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the quirky side of travel Hovels - hard-won air miles - cat-themed planes H
otels are so 2014.. how about a night in a hovel? The 'anti-luxury vacation rentals' company
hovelstay.com has announced its door is open for all, not just slumming students!
The once exclusive 'student only' startup was founded this year and designed for students seeking a little adventure as well as somewhere to crash. Offering everything from hammocks to beach huts, for short-term stays, it was soon besieged with requests from professionals looking for a quirky holiday too. "We really got slammed with emails from baby boomers and the like," said Michael Bolger, Co- Founder and CEO. "We gave it a lot of thought, and as a communal-based company, it seemed uncool to exclude people wanting an interesting stay. " The site has an eclectic collection of places to
stay, including a cosy straw igloo by the Dutch city of Oldehove, a hotel made of recycled concrete tubes in an organic garden just outside Mexico City and an adobe and bamboo hut in a 'yoga forest' looking out over Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Despite only launching three months ago,
hovelstay.com is opening offi ces in London with plans to concentrate on European markets.
AN AIR MILE TOO FAR? British Airways rolled out the red carpet at Heathrow recently for a customer who had travelled a staggering 18,479 miles in just fi ve days on 12 fl ights, in an effort to bag himself a British Airways Gold Card. Adam Rowland, a 30-year-old marketing manager from Epping revealed he also used the trip as a way of overcoming personal challenges,
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including a ‘white-knuckle fear of turbulence’ and ‘seeking pleasure in the company of strangers’. Luckily Adam's blog was spotted by British Airways staff and he was offi cially presented with his new Gold Card at Terminal 5's First lounge after completing a journey that took him as far as Honolulu. Pity he didn't have time for a pina colada.
PACKING IT IN According to offi cial-sounding research from
CheapHolidayLand.com, packing too much is the biggest cause of holiday arguments. Meanwhile, a mercifully low 4% of respondents cited 'eyeing up other women on the beach' as a vacation gripe. •
KITTY TAKES OFF TAWIAN’S NATIONAL FLAG CARRIER, EVA AIR,
IS CELEBRATING CUTE CARTOON CHARACTER HELLO KITTY’S 40TH BIRTHDAY BY BRINGING ITS THEMED AIRCRAFT TO EUROPE. FROM OCTOBER 29, THE BOEING 777-300ER ‘FELINER’ WILL BE PROVIDING ITS GUESTS WITH A PURRFECT SERVICE BETWEEN PARIS AND TAIPEI, WITH NEW MENUS, SERVICE TRAY MATS, NAPKINS CUTLERY AND EVEN AIR HOSTESSES' UNIFORMS GETTING THE HELLO KITTY-TREATMENT.
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Heathrow recently revealed its next generation of passenger service – Heathrow Helpers. The expertly-trained team will be on hand to assist with every passenger demands. Meanwhile, here are the strangest questions from recent years:
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Can I bungee jump from your control tower? Can I try the Crown Jewels on at Tower Hill? What’s the difference between a toilet and a loo? Are there ATMs in London? Where can I exchange currency for Scottish dollars? Will most people speak English in London? Where can I see James Bond’s house? Will I be able to see Beefeaters in the street? Can I drink the water here? Do I need to change the time on my watch?
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