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Who’s behind the site? Nights In The Past is based in Cornwall, UK, and maintained by a small team whose interests and experience include history, broadcasting, journalism and web development. The “office” is also a home.
The site launched during Easter 2007.
How do you reserve a room or book online? Nights In The Past is pleased to be affiliated with a number of recognised booking services and hotel groups. Wherever applicable, we provide a button or text link to one or more of these.
Isn’t Nights In The Past just another travel site? The internet is full of lowest-common-denominator hospitality websites. We aren’t one of those. Our unique selling point is simple: our primary focus is on accommodation linked to historic figures or events. Moreover, this means that we can leave the facility, tariff and booking aspect to those who know how to do it best - we don’t bite off more than we can chew.
Moreover, history sells. Our research of those hotels and inns with individual websites shows that around 60% provide a brief history of the property on the website home page, with 30% even devoting a specific page to the subject.
Further, a Tourism Network survey of 2002 found that by far the most popular activity on UK holiday trips was visiting heritage sites. Nights In The Past is based upon that same interest in British (and European) heritage.
Are you commercial or not for profit? Nights In The Past is largely a labour-of-love and we don’t charge a fee for the inclusion of hotels or inns. Instead, our affiliation with secure booking engines means that we receive a small commission if a visitor to the site ultimately goes on to book a room online.
It is important to stress, however, that because Nights In The Past is only a small-scale site with a finite number of hotels, the scope for generating income is extremely limited.
I’m the manager/owner of a hotel and would like to be featured on Nights In The Past. What do I do? First, any hotel or inn should meet certain criteria. These can be found at the bottom of this page. Should this be the case then please let us know via email
Can I trust the historic information provided? Yes. All factual information has been previously documented and is in the public domain (i.e. no facts have been fabricated). Nights In The Past can therefore not be held responsible should any information be refuted or disputed at any time henceforth. We cannot be held responsible for factual inaccuracies derived from independent sources.
I’d like to get in touch but can’t find a telephone number or address. Because the site is maintained from a private home, we prefer not to provide such information in the first instance. However, please email us and we’ll be happy to supply such contact information on a one-to-one basis.
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