Bookable Experiences
AUTHENTIC WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR STORIES
Bookable experiences were developed with ten flagship businesses in the South of Scotland to provide content for visitors wishing to immerse themselves in the region’s literary connections. Working closely with BTS, we spent four months developing ten outstanding experiences which were then marketed to the Travel Trade as "Tales from the South of Scotland".
Covering the whole of the South of Scotland we worked with Wigtown and Borders Book Festival; Abbotsford House and Ellisland Museum & Farm; the Whithorn and Trimontium Trusts; Moat Brae; The Devil’s Porridge Museum; The Great Tapestry of Scotland and Gunsgreen House.
A PDF for the Travel Trade.
Initially promoted at Discover Scotland in April, this interactive guide provides inspiration and experiences that celebrates the South’s literary heritage.
Ten unique tales were created, guided by storytellers relating the narratives that are woven through the architecture and the landscapes of the South of Scotland.
A 26 page guide to developing experiences
Produced to support future businesses to develop their own “experiences”. This illustrated digital 26-page guide gives us the tool to engage 10 more businesses.
While this exercise supports Year of Stories, the Experience Guide supports the development of any theme from Agritourism to Nature Tourism.
How to engage and work with the Travel Trade.
Now available for all SSDA members wishing to engage with the Travel Trade.
This 24-page Guide provides a helpful step by step guide including an introduction to inbound tourism, what to expect with rates and commission and how to get your business “Travel Trade Ready”.
Feedback
"The literature experiences look brilliant and could work very well for our groups."
Travel Trade company at Discover Scotland 2022
"I have noticed a considerable increase in awareness of tourism products in Dumfries and Galloway amongst the people I have been speaking with and I think SSDA has to take a lot of the credit for that. It was invaluable to work with the SSDA travel trade specialists to design a unique tour - we learned a great deal about how to design, price and promote our Dram and Bannock tour. Thank you”
Ellisland Museum and Farm
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