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Hotel review: The Wellington, Bristol

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It's not a hip brewery, like Kernel, or a boldly creative one, like Brewdog, but with its slick packaged beers and modern pubs, Bath Ales is reinventing the role traditionally played by mid-sized regional breweries. It is populist and growing ...Read More »

London 2012: what to do near the main Olympic venues

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Near the Olympic ParkAreas around the Olympic Park have been bubbling with activity for some time. Hackney Wick in particular is a neighbourhood rich with community and cultural life. Lower Clapton, a little further north, has seen a spate of ...Read More »

Hubbard and Friedrichsen quit Queensgate

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Andrew Hubbard and Holger Friedrichsen have resigned as directors of Queensgate Hotels & Leisure. They quit on Wednesday just a few weeks after rumours began circulating in the industry relating to problems in the Cape Town-based group which is listed on ...Read More »

Margate voted one of world’s top 10 must-see destinations

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The seaside town of Margate has been named as one of the top 10 must-see destinations in the world. The coastal spot in Kent has been ranked seventh in the annual Rough Guide Travel Hotlist for 2013. It features alongside ...Read More »

Emma’s Eccentric Britain: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! in London

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As I step through the front doors of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, London's only "odditorium", I'm greeted by a woman gingerly fingering a shutter that bears a stark warning – Open At Your Own Risk. She picks at its ...Read More »

PepsiCo plans to continue global expansion

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Fourth-quarter profits at PepsiCo almost doubled on the strength in its snacks business and beverage operations outside the Americas. The company said this week it would keep expanding internationally to offset the slump in the American drinks market. PepsiCo said that ...Read More »

Boots, anorak, coffin … the Yorkshire walk with a difference

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"You know," I began, as we made our way down yet another set of rustic steps cut into a precipitously steep slope, "I'm glad we're not dressed as undertakers and carrying a coffin." This is not an observation I would normally ...Read More »

Sun International rooms revenue falls 14%

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Sun International has reported a 2% increase in revenue and an 11% decrease in EBITDA for the six months ended 31 December 2009. Given trading conditions remaining uncertain in the near term and a continued focus on cashflows and strengthening ...Read More »
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