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So what does a vaccination do: Honestly?

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

It is a dying skill, while reading, to not only read, but to be able to absorb what the real meaning

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2020/21 ski season: Optimism or pragmatism?

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

As the first snow of the year appears, thoughts at this time of year usually turn to the forthcoming ski

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Covid-19: What will happen to the cost of travel?

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

What seems like an eternity ago, we were asked our opinion about which way the cost of travel would head

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Comment: Why airlines can’t return to normal

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

As the general public leans towards the mentality that the world is now “almost” normal again, politicians and medical experts

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Tourism: Summer is here – but not as we may know it

June 1, 2020June 4, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

The summer holiday for many people is a “rite” as opposed to being an option. There are times, of course,

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Comment: Which way will airfares head?

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

Whenever and if ever the world of travel restarts, things are most definitely not going to be as they were

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Comment: Tourism and the missing word ‘Bulgaria’

November 26, 2019December 2, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

As winter draws nearer, tourism folk seem more concerned with the ongoing fallout from the collapse of tour operating giant

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Comment: Airlines and the question ‘who owns the cash?’

November 1, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

Following on from the sad demise of travel giant Thomas Cook, the usual comments abound regarding the clarity – or

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Thomas Cook: Bad decisions and personal interest consign them to the graveyard of travel

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

Arguably the most iconic of travel brands, Thomas Cook, has collapsed after 178 years of business, leaving a train of

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