Our website and marketing is only possible through generous membership and of course subscription advertising. This is the way we sustain development of our websites and continue to work to attract visitors to this region.

Through membership we want to deliver a quality that people have come to expect from anything taking and using the name Loch Fyne, we want to be able to recommend businesses with ease and confidence and bring you success by attracting repeat visitors and new consumers to our area.

We have an incredible vision and strategy for the region which is in its infancy but when fully developed could provide one of the most unique and successful regions for tourism in the UK, only with your membership and support can this be achieved.

Although, reaching over 1,600 visitors per calendar month should be enough to persuade you to ensure you're included, although we're also developing official guides, tourist routes and more but only featuring our subscribers, so get included today!

A sample of your accommodation listing and feature page can be seen below.

Book direct with each business, there are no commissions to pay.

Basic Loch Fyne Membership (£89.97 + VAT/year ) or (£7.49 + VAT/month DD)

Basic members will receive an annual report of our developments, marketing activities and this website performance. Details of visitors statistics from two six monthly reports plus be able to feature adverts and subscriptions.

Standard Loch Fyne Membership (£139.96 + VAT)

Standard members will receive the same annual report, two sixth monthly visitor statistic reports and enhanced menu listings above basic members in any adverts or subscriptions.

Premium Loch Fyne Membership (£239.95 + VAT)

Premium members will receive the same annual report, two sixth monthly visitor statistic reports, and enhanced listings above both standard and basic members in any advertising or subscriptions of the same type on a first come first served basis. Premium members will also be able to feature proactively in ongoing marketing through our news, blog, and social networking channels.

Premium members will also be given the opportunity to feature free in any of our apps or other accompanied marketing where appropriate during each year.

Premium members will also be granted optional membership of Loch Fyne Enterprise, an organisation created to create, develop and market Loch Fyne as a premium UK visitor destination working alongside other regional initiatives and have rights associated with membership. A payment of £100 (£25 membership & £75 donation) will be made to Loch Fyne Enterprise if membership of Loch Fyne Enterprise is required.

Premium members will also feature in our consumer email newsletters sent our periodically (dependant on subscription levels but normally once per quarter).

Premium members may also undertake an optional grading by request to receive any of our independent awards (at the expense of the member) for attractions, food businesses and accommodation.

Premium members will also be able to self promote using Twitter and Facebook through our exclusive Lochfyne.so social networking feed!

All Members

All members will be given the same opportunities to feature and advertise in our Loch Fyne website portfolio (subject to additional fees).

All members will be kept up to date with a quarterly email newsletter with details of any strategies, marketing initiatives and website developments and features.

All members (subject to space and content) will be given the opportunity to feature in email newsletters and also feature in our late deals or offers section.

Please note: Membership fees do not include business listings, features and advertising.

The following terms and conditions apply to our full membership. Please read carefully before applying to become a member.

1. Full membership is available only to individual businesses who operate within the allocated boundary of the Loch Fyne tourism boundary.
2. Whereby a membership is a chain of hotels, restaurants or accommodation providers each hotel or restaurant will require a separate membership as it is for the site and geographical location not the business name.
3. To apply to be a member please email membership@lochfyne.info with the type of membership you require, a contact name, telephone number, full address, business type and size (if required) and main email address for communication.
4. Once we receive your membership request we will email confirmation to you by email.
5. You have 7 days from the date of membership request in which to cancel. Once those 7 days have passed you will be invoiced for the membership fee prior to inspection.
6. If you are an accommodation provider or restaurant when you receive our invoice you will need to make arrangements to be 'graded' if you would like us to do so and meet any costs associated with a grading.
7. Full payment must then be sent before any logos are added to your page listings or adverts, before you can legally use our logos on your website and before sending out your membership certificate.
8. Membership will be renewed automatically annually. Where a business does not change ownership, a retest or reinspection will not be required unless the previous inspection is 24 months or older.
12. Membership fees are non-refundable. Membership may be cancelled at any time.

ONLY our members will be able to;

- display our "seal of approval" on their listings
- display our "seal of approval" on their own website
- display and use our logo and signage as available