Don’t get caught up on the snowy roads this winter on the way to the airport.

Airport Taxis Travel allows you to book your taxi online from airport to airport, sea port, business and home.

Sheffield’s ‘best kept business secret’, Whirlowbrook Hall, and its ‘little sister’ The Maynard have announced a winter warmer – a special reduced rate for delegates attending conferences or events this winter. For a limited time, delegates at both Fretwell-Downing venues will be able to take advantage of a rate of £32.50* to cover all new conference and events taking place at Whirlowbrook Hall and The Maynard until 31 March 2010.

After a fantastic year of business, award winning Worcestershire firm hotelshopUK have launched a Group Travel division specialising in group bookings, called hotelshopUK OnGroup.

Skiing in Europe during the February half term holidays is a popular choice for many families this year reveals online travel agency

Online travel agency Holidays-Direct.co.uk says package holidays will prove popular as holidaymakers want reassurance they are protected from any 3rd party failures. Reassurance and peace of mind knowing holidaymakers are protected is vital in 2010.

The crisis in the UK employment market was laid bare yesterday after research showed that as many as 10,000 people have been applying for a single job.

Multi award-winning hotel and restaurant, East Lodge of Rowsley, has reported one if its most successful years ever, bucking the industry trend and continuing to grow the core area of its business – namely weddings, restaurant and accommodation.

 

Over the past few months, East Lodge has increased its staffing levels by 40 percent, across all areas of the business including front of house, waiters, and kitchen staff.

Iain Hardman, director of East Lodge explains why East Lodge seems to have ridden out the beginning of this recession relatively unscathed: “Our location, overall offering & above all fantastic team mean that we have managed to position East Lodge well in order to see us through what has been a tough 12–18 months.

“We have been lucky to have recently won many prestigious awards both locally and nationally, and this in itself has attracted a great deal of interest. We have found ourselves in a great position where we are investing further not only in the aesthetics of the building and grounds but also in enhancing the number and in particular the quality of the team here at the hotel.

“We are extremely proud to be entering the next phase of this economic downturn with good news and hope that our continued success is mirrored within the local community; we are sure that tourism will feature highly on both the regional and national agenda as a growth industry for Rowsley and the Peak District as a whole.”

 

East Lodge is owned by the Hardman family and has picked up a number of important accolades in recent years; East Lodge has again achieved the coveted AA “Inspectors’ Choice” accolade with three red stars for 2009/10, placing it within the top 150 hotels in the UK.

East Lodge was named “Small Hotel of the Year 2008/09” at the East Midlands Tourism awards, and then went on to become a silver Winner as “Hotel of the Year 2009/10” at the national finals - renowned as the tourism Oscars. In 2007/08 East Lodge was named “Derbyshire Restaurant of the Year” and also scooped the Condé Nast Johansens “Most excellent service” & “Readers choice” awards.

For further information on East Lodge, visit www.eastlodge.com

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Photograph and caption:           
Iain Hardman at East Lodge

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The Kyte Hotel in Darrington has celebrated a triumphant first year of business this November, with staff and regular customers attending an evening celebration of champagne, canapés and live music.