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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
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THEY WERE
WHO FRAMED ROGER ALLARD?:
TTG’s popular lookalike feature has a new
twist this week. If these two blokes look
vaguely similar, that’s because they are.
A trawl through TTG’s archives unearthed
this sepia-tinged snap of a young Roger
Allard, now of International Rescue (inset).
And there’s plenty more where that came
from – we’ve got a treasure chest of
photos of travel’s great and good dating
back decades. More nostalgia next week.
Plane
stupid
HAIR WE GO: A lay-by off the M40 was the scene of the latest industry get-together, YOU get off the plane, go through customs,
the annual Aito travel agents conference. As our pictures show, the Warwick Hilton collect your bag, head home and just as you
witnessed some wild scenes including a bald man pretending to have hair, another put your keys in the lock you suddenly
being swept off his feet and a typically natty tie sported by Kirker Holidays’ Ted Wake. realise you’ve left your panda urine on the
plane. Irritating, isn’t it?
Amazingly, as ridiculous as this sounds,
Dingle’s praise was Evans-sent
someone has done it. And that’s not all.
British Airways crews have found all sorts of
things on their planes over the years. Here are
WHEN you’re in a room packed full would be the sector that would their most unusual top 10:
of the people in the travel industry survive the current downturn best,
you most want to impress it’s nice and that Ideal had the knowledge 1. Panda urine 6. Knickers
to get a ringing endorsement. and specialisation to be a success. 2. Horse sperm 7. Crutches
So it was for Lowcosttravelgroup’s Delighted to hear about a firm in- 3. False legs 8. A baby
Paul Evans last week at an e-tid vesting in a company that sells his 4. False teeth 9. Human ashes
breakfast briefing where Carnival brands, Dingle praised Evans’ 5. A basque 10. Car body parts
UK’s David Dingle was a speaker. decision as “outstandingly wise”.
During a question and answer At the end of the event, sponsor
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
session, Evans sought approval for Chris Lee from Barclays offered a
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
the group’s recent successful bid to brief thank you before quipping:
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
bring Ideal Cruising into the fold, a “Paul Evans has got to go off and also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
deal due to be tied up any day. Paul Evans: in a hurry to update his CV to include the on 020 7921 8010 or email
Dingle said he thought cruise add wisdom to his CV phrase ‘outstandingly wise’.”
rmurray@ttglive.com
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