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Great New website for Llanrwst, North Wales

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Great Deals @ Lle Hari, Llanrwst

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Service with a smile ;): Expedia spends $1.3 billion on latest acquisition ...

Service with a smile ;): Expedia spends $1.3 billion on latest acquisition ... : Expedia Antitrust Regulators Decide That Orbitz Is Too Small to Matter – Skift

Service with a smile ;): Marriot Hotels knows what Booking.com and Expedia ...

Service with a smile ;): Marriot Hotels knows what Booking.com and Expedia ...

Service with a smile ;): Grace Helbig knows what Booking.com doesn't want y...

Service with a smile ;): Grace Helbig knows what Booking.com doesn't want y... : Book Direct to Support Local Tourism like, share, retweet and stop the corporate rip offs.

Service with a smile ;): The Billion Dollar “Leakage” Continues to Drain th...

Service with a smile ;): The Billion Dollar “Leakage” Continues to Drain th... : Book Direct to Support Local Tourism Revenue "leaked" from the hotel industry to the OTAs in the form of abnormally high merc...

Service with a smile ;): Local Governments lose Billions due to OTA commiss...

Service with a smile ;): Local Governments lose Billions due to OTA commiss... : Book Direct to Support Local Tourism The Internet Booking Tax Controversy: The OTA Merchant Model has caused another major controversy ...

Service with a smile ;): Local communities lose millions as a result of OTA...

Service with a smile ;): Local communities lose millions as a result of OTA... : With our 15% occupancy tax assumption, every $100 travelers’ spend with Expedia, Hotels.com or Priceline, equals a loss of $3 for state &am...

Service with a smile ;): Marriot Hotels knows what Booking.com and Expedia ...

Service with a smile ;): Marriot Hotels knows what Booking.com and Expedia ...

Service with a smile ;): Grace Helbig knows what Booking.com doesn't want y...

Service with a smile ;): Grace Helbig knows what Booking.com doesn't want y... : Book Direct to Support Local Tourism like, share, retweet and stop the corporate rip offs.

Service with a smile ;): Global issue with Local solution: Book Direct and...

Service with a smile ;): Global issue with Local solution: Book Direct and... : Book Direct and Keep it Local!

Service with a smile ;): Travel Globally Book Locally

Service with a smile ;): Travel Globally Book Locally : Proof positive... Travel Globally Book Locally.  If you really want to make a difference. Third party travel agents like Booking.com an...

Survey: U.S. Travelers Think Booking Direct With Brands Leads to Better Prices – Skift

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Survey: U.S. Travelers Think Booking Direct With Brands Leads to Better Prices – Skift

Service with a smile ;): The fight for hotel bookings – direct vs online tr...

Service with a smile ;): The fight for hotel bookings – direct vs online tr... : The fight for hotel bookings – direct vs online travel agencies If I were to look at the world through the lens of Expedia and Booking.c...

Stop the Booking.com / OTA Drain.

Service with a smile ;): Stop the Booking.com / OTA Drain. : Stop the  Booking.com / OTA drain. Spread the word and keep the commissions in Great Britain. Join Facebook Group:   Book Direct to Sup...

Marriott helps consumers with new campaign to stop...

Service with a smile ;): Marriott helps consumers with new campaign to stop... : Marriott helps consumers and their bottom line with new campaign. Marriott launches “it pays to book direct” campaign...

Help TripAdvisor Campaign for Your Business

Service with a smile ;): Help TripAdvisor Campaign for Your Business : TripAdvisor dominates travel reviews but they can also help Local Tourism.   Include the following wording in your management response a...

Service with a smile ;): Cut the Commissions - Keep the Rewards

Service with a smile ;): Cut the Commissions - Keep the Rewards : Book Direct to Support Local Tourism if you agree join our Facebook Group

Service with a smile ;): Is your Booking.com 'partner' brand hijacking your...

Service with a smile ;): Is your Booking.com 'partner' brand hijacking your... : Brand hijacking – Open letter to Peter Verhoeven, Managing Director Europe, Middle East, Africa at Booking.com http://www.so-geht-hotel-h...

Service with a smile ;): Planning a trip? Take the time to Book Direct and...

Service with a smile ;): Planning a trip? Take the time to Book Direct and... : Planning a trip? Remember to Book Direct to Support the Local Tourism. No Tricks just Truth.  Booking Commissions paid by ho...

Service with a smile ;): Has British Tourism PR Gone on Holiday?

Service with a smile ;): Has British Tourism PR Gone on Holiday? : 10 days later..... and still no reply to a letter sent to the following tourism associations questioning their support for a commission base...

Hotels fight Booking.com Pricing Dominance – Skift

Hotels Still Weary of Booking.com Pricing Dominance – Skift

Hotels Against Booking.com

Service with a smile ;): Hotels Against Booking.com : Double booking identified and corrected within 60 min. after being received however..... Booking.com will take the commission anyway. Techn...

Want To Do Your Friends a Favor?

Service with a smile ;): Want To Do Your Friends a Favor? : Big thanks to the Grosvenor Hotel in Chester. When my friends booked direct they received a complimentary upgrade. Another win win for ...

The Hidden Cost of Booking Sites

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Did you know that every time you make a booking for a hostel or a hotel through a booking site, you are increasing the cost of your room and damaging local tourism. That might sound a bit absurd to you, but let me explain… Almost every single booking site charges commission to the hotel or hostel when you make a reservation. Now you’re probably thinking, well that’s pretty obvious isn’t it? The booking sites have to make money, how else are they supposed to do it? Partially true. The commission model isn’t necessarily the only way that booking sites can make money, but obviously it works for them. But does it work for you? Obviously there is massive convenience in using booking sites to search, being able to compare different accommodation, including different types of accommodation, quickly and easily. The problem is that most booking sites charge anywhere between 12-25% commission on every single night booked. This commission is kept by the booking site and the hote

Enjoy Clean Beaches? Book Direct to Support Loca...

Service with a smile ;): Enjoy Clean Beaches? Book Direct to Support Loca... : Our culture is consumed with protecting, saving and recycling.  But when it comes to travel we tend to opt for the easy way out and use an O...

Hang Ten - Sleep Ten

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Hang Ten - Sleep Ten.   www.plasyndre.com  Great location to stay with your friends while visiting Surf Snowdonia the worlds first public surfing center. Llanrwst, North Wales, UK

Pie and a Pint? Why not.

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Service with a smile ;): # Scam Alert - Cumbria website preaches altrusim t...

Service with a smile ;): # Scam Alert - Cumbria website preaches altrusim t... : I must admit I was excited to see what Cumbria was doing to stem the onslaught of the Online Travel Agency fees but substituting one OTA fo...

Ready for Change?

#keepthebooking.comission-ingreat.britain Buy local Book local

Naturally Conwy, Naturally Belmont

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We support local  😄  Belmont new potatoes mmm with butter and fresh parsley mmmm

Is it Thursday yet?

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Start booking - Lle Hari's cooking Thursday night is £10/two course and £15/three courses - see you tonight,

Book your next private dining party at The Cwtch @ Lle Hari

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Book your next private dining party at  The Cwtch @  Lle Hari

Pie and a Pint @ Lle Hari Tuesdays

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The local community centre in Llanrwst. The Academy / Yr Academi are celebrating being open for five years with their annual showcase. Starts at 7pm! Come and watch some of the stars of the future!!!! Please pop along and support local talent   smile emoticon You may even want to enrol your children when we start back in September….  smile emoticon

New Art... New Decor @ Lle Hari

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Bar is open @ Lle Hari Llanrwst

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Have You... Lle Hari?

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Lle Hari  shared  Sam Buckley 's  post . Thank you so much. Sam Buckley ‎ Lle Hari Wow!! just had an AMAZING meal at Lle Hari, along with great service. Would highly recommend a visit.

Sweet Dreams

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'Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree...'  -  Annie Lennox  - Have You... Lle Hari?  Live folk and blues tonight, each first Tuesday of the month  @  Lle Hari  Llanrwst.

"3 local guys"

“3 local guys” 5 of 5 starsReviewed 1 February 2015 NEW Been to this restaurant about 4 times now visited last night 31st of jan was told after our meal they now have a new chef and all our starters and main meals were awesome  service was excellent too we have a holiday cottage in this area and will certainly be recommending this restaurant to all our guests THANK YOU ! Visited January 2015 5 of 5 stars Value 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere 5 of 5 stars Service 5 of 5 stars Food -Tripadvisor- Have You... Lle Hari? Llanrwst

Lle Hari extends a warm Welcome to Chef Marton and his culinary expertise.

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Lle Hari extends a warm Welcome to Chef Marton and his culinary expertise.  Have You... LleHari? Llanrwst.

Cooking with Fire @ Lle Hari

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Cooking with fire @  Lle Hari . Entrees include Fillet steak Rossini ~ Served on a homemade spiced crouton with port wine pate, fried courgettes and a wild mushroom sauce. Have you... Lle Hari? Lle Hari open Tues - Sat 6:00 - 9:00PM

Have You... Lle Hari?

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If you missed Dydd Santes Dwynwen and she still loves you.. why not join us in February?  Lle Hari  open Tues - Sat. 6:00 - 9:00PM

Have You... Lle Hari?

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Treat someone special to Stuffed courgette rolls drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Lle Hari open Tues - Sat 6:00 to 9:00PM