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Expert reveals suitcase mistake that costs travellers thousands

by Dave Stopher | Jan 30, 2026 | Travel & Tourism | 0 |

Millions of holidaymakers are unknowingly putting their valuables at risk every time they check a...

WITH TAP, NORTH AMERICA IS ONLY £299 AWAY

by Dave Stopher | Jan 28, 2026 | Travel & Tourism | 0 |

The offer is valid for flights booked between 22 and 29 January. TAP flights bring North America...

TAP PROMOTES WINE TOURISM AND LAUNCHES NEW PORTUGUESE WINE LIST ON BOARD

by Dave Stopher | Jan 21, 2026 | Travel & Tourism | 0 |

Passengers can also explore a new interactive map on the airline’s flights It took months...

TAP ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTES AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN PORTO

by Dave Stopher | Jan 20, 2026 | Travel & Tourism | 0 |

TAP Air Portugal announces expansion of intercontinental operations and construction of...

Lancashire hotel celebrates Portuguese links with bar refurbishment

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Jan 19, 2026 | Business, Hospitality, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A North Lancashire hotel’s cultural links with Portugal and the production of the country’s renowned Port wines has been brought alive through the modern refurbishment of its bar and lounge. Lancaster House Hotel has completed...

Windermere spa resort hosts artist’s biography book launch

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 22, 2025 | Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

The biography of a prominent North West artist has been unveiled at a specially organised book launch at a spa resort on Windermere. ‘Fields of Marks’ celebrates the life and work of Milan Ivanič, whose drawings and paintings...

Lake District spa wins best in North West award

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 21, 2025 | Business, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A spa resort on Windermere has been voted the best in North West England at the 2025 Good Spa Guide regional awards ceremony in London. Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa has won the accolade, beating off strong competition from a...

Cumbria & The Lake District Winter Events: A Tourism Boost for 2025

by stephen.kellie | Dec 20, 2025 | Events, Features, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

With festive markets, landmark light displays and seasonal celebrations returning across Cumbria and the Lake District, the region is set for one of its strongest winter tourism seasons in recent years. Local holiday home...

Physiotherapy practice extends its reach with hotel partnership

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 20, 2025 | Business, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A business agile physiotherapy practice has set out its stall in a North Lancashire hotel to treat more patients across the county. Former Premier League football physio Mark Leather has hired out a bespoke treatment room for...

Cumbrian culinary academy recruits two new trainee chefs

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Nov 15, 2025 | Business, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

Two apprentice chefs have joined a Cumbrian hotel group’s specialist training academy. Natasha Bull, who has moved up to the Lake District from Derbyshire to work, and Alice Metcalfe from Kendal are the latest recruits to train...

OVER-PACKED AND OVER IT: BRITS’ ‘ESSENTIALS’ ARE WEIGHING DOWN HOLIDAYS

by Dave Stopher | Nov 5, 2025 | Travel & Tourism | 0 |

Brits admit to cramming far too much into their suitcases, with everything from daily outfit...

Birthday bash turns into wedding day for Natalie and Peter

by tomwillcoxpr@gmail.com | Nov 4, 2025 | Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A Lancaster couple have turned a 50th birthday party into their dream wedding with a surprise ceremony kept secret from friends and family. Natalie Marshall and Peter Woodruff had booked Lancaster House Hotel several months in...