Comments on: Which travel industry rules need to change? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: RickSeaney.com » On-Time Departures (10-August: Loud Talkers, Long Delays, and Stupid Rules) http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-25528 RickSeaney.com » On-Time Departures (10-August: Loud Talkers, Long Delays, and Stupid Rules) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:23:53 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-25528 [...] at Upgrade: Travel Better (with a nod to Chris Elliot), they put together a list of some of the stupidest airline rules that [...] [...] at Upgrade: Travel Better (with a nod to Chris Elliot), they put together a list of some of the stupidest airline rules that [...]

]]> By: Watchful http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15899 Watchful Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:15:54 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15899 Certainly there are times when it would be convenient to be able to transfer the name on a ticket - however I have this chilling vision of airline tickets going to the resale market - sort of like concert tickets do now. Can you imagine every Thanksgiving week air seat being snapped up by a reseller? The airline's pricing games may chap me sometimes, but I definitely don't want to get into having to buy my Thanksgiving flights on Ebay. Certainly there are times when it would be convenient to be able to transfer the name on a ticket – however I have this chilling vision of airline tickets going to the resale market – sort of like concert tickets do now. Can you imagine every Thanksgiving week air seat being snapped up by a reseller? The airline’s pricing games may chap me sometimes, but I definitely don’t want to get into having to buy my Thanksgiving flights on Ebay.

]]> By: Rick Seaney » On-Time Departures (10-August: Loud Talkers, Long Delays, and Stupid Rules) http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15893 Rick Seaney » On-Time Departures (10-August: Loud Talkers, Long Delays, and Stupid Rules) Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:38:53 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15893 [...] Industry Rules Need to Change Over at Upgrade: Travel Better (with a nod to Chris Elliot), they put together a list of some of the stupidest airline rules that [...] [...] Industry Rules Need to Change Over at Upgrade: Travel Better (with a nod to Chris Elliot), they put together a list of some of the stupidest airline rules that [...]

]]> By: Circe http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15892 Circe Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:28:04 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15892 The water one. I was screamed at for about a half hour about liquids. I was moving to another state and had tried calling TSA to find out how I should transport my Betta Fish...never could get a living soul on the phone. Then got there and after being harrassed, yelled at, video-taped??? by some cameraman behind the screaming TSA guy,...while trying to do everything in my power just to get my pet to my home across the country..I finally made it on...while almost killing my fish by having him in only 3 oz of water(which they tested for bioagents because apparently a live fish=he must be swimming in hazardous chemicals). I am thoroughly ticked. I was even told by the airline(after the millionth phonecall where I actually managed to talk to an actual person(unless you are making a reservation, apparently they don't want to talk to you) who said unequivocally that I could carry on the fish with no problem. I even asked her 3 times just to confirm that she was understanding my question and that it did involve transporting an animal in WATER(gasp!) Ok..enough rant...you get the picture... Water...that is my biggest complaint. It is a scam. They just want to sell more beverages once you get past security...which considering the delays these days, you end up spending a bloody fortune on snacks. The water one.

I was screamed at for about a half hour about liquids.

I was moving to another state and had tried calling TSA to find out how I should transport my Betta Fish…never could get a living soul on the phone.

Then got there and after being harrassed, yelled at, video-taped??? by some cameraman behind the screaming TSA guy,…while trying to do everything in my power just to get my pet to my home across the country..I finally made it on…while almost killing my fish by having him in only 3 oz of water(which they tested for bioagents because apparently a live fish=he must be swimming in hazardous chemicals).

I am thoroughly ticked. I was even told by the airline(after the millionth phonecall where I actually managed to talk to an actual person(unless you are making a reservation, apparently they don’t want to talk to you) who said unequivocally that I could carry on the fish with no problem. I even asked her 3 times just to confirm that she was understanding my question and that it did involve transporting an animal in WATER(gasp!)

Ok..enough rant…you get the picture…

Water…that is my biggest complaint. It is a scam. They just want to sell more beverages once you get past security…which considering the delays these days, you end up spending a bloody fortune on snacks.

]]> By: David Ourisman http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15891 David Ourisman Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:22:48 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15891 The non-transferability of tickets, either on airlines or cruise ships, is a rule that serves no useful purpose other than (unfairly) increasing airline/cruise line revenues. The non-transferability of tickets, either on airlines or cruise ships, is a rule that serves no useful purpose other than (unfairly) increasing airline/cruise line revenues.

]]> By: jkirsch http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15888 jkirsch Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:45:19 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15888 The image you've posted is actually from Tuol Sleng Prison (also known as the S.21 Security prison) in Phnom Penh, and as such, they might not be the most appropriate to illustrate the post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuol_Sleng The image you’ve posted is actually from Tuol Sleng Prison (also known as the S.21 Security prison) in Phnom Penh, and as such, they might not be the most appropriate to illustrate the post.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuol_Sleng

]]> By: tseliot http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15886 tseliot Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:57:09 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/08/08/which-travel-industry-rules-need-to-change/#comment-15886 That point about weather is right on. After all, any small weather anomaly could be blamed to get them out of offering you a thing. That point about weather is right on. After all, any small weather anomaly could be blamed to get them out of offering you a thing.

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