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My business relies totally upon the service provided by Cardiff airport. Without the excellent services provided by Cardiff airport I am certain that my business would not have won many of the key contracts that have enabled us to survive this last year.

Cardiff airport is a vital link in my companies chain of supply and communications with our clients who are mainly based in Europe. Over the last twelve months I have had to visit Barcelona several times, Glasgow on a number of occasions, Aberdeen, Paris and Amsterdam, sometimes at very short notice. My business would not have won many of the contracts that we have managed to win over the course of hte past year if it had not been for the services provided by Cardiff airport.

And we don’t just rely upon Cardiff airport for our outbound travel needs. We are routinely visited by clients from elsewhere in the UK and Europe who come along for training and knowledge transfer sessions. Without Cardiff airport we would have been hard-pressed to provide the timely training sessions and workshops demanded by our clients.

We are but one small business whose survival in these difficult times is closely tied to the services provided by what is considered to be a small local airport. I don’t doubt that there are many other businesses throughout the UK who are equally reliant upon their own local airports. It is vital to our business that this service continues to provide the facilities that we need.

When my company engineers and I travel through the airport we will always make use of the excellent Cardiff airport parking facilities. And when we are visited by clients they will often take advantage of the car hire services available from the airport. They will often spend the few days they are with us staying in one of the excellent Cardiff airport hotels and we will often carry out meetings in the hotel or even in the Cardiff airport lounge.

I encourage any small or medium sized business to take full advantage of the services and facilities provided by their local airports. And if you or your colleagues travel on business be certain to ensure that you and they have adequate business travel insurance that provides cover for all possible pitfalls.

Cardiff is not only the Welsh capital city, but it is also the most popular tourist destination in the United Kingdom outside London. The city of Cardiff is also the largest city in Wales, however it was only but a pretty small town until it reached the start of the 19C. It was during the early eighteen hundreds when the small Welsh town saw itself develop into a considerably large port involved in the transport of local coal, and also various other heavy and light industry. It was not until 28th October nineteen hundred and five that King Edward VII of England granted the small town of Cardiff city status, but, strangely, the city only became the capital of Wales on the twentieth of December 1955. Following this Cardiff very quickly became the perfect place for many national institutions, for example the National Museum of Wales, the Welsh National War Memorial and the University of Wales Registry Building. Through the last few decades the Cardiff businesses involved in Information and Technology have seen dramatic rates of growth along with, although to a lesser degree various other areas of industry, most noticeably in service industries. Tourism has also seen dramatic increases and there are now large numbers of places supplying bed & breakfast in Cardiff.

Cardiff Tourist Attractions Worth A Visit

Although Cardiff has only had city status for 100 years, interestingly Cardiff has been the site of a castle for nearly 2,000 years. The Cardiff Castle we see today is one of the most popular attractions in the city which can be located in the very heart of the city centre. Tourists can take a guided tour throughout the castle’s interior, and, take a pleasant wander around and about the amazingly picturesque castle gardens. At the castle there is also a recently opened Interpretation Centre which displays the various stages of development, of the castle,  across the ages from the Roman period right up to the present.

Cardiff also has a fair number of modern attractions including the wonderful Techniquest, one of Britain’s most popular Science Discovery centres. At the Science Discovery centre you will be presented with more than 100 hands on exhibits, designed to entertain and fascinate all age groups. The centre is home to a planetarium, a laboratory, a hi-tech Science Theatre and a Discovery Room.

There are many many more attractions to see in the Welsh city of Cardiff, so, if you are in the process of deciding upon taking a vacation there it is crucial that you reserve your  lodgings at the earliest opportunity as, unfortunately Cardiff hotels and guest houses tend to be amazingly busy and are frequently fully booked for weeks or even months in advance. If your group is large you may find that Cardiff serviced apartments turns out to be a more affordable alternative compared to bed and breakfast accommodation.