Delays, lost luggage, rude gate agents … these are all legitimate and oft repeated complaints about airlines. But the following two threads, in which FlyerTalk members offer a litany of trivial – but still very real – airline complaints, are prime examples of why I started this blog. The threads: What’s the stupidest, least substantive…
ThreadTripping strives to highlight the astounding conversations taking place in the online frequent travel communities – no matter in which community the conversation happens to be taking place.
About 65% of the world’s population live in countries with right-hand traffic and 35% in countries with left-hand traffic. So, what happens at the borders?
Reason #46 why you absolutely have to love online forums that cater to world travelers – where else will you find someone post, without a touch of wryness, “Anyone been to Yemen recently?”
If you just so happen to be planning a trip to Europe und you also just so happen to be in the market for a new car you might want to consider a BMW European Delivery.
When you enter an aircraft, one thought you absolutely do not want to have is, “boy, this airplane sure looks run down.” Is there one carrier whose planes are cleaner than the rest?
If we complained about all of the people who have annoyed us all we would be doing is annoying others with our complaints. And so what do we do? We figure out ways to complain that don’t sound like we’re complaining.
You probably tip the hotel doorman and the person who brings your bags to your room. But would you ever tip a hotel’s front desk clerk?
Which service elements are most important when booking a long-haul flight in economy? Several Air Canada and Lufthansa flyers have added some class to the discussion.
It is difficult to imagine anything that throws regional differences into sharper relief than air travel. And so, developing air travel etiquette standards is fraught with complications.
