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Here’s what Gatwick Airport in London did to attract travelers – it started offering free fake tan before taking off.
The idea came into effect thanks to combined efforts between the airport and the tanning firm St Tropez. Both sides hope they will make passengers more confident prior to arriving to their holiday destination.
The spray tan is also called “Gatwick Glow,” and is meant to prepare the travelers for the summer sun.
Kim Francis, the airport’s marketing manager said, “Hopefully it will send them off on their holidays feeling great about themselves.”
The offer will continue between July 28 and August 1.…
Opposite to most people’s expectations, travellers are more likely to catch a cold or flu at the airport rather than on the plane.
Airports appear to be full of germs, and according to Dr Deborah Mills, from the Travel Medical Alliance, the airport toilets are filthy and third of people don’t wash their hands when going in and out of there.
Mills added that it’s a misconception to think that the airconditioning at the airplane spreads viruses and gets people sick. In fact, getting sick on the plane is as likely as getting sick at a shopping center.
“The air on the plane is …
