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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
Take it out on the
baggage handlers
FED UP with arriving at the other side of the
world from your baggage? Still wondering what
happened to your luggage after it went through
Heathrow Terminal 5 last year?
Well, InterContinental Hotels may have a
way to relieve your frustration. The group has
created the online game “Suitcase Skittles”.
The game gives players the opportunity
to knock down baggage handlers that are
standing between them and the chance to
win free hotel nights and flights.
It marks the launch of the Priority Club
Rewards: Flights Anywhere scheme, in
Road trip raises money for Gambia
which points are awarded for every stay
at an IHG hotel.
Players win points for every baggage handler
A BIRMINGHAM travel agent is driving 4,000 manager Wendy Stone, told her about the they knock down. The highest scores can win a
miles to Gambia in a charity expedition event, which is raising money for schools and fully charged Priority Club Reward card that
organised by one of her customers. health care in Gambia. can be put towards flights or accommodation.
Midlands Co-operative agent Michelle Taylor, The car she’ll be driving will be left for To knock over some baggage handlers, visit
from the Weoley Castle branch in Birmingham, community groups in Banjul to use – Michelle suitcaseskittles.com.
is driving one of four cars to the Gambian will fly back to Birmingham on November 10.
capital Banjul on a route that takes her through Manager Wendy Stone said: “Gambia is a
Morocco, the western Sahara and Senegal. very popular tourist resort and as a responsi-
She got involved after customer Bob Powell, ble travel agent, we were more than happy to
pictured here with Michelle (left) and her put something back into this community.”
Skybreak students
are top of the class
SKYBREAK awarded its top-achieving staff who
have been studying via its new “Learn to earn”
internal training programme.
The five staff members scoring the highest BROCHURE OVERKILL: The postal strike
marks were presented with certificates by doesn’t seem to be affecting Kuoni. TTG’s
Iain May, chief executive of Skybreak parent post room nearly buckled under the strain
company the Bland Group, at Gatwick airport. Football stars pitch in: Travel adviser of the multiple copies of the operator’s
Pictured from left: Katie Robertson, Melanie Annamarie Garmston is seen here with Italy and World Class brochures delivered
Zoxioy, Simon Grist, Sue Preston, Iain May, Agne former Notts County player John Burns (left) this week. Nice of Kuoni to send every
Balciunaite, Jonathan Adams and Mary Tindale. and Darren Caskey, formerly of Nottingham single reporter their own personal copy,
Forest. She organised a charity match but hardly a great example of a travel
between Ilkeston Co-op Travel and veteran company adopting sustainable
pro footballers at local club Radford FC to environmental policies.
raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
She got involved after her 49-year-old father
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
suffered a non-fatal heart attack despite
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
being fit, active and involved in football. The
with the travel trade. Weird and wonderful
event has raised £820 so far.
photos also welcome. Call Rupert Murray
on 020 7921 8010 or rmurray@ttglive.com
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