Exciting news for Eurovision fans: Royal Caribbean is launching two unique cruises dedicated to celebrating the iconic European song competition. The first cruise, departing on May 11, 2025, aboard the newly renovated Allure of the Seas, offers fans a shared viewing experience of the Eurovision final. This seven-night voyage departs …
Read More »St Swithin’s Day fears for a gloomy summer… but Scottish travel agents are rubbing their hands
Scots fed up with our glummer summer are begging travel agents ‘Get me out of here!’. Barrhead Travel report a 25% jump in last-minute bookings as the weather here shows no sign of improvement. Families are clamouring for flights to foreign resorts where sunshine is guaranteed, like Turkey, Spain and …
Read More »Election chief’s reminder message for voters ahead of 2 May polls
Manchester voters in two elections taking place this Thursday, 2 May, are being reminded of polling arrangements. Along with electors in the other nine boroughs of Greater Manchester, voters will be selecting the Mayor of Greater Manchester in mayoral elections. They will also be casting their votes across …
Read More »Former Uffizi Director Announces Run for Mayor of Florence
Eike Schmidt, ex-director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, has finally announced plans to run for mayor of the Tuscan city. The German art historian has been teasing the idea to the press for many months, repeatedly stating that he could neither “confirm or deny” the rumors while publicly criticizing …
Read More »Heathrow asks airlines to cap international arrivals into UK during strikes
London’s Heathrow airport is asking airlines to halt ticket sales on inbound flights over Christmas in a bid to minimize disruption during walkouts by immigration officials. The plan was devised with the cooperation of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., which are based at the hub and intend to …
Read More »Formerly homeless Scots giving tourists unique perspective on city’s communities
Formerly homeless tour guides are giving visitors a unique perspective on the city streets they once called home. Invisible Cities is a social enterprise that trains people who have experienced homelessness to become tour guides of the places they often know better than anyone else. Edinburgh Live reports that the …
Read More »Royal Brunei Airlines to resume Brunei-Kuching flights from May 1, says Sarawak deputy tourism minister | Malaysia
Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew (centre) and others at the Sarawak Tourism Coordination Committee (STCC) meeting, April 11, 2022. — Borneo Post Online pic KUCHING, April 11 — Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) is resuming its Brunei Darussalam to Kuching flights starting May 1, this year. Deputy Minister of Tourism Datuk …
Read More »How Prince Edward County’s new hotels are designed for locals and visitors
When the Royal opens its doors this month in Picton, it will support many of the 27 recommendations set out in Prince Edward County’s destination development plan.The Royal Hotel In July of last year, as tourist sites around the world stood empty, Sandbanks Provincial Park in Ontario’s Prince Edward County …
Read More »New owners of popular Scottish hotel announce plans to stop selling alcohol
The new owners of a top Scottish hotel have announced plans to stop selling alcohol to customers and guests. The Stromness Hotel on Orkney, which has just been taken over by Paymán Investments, will not have drink for sale on site but will still allow people to bring their own …
Read More »Newry.ie – Just Fourteen Hours from Newry to Dublin by Mail Coach
While there has been a postal service available in Newry from as far back as 1564, Newry only became a Post Town in 1784, the year the Irish Post Office separated from the English Post Office. Sometime after 1761, the Post Office was relocated from Market Street to Marcus Square …
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