Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’

Top train ride

July 9th, 2009

The Rocky Mountaineer rail journey across Canada has just been named the best train ride in the world. The result comes from a survey of members of the Society of American Travel Writers. Randy Powell, president of Rocky Mountaineer, said “It is truly an honour for our Rocky Mountaineer train to be recognised and singled out as the best in the world by SATW, a prestigious organisation with members who are highly respected for providing expert travel advice”. The Rocky Mountaineer takes passengers through the Canadian Rocky Mountains from Vancouver to Banff or Jasper. Other train rides in the top ten were the Glacier Express in Switzerland, the Peru Rail and the Flying Scotsman. I love trains, so maybe I’ve found my next holiday……

If you want to discover Canada and Quebec, you can sleep at the Bed and Breakfast Le Voyageur and enjoy your holidays.

Final call for Ben Becula and Kirk Wall

October 10th, 2008

Flybe are currently searching for anyone with the name Ben Becula or Kirk Wall to celebrate their new destinations in Scotland. From October 27th Flybe will be serving several new regional destinations from Glasgow, including Benbecula, Kirkwall, Stornaway, Barra and Campbeltown, in franchise with Loganair. The first people to contact the airline with similar names to the new destinations will win free return flights with Flybe and will also be invited to the first flight launch. Although it’s bit of a long shot, I think that this competition is an innovative marketing tool from Flybe and it certainly ensures that I remember the names of their new destinations!