UAE passport control – awful experience Hi everyone! Just wanted to vent about UAE passport control. It all felt extremely racist and I definitely won’t go there again. So I’m from an Asian country and recently traveled to UAE with my family. My uncle has extremely small, hooded Asian guys. So, my family is standing at the passport control and they do that check in with taking picture…

Trip to England! Not sure if anyone will be able to help but, I’m a Canadian planning about a 3 week trip to visit my girlfriend!! I just had a few questions about costs to anyone who’s maybe made a similar trip before. I have $2000 CAD saved for a round trip plane ticket. I’ve been watching prices and that seems like it would cover it! Which is great!! I plan …

Claiming VAT tax from Ireland via UK Has anyone had experience with this? I understand that there is no longer any VAT relief for the UK except for Northern Ireland. So I will be flying to Dublin and then to Edinburgh and London, then back to my home country. Will I be able to get the tax refund when I exit Dublin to Edinburgh? There’s some information on the website stating that y…

My flight’s been delayed for 24 hours Context: I had a morning flight to SFO from MDW with my wife. We were already seated on a packed flight with iffy weather conditions (slight rain and typical Chicago wind I assume). We got delayed because their engineers said we wouldn’t be able to fly with the headwind, amount of passengers, and cargo (TBC, there were still a few empty seats). …

First Europe trip! August/September 2023 (10 days) Krakow -> Vienna -> Konstanz/Switzerland submitted by /u/riceownz

Do airlines take feedback seriously? Does anyone work for an airline or have any insight on how seriously that take customer feedback? I’ve been finding lately that flight attendants are either incredibly rude or incredibly kind. I recently saw one attendant snap at a very elderly man to get out of the way as he struggled to get up to go to the bathroom. I could not believe that a…

Carrying car seat as only passenger (no child) So, I am traveling alone with two bags and a car seat (child is at destination already). Will airlines allow me to check-in (gate check) car seat for free or will they ask for a fee? It’s Qatar Airways if that helps. Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/tifosi7

Confused about Greyhounds luggage policy about the free check in bag Confused about Greyhounds luggage policy and having to check in. I’m taking the indianapolis greyhound bus to chicago soon. I want to bring a standard travel size suitcase bag with me. On the website it says I’m allowed one free carry on and one free stored bag. I’m assuming this suitcase needs to be stored under the bus. Do I have to check thi…

Planning 2 Week Trip To Spain: Where to go?! My fiance and I are planning at 2 week trip to Spain for our honeymoon July 2024. We definitely want to spend 4 nights on Ibiza because we both love electronic music & the beaches look amazing. But prior to that portion of the trip, we’re trying to figure out which cities to visit. We’re considering: Barcelona, Seville and Granada. Will we have …

Do you ask people if they speak English, or do you immediately start speaking? A friend and I are travelling around Europe. If we ever need to speak to someone, she immediately starts speaking in English. I’ve always assumed that was considered rude, and to at least try to ask in their native tongue if they speak english first. Her point was that “if they do they do, if not, they’ll just say it. People wanna be efficient …

Experience with Chase’s Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver? This is such a nice perk. Has anyone ever had to use it? We always get the CDW through the rental company (hubs has had to use it three times!), so doing it with Chase, it will save us almost $200. I downloaded the T&C and will thoroughly read them, and it looks like any claims will go through eClaimsonline, and I’m reading as much as I can abou…

I’m a pro photographer with big expensive noticeable gear and will be spending 3 months in Europe. Should I be concerned about theft? Some precautions are obvious: wear the strap, don’t leave it sitting on a table, et cetera. I’m wondering more about knifepoint robberies at 6pm and hotel safe box theft, things you can’t really avoid by simply sticking to common sense. Edit: This is not a tourist trip, so please, no need to advise just going around with a smartphone. submi…

ESTA mistake Hi there, As I’ve been waiting 12+ hours for ESTA approval, I noticed that the dumbass me made a mistake on the ESTA application – in my contact information – address line 1 – street name – I missed an “H” in the name. Do you think it could be denied because of that? What to do? Thank you so much 🙁 submitted by /u/Constant-Orange-7962 …

Azores Airlines/SATA vs. TAP Air Portugal? My last step in booking my trip to Portugal is buying my flights. I booked the trip assuming I would take TAP without knowing their reputation. The more I see horror story videos and reviews online, the more worried I am about the trip. A coworker said he would never fly TAP and he is a more seasoned traveler as he has family in Europe. He recom…

Does anyone actually pay for priority pass/airport lounge access? Like outside of/separate from having that included on a credit card or other perk. Just curious, as I don’t see the point to pay for it when you could effectively get it for free or much lower cost/greater value through a credit card or something. submitted by /u/ClassyPants17

Bulgaria 2024 Hello My cousin is getting married in Varna, Bulgaria next September. My husband and I will have around 2 weeks to 20 days to travel around. Ideally, I would like to see Greece, Crete, Turkey, Romania, and end in Varna for the last 3-4 days flying out from there to Seattle where we live. We usually stick to two countries in order to fully absorb…

Whether the rainforest or the urban jungle, northern and central Thailand are relentlessly photogenic (Oct/Nov 2023) submitted by /u/FoldedTwice

Looking for feedback on my itinerary for Singapore and Malaysia in May Hello, I’m a Belgian and I’m planning a trip to Singapore and Malaysia in May with my girlfriend. Our plan is to travel to and from Singapore as that’s where our flight tickets are the cheapest. The initial idea was to spend 4 days each in in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Langkawi and to always travel by plane. Now I’ve learned however tha…

Opodo not refunding my money I bought flight tickets using Opodo. As there was a mistake in the booking I contacted the airline within 2h of making the reservation to cancel and get refunded (as per the policy of the airline). Airline confirmed the refund and sent me confirmation. I contacted Opodo 7 days later (per the EU, airline needs to be providing the refund within 7 …

Croatia 2023 submitted by /u/Lost-in-Time88