Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Orlando has free rides, cigars for ash cloud angst

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63J5WW20100420

Oh look, now there something you don't see everyday.
People before profit. I was almost positive that that ideal was extinct
High five Orlando, for being cool enough to care, in times of your own despair.

"Sometimes it's not about money. Sometimes you just have to help people and that's what we're trying to do right now," Sticht said.


Stranded in Orlando, Florida, by that pesky volcanic ash cloud from Iceland?

U.S.

Relax, enjoy a free cigar and beer, get a free day's entry to Walt Disney World and other famous amusement parks, or cash in on an additional free seat for a local swamp tour.

Retailers, theme park operators and hoteliers in Orlando, one of the top tourist destinations on the planet, are looking to ease the pain of thousands of stranded foreign travelers with a raft of 'freebies,' discounts and cut-price promotions.

The website of the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc has created a special link window, called European Air Service Disruption Offers, to list its promotions for frustrated fliers blocked by the ash cloud air crisis.