B&FC Travel & Tourism

27/09/2024

🌎We celebrated this week. Our super creative Level 2 students produced postcards about their favourite places to find peace and tranquility.
This year's theme is Tourism and Peace, and with so much conflict in the world, we focused on place that brought us peace! 🙏🌍
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Blackpool and The Fylde College

06/09/2024

The campus scavenger hunt was a huge success this week, roping in our colleagues from B&FC Catering, Hospitality and Events and B&FC Sports Centre too. The sunshine continues...

04/09/2024

🌞The sun has its hat on today at Blackpool and The Fylde College as we took our new students outside for some fun team building activities.🌞
📈We have had record numbers again this year and cannot wait to shape the futures of these amazing young people. ✈️🚢🌎

23/08/2024

🌍✨ World Tourism Day 2024: Tourism and Peace ✨🌍

Join us in celebrating World Tourism Day on September 27th, 2024! This year’s theme, “Tourism and Peace”, highlights the power of tourism in fostering global understanding and harmony.
📍 Host City: Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is a city rich in history and culture. Here are some highlights:

Historical Significance: Founded in the 5th century AD, Tbilisi has been a key cultural and political center for centuries.

Architectural Diversity: The city’s architecture is a fascinating blend of medieval, neoclassical, Art Nouveau, Stalinist, and modern styles.

Tourist Attractions: Popular sites include the Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, the Georgian National Museum, and the funicular ride to Mtatsminda Park, which offers stunning views of the city.

22/08/2024

Got your Gcse results? Come and see the team Blackpool and The Fylde College B&FC Travel & Tourism today till 7pm! 🏝️🚢✈️🌎

30/05/2024

Please share with anyone who keeps talking about doing something different and remind then that there is no time like the present! B&FC Adult Courses

27/05/2024

Do you know someone who is great at planning things who would make a great event planner? Tag them in this and you could be about to change their life!

Have you ever considered being an event planner?
Would you like to someone’s special day was extra special?
This could be planning weddings, parties, conferences, gigs or festivals? Many local hotels have their own event teams. Would you enjoy organising the food, decorations, marketing etc? Join our fully funded adult course starting on Tuesday 4th June and gain a Level 2 in event planning and give yourself the edge! Message the B&FC Adult courses, email [email protected] or ring 01253 504343 to find out more and reserve your place.

06/05/2024

05/05/2024

Sunday Morning read 🏨

This week I had the pleasure of experiencing the new Marco Pierre White Restaurant at Holiday Inn Blackpool, an IHG Hotel It was a fab experience, the food was delicious and service warm and welcoming.

As we welcome Holiday Inn to the Blackpool fold I thought you might want to know more about this innovative brand.

Holiday Inn was a company that really started in the heyday of postwar family tourism, According to Professor Andrew Sandoval-strausz, this period of time saw the movement towards family holidays. The founder, Kemmons Wilson wanted to to create a standardised hotel chain so was born, Holiday Inn, which offered consistently clean rooms and a pool for the kids, became an instant hit, with more than 100 of them popping up before 1960.
Today’s Holiday Inn is very different from the one of Wilson’s era, when unmarried couples could not book rooms and clergymen were on call to provide spiritual counseling for guests. As the company evolved from a new, hot commodity into a legacy brand, its hotels aged and many grew outdated.

“As with any brand, you have to keep it fresh and relevant,” Solomons says. “We’d almost taken Holiday Inn a little for granted.”

Fast forward to 2024, Holiday Inn operator Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported a surge in revenues for the first quarter of 2024, with significant growth in Europe and Asia fuelling the rise.

The hotel giant, which also manages Crowne Plaza among other brands, has been on an expansion spree, launching over 6,200 rooms in 46 new hotels. This marks an 11% increase in room openings compared to the same period last year.
The Holiday Inn Blackpool, managed by RBH Hospitality Management, is council-owned and is part of the city’s wider regeneration project, Talbot Gateway, developed by Muse Places in partnership with Blackpool Council.

The development is conveniently placed off the side of the train station, offering a central hub for both business and leisure guests arriving in Blackpool.
You can read more here https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/blackpool/blkdt/hoteldetail

29/04/2024

A Level 2 qualification on your CV in one day?
Perfect if you are planning to do any work in the hospitality industry over the coming season.

Another fabulous course opportunity. If you are planning to get seasonal work in the hospitality industry then this FUNDED one day course is an absolute must! Email now to reserve your place - they're going like hot cakes! 🤣
See leaflet in comments for more information.