Visit Scotland ebooks July 2017
23. AC/DC's Angus Young visiting Loch Earn? Pull the udder one Perthshire Courier July 2017
24. Drover's Bho sculpture unveiled on the BLiSS trail, St Fillanscc.org.co.uk July 2017
25. Drover's Bho Sculpture unveiled on BLiSS trail- Rurual Network Scot News July 2017 -
26. Drover's Bho Sculpture Unveiled, Villagers News  page 16, July  2017
27. Drover's Bho sculpture unveiled on BLiSS art trail -PRlog July 6th 2017
28. Sculpture in Strathyre celebrates Scotland's Year of Hstory Heritage and Archaeology- Border Telegraph News June 2017
29. Sculpture in Strathyre celebrates Scotland's Year of History Heritage and Archaeology by Ashleigh Burns www.stirlingnews.co.uk June 2017
30. Drovers Bho -Villagers News June 2017 page 3
31. Drover's Bho sculpture unveiled on NCN 7 in Strathyre Sustrans June 2017
32. Award-winning BLiSS art trail secures signing funding support, Friends LL&TNP April 2017 
33. Un peu de petanque a pedal + prosecco picnic Strathyre Matildas Musings April 2017
34. Time Out in The Trossachs - It's BLiSS out there by Vivien Martin February 2017
35. BLiSSful Strathyre's Savoir Faire Soujourn by Matilda The Tandem February 2017
36. Metal Guru "Collaboration with BLiSStrail - TC Magine- Toun Cryer- Feb 2017
37. BLiSS art trail teamwork wins Regional Scottish Thistle Award BLS Villagers Newspaper January 2017
38. Scotlands For All blogs about BLiSS sculpture trail - January 2017
39. Matildas-musings-blissful-balquhidders-brilliant-bravura on www.perthcity.co.uk December 2016
40. Matildas Musings BLiSS trail story - You Tube December 2016
41. BLiSSful Balquhidder's Brilliant Bravura by Matilda Tandem(Aka Colin Colder 11 Dec 2016
42. Success By Design by Fishers Laundry Group Dec 2016
43. BLiSS Trail Art Teamwork Wins Regional Scottish Thistle Award PRlog.org 24 Nov 2016
44. BLiSStrail wins regional award for Working Together For Tourism, at Scottish Thistle Awards Nov 16th
45. The BLiSStrail - art in The Trossachs 12th November 2016
46. Art trails of the world #BLiSStrail My Guided Tours @Arttrails on Twitter November 2016
47. Matilda's #BLiSStrail musings Loch Earn "BLiSSful (but Baltic) Loch Earn Loop" Colin Calder Oct '16
48. Loch Earn has Ripple Effect on Loch Venacher  Talk Magazine (STEP) October 2016
49. BLiSS artist's trail leads villagers to Ripple Retreat building The Villagers Sept 2016
50. Artists Trail funding  Boosts Charity and Business ScottBuzz ,September 2018
51. BLiSS art tourism Loch Earn has Ripple Effect on Loch Venacher September 2016
52. Airlie House Ice Cream parlour feature quoting LETi Chair -The Scots Magazine August 2016
53. Samantha Grant Visit Scotland Ambassador blog on The BLiSS trail August 2016
54. BLiSS trail summary by artist Kev Paxton  -August 2016
55. BLISS TRAIL ART AND ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATIONS for #IAD2016 BY (LETI) 26th July 2016
56. Travel Guide to Uk National Parks. Celebrating #NationalParksWeek - www.independent.co.uk (July 2016
57. Village Trail Thats Simply BLISS To Follow by Daily Mail, Its Friday Whats On  -June 2016
58. Wee White Dug on the BLiSS trail June 2016
59. BLiSSful Monday by Rambling Scotland June 2016
60. BLiSS trail fish out of water by Rambling Scotland June 2016
61. BLiSStrail on Twitter June 2016
62. Innovative Ideas page 15, Vision Scotland,  Summer 2016 -June
63. Tourism Needs Help In Taxing Times by Bill Jamieson -Scotsman June 2016
64. BLiSS art trail - Lynne Shroder on Location
65. New Trails and Attractions Visit Scotland News -May 2016
66. Explore the BLiSS trail Travel Blog by Love From Scotland Twitter @_smidge
67. New Arts Trail Linking National Park Locations Will Be BLiSS for visitors The Villagers May '16
68. New arts trail is set amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park The Press www.yorkpress.co.uk May 2016
69. New arts trail is set amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park www.stirlingnews.co.uk May 2016
70. BLiSS Art trail, a fantastic addition to ,.Strathearn.. Roseanna Cunningham, May 2016
71. BLiSS trail in Perth whats on arts culture magazine - I-On Magazine, 2016
72. BLiSS sculpture trail in the National Park by The Scots Magazine May 2016
73. Art for the park tourism boost for Loch Earn ScottBuzz May 2016
74. Tourism and visitor attractions in and around Stirling Stirling Council Services Directory May 2016 
75. BLiSS trail art as featured on STV news at six Briar Cottages Blog May 2016
76. BLiSS trail artists -lovelochlomond media library April 2016
77. Announcing The BLiSS trail - The Villagers News, April 2016
78. BLiSS arts trail launched at Loch Lomond & The Trosachs National Park  Helensburgh Advertiser 2016
79. BLiSS Arts trail launched at National Park - Greenock Telegraph.co.uk April 2016
80. Tourism Boost: High Hopes for Perthshire Art Trail Perthsire Courier May 2016
81. Arts trail gives visitors a new way to enjoy Perthshire’s natural beauty Courier Perth + Kinross April 2016
82. New art trail set to launch  features Loch Earn's popular landmark Daily Record April 
83. BLiSS arts trail launched in the National Park by Dumbarton Reporter -April 2016
84. New Arts Trail to bring Extra Tourism to rural Forth Valley, by Central FM  - April 2016
85. BLiSS trail art installations by Lovelochlomond Tourism Destination group -  April 2016 
86. BLiSS art trail Shrowtime by Lynne Shroder April 2016
87. BLiSS trail launch by STV news cameraman https://www.facebook.com/stvnews/videos/10154083767443670/ -April 2016
88. BLiSS trail on STV News at Six http://player.stv.tv/episode/39mw/stv-news-glasgow/wed-27-apr-6-00-pm/ (23 mins in)
89. New art trail is set to launch and features Loch Earn's popular landmark by Strathearn Herald /Daily Record April 2016
    
90. New art trail is set to launch and features Loch Earn's popular landmark Newsoneplace.com April 2016
91. BliSS trail article in Stirling Observer page 4, April 2016
92. BLiSS trail ornamental features, Lochearntourism on  issuu.com
93. New Arts Trail St Fillans Village Association
94. The BLiSS trail a new attractipn for 2016 Cooper Cottages Blog 2016
95. BLiSS trail http://scot-buzz.co.uk/look-out-for-bill-the-bull-by-loch-earn/ by Bill Jamieson, March 2016
96. LETi Chair Kim Proven, tourism industry speaker at Clackmannan business event
97. event http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/14283305.Tourism_event_for_Clackmannanshire_businesses/ February 2016
98. BLiSS trail art and architechtural installions Google Map Google March 2016
99. LETi Aug recipe Angels Nectar Ice Cream + Reluctant Cook Book in Schotland Digizine Page 23
100. LETi Chair response in The National to "The Great Outdoors Is For Us All....." by Lesley Riddoch
101. PRlog - LETi  A Symbol Of Four Season Tourism Experience by Kim Proven July 2015
102. Tourism Intelligence Scotland - Recipe Calendar for Year of Food and Drink Scotland 2015 June 2015
103. Herald Scotland: Plans to cut camping (Quotes:LETi chair Kim Proven) by Jody Harrison April 2015
104. The Scots Magazine 20th Anniversary For Loch Earn Tourism Initiative by Garry Fraser (13 Nov 2014)
105. Scott Buzz A Yearn For Loch Earn byBill Jamieson (November 2014)
106. PrLog.org Celebrating 20 Years Of LETi Tourism Collaboration by Kim Proven (November 2014)
107. Scott-Buzz Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Collaborators Leaflet by Bill Jamieson (6th May 2014)
108. PRlog.org: Northern Irish Tourism Looks To Loch Earn Tourism Initiative For Best Practice (31 March 2014)
109. Sunday Herald:  Loch Earn Group Spread Word On Working Together by Colin Donald (30 March 2014)
110. Tourism Intelligence Scotland:Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Embracing Homecoming 2014 (March '14) 
111. PRlog.org Time Saving Holiday Accommodation Button A Loch Earn Tourism Initiative (24 February 2014)   
112. Scott Buzz A Rural Renaissance Ahead For Scotland by Bill Jamieson (September 2013)
113. Canopy and Stars Blog A wild Ride with Hidden Glen Safaris Balquhidder (September 2013)
114. Scotsman :   Balquhidder, Strathyre and Lochearnhead Highland Games  by Bill Jamieson (July 2013)
115. Think Scotland The Tosses Throttling Our Highland Games  by Bill Jamieson (June 2013)
116. Sunday Herald Wildlife key to Rural Renaissance  by Colin Donald  (27 April 2013)
117. Wild Scotland Where to Watch Wildlife - LETi's Big 5 iconic wildlife creatures  (Feb 2013)
118. Countryfile Magazine Five Days To The Weekend about Lochearnhead with link to www.robroycountry.com
119. The Stirling Observer Wildlife author helps promote Loch Earn initiative  (Dec 2012)
120. Travel Daily News   Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Strengthens Marketing Team  (Oct 2012)
121. Pressbox Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Rekindles Love of Romantic Scotland  (Oct 2012)
122. The Scots Magazine  Plane Sailing Water Sports On Loch Earn   by Garry Fraser (Sept 2012)
123. Free Press Release   Loch Earn Tourism Initiative to Guarantee Villagers Lives Forever   (Aug 2011)
124. TIS Ear To The Ground Industry insights Loch Earn Tourism Initiative  (June 2011, page 3)
125. Stirling Eye Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Grant Award  (Spring 2011 page 15)
126. FPR Ambassadors of Tourism  (2009)
127. FPR Spectacular Events Staged Around Loch Earn In The Heart Of Rob Roy Country  (2009)