Posts Tagged ‘
Yorkshire ’
Jan 1st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Asia, British Airways, Brits, Colombia, Gabriel Garcίa Márquez, Greenwich, Hong Kong, Hotels, Macao, Michelin star, Puerto Rico, Stansted, The Golden Chippy, TripAdvisor, York, Yorkshire
Nov 24th, 2016 |
By The Editor
A few days ago in Harrogate another tourism awards ceremony took place, this time the White Rose Awards which celebrate achievements in Yorkshire.
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Tags: Bettys Café Tea Rooms, Coach and Horses in Harrogate, Cottage in the Dales, Hebden Bridge Visitor Centre, Keelham Farm Shop, Low Mill Guesthouse - Bainbridge, National Centre for Birds of Prey, National Railway Museum, Sloemotion, The Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa, The Hare Restaurant in Scawton, The Pheasant Hotel in Harome, The Star Inn at Harome, White Rose Awards, Wolds Edge Holiday Lodges, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire Young Sinfonia
Aug 6th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
What have jousting, the Olympics, Yorkie and VAT in Tanzania in common? All caught Adrian’s eye this week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: BiGGAR Economics, Cuba, drunken flight passengers, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival, Freccialink, Gatwick Express, Greece, Holiday Lab, Italy, Jet2, jousting, Luxembourg, Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Scotrail, Southern, Tanzania, Trenitalia, TUI, valencia, windfarms and tourism, Yorkie, Yorkshire
May 27th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Coming on top of a study by Asda Money that says a third of us will opt for a staycation this year, research from the travel trade show, World Travel Market, suggests that people in Yorkshire are least likely to holiday this year
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Asda Money, Brighton, Leeds, Liverpool, Plymouth, Southampton, staycations, Worl Travel Market, Yorkshire
Feb 22nd, 2016 |
By The Editor
If the people who have bought the jars of air believe that the air from Dorset or wherever is beneficial to them, then Visit Britain or Leo De Watts who launched AETHAER should be selling package holidays to Dorset.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: AETHAER, bottled air, Dorset, Haverfordwest Airport, Leo De Watts, MoreChaos, West Wales, Yorkshire
Feb 4th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Parts of Cumbria, Lacashire, Yorkshire and Scotland were flooded before and after Christmas. Most parts weren’t. Will we holiday tere this half-term and Easter?
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: #Openforbusiness, Cumbria, Heathrwo, Lacashire, Scotland, Virgin trains, Visit Britain, Visit Egland, Visit Scotland, Yorkshire
Jan 18th, 2016 |
By The Editor
According to LateRoooms.com, B&B’s in Yorkshire have, on average, received the best guest satisfaction scores.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: accommodation customer satisfaction, Harrogate, LateRooms.com, Scarborough, Whitby, York, Yorkshire
Jun 21st, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
Tenerife urges its citizens to be nicer to visitors whilst Venetian officials embezzle money meant for saving the city. It’s Adrian’s summing up the other items in tourism this week.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: City of London Festival, Croatia, Customer Service, Klaipeda, Lithuania, Pula, Tenerife, The National Memorial Arboretum, Turkey, Venice, Yorkshire
Feb 2nd, 2014 |
By The Editor
Before you ask why anyone – other than for a university prank – might want to pull a piano, let alone a grand piano uphill, just remember that doing something like that gets publicity. And publicity is what most destinations want.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Tour de France, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Festival
Dec 19th, 2013 |
By The Editor
Calm your FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) – VisitEngland’s guide to the top 2014 holiday hotspots will ensure you don’t miss a thing next year. From litera-tours through Hardy’s Dorset and Shakespeare’s Stratford to top cycle rides in the wilds of Yorkshire and the curves of the Olympic velopark, here’s a sneak preview of England’s top hotspots for 2014
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Tags: Dorset, England, George Clooney, Hampshire, National Theatre, oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, Yorkshire
Apr 11th, 2013 |
By The Editor
With temperatures hitting a comparatively balmy 12 degrees Celsius (!) this week, it seems that spring is finally here. We look at how to get your culture fix al fresco style
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Brighton, Britain, Cornwall, Cumbria, Europe, Hadrian's Wall, Isle of Wight, The Cotswolds, UK, Yorkshire
Apr 9th, 2013 |
By The Editor
The search for the ultimate ‘Maria’ and ‘Dorothy’ may be over – now the search for Yorkshire Diarist and adventurer ‘Jemima’ begins
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Tags: Alps, switzerland, Thomas Cook, York, Yorkshire
Feb 17th, 2013 |
By The Editor
As an island England has more than its fair share of coastline and the national tourist board’s new Coastal Escapes campaign sets out to celebrate it, from quaint Victorian promenades and secret coves to surfers’ hotspots and long sandy stretches. Read on for the low-down on England’s top coastal experiences…
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Tags: Aldeburgh Beach, Benjamin Britten, Cumbria, Dorset, England, Lake District, Scarborough, Scilly, UK, Yorkshire
Jan 5th, 2013 |
By The Editor
From parties at The Palace and Regency balls to week-long walks and ground-breaking hotels, we look at what’s in store for 2013
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Benjamin Britten, Chelsea, Diamond Jubilee, Dorset, Downtown Abbey, Glastonbury, Hampshire, Heckfield Place, Highclere Castle, Isle of Wight, Jane Austen, Jurassic Park, London, Mary Rose Musuem, National Trust, Olympic Games, Portsmouth, Shangri-La The Shard, Stonehenge, Studland Bay, The Pig on the Beach, The Queen, Upstairs Downstairs, Yorkshire
Dec 31st, 2012 |
By The Editor
As the glittering reds, greens and golds of Christmas threaten to fade to blue come January, take action by planning a New Year treat to get 2013 off to a good start
Posted in Travel rumblings, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Allibaster House, Bath Thermae Spa, Gloucestershire, New Forest, New Year, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Pass
Nov 23rd, 2012 |
By The Editor
ake pity on relatives who have continued to muster enthusiasm for hastily bought and wrapped autobiographies and luxury bathing gift sets year after year. Show them you care and go the extra mile in 2012 with presents guaranteed not to sit and gather dust
Posted in Travel news, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Berkshire, Christmas, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Kingston, London, Yorkshire
Sep 28th, 2012 |
By The Editor
York is open for business – York Tourism Chief’s message to counter reports of flooding
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Tags: Visit York, York, Yorkshire
Aug 29th, 2012 |
By The Editor
While the likes of London, Weymouth, Surrey and other host venues have unsurprisingly basked in the glory of summer 2012, VisitEngland looks at some of the country’s lesser known destinations that have – directly or indirectly – benefitted from association with the Games
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Tags: Birmingham, England, Hackney, Sheffield, Stoke Mandeville, UK, Yorkshire
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 |
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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
Apr 30th, 2012 |
By The Editor
Afternoon tea in establishments including The Ritz and London’s Lanesborough have been slated by Which?, who have declared they are among Britain’s most expensive for consumers
Posted in Travel news, Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Afternoon tea, Bettys Tea Rooms, Britain, Joe Ellis, London, Margate, Peterborough, The Lanesborough, The Ritz, The Tea Guild, Time for Tea, Yorkshire
Mar 15th, 2012 |
By Kaye Holland
“Why go all the way to Bondi when you can come to Bridlington?” remarks Rupert Grint. The Harry Potter star features – alongside Stephen Fry and Downtown Abbey’s Michelle Dockery – in the new £4million government backed ‘Holidays at Home’ scheme.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: Benidorm, Bondi, Britain, Downtown Abbey, Gower Peninsula, Harry Potter, holidays, Ibiza, JK Rowling, Michelle Dockery, Peak District, Rupert Grint, Stephen Fry, The Exotic Marigold Hotel, UK, Yorkshire
Jan 5th, 2012 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, we’re loving the sound of the Strictly themed cruise and booking breaks in the Big Apple and Burma, while crossing our fingers that the situation improves quickly in Cairo
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Tags: Britain, Burma, Egypt, Halong Bay, Hostels, Mumbai, New York, Scotland, Strictly Come Dancing, The Galapagos Islands, Titanic, Trains, Vietnam, Yorkshire
Oct 12th, 2011 |
By The Editor
British beer lovers should head north. The weather may be grim up north, but the cheap beer will cheer you no end.
Posted in Travel news, Travel rumblings |
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Tags: beer, Good Pub Guide, London, North, north east, pints, pubs, south east, Yorkshire
Dec 16th, 2010 |
By The Editor
That, according to Visit Britain, is what is attracting people to that part of the country. This is one of many results to be found in a report snappily titled, “Activities Undertaken by Visitors from Overseas in Different Parts of Britain.” But there is a lot on this report to digest, not just the interesting bits that say why visitors go to different regions of our countries. Just as interesting is how much they spend in those regions and the disparities that arise.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: east Midlands, East of England, London, north east, North West, Scotland, south east, south west, Visit Britain, Wales, west Midlands, Yorkshire