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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
W
OULD
YO
U
BELIEVE
IT!?
Love it or hate it, it’s a good cause
L
OOK
ALIKE
FULLY grown adults wearing pyjamas to work, only managed 50g of Marmite in the allotted
men getting their legs waxed, a challenge to 90 minutes, while compare manager Andy
eat an entire 500g jar of Marmite. . . it can only Skinner wolfed 400g before conceding defeat.
be Children in Need. But we’re told the highlight was the leg
As our pictures show, staff at Holiday Extras’ waxing auction which left chief executive
Folkestone office did their bit for the good Steve Lawrence with painful memories.
cause last week and raised an impressive “We are delighted everyone entered into the
£10,700 in the process. spirit of the day, and raised such a fantastic
Web designer Mark Burch (above) managed amount of money,” he screeched.
PR stunt is a sight for sauna eyes
THE NUMBER of publicity stunts from no-frills complained, and “boring” Swedish politicians,
airlines is rising as fast as their profits plummet. who objected that it was sexist.
Ryanair (who else?) started the ball rolling Not to be trumped, easyJet paraded a
by releasing its 2009 calendar full of female mobile sauna around London with models
es
cabin crew in bikinis. draped in corporate orange towels, urging
eatur
This gave it the chance to have a go at the stressed out City-workers to take a break. R
e
x
F
“anti-fun” Spanish Women’s Institute, which Inevitably, Michael O’Leary had to go one TAYLOR-MADE: Manchester-based
better by responding to attacks on his wholesaler Greatdays Travel Group had a
calendar by stripping off great day this Halloween, dressing up and
to demonstrate there was raising money for Christies hospital. But
“nothing sexist” about the was there a Hollywood legend in their
venture. midst or is it just travel consultant Gina
These stunts seem rather Halden, who came as Dracula’s bride but
dated, belonging to the looked uncannily like Liz Taylor?
cheeky, cheery optimism
ttglive.com/lookalike
of the late 1990s “new lad”
era – when no-frills airlines
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
started their astonishing
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
growth.
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos
The question is: as profits also welcome. Please call Rupert Murray
plunge, can this outdated PR on 020 7921 8010 or email
turn back the clock?
rmurray@ttglive.com
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