The economic analysts here at Jihad Watch think this is a perfect fit. In the words of one analyst we contacted, "We all know how young Muslim men love to travel. This is a just win-win situation all around."
From Qatar's Peninsula:
DOHA: Al Jazeera Net, the electronic arm of Al Jazeera Channel has signed a deal with OctopusTravel.com to offer its website visitors the opportunity to book discounted hotel accommodation and a range of worldwide travel services, including bookings in hotels, villas and apartments, sightseeing tours and private transfers, through Al Jazeera Net tourism page.From the outset, OctopusTravel will provide links to a co-branded website with special rates and promotions for Al Jazeera Net visitors. The services will range from providing up to 70 per cent discounts on a wide range of hotels in 3,300 cities, in 112 countries, to special offers on 3,000 apartments and villas, said a press statement issued yesterday.
Visitors will also be able to book online, choose a desired reservation preference, hotel rooms, private transfers, and tailor made private sightseeing, and will receive an instant confirmation. In addition, OctopusTravel will provide detailed information, travel guides, weather reports, currency converters, and special events on over 300 cities and countries.
“Prior to signing this contract, it was clear to us that visitors to Al Jazeera.net were very interested in travel, so we decided that it is important for Al Jazeera.net to cater to visitors needs by teaming up with the Middle East’s market leader in discounted hotel bookings on the internet,” states Hamad Yahya Al Nuaimi, Al Jazeera Channel’s marketing director...
"a range of worldwide travel services, including bookings in hotels, villas and apartments, sightseeing tours and private transfers...."
-- from the article above
One of the tropes of Western poetry is the "humble cot" that the writer would not trade for the most glittering palace in Christendom, because it is dear to him, for all the humbleness -- or possibly because of that very humbleness -- of its hearth. Du Bellay has a famous poem in "Les Regrets" about the traveller who finally returns, like Ulyesses, home, home to the place he would not trade for all of the riches in Rome, for this rural spot, this rural cot, this little hut in rural France is dearer than anything -- "qui m'est une province et beaucoup davantage."
Who among us would exchange our houses, or apartments, however comparatively humble, for an entire palace in Riyadh or Jeddah, even if the exchange were not to be arranged by the travel services of AlJazeera.net?
As for the "special promotions" and "discounts" -no, there should be no offerings, by any hotels or villa-rental places, anywhere in the entire Infidel world, offering "discounts" and "promotions" to those whose revenues come entirely from an accident of geology, who take in hundreds of billions of dollars annually that they have done nothing to deserve, especially when oil that costs $1 a barrel to lift is being sold at $60 a barrel.
No -- discounts and promotions galore form some. But none for residents of the Arab and Muslim oil states.
And if any hotel reservation services do business with AlJazeera.net, directly or indirectly, Infidels should be sure to do no business, no booking, no nothing -- with them.
Let those who subscribe to Islam, as much as possible, go their way. And those who are threatened by those who subscribe to Islam, go their way. The best possible solution.
"We all know how young Muslim men love to travel. This is a just win-win situation all around." Except possibly, for the little women back home...and maybe subway and bus riders in Londonistan
...Octopus Travel&trade ? Are you kidding? "A many-tentacled service..." How about just calling it Hydra Travel&trade ....Heh&trade . Indeed&trade
"Al Jazeera Channel has signed a deal with OctopusTravel"
Our evil tentacles are everywhere ha ha (sounds of maniacal laughter)
It will probably be a big hit. Only travel service that is protected against jihadi bombings. Likely enough the poor Muslims won't be able to move for all the cautious Infidels who will disguise themselves as Believers for the time necessary for a safe journey.
Jauhara Al-Kafirah & SuperGran;
NO FAIR!! octopus/hydra/tentacle references, all used up!
Al-jazeera getting into the travel biz, for muslims. actually there's enough material there to let Leno talk till he's hoarse.
my contribution; a line i saw in Soldier of Fortune magazine,
"Travel the world, meet interesting people,.... and kill them."
is it safe to assume that these will all be one-way tickets, no connecting flights.
to paraphrase suspected outcome of democracy in islamic countries....
one man, one ticket, one time?
will the islamic skymarshalls start profiling infidels?
will you be able to request a villa within wheelbarrow distance of a fertilizer factory?
will AJ be tipped off and ride along with jihadi's using the valuable prestrike time for in-depth interviews, background articles, complete bios and the like? will we see a spike in "fortuitous"
location and/or arrival of AJ reporters at the scene of new attacks?
will the word be passed in the mosques that muslims should only fly the airlines concerned?
Lots of good material there, T-ham. I especially like "one man, one ticket, one time." LOL
- free bomb vests provided
Yes, exactly... I was just going to ask if free explosives were also provided - not that unlikely, is it.
More benefits of this unique service.
1. All passengers are checked by security provided by osama and zarchawi supporters.
2. Max carry on luggage is increased as most passengers arrive with no luggage.
3. Stewards are certified in explosive safe handling and transport.
We dont want any "WORK" accidents while in flight.
4. Ammunition / brass reloading for a nominal fee.
5. Overflight of your particular target for a nominal fee.
6. Prayer rugs provided.
7. final last ritual shave provided at no cost.
I can imagine the ACLU screaming when the FBI starts watching these planeloads of young male terrorists as they are being turned back.
Wait thats racial profiling after all
Just because a planeload of muslim students is flying in from pakistan.
Just because they all bought 1 way tickets.
Just because every bomb detection until alarm goes off when the aircrafct is taxing down the runway.
This doent mean there up to no good.
You have to wait until they strike then arrest them,
All good advertising ideas people! I heard this over at Discarded Lies:
Question: If a suicide bomber is a SplodeyDope, what is a suicide bomber who doesn't KNOW that he is a suicide bomber?
Answer:....a SplodeyDUPE.
Arharhaarhaar.
A little plastic card on every seat front:
IN CASE OF A WATER DITCHING EMERGENCY,
SHOEBOMBS MAY BE USED AS A FLOTATION DEVICE.
(Please do not set off your neighbor's suicide vest as a substitute 'signal flare'!)
A shame their first prospective pilot crashed an Egyptian airliner off the U.S. coast a few years ago, chanting "Allahu Akbar" as the plane nosedived to it doom.
"In addition, OctopusTravel will provide detailed information, travel guides, weather reports, currency converters, and special events on over 300 cities and countries".
Since muslims do nothing but pray, lie and jihad,
what 'special events' in 300 cities are they refering too? London has had it's 'special events', so has the US, Spain, Russia, France, Germany, the Sudan, even Egypt...Israel has had hundreds of 'special events', attended by muslim travelers, the list goes on. Oh what an array of 'special events' they have planned...and now they can book a travel agent...aint life grand...
All I can think of is old Robin Williams routines...
"Welcome to Jihad Airlines... in the event of a cabin seizure, a small handgun will drop from the overhead compartment... claim in the name of Allah."