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Worst UK airports and tourism rants

Darren Cronian — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:47:51 +0000

It has been a while since the last podcast, but today, I took the opportunity of a bank holiday weekend, to record a new episode. I rant about the Florida gulf coast “disaster” and ask for your opinion on the UK’s worst airports, plus news of this year’s Travel BlogCamp. Subscribe to the Travel Rants [...]

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Worst UK airports and tourism rants

Does media hype affect tourism?

Darren Cronian — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:10:02 +0000

There’s an interesting article on various news sites about the increase in deaths of foreign holidaymakers on the island of Phuket. Apparently, so far this year 52 tourists have died on the island, compared with 28 during the whole of 2009. An example of lazy journalism It’s the type of news that sells newspapers and [...]

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Does media hype affect tourism?

Please! No more flight comparison sites

Darren Cronian — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:48:33 +0000

Last night I read a post on Tnooz about the lack of consumer information on airline extra fees online. I have written about this before, and that I feel comparison sites should truly compare flights, like-for-like, but many compare the flat-base flight price, not including taxes and extras. Sites must be consumer friendly I read [...]

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Please! No more flight comparison sites

Travel companies desperate for social media attention

Darren Cronian — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:19:57 +0000

There is a smell of desperation on social media networks with so many travel companies trying to get their social media campaigns viral and competitions pimped by bloggers. I wonder if the time and money could be better spent on improving customer support and other travel issues. Queensland tourism campaign was predictable I partly blame [...]

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Travel companies desperate for social media attention

British holidays are not that bad

Darren Cronian — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:45:15 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of travelling in the UK, compared with the hassle of taking a holiday abroad. I spent most of this week on the Yorkshire coast, and it was hassle free. It cost me £25 per night in a decent B&B, with breakfast and free [...]

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British holidays are not that bad