Monthly Archives: May 2009

Irresistible Iceland

While the UK enjoyed an unseasonally warm bank holiday weekend, Account Director Karen Carpenter kept a cool head during a short break to Iceland (average temp 6°). Initially drawn by the prospect of whale watching (total spot = one juvenile minke, several dolphins and a whole lot of puffins), the trip highlights just kept on

Top Five Bank Holiday beaches

At TPR we were excited to hear that the forthcoming bank holiday weekend is likely to bring the hottest temperatures of the year so far (The Daily Telegraph, 21 May). We’ve come up with our Top Five Best British Beaches to make the most of the sunshine (cue the flip-flops and sun cream): 1) Smalls

Get set for the Monaco Grand Prix

“It is good to see that the weather is looking good for the Grand Prix in Monaco this weekend (big yellow suns and up to 27 degrees!) With Lewis Hamilton as reigning champion on the course, it will be exciting to see if he can secure his first race win of the season, or if

Top locations to enjoy a cuppa

At TPR, we were interested that Visit London were serving tea on top of London’s most famous monuments yesterday to encourage tourism to the Capital (Evening Standard, p.18) and so we came up with our five dream locations for a cuppa: 1) Mint tea in a cafe above the Djemaa el Fna square, Marrakech, as

Quack Quack

Travel PR’s animal-loving Account manager Richard Mellor has shared this heart-warming story with the office this morning! See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8058221.stm

Scots show biggest increase in gap year take up

The latest research from Year out Group has found that gap years aren’t just the preserve of people from London and the Home Counties; Scots recorded a 50% increase in gap year placements in 2008. Furthermore the top five countries for structured placements are South Africa, Canada, Ecuador, Tanzania and Australia. JF

Sri Lanka – time to go?

Sri Lanka, an amazing country that has been touched by tragedy in recent times but would appear to have a bright future ahead of it. Is it time to visit or does publicising it at this time seems insensitive? Real Holidays, Explore, Journeys of Distinction (JoD) and AITO all seem be positive for the the coming