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Barrhead's 'Book Human' campaign promotes benefits of agents
The initiative will focus on the downfalls of booking with automated online search engines
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Loganair celebrates 60th anniversary with competition launch
The carrier will give away a ’diamond ticket’, consisting of 60 free flights across its network, to one winner
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Abta urges Scottish travel trade to lobby for more support
Association has created a template letter for agents and operators to send to their MSPs to support Abta’s push for a slice of Omicron support cash
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Scotland to ease travel and testing rules in line with England
Testing requirements for fully vaccinated people arriving in the country will be dropped
A five-day Edinburgh, St Andrews and the Royal Yacht Britannia tour is priced from £599pp
Riviera Travel adds new tours to UK programme
A five-day Edinburgh, St Andrews and the Royal Yacht Britannia tour is priced from £599pp
The Murray Travel team in Elgin (from left): Aimee Morgan, Jacqui Peat and Alison Jones
Murray Travel launches new luxury branch in Elgin
The Scottish luxury travel firm said the move comes in a bid to ‘maintain travel jobs’
The five day Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Stirling and the Trossachs tour costs £499pp
Shearings publishes UK tours brochure
The 180-page offering includes 64 new domestic itineraries with a total of 200 tours
Virgin Hotels Glasgow is expected to open in late spring
Virgin Hotels to open first properties outside US in Scotland
It’ll be the brands first hotels outside of the US
Mike Tibbert is confirmed in the role of president of the SPAA by outgoing president Joanne Dooey
Mike Tibbert takes over as SPAA president
Tibbert sworn in as Joanne Dooey bows out, with Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson appointed vice-president of the association
New rules to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will come into effect across the UK (Credit: Grooveland Designs / Unsplash)
Devolved administrations to mirror UK govt testing shake-up
Pre-departure testing to be scrapped, while Day 2 PCR tests will be replaced by lateral flows
Dooey: 'What the travel sector in Scotland needed from today’s statement (Tuesday) was a glimmer of hope'
Scottish travel 'wholly ignored' by government support fund
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said the sector was the ’Cinderella sector’ of business support
France will include the UK in its marketing efforts (Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)
France expected to ease travel rules for UK arrivals
Gabriel Attal, a government spokesperson, reportedly said the country plans to make it a ’bit easier’ to travel to and from the UK
Tibbert said Scotland's travel sector was in 'real and immediate jeopardy'
Consumer confidence 'shattered' by French restrictions
SPAA vice president Mike Tibbert said ’it’s like watching an approaching avalanche and being unable to outrun it’
Joanne Dooey, new SPAA president
SPAA urges Sturgeon not to deviate from four nations approach
President Joanne Dooey said the latest changes to the UK’s travel rules underlined the importance of booking foreign travel with a professional
New rules to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will come into effect across the UK (Credit: Grooveland Designs / Unsplash)
UK's devolved administrations aligned on new travel restrictions
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland adopt Westminster red list and prepare to reintroduce Day 2 PCR testing
30 Under 30: Meet Karen Musgrave
Barrhead promotes Karen Musgrave to newly-created role
Musgrave, part of TTG 30 Under 30’s Class of 2021, will take up a new head of PR and communications role at the Scottish independent
The move comes after the agency acquired local companies Alba Travel and Beaver Travel earlier this year
Inverness Travel rebrands as Murray Travel following expansion
The move comes after the Scottish agency acquired two travel brands earlier this year
Macphee has held previous roles with a number of industry brands such as AT Mays and JetSet
Barrhead manager Roddie MacPhee marks 60th year in travel
McPhee started working for the Scottish independent around a decade ago
Scots may have to settle for another summer of staycations and domestic breaks, Nicola Sturgeon has said
Wilderness Scotland eyes 2030 net-zero goal
The adventure specialist was one of the founding signatories to Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency in January 2020
(From left) Kirsty Webster, Glasgow airport's sustainability manager, and Michelle Devilin, Biffa's corporate account manager for Glasgow airport
Glasgow airport installs reverse vending machines to encourage recycling
The two machines will be based on the first-floor area next to the e-gate entrance to the security hall and in the main area of the departure lounge for the next four weeks
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Scotland to ditch Day 2 PCR tests from 31 October
First minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms country will align with UK government and replace Day 2 PCR tests with lateral flow tests
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Govt update 'first true boost' for Scottish travel - SPAA
’This opens up a world of travel for the first time in 19 months’ - SPAA president Joanne Dooey
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Whole new ball game: exploring a refurbed hotel in the home of golf
A stone’s throw from golf’s spiritual home, the refurbished Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa at St Andrews has more to offer than just teeing off
The no-sail order has been extended to 31 October (Credit: Sandra Seitamaa / Unsplash)
Cruise excursion specialist expands UK portfolio
A six-hour private cruisingexcursions.com tour from Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands to Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle is priced at £419pp