Scotland’s Heritage, the partnership of 24 key Scottish tourism businesses representing over 800 of Scotland’s finest visitor attractions were delighted to announce the 2018 tour operator winners at ExploreGB in Newcastle.
UKinbound member Abbey UK was awarded Scotland’s Heritage International Tour Operator of the Year, and Norman Allen Group Tours won Scotland’s Heritage UK Tour Operator of the Year.
The prestigious awards were first launched by Scotland’s Heritage at VisitScotland Expo 2013 to recognise the considerable importance the travel trade plays in Scotland’s Heritage partner businesses including worldwide promotion and providing the vital forward bookings that are essential to the sector.
Group spokesperson Liz Young, National Trust for Scotland, said, “We want to recognise innovation in tour programmes and show appreciation to tour operators for their considerable dedication and hard work promoting the Scottish heritage sector to clients throughout the UK and globally in relevant languages. We are delighted to award Abbey UK and Norman Allen Group Travel this year. They are worthy winners.”
