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August, 2011
What
are tour operators really saying in our new travel brochures?
When you read on the Internet a description of a destination,
hotel or attraction, what do we really mean?
I
thought you would enjoy a “lighter side” of the
written word in travel...So here goes...
- All
the amenities - free shower cap
- Gentle
breezes - gale force winds may occur
at any time
- Carefree
natives - terrible service, and lots
of trinkets
- Airy
- no air conditioning
- Brisk
- freezing
- Open
bar - all the ice cubes you want
- Plush
- top AND bottom sheets
- Convenient
- bring bus fare and city map
- Motorcoach
-
bus
- Deluxe
motorcoach - bus with clean windows
- Unique
- no one else would do it like this
- Quaint
- rundown
- Warmed
by the Gulf Stream - cold
- Cooled
by the Humboldt Current - hot
- Off
the beaten path - people have stopped
coming here
- Remote
- people never came
- Standard
- substandard
- Deluxe
- standard
- Superior
- windows that open and close
- Undiscovered
- not worth discovering
- Playground
of the stars - Regis Toomey once stayed
here
- Exquisite
cuisine - limited menu
- Choice
of menu - chicken, hot or cold
- Old
world charm - no bath, no air conditioning
- Sun-drenched
- arid
wasteland
- Tropical
-
hot and rainy
- Panoramic
vista -
a
long way from town
- Majestic
setting - a long, long way from town
- Options
galore - nothing is included in your
itinerary
- Too
numerous to mention - the writer has
never been there
- Dare
to be different - ignore your common
sense and rewrite your will
- No
extra fees -
no extras period
- Tipping
is considered an insult - they love
to be insulted
- And
much, much more – that’s
about all there is
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Watch
for the Mayflower Tours deluxe escorted brochure for 2012
and know that we do have a sense of humor!
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