Lederer finds room for hotel funnies...

5 Mar 2010

VisitScotland chairman Peter Lederer kept his audience in fits of giggles during his farewell speech at the Scottish Tourism Forum dinner this week.

The veteran Gleneagles boss, who is stepping down as chairman of VisitScotland after nine years in the role, has kept a list of classic examples of mistranslations at hotels and restaurants around the world and shared a few of them. .Ahotel in Bucharest read: "The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret you will be unbearable." .An Italian hotel's publicity brochure said: "This hotel is renowned for its peace and solitude. In facts, crowds from all over the world flock hereto enjoy it."

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