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City booming in ‘heatwave’
9:18am Friday 9th May 2008
Comments (25)YORK is sizzling its way to a record year hoteliers and tourism chiefs revealed today as the city basks in the sunshine.
As temperatures soared to 70F the York Hoteliers Association reported that booking numbers were soaring too, with a 25 per cent increase at one venue in the space of a week.
Now many hotels, including big players like the Hotel du Vin, Middlethorpe Hall, the Royal York and the Marriott, have reported they are either fully-booked and on track for a record year, or virtually full.
And with the first meeting of the year at York Racecourse due next week the city is now bracing itself for another surge in numbers.
Today Gillian Cruddas, chief executive of VisitYork, said hundreds of extra visitors were pouring into the city as the sunshine blazes overhead.
Katharina Barenthien, general manager of the Marriott in York, said at this early stage it was on track for a bumper year and all its 151 rooms were booked for next week.
She said: "York is experiencing a real boom with the spring bloom. The sunshine has helped create a real buzz around the city."
Sophie Lemm, regional business development manager-Yorkshire, for the Hotel du Vin in York, said: "We are very buoyant and the sunshine is having a big effect.
"People are flocking for our al-fresco dining in our courtyard.
"We are very busy next week for the races and expect the champagne to be flowing."
Nicola Thresh, marketing manager for Middlethorpe Hall, said: "The weather is having a very positive effect on bookings, both for our lunches on the terrace and for rooms."
Gemma Riseboro, events co-ordinator at the Royal York, said all 167 rooms were fully booked. She said: "We are on track for a record year at this stage, we are seeing really strong growth."
Amie Postings, chairman of the York Hoteliers Association and general manager of The Grange Hotel in Clifton, York, said: "Since Sunday, we have seen a 25 per cent increase in bookings.
"It's making people think about summer and our increased occupancy rates show people want to come to York, especially when the sun is shining.
Mrs Gillian Cruddas said she expected hundreds of new visitors to pour into York over the next week.
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root-two, York says...
9:32am Fri 9 May 08
Gillian Cruddas said she expected hundreds of new visitors to pour into York over the next week.
Whilst anyone with an ounce of sense will be bailing out so as to avoid the braindead lemmings wandering around town.
root-two, York says...
9:32am Fri 9 May 08
Gillian Cruddas said she expected hundreds of new visitors to pour into York over the next week.
Whilst anyone with an ounce of sense will be bailing out so as to avoid the braindead lemmings wandering around town.
Wangy, York says...
9:33am Fri 9 May 08
root-two, York says...
9:35am Fri 9 May 08
I agree entirely with the previous three posters.
Dammit - all of my different personalities decided to chip in at the same time.
Note to the Press: your website is broken.
Wangy, York says...
9:40am Fri 9 May 08
SilverSurfer, Surfing says...
9:57am Fri 9 May 08
How is this news?Yeah! How about reporting on the burst water main so people can work out how to reach the hospital???
Silver, York says...
10:00am Fri 9 May 08
Brian, york says...
10:27am Fri 9 May 08
Jason, says...
10:47am Fri 9 May 08
bobby, york says...
10:54am Fri 9 May 08
Silver, York says...
11:24am Fri 9 May 08
bobby wrote:Nah it's designed to let you know that whilst you work inside it's lovely outside, a small kick in the teeth...
hardly a "heatwave" the hot weather will seem like a "heatwave" compared to all the cr@py weather we've had....a few days of sun and its made out to be the biggest heatwave ever lol i think people can see and feel that its hot weather dont need a new report on it
John, says...
11:24am Fri 9 May 08
Without its historic character and buildings this would be a small parochial Yorkshire town ,full of miserable, morose humourless,boring shortsighted Yorkies. It's History,Tourism and the University that makes York an interesting place to live!
GoodramgateTerrier, York says...
12:10pm Fri 9 May 08
John wrote:Your new to York aren't you. Don't worry you will understand in a couple of years.
I am amazed at the sheer ignorance of those who complain at tourism and the presence of tourists in York. Without its historic character and buildings this would be a small parochial Yorkshire town ,full of miserable, morose humourless,boring shortsighted Yorkies. It's History,Tourism and the University that makes York an interesting place to live!
Here's to another summer of over inflated prices, over crowded streets, drunken sick stags and hens on a weekend tearing the city apart and the Lib Dems hailing another amazing year as York continues to buck the trend and be a european hot spot, helping house prices to increase steadily, traditional industries to die and us all either working in Leeds or CPP/NU and having the life and soul sucked out of us by high council rates, high mortgages and idiots who don't know any better, berating us for knowing how unbearable the city can be most summers.
Love the summer don't you!
BL, says...
12:35pm Fri 9 May 08
John wrote:I think you must be talking about the student and visitors there. One thing Yorkies aren't is humourless and boring, that's for sure! For one thing they voted in the biggest joke council ever! ;-)
I am amazed at the sheer ignorance of those who complain at tourism and the presence of tourists in York.
Without its historic character and buildings this would be a small parochial Yorkshire town ,full of miserable, morose humourless,boring shortsighted Yorkies. It's History,Tourism and the University that makes York an interesting place to live!
Cruddass is a muppett, says...
12:43pm Fri 9 May 08
TooRad, york says...
12:49pm Fri 9 May 08
Which is it - a tidal wave of aggressive drug-dealing beggars ruining trade, or business is booming thank to the weather?
Make yer minds up folks!
root-two, York says...
1:49pm Fri 9 May 08
Have to say taking a week off work this week has been well and truly great to just enjoy the sun.
I've got both my office windows open in an attempt to get the 'outdoor' feeling in an office :-)
I've booked the Bank Holiday week off and I'll be spending as little time in York as I can get away with, so here's hoping the weather holds.
langy, Australia says...
2:13pm Fri 9 May 08
exYorkist, USA says...
2:31pm Fri 9 May 08
Here, it's 8:30am and it's already 71F. Today's high will be 88F, and that's only slightly warmer than normal for this time of year. Come back in July and August when our temps will be topping 100F for days on end.
THAT, my friends, is a HEATWAVE.
Wangy, York says...
4:12pm Fri 9 May 08
exYorkist, USA says...
5:09pm Fri 9 May 08
Wangy wrote:How thoroughly irrelevant.
You're no friend of mine!
Free Speech, York says...
2:39pm Sun 11 May 08
exYorkist wrote:Aren't you?
Wangy wrote: You're no friend of mine!How thoroughly irrelevant.
bobby, york says...
7:52am Tue 13 May 08
exYorkist wrote:that might be a heatwave to you but unless you've lived here and seen and felt how cold it can get anything thats got a bit of warmth seems to be classes as a heatwave so stop bragging lol
Since when is 70F in May a heatwave? That's ridiculous. Here, it's 8:30am and it's already 71F. Today's high will be 88F, and that's only slightly warmer than normal for this time of year. Come back in July and August when our temps will be topping 100F for days on end. THAT, my friends, is a HEATWAVE.
bobby, york says...
7:52am Tue 13 May 08
exYorkist wrote:that might be a heatwave to you but unless you've lived here and seen and felt how cold it can get anything thats got a bit of warmth seems to be classes as a heatwave so stop bragging lol
Since when is 70F in May a heatwave? That's ridiculous. Here, it's 8:30am and it's already 71F. Today's high will be 88F, and that's only slightly warmer than normal for this time of year. Come back in July and August when our temps will be topping 100F for days on end. THAT, my friends, is a HEATWAVE.
Graham Walton, of York Boats, enjoys the sun
People enjoying the hot weather in the Museum Gardens
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root-two, York says...
9:32am Fri 9 May 08
Whilst anyone with an ounce of sense will be bailing out so as to avoid the braindead lemmings wandering around town.