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Destination News - Europe.
Oct 4, 2009
The Gay Tourist Office will be the first and only, dedicated, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender visitor center in London, serving as a vital resource for London's LGBT residents. The office is set to open on October 22, 2009. The center will have a full and part-time staff to guide, direct, and advise all comers. They will receive training on LGBT issues, have first-hand experience of all the city has to offer, and be able provide all the latest news and recommendations. Visitors and residents alike can come into the office to find information. There will be info on hotels and travel services; LGBT magazines and brochures; news on nightlife around town; information on community events, charities, and volunteering opportunities; sexual health info; arts and cultural events; relevant maps; and guides. Guests will be able to get online at a laptop hub and even get themselves a fresh, hot drink or cool beer from the bar. Customers will be able to buy tickets to events and activities, take advantage of theatre deals, enter competitions, pick up free entry flyers/queue jumps, and many other perks especially for visitors with Visitor Cards. As well as all the latest on gay London, the office will have all general tourist information specific to London and supporting LGBT work around the country. Oct 2, 2009 According to a report in the Scottish newspaper, The Herald, Scotland will be included in plans for a new network of high-speed rail lines, with Glasgow and Edinburgh being served equally. Sir David Rowlands, chairman of High Speed Two (HS2), said the government-commissioned company was examining three Ostrategic corridorsO for tracks capable of carrying 225 mph trains north of the West Midlands, all of which would co...See the full content of this document
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