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Juice Festival: Kicks Off Today in Newcastle
Posted by: andrewmcd on: October 22, 2009
The Juice festival for young people in Newcastle gets under way today. Sadly, we have never managed to get along to any of the events last year (and we wont get there this year either!) – we have heard from friends of ours that is is always some great stuff happening.
Juice is now into its [...]
Hotels in Brighton for May Bank Holiday
Posted by: andrewmcd on: May 15, 2009
We’ve spoken about our love of Brighton before and the chance has come to go and visit again.
Yes, amazingly its that time of year again – the traditional UK May bank holiday is almost upon us. If, like us, you are looking for a great traditional ‘beach and candy floss’ weekend then you could do [...]
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Tax Dilemma
Posted by: boydie on: April 22, 2009
The Caribbean tourism and hotel industry is standing up against the UK’s decision to apply U.K Air Passenger Duty, as of November 2009 passengers travelling from Great Britain will face paying an extra £50 per person per economy flight and £100 per flight per person per higher class flights and are likely to be increased [...]
Edinburgh Links – Hotels, Restaurants and Attractions
Posted by: andrewmcd on: April 21, 2009
We have posted previously of our fondness for Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Edinburgh’s unique geographical situation surely give it the distinction of being the most beautiful city in Britain. The dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle is a sight that wows millions of tourists every year.
A city as rich in culture and history as [...]
Hotels Moving into 2009
Posted by: andrewmcd on: January 28, 2009
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Hello everyone, firstly we apologise for not posting for a while – a belated happy 2009 to everyone. Anyway, on with business, and it seems these days that all we seem to hear is bad news. The effects of the “Global Financial Crisis” are beginning to filter through into almost every area of society. Obviously, [...]
Dubai Atlantis $20m Opening Extravaganza
Posted by: andrewmcd on: November 21, 2008
These are difficult financial times for the travel sector. Bookings are suffering and there is a general air of doom and gloom permeating throughout the industry. Therefore, it is with a degree of catharsis that we witnessed the $20m no-expense spared opening ceremony of the Dubai Atlantis. This was a Beijing- Olympics-ceremony-mocking display of wealth [...]
5 Reasons to visit Scotland
Posted by: andrewmcd on: September 19, 2008
The ex-first minister of Scotland Jack McConnell tried to brand Scotland the ‘Best Small Country in the World’. Although this rather patronising slogan has since been shelved, the truth is that McConnell was not far off the mark – Scotland is a fantasic place to visit. It offers something for everyone – here are some [...]
Minister Attacks UK Hotel Quality
Posted by: andrewmcd on: September 4, 2008
Yes, you read that right. Patricia Hodge – the UK Tourism Minister – has lambasted the industry she is supposed to be representing by telling Holiday Which? Magazine that: “…….hotels are expensive and I worry about the quality.” Quite unbelievable – its unlikely that any of her European Counterparts would display such negativity towards their [...]
Scottish Hotel Sector Optimistic
Posted by: andrewmcd on: August 19, 2008
Came across this interesting article in The Scotsman today. Apparently, although Scottish occupancy and room yield fell dramatically in May compared to the rest of the UK (6.8% to 0.3%), the sector remains in a relatively buoyant state (particularly boutique hotel properties). Hopefully this is good news for us consumers, and we wont see a [...]
Back to Brighton
Posted by: andrewmcd on: July 22, 2008
Looks like ill be dusting off the old Vespa and heading back to Brighton sooner than expected! – Whilst im there, i might try and check out the Games EDU conference thats happening from the 29th till the 31st of July. Ive been reading a few blogs, trying to find out what else is going [...]
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