Travel has been off the agenda for the best part of a year, and it will return in a different form, writes JULENA DRUMI It has been the worst of times for the tourism and travel sectors with many businesses worrying that they won’t survive the current restrictions. The good news for the industry is […]
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Delivering stylish holiday homes in the highlands
Having used Aberfeldy-based Blairish Restorations as its “in house” builder for the past 16 years, enhancing its self catering estate with various styles of contemporary holiday homes, Mains of Taymouth Country Estate & Golf Course has spoken of the constructive working relationship the two businesses continue to enjoy. Their renewed collaboration at Balloch Park, Mains […]
Travelling less and travelling better – holidays in the post-Covid world
Scotland needs to ‘reset’ its product around the changes in tourist behaviour, writes JULENA DRUMI Quiet streets, empty hotel rooms and desolate airports tell the story of tourism in 2020 amid predictions that the industry will see more casualties next season without more government help. Unless it helps itself. While pressure will be applied to […]
Why more of us are choosing a holiday on wheels
Pandemic fears are driving sales of motorhomes and caravans, finds JULENA DRUMI It’s safe to say the pandemic is having a profound effect on all our lives and some of the changes that have been imposed on us during lockdown are likely to influence our lifestyle for some time to come. This applies to our […]
Don’t expect others to pay for you if your holiday plans go wrong
“People think they are free, but nothing is free when there is plague” Albert Camus, The Plague As I See It: No one should expect compensation if their holiday plans are disrupted by the quarantine rule, says TERRY MURDEN It says a lot about modern consumerism and the sense of entitlement we now have for […]