Morning Links: Surviving Venice, Smelly Airport Advertising and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 04.09.09 | 9:31 AM ET
- Britain’s Conservative Party has launched a campaign to Save the Great British Pub. The Book Bench contributes five pub-themed book suggestions to the cause.
- Jessica at WhyGoItaly offers some sensible survival tips for first-timers in Venice.
- Life.com (yes, that Life) launched last week. The well-stocked travel section includes some vintage slideshows. (Via @budtravel)
- Today in bizarre incidents at cruising altitude: A man landed in prison after making a dash for the business class bathroom and allegedly twisting a flight attendant’s arm. He blames a bad meal in Honduras.
- Russia’s space tourism program is on hold thanks to astronaut congestion at the International Space Station.
- World Hum blogger Pam Mandel shares her tips for a visit to Austria’s Lake Country with the folks at Intelligent Travel.
- USA Today dishes on the next big thing: scent-based advertising in airports.
- London’s Luton airport is rolling out a passenger drop-off fee; £1 buys you ten minutes at the curb.
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Ling 04.09.09 | 10:09 AM ET
If I was in a hurry to get to the loo and an airhostess told me to chill, I’d probably take off her head. If the airline pursues this thing, they’re going to end up some real bad publicity.