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My eyes are not what they used to be, dahrlings. I was very excited to read “Critical Shopping Spree East Of Toronto” last week and dashed right off for hot deals in Scarborough (you’d think that would have been my…
My eyes are not what they used to be, dahrlings. I was very excited to read “Critical Shopping Spree East Of Toronto” last week and dashed right off for hot deals in Scarborough (you’d think that would have been my…
Throughout history, folks have celebrated tossing the Queen out of town. Every July 4th, the United States parties on about getting rid of the Brits. There’s India. Honk Kong. Michael Friisdahl. And, exactly 50 years ago, Jamaica stopped being a…
It’s all very confusing, Pumpkins. WestJet is introducing a pseudo business class and they’ve hired a psalesman. Now that’s unkind. I’ve known many accountants with sales skills. Well, that’s not true but I do want to make Lyell Farquharson, new…
I’ve heard of people taking issue with Air Canada, but honestly Pumpkins, what’s happening in the U.S. media right now is just appalling. Top-tier media, including the New York Times, USA Today, NY Daily News are telling people to ‘Do…
If cruise lines want us to keep pimping their product, pumpkins, they should not buy the cow. Or is it the milk? Anyhow, yesterday Open Jaw reported that Norwegian has bought a retail channel – an agency called Sixthman. They…
My dear old Baba Kukicia used to spittle up at me from her rocking chair, “Ivanna, just because your friends are sluts, does it mean you have to be?” To this day, I’m not sure what she meant. Something about…
Depending on your ethnic background, dahrlings, pole dancing can mean different things to different people. In Auckland, New Zealand, swinging on a pole is the latest hot marketing initiative for the world’s oldest profession. It seems that ladies (and…
The best way to get press these days is to come up with something titillating and outrageous, because in a tabloid world, that’s what the peeps want, Pumpkins. Narcoleptic newsboy and the dull dinkettes can get all cerebral about the…
What do cruise ships and hair salons have in common, Pumpkins? About as much as tour operating and tires*. But apparently, when an ex-travel person eschews consulting, these options are next on the list. For instance, Celebrity’s celebrity CEO,…
I was so excited, Pumpkins, when I read that an airline – which chose to remain nameless – placed an order for 15 Bombardier C Series jets. Aha! This is catnip to an old rumour hound. The story had ‘new…