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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
TTG
GARY’S STILL AS SLICK AS A PARROT:
W
OULD
This week we roll back the years to when
YO
U
gets to the bottom of
Lunn Poly was still a high street name and
BELIEVE
computers came with all the design flair
IT!? Peng’s bare-faced cheek of an eastern bloc car. Gary Wardrope,
who now runs his own cruise agency, Get
Cruising in Tunbridge Wells, still enjoys a
MOST naturists you see on television are good photo shoot
usually the kind of people you’d most like but at least he
to see remaining fully clothed. doesn’t have
But hang on, what’s this? to share the
According to Travelzest-owned Peng limelight with a
Travel, these two were among “150 toy parrot.
naturists from all around the country
who braved the winter weather to enjoy
their annual reunion at the Suncliff Hotel
in Bournemouth”.
THE W
A
Y
However, a quick Google search found
THEY
that Joceline Brooke-Hamilton and Sam
WERE
Brooks are actually models.
So what does the official UK body for
naturists, British Naturism, think about
the use of models to cheekily suggest
there are loads of nubile young women
frequenting naturist parks?
They were delighted, apparently.
The only concern were the problems
associated with getting one’s kit off in
the snow.
First Choice fire aid is
simply Streets ahead
FIRST CHOICE Retail teams from the Sale branch
and Bolton Holiday Hypermarket helped raise
£6,500 for the Fire Fighters charity in a
celebrity football match.
Before the game First Choice staff helped
raise funds for the charity and Steve Morris,
a fireman who was badly injured saving a fam- firefighters team. Dwayne McFarlane
ily from a fire in Bolton, by selling hats and ar- (inset), team manager at the First Choice Holiday
ranging collections. Hypermarket in Bolton, was given the honour
Stores also encouraged customers to buy tickets of presenting the trophy to the winning team,
for the football match at the Salford Sports Village led by the The Royle Family’s Ralf Little (right)
which saw the All Stars team win 3-0 against a and Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall.
VIRGIN’S GOT IT COVERED: As the industry debates the future of
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
Atol consumer financial cover, Virgin Holidays has come up with a new form of
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
protection for customers – an umbrella. The operator is offering every agent
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
booking a Virgin Holiday in February a free Virgin red brolly. Pictured modeling also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
the stylish umbrellas are Andy Fellingham, sales distribution manager, and on 020 7921 8010 or email
Sarah Williams head of trade relations.
rmurray@ttglive.com
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