Ryanair launches US website

Thousands of American customers explore Europe every year on Ryanair’s low fares, with London, Dublin, Barcelona, Rome, and Paris the top five destinations, and with most passengers coming from California, New York, Texas, Florida, and New Jersey.

The US site includes Ryanair’s “Fare Finder” feature, where customers can search and book the lowest fares by price point, route, and travel period, and US customers can now pay for tickets dollars.

www.ryanair.com/us

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Qui veniunt .... tunc vident ..... consumunt!

They come ... they see ... they spend!

TOURISTS spending in the UK is expected to reach £22.2 billion, according to a forecast by VisitBritain. The total for 2014 was £21.3 billion. 

Pictured, left, is a typical throng queueing to join one of the many open top sightseeing buses that ply the more touristy areas of central London. And this is a common sight all over Britain with its magnificent mix of culture, arts, history and modern economy. 

Baker Street - where this picture was taken - is a particular tourist attraction area being close to Madame Tussauds, the Planetarium and because of the Sherlock Holmes connection.

The number of overseas visitors will rise to 35.1 million, up by 2.5 percent on the 2014 number, says VisitBritain.

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Picture Credit: 'Baker Syr Station - London' Stephen McKay via Wikimedia Commons.

Scotland … in a word

WELCOMING’, ‘beautiful’, ‘home’ or ‘fandabbydozy’ – what word best describes Scotland? That’s the question being posed in a campaign by leading figures in the country’s tourism industry. 

The aim is to create a giant word cloud that organizers hope will act as a fun reminder that tourism in Scotland is everyone’s business.

Scots and visitors are being invited to tweet the word they believe captures and encapsulates what Scotland means to them. 

The chosen word should be followed by #onewordScotland.

The #onewordscotland word cloud will be supported by VisitScotland, the Scottish Tourism Alliance, Scotland Food and Drink, and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association.

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Picture Credit:From Top -  '"Inverness Ness Footbridge 15760" via Wikimedia Commons; "River Dochart". Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons;"Falkirk wheel 01" by Dave Morris from Edinburgh, UK via Wikimedia Commons; Cropped from "Wfm glasgow botanic gardens". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Orlando from A to Z

THE 2015 edition of The Brit Guide To Orlando by Florida-based writers Simon and Susan Veness is available now via Amazon UK.

‘We firmly believe this is the most exciting destination on earth, but it does make some serious demands on your time/wallet/patience, hence the need to your homework in advance and take us with you at all times,’ says Simon, the English half of the Anglo-American writing partnership. ‘We hate the idea of people spending their hard-earned cash on a trip to Orlando and not getting full value for it, so much of what we do is very much the tourist's eye view of things, and not the glossy brochure version.’

In its 20th year, the guide is updated and enlarged annually.






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Virgin steps up summer flights to Orlando and Las Vegas

HOLIDAYMAKERS flying from Manchester Airport will have more options next summer from Virgin Atlantic, which says it will increase flights to Orlando and Las Vegas next summer following high demand.

An extra 24 flights will operate to Orlando and Las Vegas. Frequencies will include two flights a day on Thursdays and Sundays to Orlando in July and August. 

The Las Vegas service will have an additional weekly flight between July and October, operating on a Tuesday.

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UK holiday homes business attracts private equity investment

UK HOLIDAY homes business Sykes Cottages has reportedly received a multi-million pound investment from a private equity firm.

Living Bridge is understood to be investing alongside Sykes' management in a deal that values the company at £54 million.

Sykes Cottages runs more than 5,000 holiday homes across the UK and Ireland.

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National Trust unveils unique arts & crafts property

A RARE surviving example of a traditional arts and crafts house, with many pieces of original furniture, will give visitors the chance to explore a much-loved family home and garden. 

In the Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, Stoneywell was built in 1899 by Ernest Gimson, a leading light of the Arts and Crafts movement. It was built as a holiday home for his elder brother, and remained in the Gimson family until 2012, when it was acquired by the National Trust.

The house, built with local stone, is surrounded by gardens and woodland.

Stoneywell opens to the public on February 2 for seven days a week until November 30, when it closes for two months for conservation work. 

Due to its small size, visits must be booked in advance, which can be done either online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stoneywell or by calling 01530 248048.

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