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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
Cunard has breaking
news for journalists
SO WHAT was the most important question
from journos at Cunard’s press briefing about
its new ship Queen Elizabeth? Was it about the
ship’s size, decor, entertainment or support for
agent sales?
Nope. It was “Will the champagne bottle
break?”
Who could forget the faux pas (and resulting
sea dog rumours of a maritime curse) of Queen
SPO
T
TED
Victoria’s 2007 launch, when the Duchess of
Cornwall went to name the ship, but the
champagne bottle (made of reinforced glass,
no doubt) failed to dutifully smash.
The hacks fell into sniggering lumps recall-
James Nesbitt roles into Cook shop
ing the scene, as Cunard boss Carol Marlow
serenely replied that the bottle would definitely
break this time.
A DISHEVELLED-looking man with an unkempt agents form an orderly queue to be snapped. Sounds like a special order for one sugar-
beard and slightly scary eyes walks into a Nesbitt made his surprise appearance at glass bottle has been placed with Veuve Clicquot.
travel agency in a small Scottish town. Thomas Cook’s Dalkeith shop last week during
So what happens? Do the staff quietly call a break from shooting his latest film Outcast.
the police, join forces to restrain the intruder – He’s grown the beard to fit his role as a mys-
or line up to have their photos taken with him? terious Irish traveller in the horror film – but if
If the dangerous-looking man happens to be the film’s going to work, lets hope audiences find
Cold Feet star – and last year’s TTG Awards his new look a little more scary than store man-
presenter – James Nesbitt, then clearly the ager Craig Sim and consultant Emma Burton.
W
OULD
YO
U
BELIEVE
IT!?
STRANGE BREW:
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
If Carlsberg made Out & about photographs, they would probably look like
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
this one taken at ITB last week. It’s hard to know where to start. But one question that does spring to
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
mind is why is the woman on the right carrying a beer bong? Answers on a new-fangled postcard also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
(aka an email) and the person who sends in the best printable caption will win a colour copy of this on 020 7921 8010 or email
photograph in a frame. Email to
rmurray@ttglive.com, and good luck!
rmurray@ttglive.com
18 27.03.2009
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