An American adventure holiday firm has come under fire after offering 'kayaking holidays in New Orleans' Mr Damian reports.

The firm, The Irresponsible Traveler, is based in Miami and boasts 'unusual holidays in unusual locations' with its website also encouraging people to go oil speculating in Alaska and Seal Clubbing in Canada.

See the French Quarter as never before

No stranger to controversy the company previously ran a paintballing outfit in Baghdad before being thrown out by the US military for 'trivializing their operation' by continually hitting GI's with fluorescent yellow paint.

The holiday offer comes at a time when thousands of New Orleans residents are fleeing the city as large portions of it remain submerged under water with dead bodies often to be seen floating downstream.

The stark reality of life in the southern city doesn't affect the optimistic holiday business which reports 'there's never been a quieter time to visit the historic city of New Orleans'.

The famous party city is literally on fire

Unsurprisingly this entrepreneurism has sparked a negative reaction from victims families and the media alike, and the offer follows the already depressing news that US President George W Bush has promised to personally lead the Government review into the disaster.

Katrina Leskanich, original vocalist with Katrina and The Waves, is currently walking on sunshine and was unavailable for comment.

Posted by damian at September 06, 2005 11:46 PM