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Easter Holiday rail travel: industrial action planned

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:38 No Comments

There’s more travel misery ahead for anyone planning to travel by rail during the Easter school holidays after rail staff belonging to the RMT and TSSA unions announced their intention to strike.
Although rail travel during the Easter weekend will be unaffected, industrial action has been planned between the hours of 06:00 and 10:00, and between [...]

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British Tourism Week starts

Monday, March 15, 2010 22:14 No Comments

British Tourism Week started today with the official launch at the Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales - the home of this year’s Ryder Cup. Although officially running from 15 - 21 March, the annual British Tourism Week was heralded in by the illumination of Hadrian’s Wall on Saturday, 13 March.
This week-long campaign, now in its [...]

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New owners for Hoseasons

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 19:05 No Comments

The Exchange and Rentals business arm of Wyndham Worldwide is set to acquire Hoseasons Holdings Ltd in a deal said to be worth around $60 million.
Suffolk based Hoseasons was established in the 1940s and currently offers more than 15,000 lodges, cottages, villas, caravans and boats across seven European countries. Hoseasons brands include: Bowhills, holidaybank, Dales [...]

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Beautiful British holiday destinations in pictures

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 19:28 No Comments

If you are ever in any doubt about how beautiful Britain is just check out the Guardian’s Britain’s best view gallery which features stunning photos that just make you want to go on holiday now!
Personally, my favourite has to be the Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye which won first place in [...]

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TV Company seeks British family for staycation television programme

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 16:56 No Comments

I’ve been contacted by Christian Roudaut, a French television reporter, preparing a TV package for the Franco-German channel Arte on “staycation” in Britain.
He is looking for a British family who would normally go on holiday abroad and who has decided to stay in Britain this summer (weakness of the pound, credit crunch, no airport stress, [...]

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British holiday weather forecast is ‘odds on for a barbecue summer’

Friday, May 1, 2009 0:05 No Comments

If you are yet to book your summer holiday and are still weighing up whether to take a British holiday or one abroad, maybe the latest forecast for the Met Office may sway you in favour of staying in the UK.
According to today’s summer forecast, summer 2009 is ‘odds on for a barbecue summer’.
Chief Meteorologist [...]

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Britons overlook British tourist attractions

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 18:03 No Comments

It’s a sad state of affairs if a survey commissioned by Vauxhall Motors is representative of the whole of the UK population.
Sky News reported yesterday that a survey conducted on behalf of the car manufacturer found that Britons will only see an average of 28 British towns and cities in their lifetime – a mere [...]

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Tourism Concern calls for end of mega-resorts

Monday, March 9, 2009 17:47 No Comments

If ever there was a more pressing reason for taking a staycation this year it has to be the recent press release from Tourism Concern, the independent organisation fighting exploitation in tourism.
Tourism Concern highlights the effects of large-scale tourism on poor communities in developing countries and is calling for a stop to the development of [...]

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UK to end reciprocal health agreement with Jersey

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 18:22 2 Comments

Travel insurance will be a must after 31 March 2009 for travel between Jersey and the UK.
Anyone living in the UK and visiting Jersey, or living in Jersey and visiting the UK after 31 March 2009, needs to be aware that from 1 April 2009 the reciprocal health agreement that has been in place between [...]

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Pontin’s announces £50m investment in holiday parks

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 17:43 No Comments

As the weak pound attracts increasing numbers of tourists from abroad, Pontin’s is gearing itself up to accommodate additional visitors.
Less than a month after it announced the decision to close Pontin’s Hemsby, Ocean Parcs – the owner of Pontin’s – has announced a huge £50 million investment to develop and refurbish its holiday parks.
The investment [...]

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