Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 29 Travel companies in Edinburgh. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Travel Companies & Startups (Edinburgh)
Skyscanner
Skyscanner operates as a trips meta-search engine company.
Founder(s): Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes, Gareth Williams
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Internet, Service Industry, Transportation, Travel, Travel Agency
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Coastr
Coastr provides car rentals to establish trust & customer delight by small car hire agencies using an AI driven marketplace platform.
Founder(s): Biswajit Kundu Roy
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Auto Insurance, Car Sharing, Software, Travel
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Make it Social
Make it Social, the Social Booking Technology.
Founder(s): Eddie Robb
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Social, Ticketing, Travel
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Ember Core
Ember Core is building the future of intercity travel – all-electric coaches that you can book and track from an app.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Internet, Transportation, Travel
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Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is a bus transportation company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Transportation, Travel
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Dorsai Travel
Modern Corporate Travel Management
Founder(s): Edward Taylor, Ross McNairn
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Travel
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Travel Massive
World’s largest community of travel industry insiders, leaders & innovators.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Leisure, Travel
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Rabbie’s Tours
Rabbie’s Tours is a tour service provider around the UK & Ireland.
Founder(s): Robin Worsnop
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Tourism, Travel
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Trippo
A mobile app that allows users to capture and organize travel ideas they discovered on ANY app or website by simply taking a screenshot.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Apps, Travel
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Euan’s Guide
Euan’s Guide: Disabled Access Reviews by disabled people for disabled people
Founder(s): Euan MacDonald, Kiki MacDonald
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Lifestyle, Travel
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The Edinburgh Collection
The Edinburgh Collection offers information about the finest hotels and serviced apartments as well as accommodation & hospitality services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Hotel, Travel Accommodations
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80 DAYS
80 DAYS are marketing experts that provides hospitality and travel brands to life through digital designs and winning marketing campaigns.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Travel
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Absolute Escapes
Absolute Escapes is an involved in self-guided walking holidays in the UK & Ireland, tailor-made travel across Scotland, England and Wales.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Travel, Travel Accommodations, Travel Agency
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ExecSpace
ExecSpace is a venue finding agency that offers event management, accommodation, and virtual meeting services for various clients.
Founder(s): Emma Little
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Event Management, Events, Travel Accommodations, Video Conferencing
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Edinburgh Bus Tours
Edinburgh Bus Tours is Scotland’s second most popular paid-for visitor attraction and offers a five-star visitor experience.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Tourism, Transportation, Travel
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Traveltech for Scotland
Traveltech for Scotland is here to get behind Scotland’s traveltech pioneers and to help sustainable tourism recovery.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Tourism, Travel
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LovTransfers
Platform for city-2-city ground transportation
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Software, Transportation, Travel
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Roomwise
Roomwise is a travel agency that provides accomodation booking services for customers.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Tourism, Travel Accommodations, Travel Agency
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Greatbase
Greatbase specializes in managing holiday apartments as well as provides rental services to corporates and residents.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Property Management, Rental, Travel
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Reserve Apartments
Reserve Apartments provides web-based solutions for the short term letting/self catering market.
Founder(s): Gareth Thomas
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Publishing, Software, Travel
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SkySurprise
Surprise flights for spontaneous travellers.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Travel
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Transvercia Chauffeur Drive
Transvercia Chauffeur Drive offers corporate, airport travel, and sporting events with personalized tour services for visitors.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Fleet Management, Transportation, Travel
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Citycabs
Citycabs taxis can also be used for the collection and delivery of parcels, documents.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Car Sharing, Taxi Service, Transportation, Travel
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Scotland’s Hotels of Distinction
Scotland’s Hotels of Distinction is a website to book privately owned hotels in Scotland.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Travel, Travel Accommodations, Web Design
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Travel Direct
Travel Direct offers travel services through visa processing, legalizations, and translations for certain countries.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Document Preparation, Legal, Translation Service, Travel
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Morningside Travel
Morningside is an independent travel agent based in Edinburgh.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Travel
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Iconic Tours
Iconic Tours is a travel company that offers walking tours, driving tours, and photography tours in small groups in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Tourism, Travel, Travel Agency
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Radical Travel Group
Radical Travel Group is a collective of like-minded companies that share a passion for travel.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Tourism, Travel
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Business Tourism Solutions
BTS is a professional services firm that specializes in business and marketing strategy and implementation.
Founder(s): Stewart Walker
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Marketing, Leisure, Marketing, Tourism, Travel
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