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6 Aug 2001
Seaside resort in a whip over ice-cream
The traditional Essex resort town of Frinton-on-Sea is up in arms over the provision of ice-cream for tourists. The staunchly traditional town, of which over half the 5,000 inhabitants are of retirement age, is launching a protest to the council over a seafront trader's clever side-stepping of a bylaw that prohibits the sale of ice cream. Deckchair attendant Gary Grange has taken to hiring out sandcastle
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3 Aug 2001
West End audience numbers defy loss fears
New figures released by the Society of London Theatre (Solt) have revealed that audiences at West End theatres have defied the expected detrimental impact of foot and mouth. Audience figures rose by 7 per cent increase on the April - June period in the previous year. The research was carried out using box office figures from over 50 of the major commercial theatres in London and allays fears that the foot and
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3 Aug 2001
YHA may have to sell properties due to FMD losses
The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) has warned that losses to inbound tourism caused by foot and mouth may lead to substantial closures of many of its hostels. The charity's income has been cut by almost £10m due to the tourism slump, and chief executive Roger Clarke has warned that the organisation may be forced to sell a 'significant number' of its 230 properties in England and Wales. Speaking on Radio 4's
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2 Aug 2001
Jarvis Hotels predicts first half losses
Jarvis Hotels has announced at its AGM that turnover for the first sixteen weeks is five per cent down on last year overall, and predicted a reduction in first half profits, prompting a slide in share value. Chair, John Jarvis in his annual report said that despite a solid performance in the year ending 31 March, which saw operating profit increase by 9.7 per cent to £38.9m, subsequent well publicised problems of the UK
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2 Aug 2001
All-hotels reports rise in online bookings
All-hotels, the online hotel room booking group has announced that online bookings through its site rose 60 per cent in the first half of this financial year compared to last year. The group reported total bookings of over £5.5m - a total of around 80,000 hotel rooms being sold. All-hotels said that the site had received 3.5m visitors to the site during the first half.
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2 Aug 2001
Eden Project imports pest control
The Eden Project has been awarded a zoo licence to put insect-eating birds and lizards inside its tropical biome. The greenhouse project, built in a former clay pit in Cornwall, is experiencing difficulties maintaining a balanced ecological environment, and is introducing the animals in the largest of three biomes to keep the numbers of insects down. The zoo licence has been granted with a number of strict criteria
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31 Jul 2001
Eden Project asks people to stagger rainy day visits
The Eden Project in Cornwall has become a victim of its own success. Having already surpassed the 750,000 annual visitor number in just four months, operators have had to place and advert in the Cornish press asking people to stagger their visits. The biggest influx comes on rainy days - one wet Tuesday morning 9,000 people flocked to the £86m attraction. More than 800,000 people have visited Eden since it
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31 Jul 2001
First Direct banks on attractions
First Direct bank is offering its Visa cardholders two fee tickets to use at any of over 50 attractions in the UK. Valid until the end of the year, each voucher entitles one adult or one child free entry to the attractions when accompanied by a full paying adult. Attractions include The Official Loch Ness Centre, Wicksteed Park, London Aquarium and Pleasureland in Southport.
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30 Jul 2001
Lake District tourism college welcomed by industry
The tourism and hospitality sector has welcomed the government's plans for a dedicated college in the Lake District. The government is to encourage more young people to follow careers in the industry with the launch of a Centre for Vocational Excellence for hospitality and catering at Lancaster and Morecambe College. The centre, revealed by Education and Skills Secretary, Estelle Morris, is part of a wider
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30 Jul 2001
Educational trips threatened
School trips to museums and attractions both in the UK and overseas, could be put into doubt after a teacher's union called upon its members to have nothing to do with them. The National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers, has urged members not to take part in such trips, as parental calls for '100 per cent safety' were impossible to guarantee. In an increasingly litigious society, the union
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