Scottish Destination Management Association

More Information About the SDMA

 The official body representing Destination Management Companies in Scotland.

The Scottish Destination Management Association was established in 1990 to represent the views of those Destination Management / Receptive Service Companies which are based and operate in Scotland.

The Aims of the Association are:
  1. To put forward the professional viewpoint of the Scottish Destination Management Association in all matters relating to the Travel and Tourism Industry in Scotland.
  2. To provide the opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge between Members.
[The Stone Age settlement of Skara Brae in Orkney, built around 3,100 BC (600 years before the Pyramids and 1,000 years before Stonehenge!) was only discovered in 1850. Photograph © of Historic Scotland.]
The Stone Age settlement of Skara Brae in Orkney, built around 3,100 BC (600 years before the Pyramids and 1,000 years before Stonehenge!) was only discovered in 1850. Photograph © of Historic Scotland.
Membership is available to full-time Companies, based in Scotland, which have been trading for at least two years and whose Managing Director/Proprietor/Partner has had at least two years experience in managing ground arrangements for incoming groups and individuals to Scotland.

Meetings have been held with the Scottish Executive, VisitScotland, British Airways, Edinburgh Airport, Scottish Tourist Guides and the Principal Hotel Associations of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The Scottish Destination Management Association (SDMA) is recognised by the VisitScotland and the Scottish Executive as being representative of Destination Management Companies in Scotland.

The SDMA is a member of the Scottish Tourism Forum, whose remit is "to influence Scottish tourism policy at the national level by providing a strong and cohesive voice for the private sector".

Members are kept informed of new regulations, e.g. Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance, Bonding and Trust Funds, Distance Selling and the Disability Discrimination Act.

Further information and Membership Application Form can be obtained from:

The Scottish Destination Management Association
14 Learmonth Terrace
Edinburgh
EH4 1PG

Tel. +44 (0)131 343 3770
Email. info@scotland-sdma.org.uk

The members of the SDMA look forward to being of assistance and welcoming you to Scotland!