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A dreamlike winter in Mallorca

10 Mar 2010 by David Jackson     
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The long, cold winter, which does not want to end in Northern Europe, already attracts many tourists and certainly Mallorca property owners to Mallorca in order to exchange snow and cold for maritime Mediterranean- feeling for a few days.
Here, in Mallorca tourists do not only expect beautiful, sunny weather with comfortable temperatures and breathtaking views over [...]

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Take a traditional seaside break in Llandudno

9 Mar 2010 by David Jackson     
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If you’re looking for a traditional seaside break so you can relax and recharge your batteries, then the Elegant and Excellent Four Star Imperial Hotel in Llandudno is running a special Fish and Chip break from 6 to 30 April.
With spectacular and panoramic views across the bay, The Imperial boasts an outstanding reputation for food [...]

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South Africa in Photos

2 Mar 2010 by Sue Hillman     
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Here’s some snaps from my recent trip to South Africa…
 

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Superbreak scoops top awards

22 Feb 2010 by David Jackson     
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York based Superbreak Mini-Holidays won no fewer than four awards at the prestigious annual Globe Travel Awards 2010 last week. Superbreak were up against 30 other travel businesses across the four categories that they were nominated in, but managed to scoop all four and are the first individual company to ever win four Globes in one [...]

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Yorkshire’s Pass to Crown Jewel Attractions

15 Feb 2010 by David Jackson     
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Welcome to Yorkshire continues to lead the way in providing the best quality and choice for tourists by launching the UK’s first ever regional sightseeing pass.
The Yorkshire Pass will build on the success of the York Pass, which ran successfully in the city for seven years. The new Pass will replace the York Pass and [...]

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Yorkshire set for tourist topspot

11 Feb 2010 by David Jackson     
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Yorkshire is on its way to becoming the UK’s top holiday destination according to figures out today.
The official tourism agency, Welcome to Yorkshire is working to grow the region’s visitor economy and today it revealed it has exceeded the target and the money spent by visitors in Yorkshire for 2009 has increased by 13%. (United [...]

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Tourism Investment for North East England

11 Feb 2010 by David Jackson     
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The North East of England has continued to benefit from large scale investment in tourism throughout 2009 Visit North East England have revealed.
A total of seven new tourism developments opened their doors in 2009 with a combined value of almost £90m and the potential to create up to 600 jobs.
These projects included the £25m Great North [...]

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Air France to offer free 2nd seats to larger passengers

22 Jan 2010 by Andy Aspden     

Air France, who are one of the largest airlines flying out of Frankfurt Airport, Nice Airport, Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport, will be altering their policy regarding obese passengers from the start of February, revealing that it may prevent passengers from getting onto economy flights if they are full and the larger-framed passenger cannot fit [...]

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Bombay Spice warms up York on a cold night

18 Jan 2010 by Catherine Hope     
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The snow is coming down, it’s cold, your hungry, what else would you want other than a nice hot curry?! During the recent cold spell we took a trip to a very beautiful and snowy York. Like most visitors to somewhere new, when looking at the sights in the day we took note of the [...]

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Spain turns to Hollywood to boost tourism

15 Jan 2010 by David Jackson     
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Spain has been one of the most popular holiday destinations for Brits ever since air travel began available to the masses. However the recent economic downturn and the unfavourable exchange rate for British travellers heading into Europe has had an inevitable knock-on effect.
However tourism in Spain could be given a much needed boost after the [...]

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