There are 500 Lebanese restaurants in London alone according to the minister of tourism and I’m not going to argue with him. If there is that number there how many are there in the whole of the UK and Ireland? Food is one thing that Lebanon is renowned for. And wine. As he says, Tesco might call humous Greek but it’s actually Lebanese and you won’t find it in the same form in Greece, – unless you’re in a Lebanese restaurant there!
Last week it was the North Carolinians who named UK visitors as the ones they were targeting. They were visiting travel agents urging them to push North Carolina with its two direct links to the state (Gatwick-Charlotte and Heathrow to Raleigh-Durham) as the place British visitors should holiday in.
Now New York has followed with a worldwide campaign called “See More, Be More. This is New York City”. Not the snappiest of headlines but it is supposed to “reflect the feeling of personal transformation that lingers long after a trip to NY ends,” according to the creative head of NYC & Company, Willy Wong. Or to put it another way, good holiday memories.
You may have never heard of the World Travel Market,(WTM) ,but this week it has featured on BBC Breakfast, Metro, The Times and a host of other media Why? Because tourism ministers from around the world were in London and some of them have been held in massive queues as almost 50,000 people a day [...]
Brunch is something of an institution in Abu Dhabi. Just about every outlet in the UAE capital has an unbeatable offer from the Rolls Royce version to simpler, hearty fare. CD Traveller gives you the lowdown on ten top brunch experiences
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