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Daily Express newspaper clipping from September 15, 1981 featuring horse racing contest with holiday prize to Spain

Daily Express newspaper clipping from September 15, 1981 featuring horse racing contest with holiday prize to Spain

A newspaper clipping from the Daily Express dated September 15, 1981, showing a promotional contest titled 'Race off to the sun in Spain.' The article describes a horse racing competition where readers can win a holiday for two in Spain by correctly identifying racehorse names in an anagram puzzle. This reflects the period when Laker Airways was operating its popular low-cost transatlantic services, making Spanish holidays increasingly accessible to British travelers.

Daily Express 1981 newspaper clipping horse racing Spain holiday contest travel promotion 1980s British press tourism

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