The coronavirus pandemic has affected every industry, but few have been hit as hard as hospitality. While there are now reasons to be optimistic for later in the year, businesses in these industries are having to find ways to manage in the interim.
A Second Easter Under Restrictions
This is extremely challenging, especially when you consider that there are many events and holidays happening around this time of the year. Hotels and other businesses in this industry thrive on events like Mother’s Day, Easter and Bank Holidays, but now are facing the prospect of missing out...
The RSPCA is calling for a new animal welfare law which will give animals involved in legal proceedings in the South West the chance to be rehomed much more quickly.
Currently, some neglected and abused pets which are rescued by the RSPCA as part of an investigation cannot be rehomed until the case itself has completed, which sadly means some animals can wait months and even years before finding their second chance.
As part of its Second Chances campaign, the charity is calling for a change in the law which would mean an animal’s future is no longer dependent on court...
Diabetes UK’s friendly and very active Exeter group are looking to recruit more volunteers to take on two important and currently ‘virtual’ roles.
Full training and support are available for creative and enthusiastic people who would like to get involved either in fundraising, to help raise money for local diabetes research, or in organising peer support for the group.
Both roles are key to supporting people living with diabetes and also offer the volunteer an excellent opportunity to learn new skills.
As a fundraiser, you’ll need to be approachable, proactive,...
Our hygiene has been highlighted more than ever this past year. Singing happy birthday whilst washing our hands in warm water was encouraged along with making sure we clean surfaces down more, but new research has revealed that 45% of Exeter admit to not doing this despite expert advice.
A recent study has found that people in Exeter are divided when it comes to cleaning the room that they clean themselves in, the bathroom as some are not cleaning their toilet (18%), bath (25%), shower (21%), or sink (19%).
The research by luxury bathroom specialists, Big Bathroom Shop ,...
Exeter Airport is to see the introduction of a service to Belfast City Airport from 28 August 2020 it was announced today.
Stobart Air, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, will base five ATR72-600 aircraft at Belfast City Airport.
The airline will operate up to 4 weekly return flights from Exeter Airport to Belfast City Airport this autumn with fares starting from £34.99 one way including taxes.
This commencement of this new route marks the only flight from Exeter to the island of Ireland with Aer Lingus Regional as a new airline at Exeter Airport.
TUI UK today reveals its summer 2020 holiday programme starting on 1 August from Exeter Airport, with flights to Spain, Greece and Turkey.
The UK’s largest holiday company is ready to take people on holiday again to 5 destinations between 1 and 7 August, including Lanzarote, Corfu, Dalaman, Palma and Zakynthos. Heraklion, Paphos and Tenerife will be added to the programme between August and October, with a total of 8 destinations accessible from Exeter by early October.
The first flight to depart Exeter Airport on 1 August will be to Palma, Majorca at 6:25.
Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel Islands-based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to offer their customers a broad new range of regional air connections across the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The airlines will provide seamless connections between their flights, enabling customers to buy a single ticket to benefit from lower fares and guaranteed connections on a wide range of links between Scotland, the North East and the Isle of Man to the south coast and the Channel Islands.
Social media influencers must place more emphasis on promoting affordable staycations in place of extravagant holidays abroad to help curb climate change, experts advise.
According to EU recommendations, the maximum amount of CO2 that can be generated per person from flying is 0.6 tonnes. However, the average person currently generates 8.4 tonnes of carbon emissions each year - exceeding the target level 14 times over.
Air travel is detrimental to the environment now more than ever as the number of airline passengers worldwide has doubled over the past two decades. This...
Free Masketeers is designing bespoke masks for businesses using the leftover fabric from London hotel uniforms and NHS approved scrubs whilst supporting charities across the UK.
For every 100 masks ordered, 20 masks are donated to charities who need them the most.
Free Masketeers combines the skills of Lynn Mackie ( www.lynnmackie.co.uk ), who runs a renowned high-end, bespoke uniform business for the hospitality sector and Lindsay Paterson, a leadership coach working in the public affairs and comms space. The two have been firm friends for many years and combined their...
