Becks faces wed card for Galaxy
DAVID BECKHAM admits he may not be fit for LA Galaxy’s game in Dallas tomorrow after a 15,000-mile round-trip to be at the Royal Wedding.
The England ace, 35, believes the long journey may take too much out of him as the Galaxy bid to maintain top spot in the MLS against the team that KO’d them from the play-offs last year.
Becks said: “Obviously, it’s not ideal with the travel but it’s a royal wedding and those don’t come around very often.
“I’m used to the travel but it’ll be down to the manager. I’ll speak to him just to see how I feel on the day of the game.
“Bruce Arena gave me the option of not going to the game but it’s important the fans see me there.”
GR natives in London for royal wedding
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Photo of Westminster Abbey courtesy of Karla Oard.
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British flags now line the streets of London ahead of the royal wedding. Photo courtesy: Karla Oard.
LONDON, England (WZZM)-The owners of a Grand Rapids travel agency are in England to witness royal history.
Karla Oard and Tom Scheidel own Blue Monkey Adventure. The business partners traveled to London for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. So far, Oard says they’ve seen crews deliver decorative trees to Westminster Abbey. They say city workers also strung up British flags on lamp posts lining the streets. Oard says some people are already camping out in front of Westminster Abbey ahead of Friday’s wedding.
ABC news coverage of the royal wedding begins at 4 a.m. Friday on WZZM 13. You can still watch the WZZM 13 Morning News beginning at 5 a.m. Friday on the 13 On Target weather channel. That’s Comcast digital 298, Charter digital 247 or 13-2 over the air.
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Warner Leisure Hotels Rated UK’s Favourite by Which? Travel Readers
April 23, 2011
Warner Leisure Hotels has been rated the UK’s favourite hotels chain by Which? Travel readers
HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, April 23, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Warner Leisure Hotels has been named the UK’s favourite short-break chain hotel according to a poll of Which? Travel readers and has been named the Which? Recommended Provider of UK Hotels.
Warner Leisure Hotels topped the table which included Hilton, MacDonald and Premier Inn, scoring an outstanding 76% for customer satisfaction and likelihood to recommend.
Which? Travel readers particularly appreciated the good customer service they received when staying at one of the chain’s thirteen UK hotels, giving Warner Leisure Hotels an overall score of four out of five stars.
Exclusively for adults, Warner Leisure Hotels enjoys an occupancy rate of over 90% throughout the year across its portfolio of 13 properties.
Jim Forward, managing director of Warner Leisure Hotels said: “We’re really proud to have been given such fantastic scores by the Which? Travel readers and are grateful for this tremendous accolade. Each year we receive around half a million guests so it’s brilliant to have been recognised for our outstanding customer service, as it is something that is very important us.
“With more and more people choosing UK breaks and rediscovering Britain we’re expecting an increase in the number of guests we receive this year – with this survey in mind we plan to keep working hard to make sure they stay completely satisfied with the service we offer.”
Notes to Editors:
The Which? research asked readers to rate hotels on three criteria: cleanliness, customer service and value-for-money. The results for the three categories were then compared with average prices for room-only and bed and breakfast, to create a percentage score.
About Warner Leisure Hotels:
Exclusively for adults, Warner Leisure Hotels enjoys an occupancy rate of 90% across its portfolio of 13 properties in the UK. Warner Leisure Hotels offers a wide choice and style of accommodation, each with its own personality. Renowned for its weekend breaks, the chain is also known for its wide range of experience breaks, offering more than 400 additional activities and UK short breaks, from hot air balloon trips and antiques with TV’s Eric Knowles to painting and writing, plus a variety of learn to dance breaks at all levels.
The group currently receives around half a million guests annually but is expecting even more this year as many people are choosing UK breaks and rediscovering beautiful Britain.
Website: http://www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk
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New DiscountVouchers.co.uk Travel Deals Give Tourists Savings at First Choice …
April 21, 2011
UK travellers and tourists able to get big money off at top operators thanks to leading retail deals site.
SURREY, ENGLAND, April 21, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — People who are looking to get themselves the very best value for money on their summer holidays this year are able to get big money off thanks to new travel deals launched online by DiscountVouchers.co.uk this week. The popular voucher codes website is this week carrying new deals redeemable at leading holiday suppliers First Choice and Thomas Cook.
The DiscountVouchers.co.uk website is updated in real-time to always offer people the very best money-saving retail codes, and this week sees the site carrying deals for saving on Thomas Cook flights and holidays. Deals to be had on the site right now include up to GBP600 off selected Mediterranean holidays from Thomas Cook as well as 30% off combined flight and hotel deals.
Also on show on the site this week are deals from leading holiday provider First Choice, with consumers able to log on to DiscountVouchers.co.uk and use the very latest First Choice discount deals to save. Examples of the new deals on show this week is an offer for upgrading First Choice holidays to all-inclusive for just 1p.
Also to be had from DiscountVouchers.co.uk are great deals for families which can help them get more for their money at First Choice. The leading voucher codes website is the place to go to get deals such as hundreds of kids places free in the Balearic Islands in July and August this year plus also GBP50 off all summer holidays booked online.
Simon Terry, spokesperson for DiscountVouchers.co.uk, commented, “Getting the most for your summer holiday budget is an essential for most families, and we’re delighted to be able to help them out right now. Money off at First Choice and Thomas Cook is a great way to get a better holiday for your buck this year.”
DiscountVouchers.co.uk offers consumers money saving deals at major high street brands and specialist retailers, including stores like Tesco, Marks Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Travelodge, First Choice, lastminute.com and Boden.
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Sri Lanka names Dilshan new skipper
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s cricket authorities on Monday named big-hitting all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan as captain for the upcoming tour of England.
Dilshan will lead the side in all three formats of the game — Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20s — on the tour, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
The 34-year-old, renowned for an over-the-head scoop shot dubbed the “Dilscoop”, replaces Kumar Sangakkara, who stepped down after Sri Lanka lost the World Cup final to India earlier this month.
Fitness worries meant the five-member national selection panel headed by Duleep Mendis, a former Sri Lanka skipper, did not name a vice-captain.
“The prospective candidates are nursing injuries and their availability for the forthcoming tour is still in question,” the statement said.
All-rounder Angelo Mathews, 23, has been tipped for the role, but he is nursing a side strain suffered during the World Cup semi-final.
Dilshan, a right-handed batsman currently playing in the Indian Premier League, is expected to travel to Colombo this week to meet the selectors and pick the squad for England.
The tour runs from May to July and includes three Tests, five one-day games and a Twenty20 match.
The son of a police officer, Dilshan is the 11th full-time Sri Lankan skipper. He made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1999 and hit an unbeaten 163 in his second Test match in Harare.
His career took off in 2009 when he volunteered to open in all three forms of the game in Pakistan, exploiting attacking fields and amassing huge scores in all formats.
He scored 11 international hundreds in the year and won the World Twenty20 Player of the Series prize.
Dilshan also had an excellent World Cup, where he was the tournament’s highest scorer with 500 runs.
His appointment is expected to be a short-term move because he is not expected to be a candidate for the 2015 World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand.
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