Articles, tagged with "british economy", page 5

Currency differences make Turkey an ideal holiday destination

With the British economy in turmoil and the pound falling badly against the euro and the US dollar, UK holidaymakers are starting to look outside the eurozone for cheap, local holidays. Switzerland, Norway and Croatia are all non-eurozone countries ... Read >
Author: Isla Campbell

Recession Busting Luxury Hotels

The hotel and tourism industry saw a very good Christmas despite the unrest in the British economy. t the start of the economic downturn, tourism was one of the first sectors to be discussed and which was thought would struggle. In fact, many tourism s... Read >
Author: jennyhicks

A Million Tourists Go Missing

Just losing visitors during a recession is understandable - losing a million of them in one year when a good part of your economy relies on tourism could be construed as careless. Figures just released in Spain show it is the British who have stopped v... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Government to Guarantee Small Business Loans

The Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson has announced the government's intention to help further shore-up the British economy by announcing a multi-billion pound loan scheme for small businesses, which have been badly affected by the unwillingness of many ... Read >
Author: Darell Joyce

Borrowing declined despite Government Efforts

House prices tumbled by a further 2.2 per cent in December, after falls of 2.6 per cent in November and 2.4 per cent in October according to figures from Halifax. Market experts had predicted a 1.7 per cent drop in December. The forecast also suggested... Read >
Author: Mildred Parker

How Online Businesses Can Counter the Economic Downturn

With all the recent news stories surrounding the British economy, how can an online business give themselves a brighter future? The following Top 5 tips focus on how businesses can work smarter to survive these tough times. If anything, these simple s... Read >
Author: Vicky Cochrane

Lower Interest Rates - What Do They Mean to You?

The fact that the Bank of England (BOE) has slashed interest rates by 1.5% to 3%, I think shows how worried they are about the British economy. In a Bloomberg survey of 60 economists, nobody had predicted such a large cut in one go. You would be for... Read >
Author: Ray Prince

Business Franchising Favoured by UK Entrepreneurs

Recent research has indicated that UK entrepreneurs are increasingly regarding business franchises as being a sound investment opportunity. When looking to begin a new business British investors are regularly choosing to consider the range of franchising... Read >
Author: Rich Bendall

The End of Era for Bradford & Bingley and Self Cert Mortgages

Bradford & Bingley being nationalised, just as Northern Rock was, spells the end of self cert mortgages. Bradford & Bingley were the leading provider of self cert mortgages and buy-to-let mortgages and now we will see the two mortgage products being ph... Read >
Author: LolitaBrown

One Million Reasons For Lanzarote

Lanzarote could be heading for a million visitors during 2008 - quite a feat considering much of Europe and the UK is in economic trouble and overseas travel is being cut by quite a few families. The UK and Germany are both main markets for Lanzarote t... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Mortgage approvals for July at lowest for 15 years as UK probably in recession

Mortgage approvals hit their lowest in at least 15 years in July and the manufacturing sector shrank for a fourth straight month in August, surveys showed today."Prospects for the UK economy remain grim," said Michael Saunders, a Citigroup economist. "The... Read >
Author: Rivington

UK Tourists - Spend, Spend, Spend!

Within hours of British holiday companies reporting a surge of people taking an overseas holiday, the Bank of England issued yet another warning that the British economy could be in recession within the next six months. Over in mainland Europe, countri... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Why London is a good place to stay

Living in London is a dream comes true for many. For these people, it is a city where everything is possible. For many it is the beginning of a dream. London has seldom disappointed one who has lived there. It has a rich treasure of history, culture, educ... Read >
Author: Karl Guevara

British Consumers Need To Handle Debt More Effectively

Credit cards can be a good way of handling your finances if used sensibly. Credit cards often attracted customers with 0% interest deals on balance transfers and or new purchases. These deals can be really good, but you need to be savvy to maximise the be... Read >
Author: Danielle Fletcher

Careers in the Construction Industry

Construction is a huge sector of the British economy - UK construction output is the second largest in the EU and contributes 8.2% of the nations GVA (Gross Value Added). The construction sector is big business - 250 000 firms employ 2.1 million people in... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

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