� IN FOCUS l NORTH WEST WHERE TO STAY
� Christopher “William Shankly” Carline – the grandson of the famous Liverpool FC manager – has unveiled images of the £15 million Shankly Hotel in Preston, which will open in April 2019. The hotel reception area will be themed around a 1930s first class rail carriage because Shankly signed for Preston FC in 1930 while travelling in first class
between Carlisle and Preston.
shanklyhotel.com/preston
Southport selects the perfect ingredients for its Pick ‘n’ Mix
Visit Southport has the recipe for success, thanks to a new travel trade initiative which is attracting more groups to the town. Launched at the British Tourism
& Travel Show, the ‘Southport Pick ‘n’ Mix’ initiative was developed with coach tourism consultancy Stuart Render Tourism. It offers ideas for four-night
group travel itineraries which combine the town’s attractions with visits to sights in the surrounding area. Steve Christian, destination
development manager with Visit Southport, said: “In 2017, Southport went through a re-branding exercise, introducing a new strapline ‘Different Every Time’. “When we were looking for ideas
Northern Rail derailed from Legoland Discovery Centre
Manchester’s Legoland Discovery Centre has removed the Northern Rail train at the centre of ‘Mini Land’ and taken the railway podium from the miniature Manchester. It followed problems faced by millions of Northern Rail commuters and leisure travellers – with a knock- on effect on footfall at the attraction. Jenn McDonough, Manchester
cluster general manager at Merlin Entertainments, said: “The shift in visitor patterns marries with the Northern Rail change to timetables and surge of cancellations and delays. “As a northern business,
we depend on visitors from neighbouring areas, and I know we’re not alone. Northern Rail’s ongoing problems are such that it’s impacting on business. “The suggestion from staff that the Northern train should be removed from the attraction, we feel, reflects events from the region.”
manchester.legoland
discoverycentre.co.uk
30 TravelGBI | July-August 2018 BusyBus arrives at Manchester airport
Sightseeing tour firm BusyBus has added Manchester airport as a departure point, for tourists wanting trips to the Lake District, North Wales and Yorkshire. Vera de Ruiter, BusyBus
operations director, said: “We have been overwhelmed with the welcome and support we’ve had from Manchester airport and Marketing Manchester in making this happen.”
busybus.co.uk
for a trade campaign to support the new branding, we came up with ‘Southport Pick ‘n’ Mix’. “We launched it at the British
Tourism & Travel Show where, I’m delighted to say, it seems to have captured the attention of GTOs and coach tour operators in a way we haven’t seen for many years. “The flow of enquiries into our
trade team is about 15% up year- on-year.”
The ‘Southport ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’
Southport Air Show
attractions and destinations include WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre near Ormskirk; the National Trust’s Formby Beach; Samlesbury Hall near Preston; The World of Glass in St Helens; Ena Mill and The Courtyard, Tarleton; and a full day out in Liverpool.
visitsouthport.com
NEWS IN BRIEF
� Great Rail to discover northern England
Great Rail Journeys has a six-day itinerary exploring northern England’s Industrial Revolution heritage. Departing on September 22, the tour includes Quarry Bank Mill, Museum of Liverpool, Saltaire, Beamish Museum and the
Settle to Carlisle Line.
greatrail.com
� Run wild with Chester Zoo summer festival
‘Wild Worlds’ is Chester Zoo’s summer festival, with art installations, music, science shows and pop-up performances. It will run until
September 30.
chesterzoo.org
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