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At WD Travel we have over 20 years experience understanding the unique demands of offshore & marine travel. Few companies can compete with our proposition of exclusive offshore & marine fares .

Whether you’re a seasoned offshore traveller or embarking on your first offshore journey, our mission is to make your travel as smooth and cost-effective as possible.

Our professional team of offshore & marine travel experts fully appreciate the often time-critical and complex nature of this type of travel and are fully committed to providing you with the highest standard of service.

Our exclusive offshore & marine travel fares offer significant savings over normal rates, and provide those eligible with greater flexibility with their travel arrangements.

With many clients in Europe’s oil capital, Aberdeen and others in worldwide locations including Dubai, Houston and Singapore, WD Travel’s 24/7 emergency assistance service guarantees comprehensive global coverage.

If your company operates within the marine & offshore industries, contact us now to check if your travelling personnel are eligible to utilise our exclusive fares.

We work with the following marine travel sectors

Ship managers.

Navigating the complexities of maritime operations is seamless with our tailored marine travel solutions

Marine Engineers

Engineer your journeys with precision and reliability. Our marine travel services are designed to keep marine engineers on course, wherever their expertise is needed

Marine Surveyors and Electricians

Powering maritime excellence, our marine travel support ensures surveyors and electricians reach every port of inspection, ensuring safety and compliance

Marine Technicians

Setting sail with the right expertise onboard. Our travel services cater to marine technicians, providing a smooth journey to tackle technical challenges at sea

Crewing Agents

Smooth sailing starts with skilled crews. Our travel solutions connect crewing agents with talent worldwide, ensuring vessels are manned by the best in the business

Maritime Loss Adjusters

In the unpredictable world of claims, our marine travel services provide a steady course for loss adjusters, ensuring swift response and resolution in maritime matters

Maritime Security

Securing the seas demands a strategic approach. Our marine travel solutions support maritime security professionals in reaching their destinations promptly, safeguarding global waters

Exploration Vessels

Embark on explorations with confidence. Our marine travel services cater to the unique needs of exploration vessels, ensuring seamless journeys into uncharted waters

• Access to our specialist marine and shipping reservations team
• Expansive search, on each and every enquiry we will carry out a detailed search of the market-place
• Mitigating Duty of Care through our advanced tracking technology – locate and communicate, all from one central and reliable source
• Providing value and expertise to our clients in a variety of marine sectors to help move crew safely and efficiently to their required destinations
• Complete end-to-end trip management, by packaging all necessary functionality into one, universally accessible tool
• Improve travel policy compliance, by applying organisational preferences and approval controls to every search and booking
• Enhancing the visibility of crew and offshore personnel by automatically keeping track of their scheduled locations
• Automatically searches for lowest available fares in accordance with travel policy and duty of care
• Global airfare sourcing with instant ticketing through our dedicated booking portal. Access booking classes that may already be closed out to local markets
• In-built messaging with the very latest travel restriction information
• EFR traveller tracking system keeps both on and offshore personnel informed before, during and after every trips, by providing a real-time view of travel risks, traveller whereabouts and emergency incidents
• Identifying all affected crew travel plans with the opportunity to change journeys in order to avoid disruption and ensure crew arrive on time
• Enabling instant and direct communication with crew and travelling personnel in the event of an emergency
• Allowing crew managers and ship owners and finance departments to gain clarity on how their crew and personnel travel
• Showing real-time data in a dynamic format to ensure crew managers always have an up-to-date perspective of company-wide travel
• Identifying savings opportunities that can be achieved by reducing late booking patterns
• Delivery via a perpetual link for instant access to your dashboard at any time
• Track against specific travel budgets and identify appropriate steps to keep to them
• Perform peer benchmarking exercises to allow a more contextual understanding of marine travel
• Easy to access and simple to use mobile application, supports your crew and offshore personnel as they travel
• Mobile itineraries provide instant up-to-date access to booked flights, hotels and ground transfers
• Push alert notifications for instant updates to all crew and offshore personnel
• Giving instant access to real-time information, such as flight delays, departure gates and baggage reclaim points
• Integration seamlessly with each traveller’s passport, loyalty cards and personal preferences

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Offshore & marine travel, ground transport, accomodation, 24/7 emergency services, management reports.

” I have utilised WDT a couple of times now and they have always been very helpful. Able to place me on the flights I wish for and change them whenever required even when I have been overseas, which is always out of hours for them. I cannot recommend them highly enough and I now always use them for booking of any flights. “

” I have used WDT for the past year for our all our travel requirements which is mainly international travel. Their knowledge of many parts of the world is exceptional. They turn around requests very quickly and take the hassle of travel away from our management team. “

” Fantastic Company to deal with and staff really know their job and always so helpful. “

” I have used WDT on several occasions and have found the staff to be helpful and professional in trying to match my itinerary aspirations to the reality of available travel options. In doing this they have always researched all of the options and provided alternatives when the original plan was not easily achievable. “

” We have been a client of WDT for over 13 years during which time they have arranged the travel itineraries for our engineers and sales staff to the far-flung corners of the world. It is fair to say that we are delighted with their personable approach and attention to detail. Keep up the great work! “

” We have found WDT to be very efficient and work with us to find the best routes, times and pricing. Their out-of-hours service has been invaluable to us. “

” WDT provides first-class service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, what other company can offer you that! “

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Efr travel group acquires corporate travel specialist wd travel.

EFR Travel Group has acquired corporate travel management specialist WD Travel.

The move for the Glasgow-based firm is its third buyout in just the past four years.

EFR says the deal places it in the UK’s top 40 corporate travel providers.

WD offers a full service corporate travel management service with clients from across shipping, advertising, entertainment and IT.

Edward Rom, EFR founder and chief executive, said: “We look forward to working with [the WD team] to build up their very successful business still further.

“With their established client base and Scottish heritage, they complement our existing corporate travel businesses, EFR Corporate Travel and CSR Travel, perfectly.”

George Glen, WD Travel director, said the deal mark a “new stage” in the company’s history. “We are looking forward to continued development, growth and prosperity as part of this highly regarded travel company.”

John McEwan, EFR chairman, added: “As our third acquisition in four years, the addition of WD Travel to the EFR portfolio is part of our ongoing strategy of growing both organically and through the acquisition of appropriate companies.

“We now have a fantastic collection of travel businesses, ranging from corporate travel to private jets and luxury tour operators, and we look forward to developing this still further over the coming years.”

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EFR Travel Group, chaired by former Abta and Advantage chief John McEwan, is taking over Scottish business travel management specialist WD Travel.

The deal is the third in the past four years, placing Hertfordshire-based EFR Travel Group in the top 40 corporate travel providers in the UK.

Glasgow-based WD Travel was established 23 years ago and has a client base of industry sectors including shipping, advertising, oil and gas, bioscience, entertainment and IT.

EFR Travel Group founder and CEO Edward Rom said: “We are delighted to welcome the WDT team to the EFR family and look forward to working with them to build up their very successful business still further.

“With their established client base and Scottish heritage, they complement our existing corporate travel businesses, EFR Corporate Travel and CSR Travel, perfectly.”

WDT director George Glen added: ‘The directors and staff of WDT are excited to be joining the EFR Travel Group, moving on to a new stage in our history.

“We are looking forward to continued development, growth and prosperity as part of this highly regarded travel company.’

McEwan said: “As our third acquisition in four years, the addition of WDT to the EFR portfolio is part of our ongoing strategy of growing both organically and through the acquisition of appropriate companies.

“We now have a fantastic collection of travel businesses, ranging from corporate travel to private jets and luxury tour operators, and we look forward to developing this still further over the coming years.”

EFR a member of the Guild of Travel Management Companies and the WIN Global Partnership, with affiliates in more than 40 countries, and is a founder member of Virtuoso, EMEA.

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• Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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Specialists in Marine & Offshore Corporate Travel Management. Discover how WDT Travel can save you time and money on your corporate travel

WDT are Industry leaders in Corporate, Marine, Offshore & Shipping Travel Management. Independently owned and committed to providing exceptional service.

We provide a dedicated, comprehensive service to business and leisure travellers throughout the UK and overseas. Our team of highly experienced and knowledgeable consultants are on hand to provide you with an efficient and dedicated service, managing every aspect of your travel arrangements.  Our integrated Travel Solutions policy means that we streamline all your travel requirements and with our out-of-hours emergency assistance service available 24/7 you can just sit back, relax and enjoy your journey.

At WDT we have over 20 years experience of providing travel services to companies in the Shipping, Marine Security and Oil & Gas industries. Our highly professional consultants fully appreciate the complex nature of these industries and their often time-critical requirements and are fully committed to providing the highest standard of service.

With many clients in Europe’s oil capital, Aberdeen and others in worldwide locations including Dubai, Houston and Singapore, WDT’s 24/7 emergency assistance service guarantees comprehensive global coverage. Marine and offshore fares offer significant savings over normal rates and provide those eligible with greater flexibility with their travel arrangements.

If your company operates within the marine and offshore industries, contact us now to check if your travelling personnel are eligible to utilise these special fares.

” I have utilised WDT a couple of times now and they have always been very helpful. Able to place me on the flights I wish for and change them whenever required even when I have been overseas, which is always out of hours for them. I cannot recommend them highly enough and I now always use them for booking of any flights. “

” I have used WDT for the past year for our all our travel requirements which is mainly international travel. Their knowledge of many parts of the world is exceptional. They turn around requests very quickly and take the hassle of travel away from our management team. “

” I have used WDT on several occasions and have found the staff to be helpful and professional in trying to match my itinerary aspirations to the reality of available travel options. In doing this they have always researched all of the options and provided alternatives when the original plan was not easily achievable. “

” We have been a client of WDT for over 13 years during which time they have arranged the travel itineraries for our engineers and sales staff to the far-flung corners of the world. It is fair to say that we are delighted with their personable approach and attention to detail. Keep up the great work! “

” We have found WDT to be very efficient and work with us to find the best routes, times and pricing. Their out-of-hours service has been invaluable to us. “

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We’re a boutique travel agency in Giffnock, Glasgow offering exclusive holidays, escorted tours and luxury cruises worldwide. At Kenneth Macleod, we’re with you before, during and after your trip and are personally invested in helping you make lifelong memories.

The world is too interesting for us not to share it, so our team of dedicated travel consultants are on the ground exploring every corner. They live, love and breathe travel, and all of their knowledge goes into making every trip just right for you.

Whether you’re off on a trip of a lifetime or a weekend away, you can always expect first class service, every time with Kenneth Macleod Travel.

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Travel with confidence in the safe hands of an expert guide and the company of an intimate group of like-minded people. On an escorted tour you don’t have to spend any of your holiday time planning where to go or what to do next. And you don’t need to worry about missed connection, transfers or hassle.

Kenneth Macleod Travel are the experts in luxury cruising. Our close relationships with partners including Regent Seven Seas, Silversea, Crystal, River Cruising with Viking and Scenic enable us to offer variety and value in our sailings. We’re also specialised in helping solo cruisers find the perfect escape.

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A tailor-made holiday is one designed just for you. No two tailor-made travel experiences are ever the same and you’ll have total flexibility to travel at your own pace. Whether your trip is 2 days or 2 months long, our dedicated experts will craft a unique, personalised itinerary completely to your wishes.

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Standard Saloons can carry 4 passengers without luggage or 3 passengers with 3 suitcases. If a larger luggage load is required then a people carrier should be booked.

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Ecosse Travel provides professional and dependable private taxis for airport transfers and ground transport throughout Scotland.  We cover all the major Scottish Airports and our vast fleet network can cover work all over the UK.

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There has been a significant increase in travelling over the last decade or so with many of us travelling to more far flung destinations. As a result there has been an increase in preventable travel related illness.

If you’re visiting friends or family, backpacking on your gap year or heading off on a family holiday, you may require a Travel Health Assessment and also vaccinations to keep you safe. Many vaccinations are available for free on the NHS.

GP’s previously delivered travel health vaccines however, this service is now provided by your health board. To get the care and advice you need it is important that you seek an appointment in plenty of time before you travel.

We advise you to contact our services at least 8 weeks before your travel date .

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NHSGGC delivers its travel health services via two providers based on the area you live in. You can find services for your area below:

This service provides travel health advice, risk assessment and vaccination:

• Email: [email protected]
• Call: 0800 9176115

For travel health advice, risk assessment and vaccination, you can book your appointment online via www.nhsvaccines.co.uk or contact the service by email or phone.

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• Call: 0141 816 1002 .
• Address: 45 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6AE

This service is only for those residing within the NHSGGC Health Board area. If you live in another NHS Board area you can find your local provider here: www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

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If you are unable to provide this information at the time of your appointment it may cause a delay in you receiving any necessary vaccinations and you may have to return at a later date. If you have children attending with you, please bring the child’s red book or details of any vaccinations the child has received in school.

If you have an appointment to receive your travel vaccinations and are no longer able to attend, it is important you tell us as early as possible. Late cancellation or not attending your appointment result in a cost to the NHS and denies others the opportunity to receive an NHS travel health appointment.

We will not vaccinate you with Covid-19 unless this is a requirement for entry for a country you are travelling too. There are very low numbers of countries that require this now and information on the up to date list can be found on the Government website for the country you are travelling to.

A current list of countries that require Covid-19 vaccination for travel entry certification purposes can be found here: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements .

If you require covid vaccination for entry and haven’t had your primary course, please get in touch with the contact centre on 0800 917 6115 who will arrange an appointment.

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11th century, first mention.

Although archaeological evidence suggests that there was a large settlement in the location of Kursk before the 8th Century, Kursk was first mentioned in 1032 in the Hagiography of St Theodosius (Feodosi) of the Kiev-Caves, who grew up in Kursk which was by then already a large, developed and important city. In approximately 1095 Izyaslav Vladimirovich, a son of Vladimir Monomakh, became the first prince of Kursk although he only ruled there for a year as shortly afterwards he was elevated to prince of Murom. However Prince Izyalslav had enough time to build a fortress in Kursk, making the settlement one of the strongest on the borders of Kievan Rus.

12th Century

Princes of kursk.

As only a minor principality, the Kursk Principality did not always have its own prince and never had its own dynasty of Ryurikid princes. The principality often passed between the various factions of Ryurikid princes during this period of time when internecine wars were common. In 1127 Vsevolod Olgovich took Chernigov from his uncle. To stop Mstislav the Great interfering in this conflict Vsevolod gave him Kursk and the surrounding lands. In turn Mstislav the Great made his son Izyaslav prince of Kursk. Izyaslav Mstislavich ruled as prince of Kursk until 1130 when he became prince of Polotsk. The Olgovichy princes were able to regain Kursk in 1136 : Gleb Olgovich ruled Kursk up to his death in the city in 1138 and was followed by his younger brother Svyatoslav Olgovich who ruled in Kursk until 1139 when he returned to be prince of Novgorod. In 1146 Svyatoslav Olgovich became prince of Novgorod-Seversky, which included Kursk. Svyatoslav gave Kursk to Ivan Yurievich, son of his ally Yuri Dolgoruky. Ivan Yurievich died in 1147 and Svyatoslav gave the principality to Ivan's younger brother Gleb who ruled in Kursk until 1148 .

Tale of Prince Igor's Campaign

In 1161 Kursk once again had its own prince - Oleg Svyatoslavich, son of Svyatoslav Olgovich. Oleg ruled in Kursk until 1164 when he became prince of Novgorod-Seversky. Oleg's brother Vsevolod succeeded him in Kursk. Vsevolod Svyatoslavich was known as Vsevolod Bui-Tur, meaning something along the lines of Mighty Bull. As his sobriquet suggests he was known for his bravery in dealing with the Cumans (Polovtsians). In 1185 Prince Igor of Novgorod-Seversky led an unsuccessful campaign against the Cumans which is the subject of the famous 12th-century Tale of Prince Igor's Campaign. Prince Vsevolod Bui-Tur accompanied his brother on the campaign and also features as one of the heroes in the tale. Vsevolod Bui-Tur remained prince of Kursk until his death in 1196 .

13th Century

Mongol-tatar invasion of rus.

After Vsevolod Bui-Tur's death in 1196 , it is unclear who became prince of Kiev. It is possible that he was succeeded by his nephew Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich of Rylsk. In 1223 a Prince Oleg of Kursk participated in the Battle of River Kalka against the Mongols, Prince Oleg was a descendent of Prince Oleg Svyatoslavich of Novgorod-Seversky, possibly the son of Prince Svyatoslav Olgovich of Rylsk. After Prince Oleg, information on the princes of Kursk is unclear. In any case the principality came to an end in 1238 when Kursk was destroyed during the Mongol-Tatar Invasion of Rus. Later Kursk was once again devastated by Mongol-Tatar forces in response to the citizens of Kursk rising up against the Mongol representative there.

14th and 15th Centuries

The Mongol-Tatar Invasion significantly weakened Russian territories and Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania took advantage of this situation. In the 1350s Algirdas managed to capture the Chernigov and Novgorod-Seversky lands, including Kursk, and incorporated them into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Kursk would remain part of Lithuania up until the beginning of the 16th century. In 1402 Kursk is mentioned as a Lithuanian city in an agreement between Lithuania and the Teutonic Order. Throughout the 15th century the city was raided by Crimean Tatars and the Nogais.

16th Century

Russian-lithuanian wars.

The Russian-Lithuanian War of 1500 - 1503 was very successful for Russia which gained control of one-third of Lithuanian territory, including Kursk. After the Russian-Lithuanian War of 1507 - 1508 a peace treaty was signed between Russia and Lithuania under which Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old of Lithuania recognised the territory won by Grand Prince Ivan III of Rus during the 1500 - 1503 war as territory of Russia. In 1597 Tsar Fyodor I had a new fortress constructed in Kursk to protect it from Crimean Tatar raids.

17th Century

Znamensky monastery.

Kursk was one of the first cities to declare its support of the First False Dmitri in 1604 . When Dmitri was in Kursk he demanded the Our Lady of the Kursk Root Icon be brought to him and later he took it with him to Moscow. In 1612 Polish interventionists began besieging the Kursk fortress. The defenders refused to surrender even though the situation looked hopeless. Legend has it they made an oath to build a monastery should the Virgin Mary protect them. Several weeks later the siege was lifted and the fortress did not fall. The defenders immediately began to fulfil their oath and built a wooden church dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. In approximately 1615 , Tsar Michael returned the Our Lady of the Kursk Root Icon to the nearby Korennaya Hermitage and in 1618 the icon was transferred to a newly established monastery in Kursk. It remained in Kursk thereafter only returning to the Korennaya Hermitage on annual religious processions. In 1649 on the orders of Tsar Michael a new  stone cathedral was built especially to house the icon and from this point onwards the monastery became known as the Znamensky monastery.

18th Century

Administrative reform.

In 1708 Kursk became part of the Kiev Governorate and in 1727 part of the Belgorod Governorate. In 1779 it was elevated to the administrative centre of the Kursk Viceroyalty. A coat of arms was officially approved for the city in 1780 which depicts three partridges flying on a blue strip on a silver background. In 1781 there was a major fire in Kursk and subsequently a new general plan was adopted for the city. Kursk became the administrative centre of the  in 1797 .

19th Century

Our lady of the kursk root icon and religious processions.

In the mid-19th century the religious procession with the Our Lady of the Kursk Root Icon from Kursk's Znamensky Monastery to the nearby Korennaya Hermitage became one of the biggest religious events in the empire and tens of thousands of people took part in it. In 1883 the artist Ilya Repin depicted this religious procession in his famous painting in which he shows the various social strata in Russia at the time. In 1898 an anarchist placed a bomb in the Our Lady of the Sign Cathedral of the Znamensky Monastery under the Our Lady of the Kursk Root Icon. The explosion caused great damage to the cathedral but when the priest found the silver case of the icon in the rubble, he discovered that the icon itself has miraculously survived.

20th Century

In 1917 Soviet power was declared in Kursk, but the volunteer army of General Anton Denikin briefly occupied the city from September to November 1919 when the Soviets retook the city. When Denikin's army left Kursk they took with them the Our Lady of the Kursk Root Icon, which was eventually taken to the USA where it remains today. In 1934 Kursk became the centre of the newly-established Kursk Region.

Second World War

On 29 August 1941 Kursk experienced its first bombing raid by the Luftwaffe and on 1 November 1941 the city was attacked. Kursk fell two days later on 3 November 1941 and was only liberated on 8 February 1943 by the 60th army of the Voronezh Front. The liberation of Kursk resulted in what is known as the Kursk Salient - a Soviet-controlled bulge on the frontline around the city. It was obvious to the Soviets that soon Hitler would launch an attempt to recapture the city. Marshal Zhukhov was among those who argued that the Red Army should go on the defensive and only once the Nazis had been exhausted should they launch a counter-attack. This proved to be a successful tactic and at the Battle of the Kursk Salient, which was fought between 5 July to 23 August 1943 , the Soviets were victorious, although at a very high cost. The Battle of Prokhorovka (often also called the Battle of Kursk) took place during the Battle of the Kursk Salient in Prokhorovka outside Belgorod and was the largest tank battle in history. After the Battle of the Kursk Salient, the Nazis remained on the defensive for the rest of the war.

21st Century

After the fall of the Soviet Union, many of Kursk's churches were once again reopened.  This included the Znamensky Monastery and the new century saw the religious procession from the monastery to the Korennaya Hermitage being revived and gaining in popularity.  In 2007 Kursk was awarded the title of City of Military Glory for the “courage, endurance and mass heroism, demostrated by defenders of the city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland”.

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