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Eurostar has revealed it will be changing its branding and introducing new service enhancements for its customers, with Eurostar wishing to reflect its plans and ambitions for the business in the future. Over the last few years Eurostar has seen a big increase in the number of passengers choosing to connect through Lille, Brussels and Paris Gare du Nord to other destinations. This has been driven by shorter journey times and the growing desire among customers to travel in an environmentally responsible, sustainable way. Whereas in the past Eurostar was an unincorporated partnership of three railways its business was transformed…
Leading online travel agent ‘On the Beach’ has revealed that holidays to the Canary Islands are becoming increasingly popular with their customers. They have seen a significant rise in visits to Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria in 2011. Alistair Daly, Marketing Director of On the Beach, comments: “In the past few months we have seen a surge in visits to these islands — we believe this was prompted by the poor winter weather as many of our customers were compelled to escape on last minute trips to get some warmth. Of course there is no denying the popularity of…
French ski resorts have proved to be the most popular in Europe, new sales data released today by SkiHorizon on the 2010-2011 winter ski season reveals. The French and the Brits continue to have different tastes for their ski holidays– French skiers and snowboarders are far more likely to ski in their own country, whereas British holidaymakers divide their loyalties between France, Switzerland and Austria. Top ski resorts: French bookers • Val Thorens • Les Deux Alpes • Avoriaz • Les Arcs 1800 • Les Menuires • Les Coches • Saint Sorlin d’Arves • Risoul • Tignes Val Claret •…
Blackpool’s Golden Mile is famous for its illuminations, amusement arcades and fish and chips, but it is now set to be renamed in an attempt to rid the resort of its tacky reputation. The seafront will soon be known as Queen Elizabeth Promenade, following a £100million project to improve the area. Peter Callow, the leader of the council, said: “Our new promenade is going to be world class so we believe it deserves a new title.” The project includes improved walkways, ‘Spanish-style’ steps from the promenade to the beach and a new open-air events space, the Tower Festival Headland. A…
On the first day of the Songkran festival in Thailand 29 people were killed in road accidents while another 400 were injured. And a man was shot by a teenage gang following a fight in a snooker club. The incidents occurred at the start of The Thai festival, which celebrates the traditional Thai New Year. The festival, which lasts a week, is known as the seven dangerous days of Songkran. The 29 deaths were caused by drunken driving and speeding, common during the celebrations. But the figures are down on the 2010 festival. During the same period last year there…
Holidaymakers travelling with British airways could give a sigh of relief yesterday when it was revealed their will be no strike from the BA cabin crew – temporarily at least. Instead peace talks will continue for a 28-day extension, to prevent further peace talks. Just days after both Unite and BA consulted a clinical psychologist, in an effort to heal the deep rift between the two parties, Unite’s new leader, Len McCluskey, and BA’s new chief executive, Keith Williams meet to try and compromise and reach a deal over the dispute. However, throughout the 28-days of peace talks the union…
Singapore welcomed record numbers of visitors through its doors in 2010, and it seems that the city state’s flash new resorts are the star attraction. The Association of Singapore Attractions has just released the results of its first survey into arrivals at its individual members, giving welcome insight for tourism chiefs on exactly who is going to see what when they come to town. Their results include destinations such as the massive new developments on the city’s Sentosa Island as well as more traditional places such as the Singapore Zoo. Overall, Singapore attracted a record number of 11.6 million visitors…
A recent travel survey has unveiled what British holidaymakers want most from their ideal holiday this year, with the old favourites, sun, sea and sand still proving to be the most popular desires for travellers. However, the results of the survey also reveal that British holidaymakers are becoming much more specific when it comes to their holiday wants, with such variants as temperature, the time of year and the duration of the holiday being the most important aspects to many holidaymakers, say Beat the Brochure. Daniel Ox of Beat The Brochure says: “This new study, which questioned 2,000 British holidaymakers,…
A survey has shown that British travellers are more willing than ever to travel by themselves. A recent survey has shown that British tourists are increasingly willing to embark on holidays by themselves. This data comes from travel insurer LV, who found that over the past two years the amount of people willing to go on such trips has doubled. Alex Francis of Travelmatch.co.uk comments on the results: “This data mirrors are own observations that many people are willing to go abroad on city breaks and beach holidays by themselves. We think this is fantastic news as solo trips to…
Up till now, most people could only gaze in longing at the giant cruise ships that call into Port Victoria during the months of November through April and dream of maybe one day winning the lottery to go on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury cruise. Costa Cruises, in association with their regional representative ATOM Travel of Mauritius and Ocean Charters of Seychelles, have now brought luxury cruise holidays within the reach of most holiday makers. This was announced during a reception aboard the Costa Romantica, a 600-cabin luxury cruise liner in Port Victoria on its way to the Mediterranean for…