Tag: Travel Headline Of The Day
Travel Headline of the Day: Travelers Opt Out of Opt-Out Day
by Michael Yessis | 11.24.10 | 3:00 PM ET
Or variations on the theme, as seen at The Boston Globe:
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Yahoo! BuzzTravel Headline of the Day: ‘Ryanair Passengers ‘Could Put Own Luggage on Plane’’
by Eva Holland | 06.24.09 | 1:54 PM ET
Forget a blurring of the lines: the boundary between Onion-esque humor and real airline news is long gone. Today’s headline caps a story about the budget airline’s plans to scrap checked luggage entirely. The Independent adds blandly: “An in-flight online gambling system is also being considered.”
Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Virgin on the Ridiculous’
by Eva Holland | 01.28.09 | 1:27 PM ET
That’s the gem that sits atop this Telegraph slideshow of the, er, flamboyant publicity campaigns that Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Atlantic have treated us to over the years.
Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Iron Maiden Star Flies in to Help Stranded XL Passengers’
by Michael Yessis | 09.17.08 | 3:09 PM ET
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is also a pilot, and he was among those called upon to pick up travelers stranded after the collapse of British travel outfitter XL. Said Dickinson: “I was just doing my job.”
Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Vancouver: The Jolly, Green Giant’
by Eva Holland | 05.28.08 | 9:39 AM ET
Photo by D’Arcy Norman via Flickr (Creative Commons)
I’m sure The Independent meant well with this effusive profile of “the world’s most liveable city.” On the other hand, I’m not so sure that Vancouver’s tourism authorities will be thrilled at the association of their fair city with canned corn niblets.
Travel Headline of the Day: ‘End to Travel Woes Unlikely’
by Jim Benning | 01.04.08 | 12:07 PM ET
That’s right. It’s never going to get better. Thank you, Chicago Tribune.
British Tabloid Travel Headline of the Day: ‘Santa Claus in Travel Ban’
by Michael Yessis | 12.07.05 | 12:32 PM ET
The Sun reports that Santa Claus lookalike David Powney had his passport application rejected because of his bushy white beard.
British Tabloid Travel Headline of the Day: “Fattie Ordered Off Ship”
by Michael Yessis | 09.06.05 | 11:55 PM ET
That would be 24-stone Mark Wyatt of Folkestone, Kent, who was recently ordered to leave the Arctic-bound cruise ship Voyages of Discovery, according to a Sun report.
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