British Airways – Travel Industry News

Comics, or graphic novels, are to make up an important part of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. This is no showcase for Desperate Dan or Dennis the Menace, though, as serious visual narrative is the order of the day here.

For example, Shaun Tan’s ‘The Arrival’, a graphic work without words, was put to music and shown to an audience at the festival in Australia last Friday night. The Festival has also commissioned a graphic newspaper titled ‘Drawn from Life’ and features work by Jim Woodring, Nicki Greenberg and Mandy Ord.

» Read entire article

A record 200,000 festivalgoers attended a two-week series of concerts in the Puglia region of Italy that finished its run last Saturday.

It is the re-emergence of a form of Italian folk music known as ‘Pizzica’ that has made the region one of the most fashionable summer festival destinations in Europe.

» Read entire article

F1 drivers by nature are adrenaline junkies, who often take part in adventure holidays to maintain fitness and to compensate for the buzz they get from racing. Marc Webber is a cycling enthusiast who regularly takes part in competitions and Jenson Button is a Triathlon competitor when not racing his McLaren. However, for Grand Prix veteran Rubens Barrichello, his training regime at Florida‘s theme parks is a little different to his colleagues’ endeavours.

The Brazilian loves theme parks and has regularly visited Orlando Disney World for over 25 years.

» Read entire article

The Scottish tourism authority, VisitScotland, has announced a new plan to work with a TV company to produce a showcase for Scotland. as a tourism destination.

Tern TV and VisitScotland will launch a new project that to have entrants in the Network programme create a viral showcase for destinations such as Glasgow and Aberdeen.

» Read entire article

Gordon Ramsay is making his first foray into the Canadian restaurant market by opening a new upmarket establishment in Montreal.

Ramsay currently has Michelin-starred restaurants in London, Melbourne, Paris, Tuscany, Dubai, Tokyo and New York, amongst others.

» Read entire article

This bank holiday weekend will see many people braving the weather to attend one of the many music and art festivals taking place around the UK. Even though forecasters have predicted three days of rain and cool temperatures, thousands are turning up to festival venues armed with tents and warm clothes.

“Festival-goers hoping for summer sunshine were forced to wade through the mud in their wellies as they arrived at Reading,” according to Ryan Kisiel of the Daily Mail.
“Twenty-four hours before a note will be played, thousands converged on the site armed with boots and winter coats to get the best tent pitches.”
The Monday bank holiday is expected to be the driest of the three days, with only the possibility of the odd shower, yet the maximum temperature is only likely to be 17C. Saturday will see rain and a high of 19C and Sunday will be a mixture of sun and rain with temperatures hitting a high of 19C again.

» Read entire article

For those looking to experience some high speed thrills this UK Bank Holiday, the British Superbike championship can provide it in spades. This weekend, Cadwell Park in the English county of Lincolnshire will be hosting the ninth round of Britain’s premier motorcycle championship, a great motorsport event for all the family.

There will be three Superbike races during this round, one on Sunday and two on Bank Holiday Monday, plus races for the Supersport and Superstock classes. The circuit itself is a demanding and undulating course that winds for two miles through a wooded valley, offering spectacular views for spectators. The track is perhaps most famous for the section known as ‘The Mountain’, where the steep gradient ensures that a racing bike will become airborne by several feet when at speed.

» Read entire article

The ‘Oscars of the travel industry’, the World travel Awards, have put their faith in the recovering fortunes of Egypt by announcing that it is to host the African and Indian regional awards ceremony.

Taking place in the popular resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the awards ceremony will be held on the 16th of September and will attract the major industry figures in the region. It is the first time in the history of the award that the ceremony will be located in Egypt.

» Read entire article