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Donald Trump's Scottish businesses hit as website cancels sales of spa days at his luxury golf resort

Website says it took the decision to cancel sales because it was 'entirely divorced and in disagreement with Donald Trump's politics'

Matt Dathan
Online political reporter
Thursday 10 December 2015 14:00 GMT
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Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up during Republican presidential debate.
Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up during Republican presidential debate. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

A website selling spa days at one of Donald Trump's luxury golf resorts in Scotland have been cancelled following his call for a ban on all Muslims from entering the United States.

The Republican presidential candidate was already stripped of his role as a business ambassador for Scotland by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and deals and events website Itison.com has now decided to break its links with the Trump Turnberry resort in Ayrshire.

Mr Trump shocked the world on Monday when he issued a statement calling for a "complete shutdown" of Muslim immigration to the US and later he said the ban should remain in place until authorities "can figure out" Muslim attitudes to the US.

Responding to complaints from customers who had demanded a boycott of Mr Trump's Scottish businesses, Itison.com said: "We are entirely divorced and in disagreement with the politics and given the recent developments we should never have featured this deal on our site, and for that we are truly sorry.

"We have a long history of working with this Scottish resort and the great team that work there.

"However, we will not run any further deals given the current political situation and have removed this deal from our site."

The Turnberry golf course, which has hosted the Open Championship on numerous occasions, is one of two famous golf courses Mr Trump owns in Scotland.

Mr Trump bought the Turnberry hotel and golf resort in 2014 but it is his other golf course in Aberdeenshire that has courted controversy.

He objected to the construction of wind farms in view of the Balmedie course but lost his appeal earlier this year.

And he faced a fierce battle with local residents when he first bought the Menie estate in 2006 due to the area being designated as a site of special scientific interest.

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