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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
No curtain call for
W
OULD
YO
U
this boyband star
BELIEVE
IT!? BEING a TTG reporter is a lot like being a pop
star – travelling the world with red carpets and
champagne upon arrival (on occasion).
But it turns out writing for TTG has in fact
now taken over celebrity status in terms of
VIP treatment.
While waiting to board a flight back to the
UK from Las Vegas one reporter, keen to secure
an upgrade, spent a great deal of time loitering
near the desk talking to airline staff.
He was not, however, the only one wanting
more legroom and inflight luxury.
Dane Bowers, formerly of boyband Another
Level, was also keen to get in on the act, and
sought to use his good looks and fame to charm
staff into giving him a seat with the high rollers.
Stiff warning about business cards
Unfortunately for Bowers, his blagging
skills were found wanting and he was forced
to sit in his original seat and watch the TTG
HANDING out business cards is as natural as members of the party passed around his card. reporter disappear through the class curtain
shaking hands these days. In what must be the most unfortunate into, ahem, another level.
Upon meeting someone new, cards are card-handing out error of all time he gave out
removed from wallets and given out with four business cards – and one appointment
reckless abandon. card for an impotence clinic.
But as one TTG reporter found out in Las The man in question must remain nameless
Vegas last week, it is important to check the for obvious reasons.
cards before handing them over. But however unpleasant whatever it is you
THE W
A
Y
While touring one hotel with a handful of are doing on March 18 at 10.15am, just
THEY
other journalists, one of the American remember – it could be worse.
WERE
No suspicious
minds as the
cocktails flow
A TRIP to Vegas would not be
complete without a visit to a
wedding chapel.
So TTG’s roving reporter Forgetting his attached rose, our
headed over to Graceland reporter arrived back at the hotel and
Wedding Chapel where rockstar was thoroughly confused when various
Bon Jovi got married. strangers approached and offered their
While there he met Elvis, congratulations.
who kindly pinned a rose Despite initial protests when a large BRODIE BUNCH: This week we step back
on his lapel before singing a group of friendly Americans insisted on in time to take a look at Colin Brodie. These
couple of songs. buying him a drink, since the cocktails were days he is UK director of Visit Florida. At
The rose is given to every man who about $10 each he decided to go along the time of this photo he worked at BA
gets married in the chapel as part of the with it and was soon toasting his own but, more importantly, sported one of the
wedding package. wedding in the bar. finest tash/spectacles combos of all time.
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