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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
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ZINE IS BELIEVING: Newspapers and magazines across the world are responding to
customers’ wishes by becoming smaller and more portable – but some remain committed
to larger formats. Pride of place in the size resistance movement must go to Norwegian
travel magazine Zine Travel, which has created a Guinness World Record for the largest
edition of a magazine – 6ft 7in-wide by 8ft 10 in-tall and 28 pages. The technically minded
BBC
at TTG are still puzzling over how Zine’s sub-editors managed to print out the proofs.
THAT BLOKE FROM STRICTLY:
Strictly Come Dancing has made winner
Runway rumours hit Birmingham
Holby City actor Tom Chambers (above) a
household name. Which means Costa
Cruises’ Jonny Stewart will no longer have
AS THE big freeze descended on Britain last Nice rumours, but sadly not true. The people telling him he looks like “that bloke
week, wild rumours flew around the West reality was that the airport used its standard from Holby City”. Apparently Stewart is
Midlands after Birmingham airport’s runway environmentally friendly de-icer on the runway, not as light on his feet as Chambers but
closed for two hours on Monday morning which proved not up to tackling Arctic-standard he sure does look like him. . .perhaps.
because it was too icy. weather.
Initial reports suggested airport staff had Old hands at the airport grumbled that the
sprayed weed-killer on the runway rather than old super-strength de-icer – while not being
Greedy by name
de-icer; later ones claimed they had sprayed friendly to streams running through the airport
water, turning the runway into a skating rink. – did at least keep the runway free of ice. APPROPRIATE surname of the week, month,
year or even decade goes to the official at
HM Treasury who met Abta officials to discuss
Another taste of victory for Gran Canaria
making reforms to Air Passenger Duty.
The man in charge of environmental
FOLLOWING its successful hosting of the Abta suitable choice for such an event: with one of taxation in the corridors of power in Whitehall
conference last year, Gran Canaria has landed the highest per capita cheese consumption in is . . . Darren Greedy.
the biggy – the World Cheese Awards 2009. the world and home of the producers of 2008’s We say no more.
The gig needs no introduction. Known as world champion cheese, the only question is
the “Cheese Olympics” it is the largest why hasn’t this happened earlier.
international cheese competition and more Hopefully the tourist board is
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
than 300 experts including cheese buyers preparing itself for a stampede of
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
and food journalists from around the literally dozens of tourists in early
also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
world will be flying in. October desperate to catch a
on 020 7921 8010 or email
Of course, Gran Canaria is a whiff of the winning cheeses.
rmurray@ttglive.com
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