Travel agents in the not so distant past in the UK knew their market – two weeks in Spain in July and August for the majority of bookings, with most people booking in January and paying six months of instalments. Technology, low cost airlines, and people’s expectations have changed all that. Popular holiday destinations for [...]
Do you remember the days when the Internet was in its infancy and when many people were afraid to shop online? It certainly seems strange to look back, given the way that Internet shopping has taken off in recent years.We now think of it as being a perfectly normal thing to do a vast amount [...]
“Will the entire known world eventually be a UNESCO World Heritage Site?”, asked the New York Times this week as the organisation added 21 new locations to its list of World Heritage Sites. The list now totals at 890 destinations that UNESCO deem as “having outstanding universal value”.With a diverse ensemble of locations, the new [...]