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Debbie Taylor, General Manager The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, has been awarded membership of the prestigious Master Innholders by The Worshipful Company of Innholders.
Taylor (pictured) is now one of only two women who hold the accolade in Scotland, with a total of nine in the organisation worldwide. As well as becoming a Master Innholder, Debbie will also become a Freeman of the City of London at a ceremony at The Guildhall on 7 September 2007.

The Master Innholders was created in 1978 to promote and encourage excellence in hotels. Members join by invitation only and represent the most eminent hoteliers throughout the UK and worldwide.

Richard Ball, Chairman of the Master Innholders and 2006 Hotelier of the Year, said: 'Debbie's commitment towards the hotel industry and tourism in Scotland, as well as her personal achievements, made her an ideal candidate for membership of the organisation.'