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Engagement with our Facebook fans down 50% after News Feed change

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In early February, as reported by Inside Facebook, Facebook made an overnight change to its news feed settings. From that point users have been able to show posts from “Friends and pages you interact with most” or from “All of your friends and pages.” Since this change, our level of … Read more »

False economy of the optimists!

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In the current economic climate everyone is hunting for value and that is probably a key reason why travel search websites such as www.travelrepublic.co.uk have enjoyed such phenomenal growth. The combination of easy internet access and whiz bang behind the scenes technology allow customers to compare prices from all the … Read more »

The death of the high street bookshop – what does it mean for the travel industry?

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The idea for this post came from a recent trip to our local town centre in Kingston upon Thames to buy a book. Until recently there was both a Borders and a Waterstones. Unfortunately Borders closed back in December soon after the Borders chain went into administration. My recent sortie … Read more »

The ultimate lock in? The UK’s 12 highest pubs

You may have read the story of the 60 New Years Eve visitors to the Tan Hill Inn, England’s highest pub, in the Yorkshire Dales. They were “forced to drink beer and play cards for three days” after the pub was snowed in. Must have been awful for them. With … Read more »