In September 2012 a UK-wide competition was launched to design a new chair for the historic Bodleian Libraries in Oxford. A call for entries resulted in a strong response of over 60 expressions of interest from designers and manufacturers. After much deliberation, six award-winning designer/manufacturer partnerships were selected to proceed to the next stage of […]
Afternoon Tea Picnic and Trot in Hyde Park from the Ampersand Hotel
June 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Ampersand Hotel is inviting guests to celebrate summer in London with an hour’s horse riding and a luxury Afternoon Tea picnic to enjoy in nearby Hyde Park. Pick up your pre-prepared hamper, which is easy to carry, and take a walk to the park along Exhibition Road. Venture further for a watery setting and spread out your picnic […]
Crash, bang, wallop for UK Red Bull Soapbox Race on 14 July
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Red Bull Soapbox Race returns to the UK this summer following a nine year absence. The event showcase the wackiest road race ever staged on UK soil comes hot on the bumpers of sold out Soapbox races across the globe in venues as far afield as Mumbai and Hong Kong. The race will be taking […]
#ThaiTales Travel Blogger Award Launched With World Travel Market 2012
October 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Tourism Authority of Thailand launches a competition, in conjunction with World Travel Market, to find the #ThaiTales 2012 Thailand Travel Blogger of the year. The travel blogger contest, called Thailand Reunited #ThaiTales, encourage bloggers to visit the Thailand AS300 stand at WTM from 5-8 November 2012 and learn more about this amazing country. Cool new […]
Could You Be The First Ever Walt Disney World Family? Competition to Find UK Winner
October 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
Walt Disney World resort in Florida announced that it’s looking for its first ever ‘Walt Disney World Family’ – and it’s looking here in the UK. This never-been-done before search will unearth a unique family that captures what Walt Disney World is all about. UK families will be able to enter at www.disney.co.uk/waltdisneyworldfamily simply by explaining […]
Send Your Facebook Profile on Holiday to Cape Town
October 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
Cape Town in South Africa is expecting a massive influx of extra visitors in the next three months without many of them actually going there. How come? These will be virtual visitors experiencing the Cape via a world-first Facebook-based travel app. The Facebook app is the idea of Cape Town Tourism and its agencies Ogilvy […]
What do Freddie Mercury and Spyridon Samaras have in Common?
July 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Win a trip to the birthplace of the composer of the Olympic Anthem When you think of the great musical personalities who have performed Olympic Anthems over the years, Spyridon Samaras is probably not the first name to pop into your head. Global mega stars such as Freddie Mercury, Gloria Estefan, Tina Arena and Bjork […]
“Beach Reporters” wanted for blogging, posting and tweeting
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
To help customers unearth the perfect couples’ beach holiday, ebookers is launching a nationwide search for a “Beach Reporters” couple to travel to 10 destinations around Europe, UAE & Egypt over three weeks, reviewing each place as they go. The destinations will be rated based on a set of criteria, as found by the research, […]
