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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
IHG brings big fun to
bedtimes worldwide
THOSE of you who happened to be strolling
through Covent Garden last Thursday will have
seen people dressed in pyjamas jumping on a
massive bed.
From the pictures it looks as though people
were having a giant-sized portion of fun.
Where did these beds come from – and can
we have one installed at TTG Towers?
InterContinental Hotels Group, which organ-
ised the “bed jumps” in London, Shanghai,
Paris and New York, hopes the events will have
raised awareness of its free room giveaway of
more than five million rooms in 100 countries.
W
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Kenya comes to London: The city
Yes minister, very amusing...
BELIEVE
centre was brightened by the sights
IT!? and sounds of Africa in the form of
OOPS
the 24-strong Kenyan Boys Choir. Dressed
SOME smirking among the plane longer because they’ll be having so much fun. in traditional Masai costume, the boys sang
spotters at a House of Commons Fine joke, but one snag: Singapore Airlines’ and danced in the capital’s streets to promote
do, organised by Singapore Airlines A380s don’t have showers in first class or their debut album Spirit of Africa.
with aviation minister Jim Fitzpatrick as guest anywhere else.
of honour last week. The minister was actually thinking of
Jim did his bit by praising the airline’s adop- Dubai-based Emirates, whose A380s have
tion of the fuel-efficient A380 superjumbo, and “shower spas” for first-class customers.
Abta boasts about
then proceeded to crack a joke about showers His faux pas had the aircraft anoraks
in first class on the aircraft. sniggering, but the good people of Singapore
impressive organ
Apparently, one passenger is allowed five Airlines were too courteous to let on, and kept
minutes in the onboard shower, but two get their polite smiles in place throughout. WE KNOW we’re all supposed to
be grown-up, and we know Carry
On films are relics of a bygone era
of double entendre and smut.
But we challenge any reader to
peruse this paragraph from Abta’s
2009 Travel Convention website
and resist the urge to let forth a
Sid James cackle.
It relates to the Mega Party,
which will take place in
Barcelona’s Palau Nacional, or
to be exact...
“The party will take place in the stunning
SPO
T THE
Oval Room with its immense dome and 11m
DIFFE
RE
NCE
high organ. An event not to be missed...”
That would seem to be an understatement.
A RIGHT ROYAL CARIBBEAN MIX UP: On the right we have Jo Rzymowska, UK head of
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
Royal Caribbean, and on the other... a chap who Southampton’s local paper thought was
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
her. The gentleman, who apparently works in the cruise line’s catering department,
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
was pictured in the Daily Echo in a story in which a “Mr Rzymowska” was quoted at also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
some length, saying it was support from the city that persuaded the company to on 020 7921 8010 or email
base the world’s largest cruise ship, Independence of the Seas, there next year.
rmurray@ttglive.com
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