About Yvonne
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Tourists More Worried About Weather Than Terror Attacks
As cities across Europe are put on an increased terrorist alert, it appears that the Americans are taking it all in their stride. The State Department advice has warned the hundreds of thousands of US citizens’ currently in Europe to be extra alert, avoid crowded tourist areas and generally be mor
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School Offers Holiday Prize To Reduce Truancy
A school in North Wales is offering the incentive of a family holiday to pupils in an attempt to stop them from skipping lessons. Rhyl High School has come up with the idea in an effort to reduce truancy by offering a holiday for 6 people to the Isle of White as a prize, and […]
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Russians Beat Ryanair To Standing Room Only On Tourist Flight
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary recently announced that he would like to offer standing room only on short haul flights; well it appears that the Russians might have beaten him to it. A Tatarstan Airlines flight taking tourists from Antalya Airport in Turkey to Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fo
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Travel Companies Collapse Costs CAA £45 Million
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that the cost to them of three major travel companies failing over this summer will be in the region of £45 million. This is the amount they have estimated that they will need to take from their Air Travel Trust Fund in order to cover the costs incur
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25,000 Tourists A Year Are Killed On Foreign Roads
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has issued a warning to Brits planning on driving whilst on holidays abroad following a recent report from the Make Roads Safe campaign which claims 25,000 tourists are killed on the roads every year. Head of destinations and sustainability at ABTA, Ni
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Celebrate 100 Years Of Saucy Sea-Side Postcards
A series of world famous saucy sea-side postcards are re-launched this week to mark their 100th anniversary. The history of the postcards dates back to 1870 when James Bamforth, a portrait photographer opened a business in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire called Bamforth and Co, specialising in lantern sli
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Hoteliers Fury As Thomas Cook Stall On Payments
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) have been angered by a move by leading UK tour operator Thomas Cook to reduce payments by 5% for August and September arrivals. It was believed that the Caribbean hotels were unaffected when hoteliers in Spain, Malta and Greece spoke out earlier in
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Easyjet Insures Against Collapse
Low-cost airline, Easyjet has switched financial protection for its package holidays from the Travel Trust Association to an insurance-based scheme with International Passenger Protection (IPP). Easyjet is the first low-cost airline to take IPP up on the scheme which will protect its package holiday
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Dramatic, Beautiful And Romantic…Sshh…It’s A Secret…
The stunning Canary Islands just off the coast of West Africa have long been a fashionable holiday destination for British tourists. They are drawn to the dramatic landscapes, beautiful beaches and fantastic warm temperatures. However there is a secret hidden amongst these popular islands, so secret
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Wonderful, Weird And Wacky Weddings…
What happened to the days of conventional weddings when a couple married in a traditional church with friends and family all dressed to the nines, and where religious readings, hymns and over the top flower displays dictated the ceremony. Men wore stiff collared penguin suits and the bride took up t
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