April Fool’s round-up 2021: Budget trips to orbit, flowers of disdain and eau de bookshop perfume

It’s 1 April. And that can only mean one thing – a flurry of tall stories, spoof launches and fake news. Here, Mumbrella gives a run down of the nonsense that’s landed in our inbox.

Contiki

It’s been a quiet year on the travel front. But that hasn’t stopped Contiki launching a sub-brand: ContikiX.

Working alongside Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactica, the new venture will offer budget travel for Gen Z travellers keep to spread their wings that bit further – into orbit.

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