Staycation boom for holiday park owner Away Resorts: Bookings soar 47%

Staycation boom boosts holiday park owner Away Resorts as bookings soar 47% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 5 April 2021 In demand: Away Resorts’s Isle of Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight Holiday park owner Away Resorts saw a 47 … Read more

EU is ready to back move that will allow Britons to travel to resorts on the continent

Holiday passport is on! EU is ready to agree to issuing digital pass that will allow Britons to travel to resorts if they have been vaccinated or have Covid antibodies… as tech firm asks to trial similar scheme for our pubs Bloc publishes details of ‘digital green pass’, piling pressure on Grant Shapps Those from … Read more

Lucy Spraggan resorts to tracking down trolls to combat social media hate

Lucy Spraggan has found an effective way to deal with online trolls, by tracking down their place of work to report their behaviour to their bosses.  The X-Factor star, 29, admitted she’s had plenty of ‘bad experiences’ with social media including being threatened with physical violence and being ridiculed for her ‘saggy boobs’ following her … Read more

Tech boss sues Elegant Resorts Ltd for almost £1million after banging his head on a DOORFRAME

A former tech boss has brought a near £1million legal claim against the luxury travel agent he used to work for as he claims he lost his career banging his head on a doorframe at their office. IT boss Stephen Long was earning £50,000-a-year at Elegant Resorts Ltd, which takes bookings for Virgin Galactic’s space … Read more

James Niehues: The man who HAND-PAINTED the ski trail maps for over 200 resorts

Computers nil, man with a pencil and paintbrushes, one. Meet James Niehues, an artist who has hand-painted over 200 ski resort trail maps across North America, South America, New Zealand and Australia, despite competition from map-makers using computer-generated imagery. His amazing artistry has shepherded millions of skiers in some of the world’s most famous resorts … Read more

Sahara plume colours the Alps ski resorts as sandstorm sweeps across the continent

Don’t eat the ORANGE snow! Plume of Saharan sands turns the ski resorts of the Alps ski resorts deep apricot after being blown thousands of miles from Africa Cross-country ski track in Val Ferret, Switzerland, was scattered with the sand A skier in the Pyrenees also captured the blanket of sand covering the snow  The … Read more

France confirms ski resorts will not reopen for February half term

Europe’s lucrative ski season is heading for a near-total write-off after France confirmed its slopes will not open in time for the February half term while Spain‘s PM said visitors will not be welcome until after summer. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, the French tourism minister, delivered the bad news on Wednesday after a Defence Council meeting, saying … Read more

Farewell Butch, the king of the Caribbean: The dazzling founder of Sandals resorts has died aged 79

Farewell Butch, the king of the Caribbean: The dazzling founder of Sandals resorts has died aged 79 but has left behind an incredible legacy By Sarah Hartley For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 16 January 2021 True visionary: Butch Stewart, who has died aged 79 Truly … Read more

Sidmouth holidays: The cream of Devon resorts is appealing at any time of year

Cream of Devon resorts: If you like a good dollop of history, geology and science to go with your bucket and spade, Sidmouth couldn’t be more appealing – at any time of year Sidmouth, one of Britain’s most sedate seaside towns, lies at the mouth of the River Sid near Exeter Forget seaside arcades – … Read more

Ladbrokes shares soar on US casino giant MGM Resorts’ £8bn bid

Ladbrokes shares soar on £8bn bid: Swoop by US casino giant MGM Resorts is snubbed as investors bet on higher offer By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 4 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes’s owner surged after it revealed it had received an £8.1billion takeover … Read more