P171 Teletext 171 Maz05 21:59:53 ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and other tourist facilities in Norway have been badly affected as the country's largest private-ujctor trade union has called a strike. (hj 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, says the Norwegian Tourist Board. Some ferries are also affected. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— 'Airlines may bj next' >>> THOMSON HOLIDAYS p269 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 21:45:04 ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and ferry sjrvjces across Norway have been hit bz strike action and holidaymakers are advised to check with their tour operator before travelling. The Norwegian Tourist Board says if the strike over pay continues airlines may also bj affected. Oslo and Bjrgjn are worst affected although contingency plans are in place and tourists may bj housed in apartments or alternative hotels. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Holiday offers and ideas 174 ] FRJEFONE GO DIRECT HOLIDAYS p264 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 22:54:05 ———————————————————————————— —————— DOZENS OF NEW SUMMER HOLIDAY FLIGHTS Charter holiday company Air 2000 is bringing in 40 new scheduled routes this summer — with numerous regional departures. Planes will fly from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow and Stansted. There will bj more than 100 new flights a week, most during the day. Prices for Gatwick to Alicante in Spain start at £136 return. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 ] LATE ESCAPES HOLIDAYS See p263 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 21:57:45 ———————————————————————————— —————— HOLIDAY MONEY IN AN INSTANT Thomas Cook'u is the first high street travel agent to guarantee instant availabilty of major foreign currencies and all travjllirsW chjqujs. From today, it will have at least £500 in stock of US, Spanish, Greek, French, Portuguese, Maltese and Cypriot currkncies. Thomas Cook'u Mike Beaumont said: "Our customers tell us convenience is really important to them." ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 21:08:17 ———————————————————————————— —————— HOLIDAY FLIGHT DELAYS IMPROVE Average djlazs to holiday flights at Britain'u major airports fell slightly last year, despite a 6% rise in the number of people travelling. Charter flights were held up on average bz 35 minutes in 1999, compared with 36 mink in 1998. Luton saw the biggest improvement, while there was no change at Gatwick. Flights to Greece rose bz 18% and Caribbean flights bz 17% last year. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 22:54:52 ———————————————————————————— —————— 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 Shimizu's coffee on a 1999 Rome to Gatwick flight. The judge ordered Saputo bj admitted to hospital undjt the Criminal Procedures (Insanity* Act. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Behind the holiday headlines 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Corsica HolidaySun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Maz05 22:01:49 ] ———————————————————————————— —————— NORWEGIAN STRIKE HITS HOLIDAYMAKERS Hotels and other tourist facilities in Norway have been badly affected as the country'u largest private-sector ttadj union has called a strike. The Foreign Office is advjsjng people hrading jot the country to check the situation with their tour operators. Some 86 hotels are shutting. Oslo and Bjrgjn are worst hit, says the Norwegian Tourist Board. 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