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The recent survey of nearly 3000 businesses found that more than a third have made staff redundant in 2022, while more than two thirds expected to have to make cuts in the next few months.
Hospitality businesses in the Highlands, like the Clachaig Inn in Glencoe, will be forced to close on Boxing Day. Picture: VisitScotland / David N Anderson
Some operators are said to have estimated losses of up to £600,000 as a result of the announcement that Level 4 restrictions would be imposed across mainland Scotland from Boxing Day.
The Scottish Tourism Alliance, which has published an open letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on behalf of the industry, said it was already “decimated” by the pandemic and only had the “slimmest prospects of recovery” in the next few months before the latest curbs were announced.
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In this romantic comedy, Jen and Rob are two strangers who team up after finding all their partners wanted for Christmas was not them, and after getting lost in the snow, find a room at the inn - the real life Clachaig Inn in Glencoe.
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There an assortment of Yuletide avoiders including Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit), Sanjeev Kohli (Stan and Ollie), Clare Grogan (Gregory’s Girl), Caitlin Blackwood (Doctor Who), Frazer Hines (Outlander and Emmerdale), Karen Bartke (Scot Squad) and Nicolette McKeown (Convergence) have planned to sit out the holiday in peace. But the blizzard blows in Jen, in a Miss Santa mini-dress with faux fur trim and red and white striped Elf tights, and accidental travelling companion Rob, who is frozen by romantic rejection and an inability to navigate despite possession of a watch with compass and a Duke of Edinburgh gold award.