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 [...]

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 [...]

The National Football Museum re-opens in 2012. . .Hello Manchester!!

The National football museum has moved from Preston to the Urbis building in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, and is due to open in Spring/Summer of this year, expecting to attract a whopping 350,000 visitors per year.  The National Football museum if home to a world-class collection of football memorabilia, including over 140,000 objects, works of art [...]

And the winner is. . .

We would like to offer our congratulations to Shearings Holidays, winners of Best Coach Operator 2012.  Shearings Holidays is the UK’s leading specialist tour operator for the mature traveller. They offer holidays throughout the UK, Europe and more by coach, air and rail, as well as sea and river cruises. The company enjoys unrivalled customer [...]

Britains favourite coach holiday resort! Have your say!

In 2010, Blackpool was revealed as the UK’s all-time favourite seaside town (according to Which Holiday magazine).  However, 2012 is here, and we would like to know which seaside resort is your favourite?  Please choose from the seaside towns below. Bridlington Bridlington is a heart-warming  seaside resort, with brand new award-winning promenades and gardens.  There [...]

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