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Behind the scenes with Covent Garden’s street performers whose future is under threat
Pete Kolofsky: ‘If Westminster Council were successful the result would be the death of Covent Garden street theatre’ – Heathcliff O’Malley Daredevil unicyclists, master illusionists, knife-eating acrobats: Covent Garden’s performers are an institution. They create a crazy, Vaudevillian microcosm, gobbled up by enthusiastic tourists. But today Westminster Council has launched a public consultation on the … Read more
Do celebrity endorsements ever influence where we travel?
“Just one Instagram post from a celebrity can mean so much more fame than we ever thought possible,” writes Dr. Vincent Mak-Getty Pitbull promoted Florida. Jackie Chan told tourists to try Hong Kong. And now Idris Elba is helping to establish direct flights to Sierra Leone. As well as stunning hotels and a vibrant culture, … Read more