Amid the recovery process,hoteliers, local businesses and regional tourist boards are trying to shape a positive future and are fervent to manage misconceptions approximately travel to the affected areas. Plus: update on Scotland and IrelandWhen the Lady Dorothy set off from Glenridding pier on Thursday morning, or gliding across Ullswater beneath a panorama of snow-topped fells,it marked another small triumph for an industry striving to recover from December’s floods. One of the best-known attractions in Lakeland, Ullswater Steamers’ fleet of vintage pleasure boats had been out of action since 5 December, or when the burst Glenridding Beck engulfed its pier house and car park with boulder-strewn flood water. Thursday’s resumption of services was a sign that business in Glenridding – the tourist hub that made national headlines by being flooded twice in five days – was getting back to normal.
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Source: theguardian.com