July 25, 2014
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People Who Go Around, Come Back

Would everybody please stay put long enough for me to hike up my panties? I can’t sneeze and someone’s left somewhere to go back to where they used to be before they left there. Nathalie Tanious is at TravelBrands…

July 21, 2014
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Discard All Missiles Prior To Going Through Security

As I flew through a couple of airports (actually, I waddled along behind hundreds of other weary waddlers lined up for lord knows what kind of indignity) this weekend, I was relieved to see my liquids still elicited some amount…

July 14, 2014
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We've Got Walkers

Small corrections, dahrlings. About 10 walkers [make that 14 of the highest producers] were spotted outside the itravel building late last week, dahrlings. They abandoned their posts at the once almighty online ruler. Disconnected their headsets. Logged off. …

July 07, 2014
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How Low Can You Go?

Those daring (old) men and their dreams of flying machines are at it again, pumpkins. 2 jet fuel-addled geniuses have announced plans to launch separate SULCC’s in Canada (Super-Ultra-Low-Cost Carriers) at the same time. Not to worry though. Unlike all…

June 24, 2014
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The Great Game Is On

It’s my favourite spectator sport, Pumpkins. The great summer game is on! When operators desperately want to score a last minute booking and kick around ITC offers like a well-worn football. Free kids, free upgrades and 40% off companions (with…

June 17, 2014
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This CASL Is A Palatial Pile

When it comes to the palatial pile of anti-spam poop that is CASL, only yes means yes, dahrlings.  Implied consent is a slippery slope. God knows I dropped assenting hints the size of Robbie’s balls on the Fairmont concierge…

June 10, 2014
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My Sarcasm Sense Is Tingling

PR people don’t do sarcasm, Pumpkins, and that’s a good thing. Their role in life requires a perkiness that’s positively pharmaceutical. Apparently, writing a press release requires regular use of breathless adjectives like Unique! Bespoke! Elegant! Luxe! And they probably…

June 02, 2014
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Travel Pricing Is Wack

If purchasing any other luxury item besides travel entailed paying 10 times the price of the product in the form of taxes, people would go ape-poo, dahrlings. So what is it about travel that we can publish a $59…

May 23, 2014
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So What If She Has Big Ones

Open Jaw seems to have a new glamour girl, pumpkins. Or is that Golden girl? How old do you have to be to be a godmother anyway, for goodness sakes? Really old, right? Older than me, that’s for sure.…

May 16, 2014
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Halt! Who Goes Where?

In the travel business the rumour mill is a sweatshop. I don’t have to tell my darling pumpkins that this is an inbred industry where everybody has already worked everywhere and many of the same folks meet up far too…