Manchester has been ranked as one of the most popular city break destinations in the UK, according to a recently-conducted survey.
Of course it has – Manchester is one of the greatest cities in the world, if you ask us.
Is it the city’s renowned sporting history? Booming nightclub scene? Or simply just its welcoming and easy-going locals that make it so attractive to visitors? Whichever way, Manchester is often confidently mentioned in lists of the country’s ‘must-visit’ cities among tourists.
In fact, it’s been crowned as the top city break destination in the North of England for 2020.
A recently-conducted survey by Manchester-based luxury aparthotel company CitySuites has seen our city beat out the likes of Liverpool and York for top spot in the North, but how popular is Manchester when compared with other attractive city break destinations in the UK, and even with the rest of Europe?
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Whilst London and Edinburgh have taken the top two spots in the UK, Manchester comes in at number three.
The most popular city break destinations in the UK (Based on searches made in the UK)
Using Google search data obtained from Keyword Finder tool, the top 10 list has been devised using a number of analyses based on the phrase ‘hotels in X’, with X being the most searched for cities across the UK, and the term ‘hotels in Manchester’ was reportedly searched for an average of 74,000 times each month.
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Other popular UK cities such as Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff also featured in the top 10 list.
When it comes to the rest of Europe though, how will Manchester fair? Well, it’s not budging – it’s sitting firmly at that number three spot, having been searched on average of 74,900 times across the UK.
The most popular city break destinations in Europe (Based on searches made in the UK)
Surprisingly, or maybe not that surprisingly at all to us Mancs, the search term ‘Hotels in Manchester’ actually receives more searches in the UK each month than terms such as ‘Hotels in Amsterdam’ and ‘Hotels in Paris’, which could suggest that city breaks in Manchester are much more desirable amongst us Brits than those overseas at the moment.
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These search figures certainly align with the rise in staycations reported across the UK amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
For more information on top city breaks in 2020, you can visit the CitySuites website here.
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Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
27th July 2020 
