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A Little Taste Of Japan
February 17th, 2012 at 5:30 amJapanese individuals have been settling in Britain since the 19th century and the Japanese community has continued to grow ever since. The Office for National Statistics estimates that, in 2008, 32,000 people born in Japan had been resident in the UK.
Modest numbers of Japanese folks travelled to Britain around the middle of the 19th century and most were government officials or students.
Around the time of World War I, Japanese migration to Britain increased as Japan’s economy expanded rapidly and Japanese organisations, typically trading firms and banks, shifted some of their workers to Britain to set up shop.
By the time World War II had began, most Japanese had returned to their homeland and those who remained in Britain had been sent back home. The little British Japanese community was eradicated and it was not rebuilt until the 1980s when the booming Japanese economy once once more brought branches of Japanese firms to Britain’s capital city.
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Are you Ready for the Smerfs?
February 16th, 2012 at 2:24 pmThe SMERFs, a hardy and growing bunch, are travelling Asia for Social, Military, Education, Religious, and Fraternity factors, offering vast untapped possible for this regions developing and recovering travel markets says Abacus International.
Their factors for travelling are as diverse as war and peace, study and learning, seeking their god or just to catch up with like-minded men and women, but what they have in frequent is a will to travel even if times get tough. They do not mind even gathering in non peak times if it will support keep the costs down.
They are the SMERFS. No relation to their cuddly namesakes of television fame, they are the resilient groups travelling to and around Asia in their millions for social, military, education or religious reasons, or as part of fraternity groups such as alumni, workplace re unions or unique interest groups. -
Iceland Travel Create New Website to Enhance Customer Relations
February 15th, 2012 at 2:59 amIceland Travel, Iceland’s leading travel agency and DMC (Destination Management Company) have just launched their brand new website, offering a huge scope of high quality travel services within Iceland, to help enhance customer relations.
Iceland Travel’s website features useful information about travel services, along side key facts about the ‘land of the midnight sun’.
The company relish in customising schedules to fit their customers every need. Iceland Travel specialises in corporate team building and incentive exercises. Examples of their incredible organised trips include, luxury spa treatments, horseback riding and glacier walks – previous customers include, Coca-Cola, American Express and Kodak.
Iceland Travel’s attention to minor details has appointed them with the reputation of being Iceland’s longest running conference organiser. Iceland Travel are founding members of Cruise Iceland, providing high quality cruise services at exceptional prices. The company also offers events, meeting and conference services.