This isn’t the way that that the authors of a US report on hotels worded their announcement. They said that the satisfaction levels of hotel visitors had increased over the last year. Does it mean the same thing? But if hotel guests are more satisfied surely that comes as a result of feeling that they are being treated better?
The next question is whether we should believe what we read. After all how many of us have stayed at a place after checking reviews and then decided that the reviews must have been written by someone who was not too observant? Or as blind as a bat. The same applies with research. If we understand it then we can accept or reject it.

Belfast tends to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons but don’t be deterred from visiting, for the reality is very different. Louise Browne, a Belfast local, reveals all…

[ August 3, 2010; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Miniature Forest. Wyre Forest Discovery Centre, Callow Hill, Bewdley. DY14 9XQ. 10.30am-12noon. Booking essential. £3.50. 5-11 yrs. Tel: 01299 266929. www.forestry.gov.uk

[ August 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Session with the PipersFrom 3/8/2010 to 3/8/2010 Venue: The Cobblestone, Dublin 7 Traditional Music Recital Na Píobairí Uilleann presents “Session wi

[ August 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] RTÉ Summer Lunchtime ConcertFrom 3/8/2010 to 3/8/2010 RTÉ Concert OrchestraAnne-Marie Gibbons, mezzo-sopranoJohn Wilson, conductorN

[ August 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Allen Toussaint in ConcertFrom 3/8/2010 to 3/8/2010 Allen Toussaint is one of the most influential figures in soul and jazz music.The New