Some clever consultants have come up with attention-grabbing, if predictable, advice for Santa Claus: Relocate!
The Swedish firm Sweco AB of Stockholm says it has examined global demographics and transport routes and concluded Santa Claus ought to relocate to the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, where he could "achieve the most efficient around-the-world trip to distribute Christmas gifts. He can eliminate time-consuming detours and avoid subjecting his reindeer to undue strain." (No word on whether Sweco is bidding for contracts in Kyrgyzstan.)
Jumping on this sleigh, Kyrgyz tourism authorities have declared their predominantly Muslim nation Santa's "new home," according to Reuters.
The government there also calls 2008 the "Year of Santa Claus" and renamed a mountain "Santa."
Okay kids, whoever spells Santa's new address correctly gets an iPodsky.
