Posts filed under 'England'
By most accounts, US exporters fared better than other parts of the economy did in 2007 as a weak dollar made American goods more affordable abroad while growing foreign markets increased the pool of people looking to purchase those items. An area of exporting that saw a flurry of activity in 2007 was professional US sports leagues packing their bags and passports to showcase their talents overseas. Three of the four major professional sports leagues (NFL, NHL, and NBA) played games abroad in 2007 and, not wanting to be left out of the act, Major League Baseball scheduled two foreign trips (one to Japan and one to China) for early 2008.
January 29th, 2008
The Irish National Caucus based in Washing ton DC in a post dated 11 Jan 2008 titled National Geographic Loses Its Way on Ireland has forced that fine organisation to change how it refers to the British Isles.
In its Travel Catalog 2008- 2009 National Geographic gets lost even before it embarks on its guided tour of Ireland, May 11-24.
“Who wants to go with a travel company that is so geographically
confused and disoriented?” asked Fr. Sean Mc Manus, president of the
Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus.
January 27th, 2008
I was interviewed by Charlie Kao from Travelmole TV last month. It was while I was in London for World Travel Market. The crew at Travelmole emailed me this week, to let me know that my interview was now available on Travelmole.tv.
December 18th, 2007
Growing up in Co. Cork during the Northern Ireland troubles, almost everyone complained about the British Government. It was a controversial time and clearly the British government found themselves in a very difficult situation. One of my abiding memories of that time was the number of own goals that the British scored politically.
Be it internment where 2,000 Irishmen were imprisoned without trial in the 1970’s or the hunger strikes of the 1980’s where 10 men starved to death. The actions of the British government in both occasions appeared to be counter-intuitive, even to a child like me. While the situations were undoubtedly complex, they were certainly handled badly by the British government at the time.
November 9th, 2007
Last week saw the launch of the A380 from Airbus. One of the world’s best airlines, Singapore Airlines, were the first company in the world to fly the Superjumbo between Singapore and Sydney. This is despite the fact that Airbus, on their website, are not showing any deliveries yet. No wonder it took so long to launch the A380.
Despite the long delay in launching the A380, it’s a still a fantastic achievement. Up to about two years ago I would have not really considered what type of aircraft I was flying. However, when I teamed up with Jim Kelly last year - I could not help and be infected by his enthusiasm for airlines, airplanes, airports and every detail about aviation. Jim is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to air travel. He does have 40 years of experience in the industry but his passion for the aviation industry is amazing.
October 31st, 2007