Several UK attractions were nominated in the recently-announced Tiqets Remarkable Venue Awards. Tiqets is an online ticketing platform which makes it easy to find and book tickets to attractions around the world. The British nominees are: St. Paul’s Cathedral London…
If your plans to explore Scotland in 2020 were scuppered, here’s hoping to better luck in 2021. After the success of recent themed travel promotions, VisitScotland declared 2020 the Year of Coasts and Waters and that has now been extended…
The last few years have seen Wales highlighting a number of its outstanding reasons to visit; 2017 was the Year of Legends; 2018 was the Year of the Sea; and 2019 was the Year of Discovery. With the upheaval to…
Sponsored post: In collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own. Travel plans have been in flux for much of this year as safety regulations related to COVID-19 change almost weekly. Even as vaccination programmes roll out, it will…
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A new travel campaign this winter aims to help support the British tourism industry while respecting local COVID-19 restrictions. Tourism typically falls into something of a lull in winter. And let’s face it, the travel industry has been hardhit this…
Doors Open Days is an annual festival celebrating the rich architecture of Scotland. This year the organizers of the festival, like many others, have found themselves struggling with the pandemic and how to still hold a festival while maintaining health…
Since it was established in 1994, Heritage Open Days has become England’s largest festival of history and culture. As the country’s contribution to European Heritage Days, it joins 49 other countries in providing free access to a number of landmarks,…
Last week we looked at the Good To Go programme that has been introduced by VisitBritain to help restaurants and businesses indicate that they can open safely post-lockdown. They have also introduced some guidelines to help you, the traveller, prepare…
As businesses look to reopening after the coronavirus lockdown, you may be wondering about safety, both for you the customer and for the employees. Luckily the Tourist Organisations of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have come up with an easy…