Sir Richard Branson talks Glasgow connection ahead of new Virgin Hotel
Sir Richard Branson has said"being three-quarters Scottish" motivated him to open his first hotel outside the USA in Edinburgh.
"It's going to be very soon that I'll be coming back [for the opening of the Glasgow hotel] and hopefully I'll be able to bring Joan. The project included the restoration of the former medieval church to create Greyfriars Hall, which hosted free entertainment for Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations and has been"exquisitely done" said Sir Richard.
Asked whether he believed Edinburgh's new £2 'tourist tax' would damage the city's tourist trade, he said the levy would be included in room prices.
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