Category: Travel & Leisure

Two high profile and successful Isle of Man companies are joining forces to take the Manx message sky high. Manx2.com has teamed up with Celton Manx in a unique high-profile advertising campaign, which will see the sports betting and casino products provider’s brand showcased on all Manx2.com’s aircraft. Manx2.com Chairman Noel Hayes said: “We are [...]

Palace Hotel & Casino Limited has today announced that, by mutual agreement, its franchise arrangement with Hilton UK Hotels Limited (as assigned to HLT London Manage Limited on 24th October 2007) will come to an end on 13th November 2010. The current franchise arrangement was entered into in May 2007 (upon Sefton Group Plc’s acquisition [...]

A team of young Island footballers enjoyed a dream trip to Wembley thanks to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Eleven youngsters from Union Mills FC’s under-9s team travelled to London this month to take part in the National Football Festival, with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company providing the players and their [...]

Manx2.com is set to add another flight to its Ireland schedule. The Company, based in the Isle of Man, will launch a new direct link between Belfast City and Cork on Wednesday 8th September. From this date two return flights will operate every week day with a late flight on Sunday nights. Manx2.com has announced [...]

Your favourite teddy bear is a faithful friend, who is always there for you and is never too busy for a hug, so on Sunday the 29th August, treat teddy to a picturesque steam train ride and a picnic within the beautiful gardens of Rushen Abbey for the 2010 Teddy Bears Picnic! The Abbey grounds [...]

Further to the update of Wednesday 4th August, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company wishes to confirm that services will continue to operate to the schedule advised last week. Snaefell will continue to operate the Dublin and Belfast routes until early September. It has been decided that from Tuesday 7th September, when the schedule becomes [...]

July saw the Isle of Man being visited by some of the most influential heads of UK public transport, as Bus Vannin was hosting the quarterly conference of ALBM (Association of Local Bus Managers), consisting of General Managers and Managing Directors of the main public transport operators in the UK. The conference provided the opportunity [...]

Manx2.com celebrated the first Anglesey to Isle of Man flight on Friday with a special presentation to RAF Valley’s Wing Commander Glenn Cockerill and Squadron Leader Mark Byrne. The hamper, packed full of Manx produce from Isle of Man Creameries, handmade chocolate from Cocoa Red in Port St. Mary, Bushy’s beer  (brewed in the Island), [...]

Further to our update of 28 July, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company wishes to confirm that services will continue to operate as advised last week. Crossing Times The Liverpool route departure timings are unaffected and the passage time will continue to be around 3 hours.

The Claremont hotel in Douglas is undergoing a refurbishment of £1,000,000 to provide a unique, new guest experience. Kim Chambers, General Manager of The Claremont, commented: “Our aim with this project is to provide an environment that is both contemporary and revolutionary to the Island.  The designs for the new rooms are amazing, and will [...]