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. Award-winning BLiSS art trail secures signing funding support, Friends LL&TNP April 2017 
2. Un peu de petanque a pedal + prosecco picnic Strathyre Matildas Musings April 2017
3. Time Out in The Trossachs - It's BLiSS out there by Vivien Martin February 2017
4. BLiSSful Strathyre's Savoir Faire Soujourn by Matilda The Tandem February 2017
5. BLiSS art trail teamwork wins Regional Scottish Thistle Award BLS Villagers Newspaper January 2017
6. Scotlands For All blogs about BLiSS sculpture trail - January 2017
7. Matildas Musings BLiSS trail story - You Tube December 2016
8. BLiSSful Balquhidder's Brilliant Bravura by Matilda Tandem(Aka Colin Colder 11 Dec 2016
9. BLiSS Trail Art Teamwork Wins Regional Scottish Thistle Award PRlog.org 24 Nov 2016
10. BLiSStrail wins regional award for Working Together For Tourism, at Scottish Thistle Awards Nov 16th
11. The BLiSStrail - art in The Trossachs 12th November 2016
12. Art trails of the world #BLiSStrail My Guided Tours @Arttrails on Twitter November 2016
13. Matilda's #BLiSStrail musings Loch Earn "BLiSSful (but Baltic) Loch Earn Loop" Colin Calder Oct '16
14. Loch Earn has Ripple Effect on Loch Venacher  Talk Magazine (STEP) October 2016
15. BLiSS artist's trail leads villagers to Ripple Retreat building The Villagers Sept 2016
16. Artists Trail Boosts Charity and Business ScottBuzz ,September 2018
17. BLiSS art tourism Loch Earn has Ripple Effect on Loch Venacher September 2016
18. Airlie House Ice Cream parlour feature quoting LETi Chair -The Scots Magazine August 2016
19. Samantha Grant Visit Scotland Ambassador blog on The BLiSS trail August 2016
20. BLiSS trail summary by artist Kev Paxton  -August 2016
21. Travel Guide to Uk National Parks. Celebrating #NationalParksWeek - www.independent.co.uk (July 2016
22. Village Trail Thats Simply BLISS To Follow by Daily Mail, Its Friday Whats On  -June 2016
23. Wee White Dug on the BLiSS trail June 2016
24. BLiSSful Monday by Rambling Scotland June 2016
25. BLiSS trail fish out of water by Rambling Scotland June 2016
26. BLiSStrail on Twitter June 2016
27. Innovative Ideas page 15, Vision Scotland,  Summer 2016 -June
28. Tourism Needs Help In Taxing Times by Bill Jamieson -Scotsman June 2016
29. BLiSS art trail - Lynne Shroder on Location
30. New Trails and Attractions Visit Scotland News -May 2016
31. Explore the BLiSS trail Travel Blog by Love From Scotland Twitter @_smidge
32. New Arts Trail Linking National Park Locations Will Be BLiSS for visitors The Villagers May '16
33. New arts trail is set amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park The Press www.yorkpress.co.uk May 2016
34. New arts trail is set amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park www.stirlingnews.co.uk May 2016
35. BLiSS Art trail, a fantastic addition to ,.Strathearn.. Roseanna Cunningham, May 2016
36. BLiSS trail in Perth whats on arts culture magazine - I-On Magazine, 2016
37. BLiSS sculpture trail in the National Park by The Scots Magazine May 2016
38. Art for the park tourism boost for Loch Earn ScottBuzz May 2016
39. Tourism and visitor attractions in and around Stirling Stirling Council Services Directory May 2016 
40. BLiSS trail art as featured on STV news at six Briar Cottages Blog May 2016
41. BLiSS trail artists -lovelochlomond media library April 2016
42. Announcing The BLiSS trail - The Villagers News, April 2016
43. BLiSS arts trail launched at Loch Lomond & The Trosachs National Park  Helensburgh Advertiser 2016
44. BLiSS Arts trail launched at National Park - Greenock Telegraph.co.uk April 2016
45. Tourism Boost: High Hopes for Perthshire Art Trail Perthsire Courier May 2016
46. Arts trail gives visitors a new way to enjoy Perthshire’s natural beauty Courier Perth + Kinross April 2016
47. New art trail set to launch..  features Loch Earn's popular landmark Newsunited.com April 
48. BLiSS arts trail launched in the National Park by Dumbarton Reporter -April 2016
49. New Arts Trail to bring Extra Tourism to rural Forth Valley, by Central FM  - April 2016
50. BLiSS trail art installations by Lovelochlomond Tourism Destination group -  April 2016 
51. BLiSS trail launch by STV news cameraman https://www.facebook.com/stvnews/videos/10154083767443670/ -April 2016
52. 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)
53. New art trail is set to launch and features Loch Earn's popular landmark by Strathearn Herald /Daily Record April 2016
    
54. New art trail is set to launch and features Loch Earn's popular landmark Newsoneplace.com April 2016
55. BliSS trail article in Stirling Observer page 4, April 2016
56. BLiSS trail ornamental features, Lochearntourism on  issuu.com
57. New Arts Trail St Fillans Village Association
58. The BLiSS trail a new attractipn for 2016 Cooper Cottages Blog 2016
59. BLiSS trail http://scot-buzz.co.uk/look-out-for-bill-the-bull-by-loch-earn/ by Bill Jamieson, March 2016
60. LETi Chair Kim Proven, tourism industry speaker at Clackmannan business event
61. event http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/14283305.Tourism_event_for_Clackmannanshire_businesses/ February 2016
62. BLiSS trail art and architechtural installions Google Map Google March 2016
63. LETi Aug recipe Angels Nectar Ice Cream + Reluctant Cook Book in Schotland Digizine Page 23
64. LETi Chair response in The National to "The Great Outdoors Is For Us All....." by Lesley Riddoch
65. PRlog - LETi  A Symbol Of Four Season Tourism Experience by Kim Proven July 2015
66. Tourism Intelligence Scotland - Recipe Calendar for Year of Food and Drink Scotland 2015 June 2015
67. Herald Scotland: Plans to cut camping (Quotes:LETi chair Kim Proven) by Jody Harrison April 2015
68. The Scots Magazine 20th Anniversary For Loch Earn Tourism Initiative by Garry Fraser (13 Nov 2014)
69. Scott Buzz A Yearn For Loch Earn byBill Jamieson (November 2014)
70. PrLog.org Celebrating 20 Years Of LETi Tourism Collaboration by Kim Proven (November 2014)
71. Scott-Buzz Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Collaborators Leaflet by Bill Jamieson (6th May 2014)
72. PRlog.org: Northern Irish Tourism Looks To Loch Earn Tourism Initiative For Best Practice (31 March 2014)
73. Sunday Herald:  Loch Earn Group Spread Word On Working Together by Colin Donald (30 March 2014)
74. Tourism Intelligence Scotland:Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Embracing Homecoming 2014 (March '14) 
75. PRlog.org Time Saving Holiday Accommodation Button A Loch Earn Tourism Initiative (24 February 2014)   
76. Scott Buzz A Rural Renaissance Ahead For Scotland by Bill Jamieson (September 2013)
77. Canopy and Stars Blog A wild Ride with Hidden Glen Safaris Balquhidder (September 2013)
78. Scotsman :   Balquhidder, Strathyre and Lochearnhead Highland Games  by Bill Jamieson (July 2013)
79. Think Scotland The Tosses Throttling Our Highland Games  by Bill Jamieson (June 2013)
80. Sunday Herald Wildlife key to Rural Renaissance  by Colin Donald  (27 April 2013)
81. Wild Scotland Where to Watch Wildlife - LETi's Big 5 iconic wildlife creatures  (Feb 2013)
82. Countryfile Magazine Five Days To The Weekend about Lochearnhead with link to www.robroycountry.com
83. The Stirling Observer Wildlife author helps promote Loch Earn initiative  (Dec 2012)
84. Travel Daily News   Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Strengthens Marketing Team  (Oct 2012)
85. Pressbox Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Rekindles Love of Romantic Scotland  (Oct 2012)
86. The Scots Magazine  Plane Sailing Water Sports On Loch Earn   by Garry Fraser (Sept 2012)
87. Free Press Release   Loch Earn Tourism Initiative to Guarantee Villagers Lives Forever   (Aug 2011)
88. TIS Ear To The Ground Industry insights Loch Earn Tourism Initiative  (June 2011, page 3)
89. Stirling Eye Loch Earn Tourism Initiative Grant Award  (Spring 2011 page 15)
90. FPR Ambassadors of Tourism  (2009)
91. FPR Spectacular Events Staged Around Loch Earn In The Heart Of Rob Roy Country  (2009)