The Lake District tops UK travel search poll, according to Yell.com - 28 November 2003
More people in the UK are interested in finding information about The Lake District than any other national park or scenic area, according to recent statistics from Yell.com Yell.com statistics September 2003 , the UK’s leading online classified directory service.The New Forest, The Cotswolds, The Yorkshire Dales and Scotland’s Loch Lomond complete the top five. Wales is also represented amongst the most searched for destinations, with Snowdonia as the 10th most popular in UK.
The top 10 destinations are:
1. Lake District
2. New Forest
3. Cotswolds
4. Yorkshire Dales
5. Loch Lomond
6. Peak District
7. Forest of Dean
8. Dartmoor
9. Exmoor
10. Snowdonia
The news comes as www.yell.com announces the addition of 220 new UK locations to its geographical search function. The online directory service now recognises more than 35,000 locations throughout the UK.
The site enables visitors to these travel destinations to search for everything from hotels to hiking equipment stores, tourist attractions to restaurants, leading more potential customers to local businesses more of the time.
Chris Collier, chief executive of Cumbria Tourist Board, said: "The Lake District is the UK’s favourite scenic destination because it is an inspiring area of natural beauty with lakes and mountains at its heart. It’s well worth spending time to search among the wide range of options that are available for relaxing and rejuvenating breaks and what better place to start than on the internet."
Dr. Eddie Cheng, e-Business director at Yell, said: "Yell.com is a great resource for finding products and services online across the whole of the UK. With 1.7 million business listings across up to 2,350 classifications, and now with additional locations to search, we can help businesses and consumers find what they want, when they want it."
About Yell.com
Yell.com is the UK's leading online classified directory service. Its focus is on bringing buyers and sellers together, helping consumers find what they want, when they want it.
Yell.com features details of approximately 1.7 million UK classified businesses. Users can search by business type and location, or by specific company name, to find relevant business information in seconds. The site is fast, easy and free to use, and offers an unlimited number of searches.
In September 2003, www.yell.com received 51 million page impressions. The information it provides is also available via mobile (SMS and Wap) and interactive TV.
Yell.com is part of Yell, a leading international directories business, operating in the classified advertising market through printed, online and telephone-based media. Yell’s products also include Yellow Pages, Business Pages and Yellow Pages 118 24 7 in the UK, plus Yellow Book and Yellowbook.com in the US.
For press enquiries contact:
Andrea Morrison/Fiona Franks at Yell PR department
PH: + 44 (0) 118 950 6345/6453
EMAIL: andrea.morrison@yellgroup.com, fiona.franks@yellgroup.com
Kelly Finlay at Nelson Bostock Communications
PH: + 44 (0) 20 7229 4400
EMAIL: kelly.finlay@nelsonbostock.com
