The amount spent by Barclaycard customers using contactless technology has multiplied 2.7 times so far this year, as consumers make the most of the increase in the contactless limit, which went up from £20 to £30 in September 2015*. The latest Barclaycard Contactless Spending Index, which monitors the shopping trends of millions of UK customers, finds that usage has leapt … [Read more...]
Local hotel scoops top Scottish Food Award
The Garden Rooms Restaurant at The Rosslea Hall Hotel is celebrating, as it scooped a prestigious award at this year’s Food Awards Scotland 2016. The Garden Rooms Restaurant in Rhu beat off stern competition to collect the Hotel Restaurant of the Year award within the South West category at a glittering ceremony in Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel. Judges recognised both head … [Read more...]
Opinion-Hotels-This blessed plot-this ‘Warwickshire’
Following Warwickshire being named as one of travel bible Lonely Planet’s top ten European destinations earlier this summer, Macdonald Hotel’s Regional Manager for the Midlands, Derek McDonagh, reflects on the enduring charm of Shakespeare’s home county and on what lies ahead for the tourist hotspot…. Warwickshire’s best known son, William Shakespeare, has helped make … [Read more...]
Drive-in cinema event at Aberdeen Football Club sells out in less than 24 hours
Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events, the club’s catering, events & hospitality partner, is transforming the car park at Pittodrie Stadium in to a giant, outdoor cinema to screen two showings of the festive film ‘Elf’ on 18th December. A post advertising the screenings on its ‘Pittodrie Events’ Facebook page was seen by more than 100,000 people and the 240 tickets … [Read more...]
Lake District businesses to lead tourism delegation to Japan
A group of six tourism businesses from the Lake District are ramping up their efforts to increase overseas visitors by embarking on a trade delegation to Japan this autumn. Members of the Lake District Japan Forum will fly to Osaka at the end of September to meet with key decision makers in the Japanese travel industry. They will showcase all the latest activities and venue … [Read more...]