Posts and personal ramblings from Guy, founder of elephant comms.

London
Joined November 2011
The rise of the Coolcation 🌬️ is it time to start re-thinking our approach to summer holidays? 👀 A big thanks to the @Daily_Express for their words and for using a little of our research 👏 #GoSustainably
EXCLUSIVE: Research suggests Brits are turning their backs on traditional summer sunspots - and heading to some less likely summer holiday destinations. #DailyExpress express.co.uk/travel/article…
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The top three holiday types for getting a good night’s sleep/sleeping properly Beach and pool, 52% City break, 36% Self-catering/holiday rental, 36% #WellnessTravel #Sleep #SleepTourism #SleepTherapy
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The great escape – the domestic issues people feel the need to switch off from when on holiday👇
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More than three quarters of Britons engage with orchestral music daily – study trib.al/OHkz3sD
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According to new research from InsureandGo, a significant portion of the UK’s 5.51 million small business owners are missing out on holidays to keep their businesses running, highlighting the challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 🧵👇
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business-money.com/announcem… Thanks to @BusinessMoney for the great article
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Small business owners across the UK are facing a harsh reality – many are too overworked and financially stretched to take a much-needed holiday, potentially pushing themselves to the brink of burnout. 🧵👇
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A scratchy conversation + I interrupt too much but I don’t understand how ⁦@RachelReevesMP⁩ can achieve her NHS objectives without A LOT more money. The Gordon Brown changes more than doubled health expenditure. Surely she needs tax or borrowing? ⁦@RestIsPolitics⁩
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"Brexit was sold to the nation on the basis of things that haven't happened and couldn't have happened" Former PM Sir John Major tells @amolrajan the UK's split from the EU hasn't "done anything good" bbc.in/4epewuM
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Top considerations for those planning alternative travel options in the future as they are seen to be more sustainable: · Walking/hiking holidays (35%) · Camping (27%) · Flight-free holidays (22%) · Travel by train (21%) · Cycling holidays (16%) #SustainableTravel #EcoTravel
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It’s @bbcproms time with the magnificent @royalphilorch tonight. @RoyalAlbertHall such a special venue.
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So glad I packed my #GeneralElection shirt this morning. Politics of all hues represented on @Channel4News in the next six weeks. Tune in at 7 tonight for the first instalment.
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🎻✨ Adding the final flourishes to Beethoven's 9th Symphony before tonight's sold-out performance! Join us at St Martin-in-the-Fields as we bring our magnificent cycle to a triumphant crescendo. Thank you for sharing this unforgettable journey with us 🎶🌟
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Great symphonic composer Gustav Mahler died on this day in 1911 in Vienna. According to his wife Alma, his last words were a cry to one of his musical idols.
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Tonight the sounds of Verdi's colossal Requiem will fill the @royalalberthall with the help of @philchorus, soprano Miah Persson, @jjohnstonmezzo, tenor David Junghoon Kim and bass Alexander Vinogradov, conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
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Rediscover the burning inspiration behind some of the greatest music of the Romantic world 🔥 Our Music Director Vasily Petrenko introduces our 2023-24 season, Icons Rediscovered, in @SouthbankCentre's Royal Festival Hall and @RoyalAlbertHall. rpo.co.uk/icons
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A night at the @RoyalAlbertHall tonight with the @royalphilorch for Verdi’s Requiem.
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fab panel discussion at @TimesRadio this evening on the soft power of the UK arts.
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