Headed to the UK? Wondering what’s on during your stay there? Hunting festivals via Google, or even through tourism portals can be time consuming and a pain. The infographic below solves for the pain of hunting what festivals are scheduled year round in the United Kingdom.

Just launched today in beta, GoEuro is a travel search website that lets users plan, organize, and compare their trips across air, rail, bus, and auto travel modes. While no more innovative then your typical metasearch tool, this new startup comes along at just the right time.

News yesterday detailed an apparent buyout bid by French insurance company AXA, and the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International to control resort chain Club Med. According to reports the major shareholders offered something on the order of $719 million have been confirmed and supported by the Club Med management team.

You own a business associated with hospitality, let’s say a restaurant, for instance. The digital craze is, obviously, something you’ve at least heard about. But just how do social media, blogging, search engine marketing (SEM), and other advanced connectivity channels help your business? Is there a real return on investment from this “social” space? There seem to be more questions about the social sphere than answers, no?

With this move, Google rendered SEO useless. Frommer’s, Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor, Nileguide, Virtual Tourist, Igougo and so on are now buried. They still can compete as apps, but the Google search results are no longer enough to drive traffic and readers.

Marking their 40th year in business, Coast Hotels has launched a re-branding campaign entitled “Coast Hotels Paints the Town Purple.” The international hotel chain offers accommodations ranging from classic bygone era stays to cutting edge 21st Century business digs. Not only has the hotel brand renovated their brand, but their hotels and their website as well.

The world’s largest independent hotel group, Magnuson Hotels, has just announced free property management systems (PMS) to hotels that convert to Magnuson’s low cost franchising brand.

Tailor Made Travel, a division of Acromas Holidays, has officially closed up shop and will take no more bookings.

Europe’s leading tour operation, TUI Travel, has just announced their first half of 2013 sales figures. According to TUI losses of some £346 million were actually less than some expected. The company pointed to strong markets in the UK and in Scandinavian countries as having relieved a unprofitable Winter.

According to the most recent report from aviation intelligence leader OAG , llow cost carriers (LCCs) are now far outdistancing legacy air carriers in rise in seats. In Europe LCC seats increased by some 14% compared with 1% for traditional legacy carriers.