Christmas Shopping 2009: Will the British be Deterred by Swine Flu?

November 18th, 2009 Wrap up Something Gorgeous! ROYSTON, England, November 19 - If you like your Christmas gifts (www.hotelchocolat.co.uk) to be full of excitement and irresistible British style, then a visit to Hotel Chocolat is an absolute must this season! Their new Christmas chocolate range is their biggest and most exciting yet - promising blissful Christmas present (www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/christmas-gifts-CHCOXMAS/) shopping for you and sheer heaven for your recipients. Just visit their online store and you'll soon be inspired by original Christmas gift ideas for everyone, even those 'difficult' people on your list.

November 17th, 2009 LONDON, November 18 - Fears that Christmas presents won't turn up in time could have a major impact on sales for online retailers this year. Leading cashback website www.eDealsUK.com is concerned that the postal strikes could put people off shopping online for Christmas gifts.

November 9th, 2009 LONDON - A marketing expert who specialises in helping people save money is reminding online shoppers to plan in advance this Christmas. UK cashback shopping website www.eDealsUK.com traditionally sees a boom of online sales activity in the build up to Christmas - and is offering useful tips to help shoppers get the best out of online deals.

October 18th, 2009 BIRMINGHAM, England - People looking for the best bargains for their journeys this Christmas and New Year are advised to go online and book their tickets now. CrossCountry's extensive range of Advance fares are now available for journeys up to 6th January, customers seeking the cheapest rail fares and free seat reservations should log onto www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk to avoid disappointment as these tickets will sell out fast.

October 12th, 2009 For Immediate Release: UK, Devon 4th October 2009 - Devon based food producer; Feeding Your Imagination is changing the way we think about Christmas Puddings with a new chocolate bar that is bursting full of personality. The luxury milk chocolate bar, simply named “FRUITY” is handmade, hand wrapped and features a hefty infusion of award winning Christmas Pudding, submerged in a premium Belgian Chocolate.

October 7th, 2009 VIENNA, Austria - - Magic of Advent in Vienna Ablaze in New Lights This Year In the middle of Vienna, between City Hall and the Burgtheater, you will find one of the most beautiful winter wonderlands: Vienna's Magic of Advent with its famous Christmas market. Even the youngest visitors walk around with their eyes wide open and wonder about the many surprises the Magic of Advent in Vienna has to offer.

October 5th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - With Christmas fast approaching, now's the time to start thinking about how to attract more customers during the festive season. Gourmet food supplier, ( www.cotswold-fayre.co.uk/ ), Cotswold Fayre, has a huge range of Christmas products, perfect for farm shops, delicatessens and specialist food outlets looking to increase their business this Christmas.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - - MediChecks.com is the First Company in the UK to Make Available a Swine Flu Test to Individuals and Companies Nationally The swine flu test which can be purchased online costs GBP125 is carried out on two swab samples and results are available with 2-3 days. The test kit is posted to the patient's home.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Tourist figures are returning to normal following the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, according to major carrier DialAFlight. Despite continued warnings from the press, governments and the World Health Organisation, travellers have not been deterred from booking holidays to 'at-risk' areas of the globe.

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December 26th, 2008 LONDON - Britons thronged high streets and shopping malls across a nation facing a recession in what commentators said was the busiest Boxing Day sales in living memory. Shoppers began queuing up for bargains at 5 a.m.

December 25th, 2008 TORONTO - With snow blanketing the country from coast to coast Thursday, Canada had its first white Christmas in almost four decades. Since some parts of the province of British Columbia in western Canada generally don't receive much snowfall, the country has not witnessed a white Christmas since 1971.

December 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Former Spice Girls star Emma Bunton, who receives an annual Christmas card from British royals - princes Williams and Harry - says this year she wants to send one back to them. Contactmusic.com reports that the pop singer, also known as 'Baby Spice', first met the young princes during the height of her career in the girl band.

December 25th, 2008 LONDON - Britons Friday thronged high streets and shopping malls across a nation facing a recession in what commentators said was the busiest Boxing Day sales in living memory. Shoppers began queuing up for bargains at 5 a.m.

November 4th, 2009 It's a 'Christmas' tree at the Ky. Capitol againFRANKFORT, Ky.

November 12th, 2009 Christmas tree going up in NY's Rockefeller Center NEW YORK — A 76-foot Norway spruce is getting ready for its close-up, just blocks from the Broadway theater district. Crews cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday at the Easton, Conn.

November 11th, 2009 NYC's Rockefeller Center tree is spruce from Conn.EASTON, Conn. — The star attraction at New York's Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut.

December 23rd, 2008 MUMBAI - It will be a quiet Christmas with the family for most Bollywood celebrities this year. If Asin is hoping to catch her debut Hindi film 'Ghajini' on Christmas, Malaika Arora is looking forward to a quiet Christmas lunch with her family and Celina Jaitley is happy she's in Geneva for a 'white Christmas'.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - Looks like Christmas is not yet over for Britney Spears -the singer recently wished a "Merry X-Mas" to the crowd at her Washington D.C. gig. The 'Womaniser' hit-maker has already made a series of blunders on her Circus world tour.

December 24th, 2008 KOLKATA - With the aim of emulating shopping festivals in Dubai and Singapore, the Great Kolkata Shopping Festival has got off to a glittering start. Inaugurating the festival here Wednesday evening, West Bengal Tourism Minister Manabendra Mukherjee said: 'This is the first time any such festival is happening in India.