Mr and Mrs Smith go online, as internet technology moves from fantasy to normality

Written by Rachel Lane


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Internet banking is also increasing in significance. There are now over 10.3 million consumers managing their bank accounts online, a result of increased confidence forrepparttar consumer and simplification of front-end technology by financial organisations and providers.

Despiterepparttar 142963 positive news, finance companies could go further in encouraging consumers to take uprepparttar 142964 internet as a tool to manage their finances. NOP World has additionally reported that many online accounts remain dormant stating thatrepparttar 142965 problem affects all banks “even specialist online providers, with dormancy rates ranging from as low at 10% to as high as 80%”. Moneynet.co.uk, Moneyextra and Moneyfacts.co.uk, online comparison and information websites, specialising in personal finance, have already tried to resolverepparttar 142966 issue of consumer apathy and financial lethargy by introducing product guides to explain complex terminology.

For further information: http://www.nopworld.com/ http://www.moneynet.co.uk/

Rachel writes for the personal finance blog Cashzilla:

http://www.cashzilla.co.uk/

Rachel has all her own teeth.


Returning home : Scottish Golf Breaks

Written by Robin Richmond


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It seems hard to imagine that a country withrepparttar rich history of golf that Scotland enjoys could lose its way in terms of promoting itself as a great golfing destination. However, duringrepparttar 142962 90s this was certainlyrepparttar 142963 case. Countries such as Portugal, Spain and even Ireland worked tirelessly to sell themselves torepparttar 142964 outside world asrepparttar 142965 ideal destination for a golfing holiday. Scotland was perhaps guilty of arrogance thinking that it could survive on its historical reputation alone.

However,repparttar 142966 last four years has seen a definite shift inrepparttar 142967 market with large amounts of (particularly English, American and Japanese) golfers once again visiting Scottish shores. Helped byrepparttar 142968 publicity surrounding this years Open at St.Andrews more and more golfers are looking for golfing breaks and have a large number of companies competing for their business.

One such company isrepparttar 142969 short break specialist http://www.superbreak.com whom offer a range of golfing breaks to top Scottish resorts such as Marriott Dalmahoy which is set in 1000 acres of wooded parkland atrepparttar 142970 foot ofrepparttar 142971 Pentland Hills and has hosted bothrepparttar 142972 Solheim Cup andrepparttar 142973 Scottish PGA Championship. In St.Andrews itselfrepparttar 142974 relatively new St.Andrews Bay Golf Resort http://www.standrewsbay.com provides 5 star luxury that rivalsrepparttar 142975 best of golfing hotels anywhere inrepparttar 142976 world. Sitting amidstrepparttar 142977 rugged coastal landscape of East Fiferepparttar 142978 hotel is within a short distance of allrepparttar 142979 St.Andrews courses as well as other top local courses such as Lundin Links, Leven Links, Scotscraig and Ladybank.

It seems despite heavy investment in promotion of golfing resorts in other countries Scotland will always command a very special place inrepparttar 142980 global golfing community. Lessons seem to have been learnt andrepparttar 142981 Scottish golfing industry is unlikely to rest on its laurels again. While a rich history and flagship tournament are important, ifrepparttar 142982 industry is to continue to flourish then continued and focussed investment most remain a priority.

Robin regularly contributes articles to a variety of travel publications and also has his own website Travel Tips: http://www.travel-tips.co.uk/


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