Ye merry Ryanair junket

Last Post's exotic travel desk, which fields requests from travel companies wishing to send agents off to report on holiday destinations, was last week astonished to receive an offer of a press trip from Ireland's low budget carrier, Ryanair.

Yes, the airline where it has been said the staff have to pay for their own uniforms, and where chief executive Michael O'Leary encourages staff to take pens from hotels to keep costs as ...