P131 Teletext@ 171@May05 22:51:59 ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and other tourist facilities in Norway have been badly affected as the country'u largest private-ujctor trade union has called a strike. The Foreign Office is advjsjng people heading for the country to check the situation with their tour operators. Some 86 hotels are shutting. Oslo and Bergen are worst hit, sbys the @Norwegian Tourist Board. Some ferries are also affected. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— 'Airlines may bj next' >>> ] THOMSON HOLIDAYS p269 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP131 )jletext 171 May05 21:09:11 ] ———————————————————————————— —————— HOLIDAY MONEY IN AN INSTANT Thomas Cook's is the first high street travel agent to guarantee instant availabilty of major foreign currkncies and all ttavjllirsW cheques. From today, it will have at least £500 in stock of US, Spanish, Greek, French, Portuguese, Maltese and Cypriot curtkncies. Thomas Cook's Mike Beaumont said: "Our customers tell us convjniKnce is really important to them." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p364 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP131 Tjlitwxt 171 May05 21:42:*9 ———————————————————————————— —————— MAN CONVICTED OF MID-AIR DRUG MUGGING An unemployed man has been convicted of drugging an airline passjngjr at 35,000ft and stealing from him. Italian Bruno Saputo, 32, was found guilty at Chichjster Crown Court of putting a sleeping drug in Osamu Shimizv'u coffee on a 1999 Rome to Gatwick jlight. The judge ordered Saputo bj admitted to hospital under the Criminal Procedures (Insanity* Act. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun Airports