Monthly Archives: May 2006

“Polish national airline LOT said this month that managers at cut-price competitor Ryanair would “drop their trousers” for extra publicity. It turns out LOT spokesman Leszek Chorzewski was right.”

Link: http://go.reuters.com

“Ryanair has been rapped by the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) over a “free tickets” offer. The airline advertised three million free tickets, as long as passengers paid taxes and other charges. The ASA said the advert misled, because the free ticket offer did not apply on Fridays and at some peak travel times.”

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

“Back in 1872, it was easy to go around the world. When Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne’s novel “Around the World in 80 Days,” wanted to do it, he simply left his London club, went home to collect a few shirts and his servant, and caught the 8:45 p.m. express train to Dover. He was on his way.”

Link: http://www.nytimes.com

This week it’s Malaria Awareness Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of how to prevent malaria. Please seek travel health advice before visiting a malarious country.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk