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Murray Travel, formerly Inverness Travel, will soon open branches across the region – and has previewed the new-look brand at its Inverness headquarters. The change comes after the company acquired two well-known travel brands earlier this year. Director Scott Murray, who runs Murray Travel with wife Sarah, said: “When we took over Alba Travel and Beaver Travel, and committed to…
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Murray Travel receives Real Living Wage accreditation on eve of prestigious national awards ceremony A leading family-owned travel agency in the Scottish Highlands has become the first in the region to sign up to the Real Living Wage scheme. Murray Travel has pledged to pay all employees a wage that covers the actual cost of living, far exceeding the UK…
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Scottish travel agency Inverness Travel has today (Wednesday, April 7) announced its expansion across the Highlands and Moray in a move that is expected to quadruple its business. The family-owned business has taken over operations of well-known local agents Alba Travel and Beaver Travel. As part of the transfer, staff from the firms’ Inverness, Elgin and Forres branches will join…
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In this day and age, business travel is a necessary evil. An inconvenience. A break in our comfortable routine. Time away from the family, and countless hours in an unfamiliar place with questionable internet, and strangers for company. Not for me. If you have ever seen the film “up in the air” with George Clooney, I am the embodiment of…
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As the connectivity from Inverness airport continues to increase, the savvy business traveller now has even more tools in his or her arsenal to make their business trips more convenient, and cost effective. The days in which you have to check in at each airport are long behind most of us – unless you are a frequent traveller from Inverness. Until…
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If you have seen the film Love Actually you may remember the monologue about the humble airport – a place of happiness, a place of sadness, a place of wonder and a place of discovery. For solo travellers or couples without children, an airport can be a romantic place, a place where the holiday begins, and a refuge from the monotony of every…
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By the time you’re reading this, the “final” Brexit exit date of 31st October will have past. Whatever the final result was, when we look back at the last couple of years in travel, there is no doubt that the process of Brexit itself has taken a huge toll on the industry. For reasons that I have cited in previous articles, we have…
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In the golden age of air travel, the airport lounge was the reserve of the truly elite classes. A premium seat on board was your only chance of escaping the pre-departure throng of the departure terminal. Mere mortals would have to endure the far-from-serene cavernous enclaves for up to four hours, rubbing shoulders with the rest of the working classes as…
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