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Von Essen acquires The Forbury Hotel, Reading
The Forbury Hotel is a luxury five star hotel in the heart of Reading, located within the peaceful setting of the Forbury Gardens. The hotel will be the first hotel in the Metropolitan set of von Essen hotels, to be followed early next year with the launch of Hotel Verta in London.
Gay Tourist Office set to open in London this month
The Gay Tourist Office will be the first and only, dedicated, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender visitor centre in London, serving as a vital resource for London's LGBT residents. The office is set to open on 22nd October 2009.
Feast your eyes on the May Fair Hotel this London Restaurant Week
The May Fair Hotel is to present Eat Film – a celebration of food on film from the London Restaurant Festival.
Halloween fun at the Kent & East Sussex Railway
There is plenty of spooky fun to be had at the Kent & East Sussex Railway this October when they host their popular Halloween Fun Week which is packed full of spine tingling tricks and treats for the whole family.
Celebrate festive fun in Shakespeare Country
Celebrate festive fun in Shakespeare Country with spectacular Christmas lights, carol concerts, festive markets, Christmas tales, craft fairs, candlelit ghost stories, Victorian séances and a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of Arabian Nights. With so much on offer, Shakespeare Country offers all the components for a magical break this Christmas.
Highland hotelier trials carbon footprinting initiative
A Highland hotelier has been the inspiration for the application of a ground-breaking American web project to travel and hospitality businesses.
Foodie heaven with MasterChef LIVE in London
Leading theatre breaks website Show and Stay present a new kind of London break with MasterChef LIVE. Running between 13 and 15 November 2009 at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London, customers can book tickets to the event along with a hotel room from just £66.50 per person.
The big chill at Swinton Park
Avoid the madding crowds and enjoy the build up to Christmas this year for a change. Stay at Swinton Park, the award winning luxury castle hotel in the Yorkshire Dales and relax and indulge a little.
A unique concept in learning to ski
Inside Out Skiing is introducing a unique approach to teaching beginner skiers this winter season. Using The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead and the Austrian resort of Sölden, Inside Out Skiing will provide high quality instruction for people new to skiing, starting in the UK and then continuing in Austria.
Enjoy the darker side of Grizedale Forest this half term
The Forestry Commission’s Grizedale Forest is set to embrace the darker autumn evenings between October and December with its first ‘Dark Grizedale’ season.
Grosvenor celebrates the ‘Story of Belgravia’
A unique exhibition celebrating people’s memories of Belgravia – one of London’s most vibrant and prestigious destinations - will conclude Grosvenor’s successful ‘Story of Belgravia’ campaign, which kicked off in 2009 with a series of events and themed walking tours.
Great Rail Journeys boosts UK programme for 2010
Great Rail Journeys, the tour operator for escorted holidays by rail, has added five new British itineraries for 2010 to bring its choice of UK holidays to ten.
Scary plans for York Maze
York Maze owner Tom Pearcy has announced plans to open for October half term with a week of Halloween themed family activities during the day and four nights of scary attractions aimed at adults and teenagers.
Give your Christmas the x-factor
Summer is finally over and now, as long nights stretch ahead it’s almost time to deck the halls and stuff the turkey along with a hundred other things! Christmas, traditionally one of the most stressful times of the year, is almost upon us.
Swiss Extravaganza event returns to the capital
Emmi is one of Europe's leading providers of premium dairy products, and the brand is proud to be participating in a special Swiss themed Winter event taking place at Broadgate Circle in London on Wednesday 30th September and Thursday 1st October 2009.