Posts Tagged ‘
Blackpool ’
Oct 24th, 2019 |
By The Editor
And you thought that Blackpool just had lights stretching along the front and that was it!
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Blackpool, Blackpool Illuminations, Lightpool Festival
Aug 15th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Whatever the truth of where the origin of national Riller Coaster Day comes from, there are over fifty in the UK and Ireland
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Big Dipper - Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Cu Chulainn, Icon-Blackpool Pleasure Beach, National Roller Coaster Day, The Hornet - Flambards, The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley
Apr 7th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
As well as wondering why fewer of us are going to the Spanish region of Andalucia, Adrian considers restrictions in the Galapagos and Edinburgh and whether his mobile phone is covered by his travel insurance policy.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 7th April 2018
Tags: Albania, Andalucia, Beijing, Blackpool, British passport printing, Broadway, City of Derry Airport, De La Rue, Ecuador, Edinburgh, Galapagos Islands, Gemalto, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, Hainan Airlines, Sante Fe Islands, spain, Thai Airways, toll roads, travel insurance
Mar 31st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel lets you in what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel industry this month
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: April 2018
Tags: Air Baltic, Australia, Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin, Blackpool, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Brisbane, Brits, Chengdu, China, city, Commonwealth Games, Ecuador, Europe, Greeks, Hainan, Hainan Airlines, Harry Met Sally, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Mamma Mia, Maryland, New York, pets, Queensland, Quito, Sex and the City, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, solo, solo travellers, South America, Travel, Turkey, Xian
Jul 29th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
With the summer holidays underway, Adian looks at where we are going, some of the problems and ends with Jet 2, the only travel company in the top 50 for customer satisfaction according to the ICS.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: July 29th 2017
Tags: ABTA, Barra, Blackpool, booking patterns, Dundee Airport, easyjet, Formentera, Ibiza, Institute of Customer Service, Inverness Airport, Islay, Jet 2, Jetlag, Mallorca, Menorca, Pavilion Theatre- Blackpool, Ryanair, Seattle, spain, Tenby, Thomas Cook Airlines, travel insurance, Turkey, Wick Airport
Nov 5th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Never underestimate a dragon. It has been responsible for attracting visitors to heritage sites in Wales just as Taylor Swift has attracted people to New York. They are just two items that Adrian includes in his Saturday column this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 5th November 2016
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Blackpool, British Airways, CADW, GRAMMY Museum®, Japan, London - Hyde Park, Monarch, Natural History Museum, New York, Nottingham, Nottingham Trail, Oakland, Sharm El Sheikh, the Taylor Swift Experience, Wizz
Aug 8th, 2016 |
By The Editor
To other countries and regions of the UK I say where are your equivalent events?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on The Great Exhibition of the North
Tags: Blackpool, Bradford, DCMS, Department of Culture etc, Great Exhibition of the North, Newcastle Gateshead, Sheffield
Jun 30th, 2016 |
By The Editor
What Blackpool also has is promotional nous to make the most of what it has and to get out and tell people that it is there.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Blackpool booms
Tags: Blackpool, Madame Tussauds Blackpool, Merlin Entertainments, Sandcastle Waterpark, SEA LIFE Blackpool, The Blackpool Tower Dungeon
Dec 25th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Personally the traditional Christmas meal holds no appeal for me. At least it didn’t until SEA LIFE Blackpool told me what it had in store for its sea inhabitants this year.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Your Christmas day meal?
Tags: Blackpool, Christmas lunch, Scott's Porage Oats, SEA LIFE Blackpool
May 29th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Last year the town and resort lunched a publicity campaign and it’s worked. An additional 200,000 people visited the popular seaside destination.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Blackpool is buoyant
Tags: #BlackpoolsBack, Blackpool
Feb 28th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Golfing in the Algarve, a circus extravaganza in Bayeux and the success of Blackpool are just some of the things that caught Adrian’s eye this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 28th February 2015
Tags: Algarve, Bayeux, Birmingham, Blackpool, Christmas Markets, Cornwall, Holland, Jim Clark Room, Mohammed Reza Amirinia, Newark Air Museum, Philadelphia, Very Bello, Virgin Atlantc
Nov 29th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
Bournemouth and Blackpool took some knocks his week, Israel put on display recently found antiquities and where is the tallest Christmas tree in the UK?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 29th November 2014
Tags: Blackpool, Bournemouth, Broneirion, Inter City Railways, Israel, Majorca, Maldives, Palma Pass, Suunto, The Israel Museum, Tower of David Museum, Visist Scotland
May 29th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Robin Hood might be spinning in his grave now – if he had a grave – because Nottingham castle has received nearly £13 million to redevelop the site. It might make it even more difficult to storm the castle and rescue Maid Marion or one of his merry men.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Bath Abbey, Beamish, Blackpool, Canterbury Cathedral, Heritage Lottery Fund, Nottingham Castle, Plymouth, Robin Hood
Mar 26th, 2013 |
By The Editor
When looking at the weather forecast for Easter, you’d be forgiven for thinking spring has been put on hold. We think the occasional rain shower is part of England’s charm, but if that doesn’t wash with you why not enjoy Blighty’s great array of indoor attractions – the perfect backup plan for when the dark clouds appear
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Plan B
Tags: Blackpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cornwall, Easter, Eden Project, English Riviera, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, River Dart
Mar 2nd, 2013 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. Read on to find out why it’s a good month for Sri Lanka, if not Scunthorpe…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: March 2013
Tags: Alton Towers, Beijing, Blackpool, Bradford, Britain, China, Garrett McNamara, House of Mutt, Las Vegas, Norway, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, Scunthorpe, Sri Lanka, UK
Sep 24th, 2012 |
By The Editor
As the evenings draw in and hours of darkness begin to increase, VisitEngland rounds up some of the nation’s best after dark experience
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
Comments Off on Purple Flag week shines a light on England after dark
Tags: Blackpool, Dorset, England, Exmoore National Park, Jack the Ripper, Kileder Forest, Northumberland National Park, Petticoat Lane, Purple Flag Week, River Cam, Shard, Spitalfields, The Natural History Musuem, UK, V&A, York
Sep 3rd, 2012 |
By The Editor
As children around the country return to school after a summer holiday packed with fun and adventure, we asked GoSeeDo.com for a super selection of UK-based activities to help combat those back to school blues and make learning fun
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Blackpool, Cadbury, Dickens World, England, Loch Ness, London, London Zoo, Regent's Park, Scotland, Shakespeare, UK, Warwick Castle, Weymouth, Yarmouth
Aug 27th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Insolvency rates rocket in UK coastal areas
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Basildon, Blackpool, England, Essex, Plymouth, Southend, Wales
Aug 4th, 2012 |
By The Editor
England is a country world-renowned for its history. Our ancient lineage of Kings and Queens, revered historic architecture and deep-seated traditions bring visitors from near and far. But the country’s history is also peppered with tales of smuggling and witchcraft, piracy and ghostly hauntings, which lend a more sinister side to many of England’s popular destinations. Here, VisitEngland looks at some of the country’s darker tourist attractions
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Blackpool, British Pullman, Chester, East London, England, Kent, Lancashire, Nottingham, Somerset, York
Jul 30th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Literatours, Sci-Fi Adventures, the Kate effect, Horrible Histories and set-jetting (still!) will be among the key travel trends of 2013, according to the national tourist board, VisitEngland
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
Comments Off on VisitEngland announces its travel trends for 2013
Tags: Alan Partridge, Blackpool, cambridge, Danny Boyle, Dickens, England, Isle of Wight, Jack the Ripper, James Bond, Jane Austen, Kate Middleton, Kensington Palace, Kent, Lock, Norfolk, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare, Somerset, Spitalfields, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Westleton Crown, Visit England, War of the Roses, Weymouth, Wimbledon, Yorkshire
Jun 20th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Stuck for something to do with the kids this summer? Consider a break in Blackpool, where there’s a wealth of activity for the whole family to enjoy
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on The best of Blackpool
Tags: Blackpool, Blackpool Tower Dungeon, Madame Tussauds, Pleasure Beach, SEA LIFE Blackpool
May 27th, 2011 |
By The Editor
With the bank holiday and half term break starting in most places today you may fancy enjoying the sunshine by visiting a beach near you. How do you choose? By selecting the closest? The one you’ve always gone to? Or perhaps you take note of the Good Beach Guide and pick one that is in the Good Beach Guide?
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news |
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Tags: Blackpool, Cornwall, Good Beach Guide, Isle of Man, Marine Conservation Society, Par
Jul 2nd, 2010 |
By The Editor
CD Traveller tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot and what’s not for July 2010
Tags: Air France, APD, Blackpool, Cathay Pacific, Gatwick, Mexico, Paris, Travel trends
Jun 28th, 2010 |
By Adrian Lawes
Yesterday’s exit by England from the World Cup in South Africa prompted a lot of online searching for holidays. Although the match didn’t finish till late afternoon, internet bookings quickly rose, in some cases by 40% over the Sunday before.
But will you decide to stay and holiday at home or will you head for overseas? Given the weather over the last week, staying at home seems appealing.
Making a decision coincides with a report that has come from Sheffield Hallam University about our seaside towns.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Off to the Seaside
Tags: Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Seaside Towns, Sheffield Hallam University, Tendring Council, Torbay
Apr 29th, 2010 |
By The Editor
Last week, the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence were given out. From more than 100 regional winners across the 9 regions of England, judges sat down and decided who the 46 awards should go to. There were 15 different categories and you can see a list of all the winners, national and regional at http://www.enjoyengland.com/corporate/corporate-information/excellence-awards/2010-awards.aspx.
There was also another appealing award called the “Where Else But England ” and this proclaims the quirky, the different and the odd. These were voted for by the readers of “The Sun” and people who voted on the Enjoy England website. The winner was the World Egg Throwing Championships. How voters decided this over the annual nettle eating contest, the Dwyle Flonking dance or the Bird man Festival held in Worthing is beyond me but you might be able to find out by going to Swaton Vintage Day (near Sleaford in Lincs.) on June 27th when this years championships will be held.
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Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Blackpool, Blackpool Illuminations, Enjoy England, Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Nottingham Tourism Centre, RHS Wisley, The Sun
Mar 15th, 2010 |
By The Editor
Tourism Week most TV channels that I saw ran the story about the beacons being lit all along Hadrian’s Wall. This virtually signalled (literally as well) the beginning of the week although the official opening is at the Celtic Manor Hotel-site of this years Ryder Cup-today.
There is a lot available to enjoy this coming week, some free, some with a charge. Perhaps the offer by the Despite what I wrote two days about how the British Airways story might damage the start of British National Trust for free entry next weekend is the most appealing as they have properties throughout England and Wales. (For reasons, I don’t understand, Scotland had their British Tourism Week last week although a few events are still to take place.
Throughout the week, we will be highlighting some of the events taking place around the countries.
Let’s start off with one of the great UK holiday destinations,- Blackpool.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on British Tourism Week Begins
Tags: Blackpool, Blackpool Sea World, Blackpool Zoo, British Tourism Week, Celtic Manor Resort, Ryder Cup
Dec 8th, 2009 |
By The Editor
My first thought on hearing the two names coupled together was that this was some comedy duo that were probably playing in panto as the ugly sisters or the baron’s henchmen this Christmas.
Was I the only one who was a little surprised to hear that Swindon has been chosen to twin with Florida’s Disney World in 2010? Amongst the 500 entries, 3 people had nominated Swindon and it was the entry of Rebecca Warren that was successful.
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Blackpool, Brighton, cambridge, Disney World, EPCOT, Florida, Swindon