July 14, 2010

Easy Destination Blog (blog) Capello's England hit the skids … but British sport a hit with foreign visitors The Guardian VisitBritain, the national tourism authority, says analysis of the figures ... [visit website]

Oban for business BBC News (blog) Foreign business travel by UK residents was down 23%, while 19% fewer business visits were made to the UK. Spending by foreigners on British ... [visit website]

The Guardian UK travellers shun foreign holidays The Guardian Scotland appeared to be one of the main beneficiaries of last year's travel to Britain. The combined total of business and ... [visit website]

Travel Daily UK Foreign tourists spend £2.3b. a year watching and playing UK sport Travel Daily News International The VisitBritain survey shows nearly two million visitors watched sport in Britain ... [visit website]

Cash-rich Indian shoppers flock to London's West End Indian Express The figures show that while Britain reels under recession, job losses and major public sector spending cuts, its retail industry ... [visit website]

The Guardian Britain's industrial cities become holiday hotspots The Guardian Tourism chiefs say the transformation is because people visiting the cities for business reasons are often "pleasantly surprised" by what ... [visit website]

isleofman.com Villa to host long running dance festival isleofman.com A Ballroom workshop planned for 5pm on the Saturday features Warren Bullock and Jane Phillips, former British, UK, European and world ... [visit website]

UK Budget 2010: New era of austerity in Europe? Associated Report Online (blog) Read more about Investment Executive Tough UK tourism budget is probably in Malta hit a British austerity ... [visit website]

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followthemedia.com (subscription) Coming To Terms With European Libel Law followthemedia.com (subscription) The new law protects, for instance, against libel tourism judgments under which foreign defamation judgments would not be recognized ... [visit website]