Martin Shelton, Managing Director of Unleashed Web Design and Digital Marketing unveiled the new www.devonhotels.com website at an event attended by hoteliers at Rendezvous Wine Bar in Exeter. The website showcases hotels and restaurants who are members of the Devon Hotels and Restaurant Association, promotes offers, highlights some of the great things to do in Devon and has valuable information for visitors.
For the hotel business, the rise of the digital age has meant a drastic change in the business landscape. Price comparison sites dominate online search results. When customers...
Exeter based schools’ tour operator, STC Expeditions, has been awarded Travelife Certification – an internationally recognised scheme dedicated to driving sustainable practises in the tourism industry.
Hailed as the highest possible level of sustainability in travel, Travelife Certification is only awarded to companies which demonstrate a long-term commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. To receive certification, the company had to meet over 200 separate criteria, covering everything from carbon offsetting, over-tourism and support for in-country Leaders,...
The Salutation Inn in Topsham have been short-listed for ‘Best Hotel, Gourmet Bolt Hole' in the Food and Travel magazine awards. This award is particularly prestigious, with the final awards evening showcasing some of the best names in the restaurant industry.
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has given its 650-strong pilot workforce a brand new look that complements the striking purple uniforms of its cabin crew.
The new navy uniform for its pilots features a stylishly fitted jacket with distinctive platinum epaulettes and stripes that clearly designate the rank of Captain (four stripes), Senior First Officer (three) and First Officer (two). Designed with full crew participation, the brief was for it to be a quality, comfortable, user-friendly outfit to better reflect the airline’s forward looking image than the previous...
The Devon Association of Tourist Attractions is pleased to announce that they have two NEW members joining the Association for 2018. Torre Abbey and Coldharbour Mill have both been awarded the acclaimed tourism quality stamp and now feature amongst Devon’s Top Attractions.
To qualify as a member, the attractions go through a rigorous inspection process and have to pass the Association’s strict quality criteria. These inspections ensure that visitors experience quality in terms of venue, facilities, content, service and value for money.
As people take to their cars this August Bank Holiday, Dogs Trust, which has a Rehoming Centre in Ilfracombe, is launching ‘The Houndway Code’ a car safety awareness campaign after new research revealed that 17% of dog owners regularly travel with their dog unrestrained in the passenger seat of their car and 5% even reaching into the backseat to interact with their dog whilst at the wheel.
The survey also revealed that nearly half of dog owners in Devon who drive with their dogs in the car, are unaware that they are breaking the law and not abiding by the highway code by not...
San Francisco has relatively cool summers, so if you were hoping for Caribbean weather...keep hoping. The fact the weather is relatively cool, has many advantages for a traveller on a budget. Getting around the city is easy and no matter if you are undertaking an ambitious walk, or eating some local delicacies, chances are you will not have to battle or prepare for scorching heats. The Golden Gate city has so much to offer as you are about to discover.
The cool, yet surprising thing about San Francisco is that you can plan a whole week of amazing...
Stagecoach South West has donated 100 travel vouchers providing much needed support to asylum seekers and refugees living in and around Exeter.
"We hope this donation goes some way to help refugees access the help and support they need as they rebuild their lives in the South West" a Stagecoach South West spokesperson commented.
This generous donation is warmly welcomed by Exeter City of Sanctuary, who worked with Stagecoach South West, alongside other organisations, to identify ways in which they might play a part in making Exeter a place of welcome and opportunity for...
Kelly Jones is the lucky winner of this competition which closed on 23 June 2017.
The correct answer to the question: What do the newly refurbished bedrooms at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel take inspiration from? was of course, Exeter’s textile industry.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED **
Enjoy a relaxing escape with Mercure Hotels, who are offering the chance to win an overnight stay for two including dinner and breakfast at the newly refurbished 4-star Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel.
Co-bikes, the ground-breaking self-service bike scheme, is introducing the latest stage in its mission to create easy, enjoyable travel in Exeter's city centre.
The latest hire location, going live on Wednesday 1 March, is in the heart of the city centre, next to the Civic Centre, opposite the Tourist Information Centre. Staff will be at the docking station from 10.00 – 16.00 to tell you more about this innovative scheme. Co-bikes, the first city-wide network of electric bikes for self-service hire by the public from on-street docking stations, was launched on 13th October 2016....
