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Chamber and committees

Robert Maxwell Named Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year at the 2024 Whisky Magazine Awards

  • Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-11623

That the Parliament commends Stepps resident, Robert Maxwell, for being named Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year at the 2024 Whisky Magazine Awards; understands that Robert is the manager of Johnnie Walker Princes Street, and that this personal award follows a team award for Johnnie Walker Princes Street for the Best Marketing Team; notes that, since opening in September 2021, the visitor centre has established itself as one of Scotland’s leading attractions for international and local visitors, which was reflected in Johnnie Walker Princes Street winning the World's Leading Spirit Tourism Experience 2023 at the recent World Travel Awards held in Batumi, Georgia; acknowledges what it sees as the importance of whisky as a key export of Scotland; praises managers like Robert for positively promoting Scottish whisky to a national and international audience, and wishes Robert and the team at Johnnie Walker Princes Street continued success into the future.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Jim Fairlie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber