Edinburgh's Surgeons Quarter hits two million milestone

The commercial arm of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is celebrating 15 years in business, during which time it has welcomed more than two million individuals from around the world.

Surgeons Quarter, which promotes, sells and manages the commercial activities held within the four venues of the college’s campus, initially had only three employees and has grown into a team of 100-plus.

The commercial venture has hosted more than 1.2 million delegates and event goers over the last 15 years with the Ten Hill Place hotel welcoming an additional 850,000 guests for overnight stays.

The four-star hotel hosts guests from all over the world, and together with the conference and events business has made a significant contribution to the local and national tourism economy.

Profits from across the portfolio go towards the college’s charitable aims of improving surgical standards and patient outcomes throughout the world.