Comments on: Surprised by travel? You must not get out that often http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/ The last honest travel site Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:31:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10065 Frank Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:16:05 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10065 On February 7th, 2009 at 5:31 pm Skip How did the travel industry get our members of Congress by the short and curlies? What will it take for systemic change to be made in how we are treated? We pay the salaries of both the travel industry as well as Congress; why do they ignore us? =========================================================== You pay my salary? Guess what? I'M DUE FOR A RAISE. I bet your AIR FARE has stayed about the same as my salary. Bet ya! On February 7th, 2009 at 5:31 pm Skip
How did the travel industry get our members of Congress by the short and curlies? What will it take for systemic change to be made in how we are treated? We pay the salaries of both the travel industry as well as Congress; why do they ignore us?
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You pay my salary? Guess what? I’M DUE FOR A RAISE. I bet your AIR FARE has stayed about the same as my salary. Bet ya!

]]> By: Skip http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10027 Skip Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:31:13 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10027 And once again, I ask: why do we sit back and make funny, clever, and cute little jokes about how the travel industry takes advantage of us (not the phrase I had in mind, but you get my meaning)? Has it become so easy to celebrate our cynicism and laugh at those of us outraged by such shoddy treatment? How did the travel industry get our members of Congress by the short and curlies? What will it take for systemic change to be made in how we are treated? We pay the salaries of both the travel industry as well as Congress; why do they ignore us? And once again, I ask: why do we sit back and make funny, clever, and cute little jokes about how the travel industry takes advantage of us (not the phrase I had in mind, but you get my meaning)? Has it become so easy to celebrate our cynicism and laugh at those of us outraged by such shoddy treatment?

How did the travel industry get our members of Congress by the short and curlies? What will it take for systemic change to be made in how we are treated? We pay the salaries of both the travel industry as well as Congress; why do they ignore us?

]]> By: Ron http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10010 Ron Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:22:02 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10010 In the event of a water landing, our flight attendants will be offering for sale a fine assortment of life preservers and seat bottom flotation devices.......And for those really looking for a special trip, please see the purser for space on our water-tight life rafts. In the event of a water landing, our flight attendants will be offering for sale a fine assortment of life preservers and seat bottom flotation devices…….And for those really looking for a special trip, please see the purser for space on our water-tight life rafts.

]]> By: Janice Hough http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10006 Janice Hough Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:45:59 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10006 Does the Power Nap Sack float? Does the Power Nap Sack float?

]]> By: marge http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10002 marge Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:33:27 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10002 Frank is right on. I have never used a pillow or blanket offered on a plane. Yuck! Frank is right on. I have never used a pillow or blanket offered on a plane. Yuck!

]]> By: Nisha Cordero http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-10001 Nisha Cordero Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:24:55 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-10001 You can also opt to pack your own travel blanket and pillow. With the Lug Nap Sac, you can remove the blanket from zip storage pouch (which becomes your pillow case) and inflate the pillow. Younger kids also have a great selection with Zoobie Pets, which are stuffed animals, blankets and pillows all in one. Both options are machine washable too and can be used in airports, cars, at home, or wherever. You can also opt to pack your own travel blanket and pillow. With the Lug Nap Sac, you can remove the blanket from zip storage pouch (which becomes your pillow case) and inflate the pillow. Younger kids also have a great selection with Zoobie Pets, which are stuffed animals, blankets and pillows all in one. Both options are machine washable too and can be used in airports, cars, at home, or wherever.

]]> By: Frank http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/surprised-you-must-not-get-out-much/comment-page-1/#comment-9992 Frank Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:38:38 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=9477#comment-9992 Take the shock expressed by some after US Airways said it would begin charging $7 for pillows and blankets. Technically, it’s repackaging its covers into something that look a little nicer than the “free” pillows and blankets that took up valuable space in the overhead bins. ========================================================= Alittle nicer? Care to lay your head on a pillow that's been USED by dozens of other passengers? Curl up in a blanket that may have been on the floor or used by a passenger to wipe up a spilled drink? Also, according to Wikipedia, they have 353 mainline and 319 commuter aircraft which operate over 3000 flights per day. Do some math, say every mainline aircraft has 20 blankets on it. That's 7 THOUSAND blankets in the system everyday. Clean those several times a month and you have a cost that explains the current decision. Take the shock expressed by some after US Airways said it would begin charging $7 for pillows and blankets. Technically, it’s repackaging its covers into something that look a little nicer than the “free” pillows and blankets that took up valuable space in the overhead bins.
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Alittle nicer? Care to lay your head on a pillow that’s been USED by dozens of other passengers? Curl up in a blanket that may have been on the floor or used by a passenger to wipe up a spilled drink?
Also, according to Wikipedia, they have 353 mainline and 319 commuter aircraft which operate over 3000 flights per day.
Do some math, say every mainline aircraft has 20 blankets on it. That’s 7 THOUSAND blankets in the system everyday. Clean those several times a month and you have a cost that explains the current decision.

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