The Trump Organization and President Trump himself have been directly involved in developing a partnership between his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland and Glasgow Prestwick Airport since 2014, according to the New York Times.
The partnership, which began a year before Trump’s presidential campaign kicked off, worked to add Trump Turnberry to a list of hotels used by the airports aircrew, despite the fact that it is significantly farther away from the airport than other hotels used in a similar manner and has higher advertised prices, according to the Times.
Executives with the organization met with airport officials for talks on how to drive more referrals, according to the Times, citing documents obtained through the Scottish Freedom of Information law.
The Pentagon and the airport both confirmed to the Times that the airport has a separate arrangement with the U.S. Air Force to refuel American planes and arrange hotel accommodations.
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Air Force plane stops at Prestwick have increased from 180 in 2017 to 257 in 2018 and 259 so far, including 220 overnight stays, in 2019. Air Force officials could not tell the Times how many times crews had been sent to Trump Turnberry specifically but said they are combing through vouchers to determine the exact count.
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Trump had deal with airport to send aircrews to his Scotland resort: report https://t.co/n2TjWPXQEW pic.twitter.com/zr8Frnmlg4
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