While zoos and gardens suffered due to poor weather in UK in 2012, the indoor museums thrived and many of the marquee ones had their best year on record.
The idea that Brits still use travel agents doesn't hold up against the data compiled by TripAdvisor and further confirms our view that these outdated institutions will soon be nothing more than a pile of bricks.
It's a testament to how far the UK has declined in retail might that there's such a unified voice across the political spectrum that the current tourist visa policies are destructive to the country's fragile prosperity.
Unlike previously controversial tourism projects like the Olympics and third runway debate, tourists and locals can get behind a bike-only track with everyday practicality and tourism benefits.
A push for authentic, intimate luxury travel experiences and a bad stretch for the ocean-going cruise industry has done wonders for demand for river cruise ships in Europe, and in Egypt despite political tensions.
In other news, Talinn just called Clegg and begged him to keep his countrymen at home instead of turning it into another vomit-soaked stag party destination like Prague.
This almost sounds like management-by-parody. Buying a smart startup with great management to lead its digital efforts may do more good for Thomas Cook than an unwieldy digital committee.