ASSC Autumn Talks – Free Member Tickets Now Live

Member FREE Place – Please Follow the Step by Step Guide available for ALL our Autumn Talks:

How to Book your FREE Member Ticket

  1. Click on the Button below to take you to eventbrit
  2. Click on the ‘Tickets’ button on eventbrite
  3. Enter Promo Code BEFORE going to ‘check out’
  4. Promo Code:   Member2020
  5. Click ‘Apply’
  6. Click ‘Checkout’ (1 delegate ticket per booking)
  7. Enter your details
  8. Click ‘Register’

Then
You’ll receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite
Then nearer the time you’ll receive a link for the webinar via email.
See you there!

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ASSC Launches ‘Autumn Talks’: Tickets Live

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unparalleled challenges and uncertainty for us all. While our sector has behaved in an exemplary fashion, we’ve had to take some difficult decisions. The latest of which is to cancel our Annual Conference and Exhibition, which was due to be held on 27 October 2020 at the Glasgow Hilton.

Despite this disappointing news, we remain resolute in our aims of continuing to share knowledge, build upon the extensive support already given to our membership, facilitating continued networking and collaboration, and continuing to support our members. We have therefore decided to organise a series of exciting and informative weekly webinars – to be called “Autumn Talks” – commencing Tuesday 1 September 2020 at 11am for five weeks.

BOOK YOUR TICKET for the Launch Event HERE.

Attendance at the Autumn Talks will be free to ASSC members as a way of continuing to add value to the already cost-effective membership. Attendance will be £20 including VAT to non-ASSC members. We will also extend invitations to our valued external partner organisations, including the Professional Association of Self-Caterers, Wales Tourism Alliance, as well as to other industry associations and organisations in order maintain our commitment to the wider tourism industry at a time at which they need our support more than ever.

The webinar format will be based around 2 or 3 maximum presentations followed by a Questions & Answers session open to all participants, during a one-hour session.

Our first Autumn Talk on Tuesday 1st September is entitled LEADERSHIP, RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES 

We are delighted to announce the speakers:

Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, will participate. He will provide us with a ”State of the Nation” update for tourism in Scotland. After an understandably anxious start, communities across Scotland have begun to welcome visitors back, and the tourism industry is starting on the long road to recovery, putting the safety of their guests and staff at the heart of everything they do.

Marc Crothall, Chief Executive of The Scottish Tourism Alliance has also kindly agreed to join this significant Talk speaking about the role of STA and how together with the tourism sector groups such as ASSC and UK counterparts they have been effective in getting our industry voice heard louder than the rest and get the traction and the many positive responses from governments to date – “Leadership & Collaboration – is a must to drive recovery and our future success!”.

Fiona Campbell, Chief Executive of ASSC, will Chair the session and provide an overview of the self-catering sector: the impact of Covid-19; upcoming threats to the sector and opportunities during economic recovery and beyond.

In addition, we are anticipating the programme to cover the following topics (this is not an exhaustive list):

  • Optimising marketing opportunities through collaboration
  • Dynamic pricing and flexible cancellation terms
  • Answering ongoing queries and considerations surrounding cleaning and laundry requirements in light of Covd-19
  • Re-booting your business via social media and digital marketing channels
  • Securing more bookings and improve owner margins
  • Tax & financial advice

Autumn Talks Programme

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We look forward to seeing you in September

Key Sponsor

ASSC invites you to grab a cuppa with a Tunnock’s Teacake and sit back, relax and enjoy our series of Autumn Talks

 

“Thomas Tunnock Ltd is delighted to be associated with and support the ASSC. We view this sector as hugely important to our economy and believe it has fantastic growth potential, even more so now that more and more people are choosing to holiday at home.”

Autumn Talks is supported by

 

Member Offer from Kinrara Distillery

Kinrara Distillery

The ASSC has teamed up with Aviemore based gin-maker, Kinrara Distillery, to help make sure members can keep themselves and their guests safe as the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and life and business returns to normal.

As a membership organisation made up of innovative, dynamic, and entrepreneurial small businesses, the ASSC is delighted to partner with Kinrara who will be providing their globally recognised hand sanitiser to ASSC members.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kinrara Distillery lost nearly all of its trade through pubs, bars, restaurants and independent retailers.

Fortunately, they were able to repurpose the distillery into the production of World Health Organisation recipe hand sanitiser.

Kinrara are now encouraging shops and businesses to make sure that they can get back to business safely with their 80 percent alcohol hand sanitiser.

And, of course, enjoy a gin and tonic or two…

While the market is currently flooded with larger firms making hand sanitiser with a reduced alcohol content, Kinrara’s product is 80 percent alcohol (as recommended by WHO) and is therefore ideal for use in ASSC members’ properties.

Kinrara are a small Scottish business and are keen to support other small Scottish businesses.

They make their gin and hand sanitiser just outside Aviemore in the Cairngorm National Park and can ship anywhere in the UK.

It has never been more important that Scottish businesses be able to rely on each other and so we’re delighted to welcome this new relationship which will benefit both organisations.

Kinrara Distillery Price List for ASSC Members

ASSC Chief Executive, Fiona Campbell, said:

“Scottish self-caterers appreciate the importance of supporting small Scottish businesses and so the opportunity to partner with a great company like Kinrara was something we could not pass up.

“In addition to their delicious gin, Kinrara also make a brilliant hand sanitiser product that our members will be proud to stock in their properties.

“The safety and security of our guests and members is of paramount importance to us and we’re delighted to be working with the great guys at Kinrara to reassure everyone involved of our commitment to this.”

Kinrara Distillery Commercial Manager, Luke Fenton, said:

“We were proud to turn the majority of our commercial operation over to the production of much-needed hand sanitiser for an extended period during the COVID-19 pandemic; we felt that we were doing our duty.

“Now, as Scotland’s economy continues to reopen, we’re delighted to offer ASSC members this special offer, to help reduce their costs and make sure that everyone stays safe as we move into the next stage of the recovery.

“We encourage ASSC members to take us up on this offer and perhaps even buy a bottle or two of gin; while hand sanitiser is great at keeping your hands clean, it’s not much use over ice with tonic – we’ve got other products that are perfect for that.”

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