Some clinical trials require participation from an extremely limited population, meaning that sponsors are often eager to ensure that all qualified subjects are able to participate. Over ten years of providing travel management services for trial sponsors in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, Colpitts has grown flexible in accommodating very unique requirements that must be…
When selecting the location of your next event it is important to consider the logistics before making a decision. You may have found an excellent hotel in a great city but is the airport served well from the locations your delegates will be travelling from? Read on for four key factors to consider before making…
In a recent survey published in The Business Travel Magazine, Wi-Fi was listed as the single most important perk for the business traveller, even eclipsing breakfast! In an age where technology is everything, it doesn’t matter if you’re a frequent business traveller or going for your annual holiday, being connected and having access to Wi-Fi…
After nearly three years of deliberation the Davies Commission on airport expansion has given its opinion and backed a third runway at Heathrow. The Heathrow expansion is seen as the best short-term option to keep Britain competitive with its European rivals, such as Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. However, we are still a…
Colpitts World Travel continues its relationship as a key travel provider for one of the leading global arts festivals, bringing some of the world’s greatest performers to Scotland’s capital city this summer. For the fifth straight year the company is managing travel arrangements for the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), handling visits from the London Symphony…
At Colpitts we deal with application forms for business visas every day. Here are our top 6 tips to ensure your visa application is accepted in record time! 1. Know what visa you want This may be stating the obvious however each country has a vast range of visas; tourist, business, work, conference, student, short…
Everyone wants to be a winner – and when the prize is a fabulous vacation spot, winning is even better. Although individualized incentive trips are a great alternative if a group trip is not possible, you get far more ROI when a group trip is planned. Very simply, the group comes back after a fabulous…
Colpitts World Travel is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its European operation. The US-based company, founded in 1890, opened its Edinburgh-based Europe headquarters in 1995 as part of a strategic decision to globally expand the business. From humble beginnings with a small office on the outskirts of Edinburgh Airport, Colpitts has flourished into an operation…
For the second year in a row Colpitts World Travel has handled the most visa requests for client trips to China and Russia. The 2014 figures, which have just been released, highlight how Colpitts organised 418 visas for 41 different countries over the 12 month period, up from nine per cent from the previous year.…
When organising clinical trials one of the key factors for both patient and sponsor is making the travel arrangements to and from the site. We look at the different types of special assistance required for patient travel. Mobility How mobile are the people travelling to your clinical trial? Travellers may require wheelchair assistance; if they…