The famous underground Edinburgh attraction The Real Mary King’s Close is going from strength to strength as it scoops yet another honour! The world-class attraction has been short-listed as a finalist in the National Business Awards for Scotland in the Visit Scotland Tourism Business of the Year category. This follows short listings in the Scottish Thistle Awards for the past two years. The National Business Awards for Scotland seek to reward and recognise excellence, best practise and innovation throughout the Scottish business community. The Real Mary King’s Close will be giving a presentation on the 22 July to judges and the winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony on 11 September at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel. This accolade is just another in a string of successes for the unusual attraction, which recently welcomed its 750,000th visitor, since opening in 2003. The attraction, which is made up of a warren of underground streets beneath the Royal Mile, has consistently grown its visitor numbers year on year since it opened five years ago. Originally budgeted to achieve just 60,000 visitors a year, the attraction has surpassed all expectations, growing its business from 100,000 visitors in year one to over 170,000 visitors in 2007/8.

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