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Out & about
The lighter side of travel
Swing pillow,
sweet charity
MEMBERS of the Butlins agency sales team and
travel agents were among more than 3,700
people who recently set a Guinness World
Record.
The world’s largest pillow fight, held at
Butlins’ Minehead resort in Somerset, helped
the operator raise £5,600 for BBC’s Children
in Need. The event was part of the Party in the
Pavilion weekend, headlined by the Sugababes.
The resort also hosted the BBC’s coverage of
the fundraising night in the west of England
region. The 3,700 pillow fighters beat the
previous record of 3,648 held by the University
at Albany, New York.
Allan Lambert, Butlins’ head of retail
sales, said: “It was an inspiring and rewarding
weekend for our
John laps up
guests, team
members and
travel agents who
the (air) miles
supported the
event.”
WHO is travel’s biggest boy racer? Last week, Guests were let loose in a range of sports
AirMiles’ John Drogan made his bid for the title cars including legendary Porsche 911s,
at a motor racing day for Costa Cruises’ most powerful Jaguar XKRs, nippy Caterhams and
valued trade partners. purpose-built 184mph Formula Jaguars.
As well as taking the overall top award for Although there were plenty of spins, all
the best driver, Drogan (pictured at the wheel participants emerged unscathed. Drogan, a
and receiving his trophy) recorded the fastest keen biker, was a particularly enthusiastic par-
laps in four of the seven timed events at the ticipant and could easily have been mistaken
PalmerSport race track in Bedford. for a child given the free run of a sweet shop.
The group of 23, split into two teams At the end of the day, Drogan was spotted
named after Formula One racing legends in conversation with one of the PalmerSport
Nelson Piquet and Michael Schumacher, spent bosses. Can we look forward to an annual
the day in petrol-head heaven. travel industry AirMiles racing challenge?
AirAsia X keeps cold hacks on their toes
THERE was much excitement this week at the appearing on a freezing day on a stage next to
launch of AirAsiaX’s Stansted-Kuala Lumpur the Thames, being battered by a howling wind.
service. To their credit, the girls’ smiles and dance
One of the thrills was witnessing the incredible moves held up, but they couldn’t compete with
optimism of Tony Fernandes, the man behind their support act, a troop of Malaysian dancers
the venture. He refused to listen to pessimists who appeared to be performing in bare feet.
pointing out that every long-haul no-frills airline Given that most of the journalists were
had failed, aviation was in the midst of the complaining of frostbite, one can only imagine
GOT A FUNNY STORY?
worst crisis in its history and the chancellor had the state of the dancers’ toes.
Don’t keep it to yourself – let TTG share it
just cranked up taxes on intercontinental travel. Here’s hoping that AirAsiaX’s passengers
with the travel trade. Hilarious photos also
Another was the prospect of seeing Britain’s and investors don’t get similarly cold feet if the
welcome. Please call Rupert Murray on 020
latest hot-shot girl band, The Saturdays, economy goes into deep freeze next year. 7921 8010 or email
rmurray@ttglive.com
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