According to the press, the popularity of “gramping” continues to rise. If you are unfamiliar with this inappropriate term (a derivative of “glamping”, but without any discernible relation to tents), it refers to the practice of inviting grandparents on holiday in return for free childcare. They mind the kids while you go out for dinner, [...]

  Partnerships continue to strengthen between Heli USA and Trailfinders, as the operator has chosen a shot of the new AugustaWestland 119 fleet for the front cover of their USA & Canada Local Tours, Sightseeing & Attractions brochure. Heli USA CEO Nigel Turner said ‘This is outstanding, as I think Trailfinders is one of the [...]

The reactions to my announcement that we were taking the kids to Switzerland last summer fell into two camps; the ‘ooh lucky you’ camp of those who had been there themselves, and the ‘er, why?’ camp of those who hadn’t. To be honest, I was rather in the ‘why?’ camp myself but, given that I [...]

I’d always associated holidays more closely with St Lucia than St Albans so, when I had kids, it came as a bit of a shock to find myself booking a UK cottage holiday.   Seven years on, my relationship with the great British cottage holiday is similar to that of an addict to her drug [...]

  We’d like to teach the world to sing… World Travel Market is almost here again. Just like that Coke ad where the world joins together for one glorious global gulp of the sugary sweet liquid, followed by an almighty adrenaline rush, it’s a four-day sprint around the continents, ending in a quiet, whimpering heap [...]

We were thrilled to be honoured at the glittering TTG Awards 2012 with a rare ‘Highly Commended’ award for our work marketing Discover New England. Not only was New England the only US destination on the final short list, it was also the only destination which was not a country so, whilst we were a [...]

We’re very excited to see Heli USA’s new Augusta Westland 119KE helicopter on the front cover of TTG today.  Many thanks to the TTG team for featuring our ‘Ferrari of the Skies’.  

Has this year been the strangest ever for those of us working in travel marketing? As part of our work, we often stand in front of our destination clients and their partners, hoteliers and DMCs and give them a UK market update.  This year, those updates have included some extraordinary elements. First, we had the [...]