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Ground-breaking learning holidays specialist raises the bar

Ground-breaking learning holidays specialist raises the bar

After weeks of late nights and hard work, we are estatic to announce the launch of our new look website, a culmination of the latest and most contemporary website design features to make booking a holiday course now even easier than ever before.  With signs that the rapid growth of the [...]

by February 22, 2011 News from the CEO
What a weekend

What a weekend

(Excuse the blurry picture, the Destinations dream team wouldn’t let me put anything clearer on the website - now they come over all shy!)  It’s late Tuesday afternoon and we’ve finally had 5mins to stop for tea and lots of cake to celebrate one of the team’s birthdays after an incredibly busy week. [...]

by February 8, 2011 News from the CEO
2011 – The year of the holiday

2011 – The year of the holiday

After 2 years of cutting back on summer holidays, 2011 is set to be the year of the holiday with a whopping 92% of Brits saying they will take a holiday in 2011 according to a poll by YouGov. 54% say they will take 2 holidays in 2011 and there’s [...]

by January 5, 2011 GoLearnTo.com News, News from the CEO
New year new holiday trends

New year new holiday trends

GoLearnTo.com features in the Times today in their round up of the hottest holiday trends for 2011.   Yes, we all still enjoy rest and relaxation on holiday but in 2011 there will definitely be a lot of learning going on too.  We always knew learning holidays was the fastest growing [...]

Education and activity holiday sector growth

Education and activity holiday sector growth

In the face of adversity, it is clear that one division of the travel industry is bucking the downward trend.  It seems that people the world over are increasingly looking for a bit of adventure, something a bit different and a bit more challenging when they are on holiday and a learning [...]

by November 30, 2010 GoLearnTo.com News, News from the CEO
British Travel Awards 2010 - Vote for GoLearnTo now!

GoLearnTo – Nominated for a British Travel Award 2010

British Travel Awards 2010 – Click here to vote for GoLearnTo now! How very exciting! We’ve just found out we have been nominated for a British Travel Award 2010 for best holiday experience provider.  What a fantastic start to a Monday morning, might just have to have a 3rd cup [...]

Nominated for best agency – Language Travel Awards

Well what a nice end to a rainy Wednesday to find out GoLearnTo.com have been nominated for a language travel award 2010.   We’ve been told that there’s a record number of votes this year which is great news and a the team here at GoLearnTo.com are off to celebrate the [...]

by June 9, 2010 GoLearnTo.com News, News from the CEO
Rough Guides founder joins GoLearnTo.com

Rough Guides founder joins GoLearnTo.com

Martin Dunford, one of the founders of the Rough Guides series of travel guides and reference books, has joined forces with the learning holidays specialist GoLearnTo.com. Started by Vanessa Lenssen, GoLearnTo.com specialize in selling high quality learning holidays and experiences online, including language courses, cookery weekends, painting holidays, surf breaks [...]

by March 9, 2010 In the Press, News from the CEO
Shine Awards Winners to mentor hospitality and tourism graduates

Shine Awards Winners to mentor hospitality and tourism graduates

A new mentoring initiative is being announced by Shine Awards’ organisers, Shine People and Places. Ten hospitality and tourism graduates from the London Metropolitan University Business School (LMU BS) will be mentored in 2010 by winners and finalists of the Shine Awards. Mentors who have already pledged their support include [...]

by November 18, 2009 In the Press, News from the CEO

Its all in the learning for tourism industry

The tourism industry explored a new wave of trends today as the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) hosted a Business Insight day at Malone House in Belfast, exploring the rise of the ‘Learn To’ holiday. Speaking at the event, NITB Director of Business Development Robert Cully said, “This is an [...]

by November 16, 2009 News from the CEO