A quick getaway to Europe!

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) – the UK's most reliable railway – has teamed up with VLM Airlines – the UK's most punctual airline – to offer one lucky DeskDemon Express reader a pair of flights to an exciting European destination of their choice, plus return travel on the DLR.

Experience first hand the speed and convenience of DLR's new extension to London City Airport. Combine the DLR journey time of just 22 minutes from Bank station, or 14 minutes from Canary Wharf, with VLM's super-fast 15-minute check-in time, and you could be at your European destination within two hours of leaving home or the office! Beat that!

So, whether you fancy sampling Brussels' famous chocolates, window-shopping for diamonds in Antwerp or enjoying the nightlife of Amsterdam, VLM and DLR are your perfect travel partners for a fun weekend break.

VLM flies to 10 business and leisure destinations: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liverpool, Luxembourg, Manchester and Rotterdam, so there are plenty to choose from.

And, next time you're booking business travel at work, remember to suggest your boss uses the new DLR route – it will save them time whilst saving the company money! Trains depart every 7-10 minutes and a single fare costs just £2.80 from Zone 1 to the airport in Zone 3. Travelcards are valid on the DLR.

The winner will be sent a flight voucher with details of how to book, and the prize must be taken before 31 August 2006.

For more information visit www.dlr.co.uk and www.flyvlm.com

A must-have book for all office dwellers!

And there's nothing to stop you from putting your name into the hat for both give-aways… don't miss the opportunity to get hold of a FREE copy of one of the funniest books written about life in today's workplaces, "Office wit and wisdom" by Tracey Turner.

According to Tracey, companies around the world have a tendency to take young, healthy individuals, suck them dry of energy, creativity and enthusiasm and then spit out the desiccated husks with never a backward glance! In order to survive this process it's necessary, she maintains, to laugh through the pain. In "Office wit & wisdom" Tracey encourages us to appreciate the humorous side of everyday life in the office.

With a dictionary of American-style office speak, this book allows us all to put some wood behind the arrow, open the kimono and marvel at the linguistic crimes committed by office managers everywhere. The book also includes a field guide to common office personality types such as the "thruster" and the "whooper", and a handy Job Title Fabricator, to help you construct impressive-sounding job names for yourself. Tracey also highlights the pitfalls of email, appraisals, office politics and office parties.

If you're not lucky enough to win a copy in our give-away, you can track down your own book (price £6.99, published by Prion), available in most good bookshops or online from www.amazon.com