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out & about news
Entente dis-cordiale
DESPITE much jollity at the gathering of world
SNAPPED
tourism staff at the WTM, there was little sign
of international camaraderie in the press room.
A sniffing male English hack earned a rebuke
from a female French colleague, who pointedly
asked: “Would you like me to get you a tissue?”
Taking exception, the English reporter said
Anglo-Saxons saw nothing wrong with sniffing.
His French counterpart retorted that she was
not making any general point about England,
purely asking him if he would like something
to stop him sniffing. He descended into a quiet
sulk for a few minutes . . . and then sniffed.
Have sex? Buddy hell!
TRAVEL Buddy, the social networking site,
appears to have become an online agony uncle.
Among the top 10 quirkiest requests the
company has received on its text service are:
■“Is there a club in Barcelona that is
sympathetic to cross-dressers?”
■“Are there any swingers’ parties over the next GRASS ACT: It’s good to see The Cruise Village’s Phil Nuttall and Cruise Connections’ Alan Cousar
few days close to where I am staying?” And: found time to relax during last week’s inaugural celebrations of Celebrity Solstice in Florida. Here they
■ “I met a girl in a club last night. Is tomorrow are in laid-back mode on the ship’s Lawn Club with the line’s Reena Vadher, Nicky Tempest-Mitchell
too early to sleep with her?” and Sara Tomlinson and Sukie Rapal (second from right) from
Cruise.co.uk. Solstice launch report, p25
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