Fool Me Once a Year? Shame on You April!

April Ha Has: But Springfield is real

Another year, another April Fool’s Day. The Travel Industry seems to have plenty of time on its hands to come up with ideas such as a cruise ship with a real snow ski slope on top, an Uber app for long tail boats in Thailand and convertible touring coaches complete with deck chairs and a hot tub! 

However some ideas from the file marked ‘Fool’ such as paying for food & drink on British Airways' flights, putting valuable electronics in your hold luggage and Southend Airport being in London are in fact genuine. Let’s look at some more.

Batman. And Robin your lap top.

Airports are humourless places these days but there are a few places that can raise a smile. There’s a Moron (MXV) in Mongolia, a Ponce (PSE) in Puerto Rico and an Ogle (OGL) in Guyana. There’s a Mafia (MAF) in Tanzania, a Useless Loop (USL) in Australia and a Luton (LTN) in London. 

But my favourite is Batman (BAL) in Turkey. Yes, really! Although even the caped crusader will have to pack his laptop & tablet in the hold for the flight home.

Gone to the dogs. Or inside one.

Unusual hotels around the world include a converted Boeing 727 up a tree in a Costa Rican jungle, Tree houses that resemble flying saucers in northern Sweden and an upside down ‘design’ hotel in Amsterdam. 

There are hotels made out of ice (Finland), Salt (Bolivia) and orange (Easy Hotel). But the winner of the ‘it seemed a good idea at the time’ hotel has to be the Dog Bark Inn, Idaho. Classy. Presumably you have to get into a plastic bag when you leave..

Rules for fools. Pay attention!

When you do head overseas on holiday, there may be local regulations of which you are unaware that could catch you out. Such as the ban on electronic cigarettes in Thailand (tobacco is fine though..) and the ban on all clothing in Austrian saunas. 

It is illegal to chew gum in Singapore as it is to run out of fuel on a German Autobahn. Flushing the toilet after 10pm in parts of Switzerland is forbidden as is eating potent smelling Durian fruit on public transport in many parts of Asia. You have been warned!

Car Henge. Hopefully with bypass as well?

If you really want to experience something different on holiday then you could always choose tourist attractions with a difference that missed the shortlist for the Seven Wonders (by some distance).

You can visit the 'member’s only' Phallus museum in Reykjavik, Iceland, get rodented at the Rat Temple in Deshnok, India and be bowled over by the toilet museum in Kitakyushu, Japan. But a special mention for the people of Nebraska who had some free time and decided to create Car Henge. Nebraska at it’s finest!


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David Sutherland, EyeLine Travel, Crawley; 2 April 2017
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