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Articles tagged “england”

Tourism

Stonehenge is finally ready to step into the world of 21st century tourism

Stonehenge is on its way from looking like a glorified highway rest stop to a well cared for heritage site that finally puts the iconic structure into historical context.

Ian Vince, The Guardian | 12 years ago

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Sir Branson throws slight temper tantrum after losing lucrative and central UK rail franchise

Branson threatens to sue the DOT over the decision to award Virgin's only stake in the UK rail market to a higher bidder, especially after passenger numbers have doubled in the 15 years under Virgin.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

National Rail Enquiries’ new mobile app is huge hit for UK travelers

The app has reached one million downloads in only three months proving travelers' growing reliance on real-time mobile updates and the benefits of making open data on city transportation public.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Tourism boss says when you think about Cornwall don’t think of England

There's nothing wrong with calling out what's special about your destination as long as you don't over promise. And given Cornwall's cockiness, it likely wont' let that happen.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

Off the opinion page and onto the streets: Political tours get legs in London

Taking the news off the page and putting it on the street for people to understand can be more interesting than waiting for it to show up in history books, even if that does mean you'll alienate certain customers with politics.

Tom Meltzer, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

Even the British PM thinks Visit Britain’s staycation pitch is lame

It's never a bad idea to explore the places around where you live, but this summer's misplaced staycation campaign hit so many wrong notes even the Prime Minister is skipping town.

Daniel Boffey, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Tourism

Public unions have the London games over a barrel and it’s the government’s fault

David Cameron's government has given the unions plenty of reasons to play hardball, unwisely and cynically hoping he could use the Olympics to force through measures they despise. Now it's backfiring on him.

Eleanor Lawrie, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

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Visit Britain’s summer staycation push for Brits undone by truly awful weather

A stronger pound and bargains in destinations like Greece are two more reasons why outbound tourism from Britain is up this year, despite campaigns to get people to enjoy "staycations."

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Britain may push more flyers to regional airports with a new two-tier passenger tax system

With complicated taxes and a blundering border bureaucracy, the U.K. seems hellbent on making arriving and flying within the country as confusing and inhospitable as it possibly can.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Travel agents on way out despite recent industry PR to the contrary

This directly contradicts industry-boosterism from the likes of Phocuswright in U.S. that is used as a proxy by travel agent groups to place PR-driven stories about the edge agents supposedly offer confused online users. For anyone who wants to use common sense, the travails of a giant like Thomas Cook in UK would tell you otherwise.

Skift | 12 years ago