This is a story of three variations on that great British success, afternoon tea. All quite different, but each, in its way meeting the same need, to halt and relax in the mid-afternoon, before a pot of tea, a plate of sandwiches, and a pyramid of cakes. We’ve been putting the afternoon on pause… Continue reading
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Our day in Homs, just another nothing special city in Syria
Homs, in Syria, is a good example of the dull, nondescript place that, in iteself, would never interest the average tourist. It has no buildings or historical landmarks of note and no stories from the past worth retelling. Now, quite unexpectedly, it has an awful celebrity. An evil government is bombarding its own innocent… Continue reading →
Canadian resort shows how to tread lightly on the environment
Taking a long distance, expensive holiday can test your conscience. You worry about the Co2 emissions from the flight, about that big expensive hotel with all those staff and that enormous heating (or air conditioning) bill. Isn’t the best model for sustainable tourism a cosy little “staycation” in your home country to which you travel… Continue reading →
Birmingham receives double tourist boost
I cannot fathom why Birmingham is routinely mocked, if only in fun. The city centre is grandly impressive, with powerful, restored old buildings such as City Hall, integrated across a great European style piazza with Symphony Hall and the conference centre, leading through to the resplendent canal district. The mistakes – the Bull Ring and the cramped… Continue reading →
How tourism might join coming electric car revolution
What do the Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Cornwall, Whitesands Hotel, Penzance, Upcott House, Okehampton, the Castle Hotel near Taunton and Audleys Wood Hotel near Basingstoke have in common? As well as being excellent establishments all, I’m sure, they offer another, and still extremely rare, selling point in the tourism industry. They each have charging points where… Continue reading →
Is it time tourism industry embraced conservation issues?
Do you know about the gurnard? Do you really care? Read this, and I think you might. Last week this humble fish received unexpected promotion, in esteemed company. At Visit England’s media reception in London, where the country’s national tourist board and its constituent local boards previewed the attractions for the coming year, chefs from… Continue reading →