Film streaming on Bombardier trains to tempt leisure trippers

Industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering apps to lure passengers back to the railways By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 The industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering … Read more

Corona slammed for advert showing trippers in Outer Hebrides which is already besieged by tourists

Beer brand Corona has come under for an advert showing staycationers enjoying ‘lager, 4x4s and wild arson’ in a rural area of Scotland where locals say they have been besieged by tourists. The Mexican Pilsner – owned by beer giant AB InBev – has released two new ads much to the horror of locals in … Read more

Welsh police fine English day trippers driving to Brecon Beacons amid surge in campsite bookings

English day trippers caught making non-essential trips over the Welsh border during lockdown have been fined, a police chief said today, as restrictions have sparked a surge in staycation bookings at campsites. Superintendent Clark Jones-John of Dyfed Powys Police said a number of cars heading to the Brecon Beacons, a popular camping destination, had been … Read more

Day trippers ignore pleas from English countryside with 15 MILLION people to visit parks and beaches

An estimated 15 million leisure trips are expected to be made this weekend as restless Britons flock to parks and beaches in England to enjoy sunny weather on the first weekend since lockdown was eased. Nearly half of the journeys to be made by car will be no more than 10 miles long, while 11 … Read more

Day trippers to Edinburgh may be forced to pay a tourist tax to access certain streets

Day trippers to Edinburgh may be forced to pay a tourist tax to access certain streets Scottish Government opened a consultation into introducing day-tripper tax The levy would be imposed on day visitors to access certain streets or roads  But the Government admits it is ‘difficult’ to envisage how it would be collected   By Jennifer … Read more