As a former Politics student I find elections fascinating and today’s elections in Scotland are of enormous importance. Polls show that the SNP (whose core objective is Scottish independence) have been consistently the most popular party for a number months now. The extremely balanced, mixed system of PR here will definitely mean no party will […]
It’s great when a plan comes together. This month has been momentous for us in a number of ways. We have received more enquiries, more bookings and more website traffic than ever before in the¬†three and a half years we have been in business.
We featured in a wonderful article in Sainsbury’s magazine, on our wildlife […]
Today¬†is one of my favourite days of the winter - as its Burn’s night tonight. A chance for a good party, some great poetry and a few songs. Even if you don’t understand a quarter of what he wrote - and it really is worth studying - Burns’ writings are a joy to listen to, […]
I do get asked this question quite regularly. Of course my first answer is Scotland, and we certainly spend more time away from home here than any where else, which is a great way to mix business with pleasure. Our last trip of the year was to Lochalsh and Skye in mid-October. We had a […]
Just spent a few days on Mull, reviewing our very successful programme there. Lots of exciting ideas for 2007 resulting - so watch our for website updates in the coming weeks.
Was also priviliged to follow in the footsteps of many of the first tourists to Scotland and visit Staffa and Fingal’s cave. Despite a choppy […]
So the hottest July for Scotland since records began, as they say, is over ‚Äì with an enormous deluge of rain in Glasgow on August 1st. Although the rest of the week has been a bit more cloudy it is still pretty warm, and shorts have been the standard dress for me and many people […]
June has seen a sudden influx of very welcome and positive press coverage for our holidays.
The Glasgow Herald saw a double page feature on our classic car short breaks, and a bit of a company profile, with the Morgan featuring prominently. ¬†The very same day our short breaks on the West Highland railway ¬†line were recommended […]
We are very much an internet business and communicate with enquirers and clients through telephone and email. We usually only meet clients when visiting some of our hotels. Anyway our new office is not really set up for visitors - we don‚Äôt have a reception area or comfy seats, for example, so imagine my surprise […]
Last week the team attended the main trade exhibition for Scottish tourism ‚Äì Expo, held this year in Glasgow. The atmosphere was buzzing and overall very positive, and it was a pleasure to feel part of this industry. I had a few very interesting discussions with some possible new additions for our holidays ‚Äì watch […]
Well that was a week! We moved house and office on Good Friday, then spent the weekend trying to get sorted. The office ‚Äúinfrastructure was set up on Monday for starters, so that we could be up and running for open of business on Tuesday. Of course things don‚Äôt ever go quite as smoothly as […]
Robert Kidd is a founding director with his wife Heather McKinlay of the Scottish specialist travel company McKinlay Kidd.
I love Scotland, travelling in Scotland and am passionate about Scottish tourism (though I am Irish by birth). With this blog I plan to share with you some insight into the challenges and joys of running a travel business in Scotland. I hope to make it a good read, without giving away too many trade secrets or personal confidences.