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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
W
OULD
YO
U Butlins’ Billy
BELIEVE
IT!?
Bear essentials
THE SHORELINE Hotel at Butlins Bognor Regis
is now the official home of Billy Bear.
Butlins’ most famous inhabitant has his own
bedroom full of all the items a big bear needs –
giant clothes and slippers, framed photos with
some well-known faces, a giant guitar and an
iPod to keep him entertained.
Tots and toddlers will be able to enjoy bedtime
stories and activity sessions in his room, and
those who celebrate a birthday during their
stay will be invited to have a party with friends
in Billy’s room.
Billy Bear’s bedroom marks the Shoreline
Hotel’s positioning as focused on families with
young children, with character breakfasts and
dedicated children’s check-in.
The soon-to-be-open Ocean Hotel, which will
feature a spa, will cater for older children too
Welcome to the Loo-vre in the sky
when it opens in late July/early August.
Just a little warning for anyone who gets the
room next to Billy, though: apparently his
UNLIKE a certain Irish carrier,
Jet2.com has no sea, children running across the beach and a snoring is horrendous.
plans to charge people to use its loos. In fact, it man jumping into the ocean.
hopes to make the whole process a more enjoy- Boss Philip Meeson said: “At
Jet2.com, we
able one by installing quirky wall art in its toilets. want to give our passengers an enjoyable jour-
The images will vary across the fleet and will ney, rather than making them spend a pound
include a cheeky camel, ladies splashing in the when all they want to do is spend a penny.”
Flyers declare love for
custard and chilli nuts
BOOKS are still the number one luxury item
holidaymakers take away with them, according
to a survey by
Holidaylettings.co.uk.
Despite the rise of the iPod, the old-fashioned
paper-based entertainment system is still
holding electronics at bay.
Other items that make the journey with
tourists include chilli peanuts for the flight GARDNER’S WORLD: What could be better
to stop sinuses drying out, custard, a travel than a gentle cruise along the Danube?
fishing rod and travel barbeque, cryptic cross- Nothing, I hear you cry (well, some of you).
words, Alka-Seltzer But hold on. How about adding a guest
and Haribo sweets. speaker to the mix who goes by the name
Ross Elder, Alan Titchmarsh? Now you have a perfect
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
managing director soiree. That’s exactly what
Cruise.co.uk
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
of Holidaylettings, chairman Andrew Gardner (yes, Gardner)
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
said: “The tip about did and by all accounts the trip on Peter also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
chilli peanuts is Dielmann’s Mozart was a blooming success. on 020 7921 8010 or email
pure genius.”
rmurray@ttglive.com
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