London hosts the World Travel Market. The annual event brings together tour operators, hotel companies, airlines and tourist boards from around the world to talk about the newest trends and arrange the holidays they will be selling to travellers over the next 12 months. Paul Nelson of World Travel Market will be revealing the latest travel trends. And we will also have legendary cricketer Sir Vivian Richards discussing the importance of sport tourism to Antigua.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Yesterday, we talked about the chances of Donald Trump being able to close the division between voters on different sides of the presidential race. We've since heard about wide spread demonstrations following the result. What is the mood in the US today? Simon was joined by Share Radio's political correspondent, Colin Bloom.
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Surveyors have warned of a "dire shortage" of housing in the UK, which is continuing to drive up prices. The warning, from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors comes ahead of a government White Paper on housing supply, expected this month. Rics said that house hunters were returning to the market after the EU referendum in June, but there was not enough property for them to buy. Simon Rose speaks to RICS's chief economist Simon Rubinsohn for more.
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Original Broadcast: The Investment Trust Show
Every week The Investment Trust Show - brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors - provides insight into some of the most interesting and misunderstood features of investment trusts. This week, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher investigates how the fallout from the US presidential election will affect investment trusts. He's joined by Ben Lofthouse, co-Manager of the Henderson International Income Trust, and Kieran Drake, Research Analyst at Winterflood. To delve further into the world of investment trusts, visit the Investment Trust Show audioBoom page: https://audioboom.com/channel/shareradio-investmenttrustshow
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Having a career change can be difficult, especially if you're an older woman wanting to break into an industry which has a reputation for discriminating against your demographic. Well that's exactly what Kathy Trevelyan did when she took the plunge and studied at drama school in her 50s. To talk us through the whole process, Kathy joined Georgie on the line.
Guests: Kathy Trevelyan
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Today is Equal Pay Day. But why is it important. Well, the 10th November marks the time women are effectively working for free because of earning less on average than men. Equal Pay Day is calculated using the mean full time pay gap, which is currently 13.9%. At the current rate of progress, it will take over 60 years to close the gender pay gap. So from today, all women in full time work are effectively working for free. For more information, Georgie spoke to Jemima Olchawski, Head of Policy at The Fawcett Society.
Guests: Jemima Olchawski
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Breakfast
Consumers have spoke out against Toblerone and parent company Mondelez after they announced they would be changing its distinctive triangular chocolate chunks to combat rising costs. Share Radio's Matt Cox spoke to John Bradley, a former Marketing chief at Cadbury and author of the book "Cadbury's Purple Reign: The Story Behind Chocolate's Best-Loved Brand", to discuss why a company might be tempted to meddle with its brand.
Guests: Louise Cooper,John Bradley,Matt Cox
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
More than half of marriages end in divorce. This has lead to lawyers reporting of an increase in inquiries for prenuptial agreements from people, whose parents have given them money to help to buy a home. Parents want to enforce this by law so that the money will stay with their child if a marriage ends in divorce. For more on this and how it impact the 'bank of mum and dad', Georgie spoke to family lawyer Helen Pidgeon.
Guests: Helen Pidgeon
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Allyson Stewart-Allen, CEO at International Marketing Partners and author of Working with Americans, joined Share Radio to share her view of a damaged "Brand USA", following Trump's election. She said that the only individual who can fix the image of the country is the occupant of the White House, and she had few tips for him.
Guests: Louise Cooper,Allyson Stewart-Allen
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
When buying a house, it's important to look at the area. We've heard that living near certain supermarkets impacts on prices. But what about cemeteries. Properties on streets bordering graveyards are on average nearly 25 per cent cheaper. To find out more, Georgie spoke to Jonny Stevens from HouseSimple.com.
Guests: Jonny Stevens
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