“The country offers a greatest hits


of Far Eastern highs in microcosm” MIKE MACEACHERAN ON TAIWAN’S DELIGHTS, P64


Carmarthen, and north Wales) outside the tourist season, to engage local residents and bring economic benefi t to local businesses. The initiative ties in with Wales’s Year of Discovery campaign. (UKI200)


LONDON-BRISTOL TOUR TAKES OFF The Great West Way is a new, bookable touring route comprising a 500-mile network of road, rail, river,


canal and paths from London to Bristol. It incorporates three Unesco World Heritage Sites (Kew Gardens, Stonehenge and Bath), three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and North Wessex Downs) and some of the country’s most iconic attractions such as Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle. The route can be followed on foot, by bike, car, train or even narrow boat. (UKI400)


CARIBBEAN


ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BARBADOS


Barbados is promoting 2019 as its Year of Wellness and Soft Adventure at WTM London, alongside a host of new hotels and property refurbishments, the opening of Virgin Holidays’ Departure Beach and 65 years of British Airways fl ying to the destination. After challenges such as the return of seaweed plumes and new tourism levies implemented by the new administration, the island is excited to also be announcing the forecast for a record year of UK arrivals, which is its largest source market. (CA220)


Followers of the Great West Way can undertake it by narrowboat


DOMINICA REOPENS LODGES After the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in September last year, Citrus Creek Plantation will reopen this month. The eco-estate, restaurant and lodge has used


Middleham Falls, Dominica


this forced closure to implement a number of refurbishments, including the kitchen facilities in all its lodges. Set on a tropical plantation alongside the Taberi River, the accommodation is also home to the Riverside Cafe, where local produce is cooked with French fl air. (CA260)


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