VisitScotland Business Development Programme - Travel & Digital Distribution Workshops - South Scotland

Thank you for your interest in developing your business with the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) and VisitScotland.

We look forward to you joining our Travel & Digital Distribution workshops at The Discovery Centre in The Great Tapestry of Scotland on 2nd December 2025. You'll be able to select the workshop most suited to your business needs during registration.

These events provide tourism businesses located in the South of Scotland with an opportunity to discover the landscape of travel distribution in a global marketplace, learn about different routes to market and how to create sustainable tourism experiences for the travel trade.

You will also be able to delve into the technology behind online booking and distribution including what channels can help you maximise your reach and revenue.

These seminar-style events include a series of short presentations, followed by more interactive sessions to discuss individual business requirements in a collaborative or one-to-one setting.

The workshops are tailored to businesses early on their journey of travel distribution. Whether you run a charming guest house, a cozy B&B, a boutique hotel, a must-see attraction or an unforgettable experience - the introductory workshops focusing on travel distribution are designed to help you grow business at quieter times of the year.

If you are a tourism experience (visitor attraction, tour operator or activity providers) who is considering online bookings and distribution for the first time, you might want to join our focus workshop on digital distribution.

 

Please note there is no charge to attend, but the events are ticketed. Spaces at the events are limited. If demand exceeds supply a waitlist will be opened. 

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VisitScotland Business Development Programme - Travel & Digital Distribution Workshops - South Scotland

Thank you for your interest in developing your business with the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA) and VisitScotland.

We look forward to you joining our Travel & Digital Distribution workshops at The Discovery Centre in The Great Tapestry of Scotland on 2nd December 2025. You'll be able to select the workshop most suited to your business needs during registration.

These events provide tourism businesses located in the South of Scotland with an opportunity to discover the landscape of travel distribution in a global marketplace, learn about different routes to market and how to create sustainable tourism experiences for the travel trade.

You will also be able to delve into the technology behind online booking and distribution including what channels can help you maximise your reach and revenue.

These seminar-style events include a series of short presentations, followed by more interactive sessions to discuss individual business requirements in a collaborative or one-to-one setting.

The workshops are tailored to businesses early on their journey of travel distribution. Whether you run a charming guest house, a cozy B&B, a boutique hotel, a must-see attraction or an unforgettable experience - the introductory workshops focusing on travel distribution are designed to help you grow business at quieter times of the year.

If you are a tourism experience (visitor attraction, tour operator or activity providers) who is considering online bookings and distribution for the first time, you might want to join our focus workshop on digital distribution.

 

Please note there is no charge to attend, but the events are ticketed. Spaces at the events are limited. If demand exceeds supply a waitlist will be opened. 

Please fill in and submit the registration form below to secure your space at your chosen workshop. You will be sent an email confirming your space.

If you have questions about the registration or your chosen workshop, please reach out to business.support@visitscotland.com and reference the Business Development Programme.

The information you provide in the Contact Details section of this form will be used by VisitScotland to process your event attendance. After you submit your event registration and your space is confirmed by VisitScotland, your Contact Details will also be used to set you up with a supplier account and contact you regarding the event.

Registration fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Your first name, last name, business name, website and email address will be shared with other attending suppliers to enhance peer-to-peer collaboration. You are able to opt out of this later in the registration process.

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Dietary & Accessibility Requirements

Complimentary refreshments will be served as part of the event.

If applicable, please provide details of your dietary and accessibility requirements. Please leave blank if you don't have any.

If you would like more information on how we process your personal data you can access our Privacy Centre.

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Company/Business Profile

Please give a short overview of your company including type of business, where you are located and a summary of products or experiences you have available for the travel trade to book, e. g. how many hotel rooms you have or how many clients you can host as part of your experience, whether you are wanting to attract group and/or FIT business (not more than 150 words). 

If you don't yet work with travel trade, please include a summary of products or experiences you are currently offering or planning to offer to visitors in the future.

Which South Scotland workshop(s) would you like to attend?

The Introduction to Travel Distribution workshop is open to any business type and size.

The Digital Distribution workshop is best suited to experience-type businesses (visitor attraction, tour operator or experience).

Please describe your objective(s) for attending this event

Please tick the box(es) that most appropriately describe(s) your type(s) of business

Have you attended any VisitScotland workshops or trade events before?

If you would like more information on how we process your personal data you can access our Privacy Centre. 

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The information you share with us in this section will help us tailor the content of the workshop to your business.

Are you open year-round?

Do you currently have a listing on VisitScotland's travel trade website (https://traveltrade.visitscotland.org/suppliers/)?

Do you currently use an online booking system for business sales?

Which online booking system are you currently using?

Are you satisfied with the online booking system you are using?

Do you sell your product(s) on any of the following Online Travel Agents?

Do you have or have you started a climate action plan?

Please visit https://support.visitscotland.org/advice-support/sustainability/climate-action-plan for more information.

Are you part of a sustainable tourism scheme such as Green Tourism, Green Key, Earth Check or other?

Do you have an accessibility guide for your business?

Please visit  https://visitscotland.youraccessibilityguide.co.uk/ for more information.

If you would like more information on how we process your personal data you can access our Privacy Centre.  

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Please select how many spaces you would like to book at this event

Due to limited spaces, a maximum of two representatives per business will be accepted.

Dec 02, 2025 | 1000 - 1200
Dec 02, 2025 | 1300 - 1500

Data Sharing Consent

To encourage peer-to-peer learning and business collaboration as part of this workshop, we would like to share your first name, last name, business name, website and email address with other event attendees. A link with this data will be available for download up to two weeks following the event. Please opt out should you not wish for your data to be shared.

If you would like more information on how we process your personal data you can access our Privacy Centre. 

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Terms & Conditions

These Terms and Conditions set out the terms and conditions by which VisitScotland provides an event platform.  

 

Privacy Notice

  • You are giving your personal data to VisitScotland as the data controller, for the purpose of registering to attend our Business Development Workshop and for us to send you follow up communications including a feedback form.  If we want to use the information you provide for a different purpose we will inform you before doing so. 
  • You are being asked to provide your name, email address, job title/role, organisation name, business address, business website address, dietary and accessibility requirements if appropriate.  Photographs and video may be taken at the event; if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed please inform VisitScotland staff at the event. 
  • If you do not provide the information requested we may not be able to fully administer your attendance at the event.    
  • Your personal data will be processed by specialist systems contracted as data processors to VisitScotland as the data controller.  For this event these are:  Microsoft, Bloomreach, Canto and EventsAir. 
  • If you have an existing relationship with VisitScotland your personal data will be used to update our records which will be anonymised at the end of your relationship with us.  If you have no existing relationship with VisitScotland your personal data will be held for three months following the event and then securely deleted.  Dietary and access requirement data will be deleted within one month following conclusion of the event.  
  • The lawful reason for processing your information is contract. 
    • If you choose to share your contact details with other attendees, the lawful reason is consent. 
    • The special category data exemption which permits VisitScotland to process appropriate dietary or access information for this event is based on your explicit consent. By including this information in your email response and sending it to us you are providing us with such consent.  If you do not provide consent we may be unable to fulfil your requirements.  You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing business.support@visitscotland.com.  
  • Your personal data will be processed in the UK and the EU. 
  • You have rights with regard to how your personal data is used, including the right to complain to the regulator (the ICO in the UK).  For full information about your rights and how to complain, visit our privacy centre: Privacy Centre | VisitScotland.org. 
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Thank You

Thank you for your interest in our business development programme. 

An email confirming your space at your chosen workshop(s) will be sent out shortly.

Please return to https://support.visitscotland.org/training-events for future webinars and business development workshops. We would like to draw particular attention to our Business Essentials: Bitesize Webinars series, that provides an easy to understand introduction to important topics which can help you improve and grow your business.

We also invite you to sign up for our Business Support monthly newsletter to get the latest advice and tips straight to your inbox. 

Kind regards

The VisitScotland team

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