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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
BOB’S BIRTHD
AY BASH:
Most 10-year
-olds are
kept away from hammers,
nails and heav
y machinery.
But Bob the Builder is no
ordinary 10-y
ear-old. He
celebrated his bir
thday
at Butlins resor
ts with
guests including The
Co-operative T
ravel
agents Katie Br
ackenbury,
Zane Ground and Dawn
Cook (all middle row)
who were joined by
Bourne Leisur
e’s Stuart
Cowell and Louise T
ansey
(back row).
L
OOK
Photos
P
A
ALIKE
Best Western is now a dog’s best friend
THERE is no such thing as a Canine customers now
holiday brochure for dogs, have their own room service,
but perhaps someone should or groom service, as Best
start thinking about it. Western calls it.
According to Best Western This includes luxury fine
Hotels, canine bookings are dining and inhouse canine-
up 150% over the last year. menu, dog beds, treats, and
The group attributes the increase to the so- group walks which take into account leg length.
called staycation trend of customers holidaying It seems the service is so good it might even
in their home country, and the company is be worthwhile disguising oneself as a dog for
enthusiastically embracing the dog market. the duration of one’s stay to reap the benefits.
Boris holds easyJet
to Oyster card tie-up
COMEDY MOMENT: The lookalike feature
has been absent for a little while, but
“IT’S a plane, Mr Mayor.” Andy Harrison, when Simon Hargreaves of the TTA told
easyJet chief executive, explains the finer us that he gets mistaken for Jack Dee it
points of aviation to London mayor Boris seemed like the perfect excuse to
Johnson. The pair teamed up to promote a resurrect it. So does Simon look like the
deal between easyJet and Transport for London dry comedian? And do you have a better
to sell Oyster cards on easyJet flights to Luton, travel industry lookalike?
Gatwick and Stansted.
LOOKALIKE IS IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Valentine’s gift: Andy Baker (right), head of
travel trade sales at Hotels4U.com, celebrates
the bed bank’s one-millionth booking with
Richard Seal, e-commerce manager at
Essex agency Ola Holidays. The booking, to
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
the Pigale Beach hotel in Kusadasi in Turkey,
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
which had reference number 1,000,000, was
with the travel trade. Weird and wonderful
made by Ola Holidays agent Chris Valentine.
photos also welcome. Call Rupert Murray
on 020 7921 8010 or rmurray@ttglive.com
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