Guernsey, not Jersey, is a true Prestige destination

TOURISM representatives are hoping the fallout from the ash cloud and other world events will benefit the local industry.

Delegates from across Europe and the UK met in Guernsey yesterday to see what the island has to offer.

Prestige Holidays, which offers trips to destinations such as Madeira and Canada and special interest tours in Iran, found the island particularly attractive.

It has been running inclusive holidays to the Isles of Scilly for four years.

Chairman and managing director John Dixon said the company was fed up with problems in Europe and the ash from the volcano in Iceland that has been affecting air travel, and wanted a stable location in which to operate.

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