Everyone hates tourists. Here’s how to be a better traveler next summer.
Tourists are hated now more than ever. Maybe it’s because they did not behave last summer. Here’s what to do about hating tourists.
ETIQUETTE
Some Americans have stopped tipping. Should you, too?
Tipping is dead.
At least tipping, as you and I understand it. A mandatory 20 percent gratuity on every restaurant meal? Obligatory tips for housekeepers, concierges and tour guides? Kiss them goodbye.
Stop switching airline seats! Here’s why you should stay put
Someone has to say it, so I will: Please, stop trying to switch airline seats. Here’s why — and how you can still get a decent seat.
Travel tip: Beware of bad tourists this summer!
My son sat next to the world’s worst tourist on a flight from Sydney to Denpasar, Indonesia. His seatmate nursed a bottle of sizzurp — a potent mix of codeine and Sprite — and the man twitched uncontrollably for the seven-hour flight to Bali.
Do airline passengers need a dress code?
Airlines should consider implementing a dress code to improve the flying experience for all passengers. It could reduce unruly behavior.
No more reclining airline seats! Let’s lock ’em
Here’s an idea for creating a better flying experience: Why not stop economy-class airline seats from reclining?
Here’s who you should tip when you travel
It’s time to disrupt the tipping economy. The travel industry is a great place to start.
Are you a good driver?
Are you a good driver? Serious question.
Don’t answer just yet. Experts say it’s not how you feel about your skills — most surveys suggest people consistently overrate their driving acumen — but how other drivers feel about you. A recent study by CheapCarInsurance.net offers a clue: It says a full 19% of drivers are cut off by another motorist daily.
Whose armrest is it, anyway? The unspoken etiquette of airline seats
Jacy Reese was just being polite when he offered to switch airline seats with a mother and her young son on a recent flight from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Toronto. But as the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished.