Scottish Destination Management Association

The SDMA - Great Reasons to Contact Us

Benefits of booking with an SDMA Member

Each SDMA Member has an excellent knowledge of Scotland as well as their own particular areas of expertise. Together, they offer you an unrivalled opportunity to take advantage of local and up to date specialist knowledge from hard working travel experts dedicated to making your Scottish trip memorable. You look for great Scottish holiday ideas and value for money - so do we!

Great Reasons to contact us when planning your Scottish vacation

Local knowledge
This Scottish site gives you the perfect opportunity to make use of the expertise of Scottish holiday & vacation companies who, with their local knowledge and many years' experience of planning customised holiday vacations and business visits for both individual travellers and groups of people, can help you make the most out of your visit to Scotland in the easiest way possible.

[A highland traffic jam! © Scottish Tourist Board/visitscotland ]
A Highland traffic jam! © VisitScotland/visitscotland


Choice
There is a wide choice of accommodation to suit every budget - from small, family run country hotels, city hotels, historic castle hotels and grand mansion houses, to homely guest houses, B&B's, farmhouses and self catering cottages (traditional vacation homes).

[Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis. Photograph © of the Western Isles Tourist Board.]
Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis. Photograph © of the Western Isles Tourist Board.


Being based in Scotland, each SDMA member keeps up to date with hotel standards and changes. We know the hotels from personal inspection visits and meet the owners and managers on a regular basis. We receive feedback from other guests and act accordingly. Together, we form a partnership so we book only those hotels, etc., which we know will look after you, our valued clients and visitors to Scotland.

Perhaps you are looking to research your ancestral roots in Scotland, want to watch a Highland Games or the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, enjoy a Scottish Evening while in Edinburgh, need the services of a guide or wish to be met upon arrival at the airport by your own personal uniformed chauffeur?

The choice is endless - all you have to do is ask. If the first company you contact is not the best member to handle your booking they will refer you to the one that is.

Many companies are also members of other Scottish and international professional bodies, such as:
    [American Society of Travel Agents]
  • ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents)

    [Specialist Counselor On Travel to Scotland]
  • VisitScotland's North American SCOTS program
    (SCOTS = Specialist Counselor On Travel to Scotland)

    [Scottish Incoming Golf Tour Operators' Association]
  • Scottish Incoming Golf Tour Operators' Association (SIGTOA).

  • UK Federation of Small Businesses and local Chambers of Commerce.
In many cases, the director or owner of the company will attend to your booking personally. In all cases it will be handled efficiently by those experienced with booking Scottish holidays & vacations.

The members of the SDMA look forward to being of assistance and welcoming you to Scotland!
SDMA, 14 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1PH
Tel: +44 (0) 131 343 3770 Email:
info@scotland-sdma.org.uk