Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Time's ticking

Planning, pressure and perseverence-booking your last minute holiday

Leaving booking a holiday until the last minute is not for the faint hearted. However, for those of us that have the know how and are able to push on through the pressure and plan a holiday at short notice, the rewards the we reep can often outweigh the stress. There are certain things that [...]

Sunny Britain

Its Britains number one talking point but is the UK’s weather really that bad?

Britians weather is often seen as a drawback and a hinderance to tourism in Britian and as something which is seen as being difficult to push from a marketing perspective, but is the nations favourite talking point really as bad as everyone makes it out to be? Often the first thing people think of when [...]

Empty Departure Lounge

Tourism Year 2011

During 2011 the tourism industry suffered a considerble amount from an unstable world economy and various natural disasters. So, whats the outlook for 2012? Is the recovery of the tourist industry likely? In 2011 the tourism industry went through numerous ups and downs. Many emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East contribute to an [...]

Pyramids

Tourism In Egypt

One year after the revolution in Egypt, tourists are slowly returning to the region. Tourism is a large part of Egypt’s economy, accounting for $11.5 billion of the country’s 500 billion dollar GDP in 2010. After the revolution in 2011, many western tourists were a lot more skeptical when it came to visiting the region [...]