The latest travel trade update from VisitScotland highlights Manderston House in the Scottish Borders which welcomes groups all year round. An Edwardian country house, Manderston was designed by Scottish architect John Kinross in the 1790s and is today home to the 4th Lord Palmer and sits in 56 acres of formal and informal gardens. Another [...]
Recent travel firm failure highlights trust account operation, says Towergate Following the sad news of a south coast operator’s sudden and unexpected closure, CTA partner Towergate Travel is reminding operators about the changes to trust accounts which were included in the last year’s new Package Travel Directive. The new regulations continue to allow third party-administered [...]
CTA partner Towergate Travel reports that its “TRIP” financial failure insurance has been approved and recognised by a number of merchant facility providers, including Worldpay, First Data, Trustpay Global & Barclays Merchant Services. Towergate says that the new agreement means the days of merchant facility providers holding cash guarantees or other forms of security are [...]
DFDS is holding a very special fam trip this April to experience a mini cruise to Holland and a visit to Keukenhof. From 2 to 4 April 2019, DFDS Trade Sales Team will be showcasing the Mini Cruise Product from Newcastle to Amsterdam, taking in a visit to the wonderful “Keukenhof” whilst in Holland. DFDS will provide [...]
CTA members are invited to attend the premier business-to-business travel trade event, VisitScotland Expo 2019, to be held at the SEC, Glasgow on 10-11 April. A combination of pre-scheduled appointments alongside the trade show provides an ideal platform for operators to develop their Scotland product, and an opportunity to meet with more than 250 Scottish [...]
