It has become the norm for officialdom to refer to the travelling people as "Gypsy/Travellers," which seems to be the current pigeon-hole, for lumping them altogether under one "convenient" heading.

Travellers are not gypsies and vice versa. Most of the Scottish travellers are now "settled, at least for part of the year, but they are still very aware of their culture and background. They are stil travellers in their attitude and in their minds.