A video of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off flight 3411 against his will has gone viral and has left United Airlines with yet another PR disaster in an ever increasing line of them, but will this incident bring into question the practice of overbooking? And will it make passengers question just why they are getting such bad service across the board from all airlines in the first place?
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Is The United Airlines PR Debacle A Line In The Sand For Passenger Rights?
Tagged with: #boycottunited, airline industry customer care, flight 3411, passenger rights, united, United Airlines, united airlines beat a passenger, united airlines beating passenger, united airlines bumping passengers, united airlines flight 3411, united airlines overbooking
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
The Art Of Backpacking, Be Spontaneous.
Travelling spontaneously is an age old travel custom and a backpacking art that is slowly being lost in the age of pre booking apps and gap year itineraries. I want to put that spirit of adventure back into travel and encourage everyone to – occasionally at least – ditch those itineraries and travel spontaneously.
Tagged with: backpacking, gap year, how to backpack spontaneously, how to be a spontaneous traveller, how to take a spontaneous gap year, how to travel spontaneously, independent travel, spontaneous travel, spontaneous travel deals, spontaneous travel the art of not planning, spontaneous trip meaning, spontaneous trips, travel slowly, travel spontaneously, travel without a plan
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Making And Breaking Friendships When You Travel The World.
Travelling the world is a glorious adventure, and one where you will meet some of the most amazing, decent, crazy and sometimes downright mental people on the planet. You can meet some amazing friends on your gap year, but you can grow distant from some old ones too, and even the new ones you meet can be in your life for years, a week or so or just one night. Playing the game of social roulette and constant hellos and goodbyes can sometimes be hard, and as a long term traveller you do have to be prepared for that.
Tagged with: backpacking, gap year, gap year no friends, how to deal with reverse culture shock, how to make friends on the road, how to make friends while traveling solo, how to meet people backpacking, how to meet people on your gap year, lonely when travelling, meet backpackers online, meet solo travellers, reverse culture shock, solo travel, travel, travel buddy, travel friends
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Brexit Package Holiday Surcharge? Just Travel Independently Instead!
Some travel companies are starting to add surcharges to already paid for holidays because the pound has supposedly crashed since Brexit, and traditional holidaymakers are not happy. Is this right?
Tagged with: ABTA, Are package holidays becoming redundant, Brexit, Brexit holiday surcharge, Brexit surcharge, Euro travellers hit with Brexit tax, European travel after Brexit, Holiday firms charging extra after Brexit, Holiday surcharge, independent travel benefits, Mark Warner Holidays, package holiday versus independent travel
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Why United Airlines Basic Economy Tickets Worry Me.
United Airlines has just introduced a new basic economy ticket, which strips away the already bare bone ‘luxuries’ of economy class travel completely, including the use of the overhead bin. This is just another landmark in a worrying race to the bottom for all airlines and it signals a lot of problems ahead for all travellers.
Tagged with: basic economy, basic economy American, budget airline fees, carry on luggage, passenger rights, travelling carry on only, United Airlines, United Airlines basic economy tickets, United Airlines overhead bins, United Airways flight from Newark, United basic economy backpack, United basic economy carry on, United basic economy fare code, United basic economy reviews, United economy baggage allowance, United economy vs basic economy, United standard economy
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
I Don’t Care If Your Holiday To Thailand Is Ruined, Show Some Respect.
After the sad death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Thailand, the famously monarchist country has gone into a period of mourning, which has prompted many Western tourists to complain that their holidays have been ruined.
Tagged with: King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Bhumibol Adulyadej death, King Bhumibol Adulyadej died, King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Thailand funeral, Thai culture, Thai Tourism Authority, Thailand, Thailand backpacker, Thailand backpacking, Thailand government safety warnings, Thailand period of mourning
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Tripadvisor Is Finally Stopping Ticket Sales To Irresponsible Wildlife Attractions. But Is It Enough?
Tripadvisor has finally announced that it is to end its practice of selling tickets to cruel and unethical wildlife attractions, but is it too little too late? And is it enough?
Tagged with: animal exploitation, animal tourism, is Tripadvisor trustworthy, responsible tourism, Tripadvisor, Tripadvisor animal atrractions, Tripadvisor ending wildlife tourism bookings, Tripadvisor supporting unethical wildlife attractions, wildlife conservation, wildlife exploitation, wildlife exploitation in tourism, wildlife tourism
Posted in Responsible Travel, Travel Talk
Posted in Responsible Travel, Travel Talk
10 Realities Of Quitting Your Job To Travel The World.
Quitting your job to travel the world is a romantic ideal, and one that is frequently pondered by almost everyone as they struggle with the morning commute on another wet and miserable Monday morning, but is the reality all it is cracked up to be? Read on to find out what actually happens when you do finally quit and get on that plane!
Tagged with: backpacking, gap year, how to quit your job and travel for a year, how to quit your job and travel with no money, leaving everything behind and traveling the world, Monday morning blues, morning commute, quit job to travel, quit your job and travel in your 20s, Quit your job and travel the world, quit your job to travel the world, quitting your job to travel the world, regret quitting your job to travel, reverse culture shock, travel, why you should quit your job and travel
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Lists, Travel Talk
A Gap Year Is For Life, Not Just When You Graduate!
A gap year is still seen as a privilege of youth, as an indulgence of time and lack of responsibility that only those just graduating from university or still in their early twenties can afford. At no time as that ever been more wrong than it is today.
Tagged with: am i too old to go travelling, am I too old to take a gap year, backpacking, backpacking in your 30s, backpacking in your 40s, career break, cost of taking a year off, gap year, going travelling in your 30s, grown up gap year, taking a career break to travel, taking a gap year in your 30s, travel, travelling alone in your 30's, travelling at 30 years old, will taking a gap year ruin my career
Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
Hi, I'm Michael! I'm a former nurse turned published author and world travelling professional adventurer! I have spent over twenty years travelling over 100 countries and I want to inspire you to do the same! Want to know more about me? Just click here!
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