SOLO TRAVEL BOOM – WHY ARE THE BARRIERS COMING DOWN?
“The single supplements make it so expensive” was always the traditional, knee-jerk barrier put up to travelling alone. But changing societal attitudes and related motivations for travelling solo have strengthened so much in recent years, that the sector is now...
MUM’S GONE TO EYJAFJALLAJOKULL
Iceland is on the cusp. Geographically, yes. Politically, always. But also in terms of its approach to tourism. This country, with its population of just 340,000 – that’s Cardiff – is at a tourism crossroads.
THE DISCOVER ENGLAND FUND – Build It and They Will Come?
There have been some highly encouraging figures published in the past few weeks showing huge increases in inbound tourism. Holiday visits to the UK are up 20% in the first five months of the year, with long haul markets leading the charge to our shores. Of the UK’s...Featured posts
“SANITISE YOUR SITE, DON’T SANITISE YOUR EXPERIENCE”
If you’re in the visitor attraction business, you couldn’t summarise... Read more →
SOCIAL NETWORKS – CONNECTING OR INSULATING?
So Mark Zuckerberg made it sound so simple. “The thing that we are trying to do at Facebook, is just help people connect and communicate more efficiently.” Social networks were supposed to help the world connect, be a platform to share views that provide food for thought and ultimately bring us all closer together. Read more →