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seat allocation is not so random. Passengers have
more chance of winning the National Lottery jackpot than
being allocated middle seats at random on a Ryanair flight.
In recent weeks Ryanair have faced mounting customer
criticism, with some accusing the airline of splitting up
groups and families, who do not pay an additional charge for
reserved seating. These claims have been rejected by the
airline which says that customers who do not wish to pay for
their preferred seat are randomly allocated one, free of
charge. The BBC Consumer affairs programme, Watchdog, ran
its own investigation to test how random the airline's
seating algorithm is. As part of their tests, groups of four
people were sent on four separate Ryanair flights. In each
instance every single person was allocated a middle seat. Dr
Jennifer Rogers, Director of the new Oxford University
Statistical Consultancy was then invited to analyse the
data, to work-out the chances of every person getting a
middle seat allocated randomly. By looking at the amount of
window, aisle and middle seating available on each flight,
at the time of check-in, Dr Rogers, calculated the chances
of all four people being randomly given middle seats on each
of the flights, to be around 1:540,000,000. The chances of
winning the National Lottery jackpot are 1:45,000,000. (This
means that you are 10 times more likely to win the lottery
than be in a group who are all randomly allocated middle
seats.) Oxford University Win a Trip to Paris Fashion Week - Ello has teamed with noted ad-free, fine-Art and slow fashion photography magazine SPOON Magazine to present an ongoing online/offline SPOON x Ello collab to help discover and feature emerging leading edge creators at the nexus of fashion and art. To enter interested artists must simply have or create an Ello account, and post three images as one post on Ello with the following information: @spoonxello/Name/portfolio/website. The three images will be used to do initial selection, and a member's stream and portfolio will be used to make final selections. The submission period runs from July 5th to July 24th. Any submission received later than 12 am MST on the 24th of July will not be accepted. Tell anyone and everyone you know doing cutting edge work that touches fashion and art to make an Ello account and enter. ello.co/spoonmagazine Next-generation travel agency - Sabre Corporation gave travel consultants and suppliers across the airline, hotel, cruise and car rental industries a sneak peek at its game-changing Sabre Red Workspace. The software solution will harness the changes in the industry and provide both retailers and suppliers with a content rich marketplace, intelligent decision support tools and predictive data insights that enable agents and suppliers to more easily create personalized experiences for travelers. The World Legacy Awards Call for Entries - Applications are being accepted now through Aug. 20, 2016, at nationalgeographic.com/worldlegacyawards. Celebrating National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet, the World Legacy Awards honor today's leading sustainable tourism destinations, organizations and businesses, and share their stories with travelers around the world. Any travel and tourism company, organization or destination—ranging from airlines to hotels, from cities to countries, and from luxury tour operators to adventure travel outfitters—is eligible to apply for the awards in one of the five categories. Cruise Holidays - Cunard's flagship liner Queen Mary 2 set sail on her first voyage following an investment in the region of $132 million, one of the most significant refurbishments undertaken by the world's most venerable passenger shipping line, now marking 176 years in operation. Trends in travel - The most striking trend of the past half-century is that individuals are travelling further but not more often. The total number of trips people make on average in a year has remained fairly stable since 1965, as has the time we spend travelling, but the distance we travel has almost doubled over the same period. National Travel Survey. Significance Travel
industry heavy weights are taking a stand for
elephants - Right alongside protecting vulnerable children,
communities and the environment, animal protection is now a
top priority for global travel brands like G Adventures,
Intrepid Travel, The Travel Corporation (including
well-known brands like Contiki, Trafalgar and Insight
Vacations) and World Expeditions. With the world's spotlight
recently on the cruel killing of Cecil the lion people are
becoming more aware of the exploitation of wildlife in
tourism. In the last month alone, twenty travel companies
across the world have stopped selling elephant rides and
shows, and signed the World Animal Protection
Elephant-friendly Tourist Pledge. Solo travel - Professor Constanza (Connie) Bianchi, from QUT Business School, said there were a growing number of people who preferred to travel alone, despite having family and friends. She said solo travellers were choosing freedom, uncompromised fun and meeting new people over the desire to have a companion to share their experiences. "Understanding tourist satisfaction and dissatisfaction, especially in this growing but not very well researched group, will help tourism operators ensure solo travellers are not being ignored." International Journal of Tourism Research Business
Travel to India - "India is poised for economic
harmony as the region is strongly growing in the short-term
and is also in an excellent position for the long-term,"
said Michael W. McCormick, GBTA Executive Director and COO.
"If India continues on its current growth path, it will be a
world leader in business travel for decades to come." Grand Cayman
Resort - The Reef Resort located in the Cayman Islands
has recently joined the highly respected and extremely
popular North American Wyndham brand, becoming the Wyndham
Reef Resort Grand Cayman. Dubai Hotels - Taj Group announced the opening of its highly anticipated luxury hotel Taj Dubai, located in the prestigious Burj Khalifa downtown area. Carnival
Cruise Line - Carnival Sunshine – the first ship to
feature all of the line's spectacular Fun Ship 2.0 dining,
bar and entertainment innovations – will offer a unique
schedule from New York in 2016 encompassing 20 voyages
departing between June and October 2016. Delhi Flights - Air Canada will begin non-stop service from Toronto to Delhi beginning in November 2015. Mumbai, India
- The Ritz-Carlton Hotel will open the first Ritz-Carlton in
Mumbai, the entertainment, commercial and financial capital
of India, and the second in the country following the recent
opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore in Karnataka. Ocean Cruises - Viking Ocean Cruises will launch two additional ocean ships, bringing the total number of ships in its new fleet to three. Viking Sea and Viking Sky will both debut in 2016. Goa, India - Sereno Spa at Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa was awarded the 'Hall of Fame' award for 'Best Resort Spa' at the recently concluded asiaSpa India Awards. Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa and Sereno Spa have been the recipient of a host of prestigious awards and accolades, including 'Favourite Destination Spa' at the Conde Nast Traveller India Readers' Travel Awards, 'Favourite Leisure Hotel in India' at the Conde Nast Traveller India Readers' Travel Awards and Best Resort Spa at the asiaSpa India Awards. Oberoi Hotels & Resorts - Oberoi Hotels & Resorts Present 'Unforgettable Holidays' at The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur; The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur; The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra and The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambhore. East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda - The meeting of the Ministers/Cabinet Secretary responsible for Tourism, Wildlife Management, and EAC Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda to resolve their ongoing differences in tourism and wildlife management under the auspices of the EAC Secretariat concluded at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. East African Community Secretariat (EAC) Barbados'
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