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Why bother with User Generated Reviews?
2008-03-13 10:32:00 I read a post today by Phil Caines, one of the organisers of the Travel Blogger Summit in Berlin last week, describing the Newsweek report on the growing disillusionment among consumers with user generated reviews. I think that there’s too much emphasis on user generated reviews. If you’re going on a trip where you’ll spend ... More About: Reviews , Accommodation , User
Live blog - introduction to ?Best of Britain off the beaten track? blogging
2008-03-12 22:27:00 My first live blogging session will be on Saturday 15 March at 14.00 GMT. I’ll be introducing my proposed ‘Best of Britain off the beaten track” blogging tour. You just need to come to this blog post at 2pm on Saturday and the box below, within the blog post, will act like an ... More About: United Kingdom , Blogging , Blog , Live
Introduction to ?Best of Britain off the beaten track? blogging tour
2008-03-12 22:27:00 Would you like to show my around the hidden gems where you live? It could be anything - street art, an urban or rural walk, a characterful pub, an interesting museum or exhibition. I’d like to highlight just how much there is to do and see in the UK once you venture, even slightly ... More About: United Kingdom , Britain , Blogging , Tour , Introduction
How to beat high UK hotel rates
2008-03-12 14:29:00 It’s official the UK has the most expensive hotel rates in the whole of Europe. The highest increase in rates were both in Scotland, with an average annual increase of hotel prices in Aberdeen of 34% and 21% in Inverness. The average nightly price of a hotel room in the UK now stands ... More About: Hotel , Accommodation , High , Beat , Rates
Live Blog about the ?Best of Britain off the beaten track? blogging tour
2008-03-11 13:18:00 I’ll be hosting a live blogging event at 14:00 GMT on Saturday 15 March. Would you like to guide me off the beaten track in your locale on my proposed “Best of Britain off the beaten track” blogging tour of the UK? It’s British Tour ism Week and I believe more needs to be done to ... More About: United Kingdom , Blogging , Blog
My photo shortlisted for Schmap Scotland Guide
2008-03-11 12:20:00 My photo of Duddingston Loch in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh has been short listed for inclusion in the 2008 Schmap Scotland Guide. The Schmaps guides offer a dynamic, interactive integration of maps and guides content. Duddingston Loch, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh The photo is part of my Edinburgh: Off the beaten track guide where I describe things to do ... More About: Photo , Seat , Walking
£59 Leisure Breaks at Ramada Jarvis
2008-03-11 11:59:00 Ramada Jarvis has Leisure Breaks from £59 per night for a double/twin room including full breakfast at a selection of their 40 UK hotels. You need to stay for a minimum of 2 nights and the offer is subject to availability. North Inch, Perth There’s a fair selection of rooms at the £59 rate including Perth ...
Fund your travels with Youplanet?
2008-03-10 20:43:00 We’d all love to travel more but there are generally budget restrictions. Youplanet are offering an Ambassador programme where you can earn money whilst travelling by selling Youplanet placement to restaurants, hotels and experience providers. Suppliers who sign up as partners pay 120 euros a year to promote their business within the travel community and ... More About: Travels , Fund
How much influence do travel agents have?
2008-03-10 11:27:00 MPs are urging travel agents to encourage UK residents to holiday on home shores. I’m not too sure how realistic this is. Many peoples idea of a holiday still entails a flight to somewhere sunny and that’s been the core of many travel agents businesses. I think travel agents are already under enormous ... More About: Travel , United Kingdom , Agents , Influence
Is easyJetholiday?s price guarantee meaningless?
2008-03-10 10:45:00 On my return flight with Easyjet last week, I glanced through the in flight magazine and was dismayed by the easyJetHoliday three page spread advert. One page described the tale of woe of a couple who’d put together their own holiday, spending all evening looking for hotels which caused the computer to crash ... More About: Air Travel , Accommodation , Price
Review of Generator Hostel, Berlin
2008-03-09 22:18:00 Good - right next to S Bahn, tram and bus stops, good continental buffet breakfast, clean shared bathroom facilities, reasonable prices Bad - noisy, mainly from banging fire and room doors but also surprisingly from housekeeping staff starting work early and talking loudly to each other Rating - 7 out of 10 I choose the Generator Hostel ... More About: Germany , Review , Berlin
Free Berlin walking tours
2008-03-09 19:54:00 New Berlin offer free walking tours. I saw the leaflet in the Generator hostel where I was stayiang and there was a daily pick up at the hostel, so I and decided to give it a try. Normally I wouldn’t go on a tour, my preference would be to explore at my own ... More About: Tours , Germany , Travel Tips , Free
What is authentic travel?
2008-03-09 17:34:00 I talk a lot about authentic travel in Europe in my travel business Europe a la Carte. You may wonder what I mean by this. My definition of authentic travel is not spending all your time elbow to elbow with other tourists at well know tourist traps. I’m not aiming for 100% ... More About: Travel
A slippery late start to my ITB
2008-03-09 11:18:00 When I arrived in Berlin the day before the start of the Travel Bloggers Summit at the Berlin Travel Fair, I discovered that there was a public transport strike starting the next day. The S Bahn, city trains. were still running but there were no buses, trams or underground. Fortunately my hostel was right ... More About: Germany , Start , Late
Win a free weekend away
2008-03-03 21:31:00 BT are running an online competition for UK residents with a weekly prize of £1000 worth of Travelcare vouchers to spend with Superbreak. The best entry every Friday from now until 4 April 2008 will win the vouchers.   All you have to do is answer the a question about who you’d phone and why you want to keep in touch with them.  So get on your thinking caps and come with an original, unique, funny or heartwarming entry. More About: Free , Weekend
Calling all UK travel blogggers
2008-03-03 13:13:00 I’m planning a Europe a la Carte UK Tour where I’ll travel around the UK meeting travel bloggers and members of the public to get the low down on the “Best of Britain off the beaten track”. I think we’re all looking for more authentic travel, not just visiting the tourist traps. I know that ... More About: Travel , United Kingdom , Calling
Sunshine.co.uk - cheap holidays
2008-03-03 11:20:00 Sunshine.co.uk, the UK’s low cost travel agent, offers cheap holidays and hotels. They’re a division of Hays Travel and members of ABTA. I had a look at the site and there were plenty of holidays from around £150 for flights and accommodation. Their prices include all taxes and supplements but not transfers. I did ... More About: Holidays , Sunshine , Cheap
Europe Travel Blog Carnival 3 March 2008
2008-03-02 23:01:00 Welcome to the first Europe Travel Blog Carnival where the posts have been selected to inform, entertain and inspire readers who love travel in Europe. I been delighted with the number of great submissions received and I’m sure that you’ll find the posts enjoyable and informative. Travel Tips Rome?s Offbeat Archaeology posted at Escape From ...
What is Europe a la Carte?
2008-03-01 21:13:00 I needed to revise the strap line and introductory text in my travel site, Europe a la Carte to make the purpose of the site clearer to visitors. My site focuses on authentic travel in Europe by venturing, even slightly, off the well worn tourist track and visiting less well known destinations. I know consumers want ...
The (almost) perfect travel affiliate scheme?
2008-02-29 10:32:00 I wrote an assessment of the HotelsCombined affiliate scheme for other blog, Business Blog Boost. I rate the HotelsCombined affiliate scheme highly because it makes money for me whilst being a great resource for my site visitors, enabling them to quickly and easily find a great deal on hotels through a price comparison facility. Finding the ... More About: Travel , Affiliate , Accommodation , Perfect
Ravenglass, Lake District
2008-02-28 13:26:00 Ravenglass is the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park. I thought it was charming, situated at the confluence of three rivers the Esk, Irk and Mite. We walked across the railway bridge and down the coastal path. There’s a large free car park with public toilets next to the station. You ... More About: England , Accommodation
Are you willing to offer and accept hospitality?
2008-02-26 21:48:00 I’ve been looking at CouchSurfing and the Hospitality Club sites as I’m aware that accommodation is probably the most expensive part of my travel budget. These sites offer the possibility of free accommodation in the home of the host but it’s more than that, they also allow more authentic travel in the sense that ... More About: Accommodation , Offer , Accept
Review of Shap Wells hotel, Penrith
2008-02-26 17:42:00 Good - £45 a night for a twin room with breakfast on the Great Getaways rate, which could be canceled without penalty up to 48 hours before arrival, peaceful rural location. Bad - long queues at breakfast buffet, no sound insulation between rooms. Rural location means you’re dependent on car to get there and if you ... More About: England , Hotel , Review , Accommodation , Wells
Eggseptional Easter events in the UK
2008-02-26 13:30:00 I came across this article about quirkly Easter events in UK with themes such egg jarping, hare pie scramble and coal carrying. So if you’re looking for something a bit different to rolling your egg down a grassy bank you now have some inspiration. Easter Egg Mosaic by annapi_78 The Easter weekend in the UK is very ... More About: Children , Events , United Kingdom , Easter Eggs
Budget seaside family holidays in southern England
2008-02-26 12:07:00 If you’re looking for a budget break on the coast in the south of England Park Holidays have 23 caravan parks, where you can have a short break from as little as £69. You can choose between lively or quiet parks in Devon, Dorset, Essex, Kent, Suffolk and Essex. I stayed in many static caravans for ... More About: Family , Accommodation , Seaside
Save the grape eating squirrels in Grange over Sands, Cumbria
2008-02-26 11:36:00 I’m just back from 3 nights in the Lake District. We spent a couple of hours at Grange over Sands , one of my favourite places in Cumbria. It’s located on the southern coast of the Lake District peninsula. There’s a one mile long promenade set well away from traffic, borders by landscaped gardens, ... More About: England , Squirrels , Save , Eating
Dusk at Coniston Water, Lake District, England
2008-02-25 23:11:00 We stopped at the northern shores of Coniston Water yesterday evening to be dazzled by the peachy pink dusk. There was a rain shower just as the sun was setting and the lake took on a distinctly peachy hue, partly due to the reflection of the red branches of the silver birch trees ... More About: England , District , Lake
Review of airlinedestinations.co.uk
2008-02-25 20:32:00 Airlinedestinations.co.uk aims to help you find which airlines fly which routes from every UK airport. The site claims to be an independent, impartial, money saving guide, assisting you in finding the cheapest and/or the most convenient flight to meet your requirements, listing all flights with all airlines from all UK airports. It ... More About: United Kingdom , Air Travel , Review
Live Travel Bloggers Event 16.00 GMT Sunday 2 March 2008
2008-02-25 16:48:00 Darren at Travel -Rants is hosting a live travel bloggers event this Sunday in the run up to the Travel Bloggers Summit in Berlin next week. Everyone is welcome to participate. You won’t need any special equipment, just visit the Travel-Rants site on Sunday 2 March at 4pm (GMT). Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be ... More About: Event , Travel Tips , Live
Travelodge UK £19 room Easter sale
More articles from this author:2008-02-21 13:10:00 Travelodge are selling rooms for only £19 a night for stays from 21 March - 20 April 2008 in their Easter sale. You need to book by 10 March, at least 18 days in advance with non refundable payment made at the time of booking. It’s a great deal as family rooms can ... More About: Sale , Accommodation , Room , Travelodge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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