<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712020943366901597</id><updated>2011-08-04T13:51:09.568+01:00</updated><category term='Tuscan holidays'/><title type='text'>Holidays in Tuscany</title><subtitle type='html'>A Tuscan holidays blog. Information about holidays in Tuscany northern Italy.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8712020943366901597/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Holidays in Tuscany</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15830580503059129384</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712020943366901597.post-737367592592075958</id><published>2010-07-28T21:42:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-07-16T23:48:03.161+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuscan Holidays Weathering The Recession</title><content type='html'>The UK summer holiday season is now in full swing. The school holidays are underway and every day brings news of friends and colleagues departing to sunnier climes. The recent downturn in UK temperatures has rekindled the desire to head towards the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;mediterranean&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recent weeks have reminded many on the travel industry of the risks associated with the economic recession. The demise of several travel companies and the distraction of the World Cup have given the travel industry a distinctly fragile feel.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Despite the gloom, Italy and Tuscany in particular seem to have weathered the business circumstances quite well. Tuscany has always attracted a fairly distinctive clientele. Few are employed in the UK public sector. And with the reduction in &lt;a href="http://ukmoney.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html"&gt;mortgage interest rates&lt;/a&gt; those in a job  obviously feel confident enough to splash out on an upmarket holiday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8712020943366901597-737367592592075958?l=tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/feeds/737367592592075958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/2010/07/tuscan-holidays-weathering-recession.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8712020943366901597/posts/default/737367592592075958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8712020943366901597/posts/default/737367592592075958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/2010/07/tuscan-holidays-weathering-recession.html' title='Tuscan Holidays Weathering The Recession'/><author><name>Holidays in Tuscany</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15830580503059129384</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8712020943366901597.post-5858896510687137905</id><published>2009-02-24T09:13:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-02-24T09:19:01.195Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tuscan holidays'/><title type='text'>New Tuscan Holidays Blog</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wk1fH3XvpIA/SaO7DdChI1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/S8oBvYBSUtA/s1600-h/farmhouse-tuscany-crop.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306290453981766482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="Tuscan Farmhouse" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wk1fH3XvpIA/SaO7DdChI1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/S8oBvYBSUtA/s320/farmhouse-tuscany-crop.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is a new blog about holidays in Tuscany northern Italy. It will have ideas and details about holiday activities in the region.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tuscany is a region with a rich heritage and culture. It is a region famous for its wine, cuisine and art. Over time we will feature more information about the region.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When much of the Mediterranean is crowded with tourists, Tuscany remains largely unspoilt and undiscovered by mass tourism. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8712020943366901597-5858896510687137905?l=tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.lecasacce-tuscany.co.uk' title='New Tuscan Holidays Blog'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/feeds/5858896510687137905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-tuscan-holidays-blog.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8712020943366901597/posts/default/5858896510687137905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8712020943366901597/posts/default/5858896510687137905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tuscany-holidays.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-tuscan-holidays-blog.html' title='New Tuscan Holidays Blog'/><author><name>Holidays in Tuscany</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15830580503059129384</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wk1fH3XvpIA/SaO7DdChI1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/S8oBvYBSUtA/s72-c/farmhouse-tuscany-crop.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
