News & Ideas – Page 10
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NewsArena Rail Holidays’ new UK tours respond to interest in staycations
Arena Rail Holidays says its 2021 itineraries, which include Durham and the Yorkshire Dales, will continue the trend for short breaks and holidays in Britain.
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G Adventures introduces 'bubble' holidays for groups of family and friends
Travel operator G Adventures has released 80 new holidays for small groups of family and friends, with additional benefits on offer to the likes of Thailand, Portugal and Croatia.
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Code-breaking puzzles and family fun at Bletchley Park this summer
Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, home of the World War Two code-breakers, has revealed a host of activities to welcome back families with discounts available.
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European Waterways is taking small group bookings for its luxury hotel barges
Luxury hotel barge company European Waterways says its holidays are ideal for small groups and families in search of a private escape.
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VisitEngland’s director Andrew Stokes speaks to GLT about increasing confidence for group travel
The VisitEngland boss talks about how the ‘We’re Good to Go’ scheme may be expanded for more of a focus on groups and what’s being done to help the sector.
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Santa’s Lapland reassures family groups that they are ‘in safe hands’
Santa’s Lapland in Finland has launched its ‘In Safe Hands’ campaign, offering family groups peace of mind that their visit to the ‘North Pole’ can go ahead safely this Christmas.
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Groups are “the key” to getting tourism in London back to normal
The chair of the Coach Tourism Association has said group organisers will play a major role in getting things moving again as the tourism sector urges the Prime Minister to help London cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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VisitWiltshire unveils new video to invite visitors back as lockdown eases
VisitWiltshire has produced the video to showcase what the region has to offer, whether it be historic venues or natural walking trails.
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River cruise tours from French Brothers adapting for groups
French Brothers recently welcomed its first coach group back after putting a number of additional measures in place.
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Discounted group deals on Royal Ascot 2021 tickets
The organisers of Royal Ascot have announced that groups can save money on tickets for a day at the races in 2021.
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Music, dance and theatre among plans for Coventry City of Culture 2021
Organisers have announced that the city’s programme of events will begin next May and will include major international artists, world premieres as well as theatre, music, dance and comedy.
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Lancashire’s Leighton Hall works with tour operator to trial group visits
The team at the historic house near Carnforth worked with a coach tour operator for a mock group visit to test its Covid-19 safeguards.
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Group coach firms turn out for Honk for Hope rally in London
Hundreds of coach firms descended on Parliament Square on Monday to urge the Government to support the coach travel and tourism industry.
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Cruise & Maritime Voyages goes into administration
The cruise line has been placed into administration after it was unable to secure extra funding to help cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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New dates & full casting revealed for Disney’s Frozen musical
The team behind Frozen has announced its full cast that will take to the stage at London’s refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 14th April 2021.
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines buys new ships and vows to evolve
Fred. Olsen will introduce the Bolette and Borealis ocean ships to its fleet later this year in a move it says will strengthen the brand when cruising resumes.
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Johnsons prepares to restart coach day trips and holidays
The firm says it has all of the Covid-19 meaures in place to resume its excursions programme with coach holidays to follow from September.
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Festive light trail will replace postponed Thursford Christmas Spectacular
Thursford’s Christmas Spectacular in Norfolk has been postponed until 2021 because of Covid-19 but the annual production will be replaced by a festive light trail.
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Dunwood hails first coach holiday since lockdown a “great success”
The coach company is among the first to resume trips, taking a group down to Torquay for a four-night break.
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Gardens, museums & country houses were among most popular visitor attractions last year
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released its 2019 visitor numbers with gardens, museums and historic properties seeing an especially successful year.
