MEDIA COMMENTARY
Travel & Leisure Industry Media Commentary
I am regularly asked to comment on travel and leisure industry topics in the national, regional and trade press.
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The rising costs of parking at visitor attractions
July 2025 - Commentary on why parking costs at theme parks and other visitor attractions have gone up so much, and why attractions are charging visitors to park.
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Rising trend of tombstone tourism
October 2025 - comment on why people are increasingly visiting cemeteries in the destinations they visit. Image credit: Taphophiles Jono Namara (left) and Dan O'Brien (right). - Copyright Jono Namara and Dan O'Brien.
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The success of Blank Street Coffee
October 2024 - how Blank Street Coffee has risen to fame and grown so fast.
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Autumn Budget 2024 - impact on tourism
October 2024 - posing questions around public transport by train and bus and the impact on families as well as people using transport for days out and holidays.
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Over tourism measures vs visitor flow in destinations
October 2025 - are resorts and destinations really tackling over tourism or are they trying to manage footfall? Image credit: Madonna di Campiglio, Monte Spinale, and mountains of Brenta group in winter. - Copyright Marypozzi
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Ryanair cabin baggage size allowances and fines
October 2024 - when an airline fines a passenger for taking a cabin bag on board that could potentially be oversized.
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BBC News initial story and follow up
GB News initial story and follow up
Yahoo News and follow up
Plus MSN, Birmingham Mail, Cornwall Live, Daily Record, Stoke on Trent Live, Murcia Today, Dublin Live & Wales Online.
The brand logic behind Jet2 Holiday's viral success
December 2025 - how that jingle and one liner lead to the budget airline going beyond viral.
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