Vaccinated pensioners to deliver staycation boost to crisis-hit Scottish tourism industry
A Covid-19 UK consumer tracking report commissioned by VisitScotland found retirees were most likely to be planning an overnight trip.
28 April 2021 • 6:00am
The Jacobite Express crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct on its way to Mallaig from Fort William as travel across Scotland is now permitted following the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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Pensioners who have been vaccinated are expected to give Scotland s tourism industry the shot in the arm it needs to recover by booking staycations this spring and summer, according to an industry report.
A Covid-19 UK consumer tracking report commissioned by national tourism organisations VisitEngland, VisitScotland and Visit Wales found retirees were most likely to be planning a trip involving an overnight stay.
£3.9bn Costa deal leaves a bitter taste for Coca-Cola
Coke s British-born boss James Quincey bet billions on the coffee chain that has been hit by falling sales during the pandemic
24 April 2021 • 9:41am
By his own admission, Coca-Cola boss James Quincey is a risk-taker. “If we’re not making mistakes, we’re not trying hard enough,” the London-born executive said when he took over running the soft drinks giant year four years ago.
Little more than a year later Quincey’s words had been put into action.
Over the summer of 2018, Alison Brittain, the boss of British brewer-turned-hotelier-turned-coffeemaker Whitbread, came under pressure from activist investor Elliott Advisors to sell Costa Coffee, a business the 250-year-old company had bought for just £19m in 1995.
Nicola Sturgeon edict for English to not visit Scotland for indoor hospitality discrimination
The First Minister used her weekly Covid briefing to plead with the English not to come to Scotland to “escape the rules in your own area”.
23 April 2021 • 4:16pm
Nicola Sturgeon has said English people should not visit Scotland to use indoor hospitality
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Nicola Sturgeon s warning to the English not to travel to Scotland from Monday for a meal inside a pub or restaurant is not enforceable as it would be unlawful discrimination , the country s most senior QC has said.
The First Minister used her weekly Covid briefing on Tuesday to plead with the English not to come to Scotland to “escape the rules in your own area”, as indoor hospitality is shut for a further three weeks south of the Border.
Northern Ireland lockdown: what you can and can t do as the rules start easing
Hairdressers and outdoor attractions reopened on April 23, with further lockdown restrictions to be eased by the Executive on April 30
23 April 2021 • 12:20pm
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a public information sign in Belfast
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Close contact services such as hairdressers and beauty salons were allowed to reopen on Friday, April 23 as part of latest easing of lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland.
Outdoor visitor attractions also reopened, and driving lessons were also allowed to resume from this date along with theory and practical driving tests.