Prime Minister David Cameron to Refocus UK Tourism

Posted on: August 13th, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond

Apparently Prime Minister David Cameron has recently sought to refocus British tourism. He argued that the country should concentrate on selling its cultural heritage. Mr Cameron, when addressing an industry audience in Hyde Park, said that this country should focus on national parks, heritage sites and seaside towns. Tourists want to see castle and country [...]

According to UK doctors, people in the UK that are traveling to India for medical procedures are bringing back a new gene that allows any kind of bacteria to become a super bug. Scientists are warning that this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide. This new super bug gene, which is already widespread [...]

Heathrow Airport Reports Busiest Month Ever

Posted on: August 11th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell

It now seems that the biggest airport in Britain, Heathrow Airport, has just recently recorded its busiest month ever in July of 2010. This is great news for the airline industry in the UK overall, as it means that more people were flying that month than ever before. This airport, located in west London, handled [...]

It now seems that the cabin crew over at British Airways have now been told by the Unite union to refuse to close aircraft window blinds after each flight. The Union says that closing these blinds could be putting the cabin crew members at a risk for health and safety. This latest example of restrictive [...]

United States to Charge Brits £9 to Visit

Posted on: August 9th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell

It now seems that all Brits that are traveling to the United States will be forced to pay a £9 fee. This fee allows the Brit to apply for permission to enter the country using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization. All of this is suppose to come into affect next month. This fee is [...]

It now seems that Sixt and the Group company, Sixt Leasing AG, successfully placed a borrower’s note. Reports show that this loan was to the sum of EUR 80 million. Due to the strong interest by national and international investors in the volume, the original offer of just EUR 50 million was exceeded by a [...]

It now appears that the expected mid-August walkout is going to affect almost 2 million passengers. This is because the walkout will take place during the height of Spain’s summer tourism season. Due to this, hundreds of thousands of British tourists are likely to face some holiday chaos this summer. The Spain air traffic controller [...]

It now seems that the train operator, Deutsche Bahn, said that it will test a train through the Channel Tunnel this year. The company’s CEO, Rudiger Grube, said that they will send one of their ultra modern ICE3 trains through the tunnel as part of preparations for a possible train service to London. If the [...]

Mexico City Looks to Bring in Gay Tourists

Posted on: August 3rd, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell

It now seems that authorities in the Mexican capital are looking to attack more gay tourism to their area. Oddly enough, officials are looking to bring in more gays despite the fact that there is still a lot of widespread discrimination against it in that area. However, the Mexican capital, according to tourism secretary Alejandro [...]

Royal Family Big Boost For UK Tourism

Posted on: August 2nd, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper

It now seems that some studies are suggesting that the royal family gives a very nice boost to the UK tourism industry. In fact, some studies suggest that over £500 million last year was generated in the tourism industry thanks to people wanting to visit Britain to see the royal family. The main people that [...]