Business chiefs join marketing board

LEADING business figures have been appointed to the new board of the company set up to market the Capital to foreign visitors.

Marketing Edinburgh Limited will be charged with promoting the city as a "global destination".

Led by chairman Alan Johnston, a former chair of the Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance, the board also includes figures from the city council, the Chamber of Commerce, Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh University.

Mr Johnston said: "We are embarking on a bold new strategy to ensure Edinburgh is recognised as a modern 21st century global destination."