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Disney know how to celebrate an anniversary of any kind, let alone a 20th birthday – which it will be celebrating in April. The key feature of the celebration will be a night-time spectaular parade in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, and will also feature a new parade beginning in April. However look back to the mid-Nineties and this celebration looked like it might never happen. This milestone will no doubt be met with mixed emotions, however any regrets that EuroDisney did not reach the original expectations will be outweighed by the fact it has made it to the 20 year mark. Construction began…
Last night VisitEngland’s highly anticipated “Holidays at Home are Great” advertising campaign graced our screens. The £5million campaign features some of Britain’s well known stars including: Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery, Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint and Julie Walters, and icon Stephen Fry. The country’s biggest campaign hopes to channel the power of the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to inspire Britons to take a holiday at home. Brits are encouraged by the four celebrities to explore the UK, and the advert finishes with: “No passports. No jabs. No visas. No Euros. No wonder holidays at home are so great”. …
Japan’s travel and tourism industry is forecast to stage a complete recovery following last year’s earthquake and tsunami during the first half of 2012. A new report by the World Travel&Tourism Council (WTTC), its fourth and final report since the earthquake of March 11, 2011, forecasts the full recovery of international tourism demand during the first half of 2012, having initially fallen 62 percent in April 2011. According to WTTC, Japan’s travel and tourism industry is set to directly contribute JPY10,276 billion (US$129 billion) in 2012, marginally above the JPY10,246 billion (US$128.5 billion) in 2010. This followed a fall of…
A faulty overhead power cable has left thousands of passengers stranded on trains for up to nine hours overnight, during one of Paris’ busiest weeks. Eurostar were forced to cancel services leaving thousands of passengers – including catwalk models that are trying to get to the French capital for Paris Fashion Week – with major disruptions to their travels. Yesterday four trains services were cancelled during the disruptions, and delays were expected throughout the day on other services. Angry passengers took to Twitter to rant about their disrupted journeys. Model Poppy Delevingne, tweeted that she was ‘deliriously tired’ following an…
The UK will be increasingly reliant on travel and tourism in 2012 as jobs and economic growth in the sector outstrip the wider economy. According to a report released today by the World Travel&Tourism Council (WTTC), the industry will grow by 1.3 percent in 2012 – over double the rate of growth in the wider economy, predicted to be 0.6 percent by the International Monetary Fund. This rate of growth means that the travel and tourism industry is expected to directly contribute £35.6 billion and almost 950,000 jobs to the British economy. When the wider economic impacts of the industry…
For those who wish to holiday and travel but have an existing health problem it is always a good idea to look out for a specialist firm that can help you find travel insurance with medical conditions. Heart disease, cancer or even multiple sclerosis are all serious health challenges but you should not worry that these problems will hinder your search for a policy that will cover your existing condition. Even those who have been diagnosed as having a terminal condition can find travel insurance. The major UK health charities agree that having a prohibitive health condition can actually act…
Last year alone, over half of all European holidaymakers planned to enjoy a vacation in their home country. With many predicting the trend to continue into 2012, the European Commission, through its initiative, “European Destinations of Excellence” (EDEN) is urging Europeans to discover the breadth of hidden treasures on their doorstep. Destinations will compete to be awarded the destination of excellence, focusing on a different theme each year. Maša Puklavec, from the Slovenian Tourist Board said: “Slovenian EDEN destinations are shining examples of sustainable tourism and provide an unforgettable experience for visitors that seek inspiration and enjoyment in scenery landscapes.”…
THE mother of a Costa Concordia ‘hero’ is suffering the same “nightmare” as she waits for her daughter to return – who was stranded on the stricken sister ship. At the beginning of the week a worried Jayne Thomas said she had to learn about the second disaster via an email from a friend. Frantic Jayne has heard nothing from dancer daughter Becky, 23, since a blaze broke out on the Costa Allegra, leaving it adrift in the Indian Ocean. Incredibly, her 19-year-old son James had been working on the doomed Concordia, which capsized off the Italian coast in January,…
Work is due to start on Centre Parcs fifth site this year. The new Bedfordshire based centre will be built by the village of Woburn and is due to be opened by 2014. The plans for a fifth park have been welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron, who stated it would be good for the UK economy. The park will feature 625 lodges, a hotel, swimming pool and a number of leisure facilities costing a total of around £250million. Mr Cameron said: ‘Center Parcs is much loved by many and this new site is not only great news for holiday…
Canadian travel guide ‘Her Own Way’ has come under fire after advising female travellers to wear a fake wedding ring to fend off unwanted attention while on holiday. The Canadian Government first released ‘Her Own Way: A Woman’s Safe – Travel Guide’ back in 2000, and it’s now in its third edition. Described as ‘preventive and female-friendly’ the guide looks at ‘tackling the security, cultural, health and social concerns of women travellers’. The pamphlet advises under the ‘coping with sexual harassment’ section that women travelling about should wear a fake wedding ring. It states: “Also carry a photo of your…