Holidays at home for 2012 campaign and the Staycation

This could be Britain’s finest hour.  Hosting the London 2012 Olympic games and the Queens Diamond Jubilee, it is set to be a very exciting and vibrant summer.  People will travel to Britain from far and wide – all across the world, to join in the celebrations.  So with all these tourists coming here for [...]

A Century of Service and Innovation – Wallace Arnold Tours 1912 – 2012

A personal appraisal by Jon Hartley, who spent almost 30 years with the company and for much of that time was the Hotel Contracts Manager for the UK Hotels The history of the company has been well documented in several books, especially those published by Ian Allan including Wallace Arnold Days which provided a great [...]

Bowen Travel Group

Who are the Bowen Travel Group? Operating across central England, Bowens, Applebys, Yorks & Jeffs are the companies that make up The Bowen Travel Group. In 1976 the Mosley Group acquired L F Bowen Limited, a coach operating company in the West Midlands and subsequently forming Bowen Travel Limited as a separate tour operating and [...]

From London to Antarctica, leap back in time to Scott’s last expedition

The Natural History Museum presents ‘Scotts last expedition’ February the 29th.  The leap day when, as folk traditions proclaim, many women across the world propose to their men.  But today I have chosen as the day to propose a toast and commemoration, to a man of great courage, a legend, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, or [...]

Liverpool is given Coach Friendly Award

The magnificent city of Liverpool has been given the Coach Friendly award by the Confederation of Passenger Transport.  This particular award is presented to cities and various destinations that show a genuine interest in welcoming coaches, and providing necessary and exceptional coach facilities.  VISITLIVERPOOL will be exhibiting at the ‘Best of Britain and Ireland’ show [...]

Feel alive. . .visit the Living Coasts!!

Living Coasts is Torquay’s coastal zoo and conservation charity.  The zoo is also part of the Whitely Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) and supports conservation projects in the UK and around the world.  Living Coasts also has just won a Gold level award for being a green tourism site – the highest award possible in the [...]

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