TravelMistakes

I had an early flight from Phoenix to Houston and was extremely tired going through Transportation Security Administration screening. I forgot to remove my laptop from my backpack, so my bag was pulled aside and sent through again with the laptop placed in a separate bin. After...

I accidentally brought a blanket home from a KLM flight. I used it during the flight and must have packed it with my belongings without realizing. When unpacking later, I noticed the tag clearly says it shouldn’t be taken off the plane. I know it’s a mistake on my part, but I’m...

For years, I avoided Michelin-starred restaurants while traveling because I assumed they were too expensive, overly formal, or not something I would enjoy. I focused instead on regular restaurants and street food, thinking I was being more practical with my money. Looking back,...

I recently made a mistake when booking a flight through Flipkart/Cleartrip with IndiGo. I accidentally entered the wrong passenger name, not just a typo, but an entirely different name and only realized it after completing the payment. At first, I assumed the money was lost, but...

A list highlighting frequent planning errors that can negatively impact European travel experiences, especially for first-time or overpacked itineraries. Many travelers fail to clearly define their interests and priorities, which leads to FOMO-driven planning and overly...

This gave me anxiety just reading it 😅 showing up to MIA and being told your flight is actually from FLL… that’s a rough surprise. And Dubai is even worse since those airports are nowhere near each other. Having to rush across the city and still making it with minutes to spare...

Grabbed a last-minute JetBlue fare from Chicago to Boston and didn’t realize something important until it was too late. Turns out JetBlue only runs one daily flight from ORD to BOS, and the only other daily departure from ORD is to JFK. Of course the inbound aircraft got...

Just read this and I can literally picture the whole thing playing out. Guy walks up like “this is my seat.” Other guy just sitting there calm like “nope, mine.” Then the name check starts and it just unravels from there. The part that gets me is the seat guy just casually...

Every single trip I tell myself I won’t do it again. I land in a new city late, tired and slightly out of it, and I convince myself food won’t be a problem. It always is. Everything decent needs a reservation, is closing, or is a 20 minute walk away in the dark when I just want...

We just did Valiant Lady Feb 14. Valentine’s Day and my wife’s birthday. Honestly one of the best cruises we’ve taken. Crew was great, vibe was fun, food solid. But we had two pretty wild moments. First was before we even boarded. I had a sharp pain near my kidney and thought...

So apparently this guy was supposed to be on a United flight to Nicaragua with a stop in Houston, but somehow ended up on a plane all the way to Tokyo instead. He only realised six hours in when he was already in Japan. Crew were confused, and he had to wait there for a flight...

Just wanted to vent and maybe save someone else the pain. I was supposed to go on a 5 day cruise with my family for a friend’s birthday. First cruise ever. I was really excited. Winter storms hit my home state about a week before. Roads were still icy in spots, but flights were...

Quick heads up for anyone packing a backpack. We had been at Joshua Tree the day before Disneyland and forgot a small pair of binoculars in our bag, maybe 4x4 inches. Nothing crazy. We only had one day at Disneyland and got there early. At security, the guard spotted them and...

Sharing this as a cautionary tale because it still hurts to think about. We cruise fairly often and usually drive from Canada down to the NYC area ports. It’s cheaper than flying and normally very doable. This time we were boarding MSC Meraviglia with a 1pm boarding time, so we...

My elderly relatives missed a cruise in December and I’m trying to understand how this actually played out. I’m fully aware this was their mistake, they’re not denying that, but I’m curious how common this is and what the process usually looks like. They flew to Florida for a...

Flew into Austin last week and rented what was supposed to be a Tesla for a week. Ended up with a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 instead. Whatever, figured it’d be similar enough. Big mistake. I’ve driven about 500 to 515 miles so far and I’ve already spent around $140 just on charging....

Oof, that’s stressful. Those identical hard shell suitcases are a disaster waiting to happen, especially on buses where everyone grabs bags fast and leaves. You’re probably right that the other person grabbed yours thinking it was theirs. First thing I’d do is contact FlixBus...

So this is a weird one. I flew London to Miami with a 22-hour layover before heading to Guatemala City. At Heathrow, I told BA I’d pick up my bag in Miami since you have to clear customs in the US. They agreed. Get to Miami... no bag. Turns out BA checked it all the way through...

Welp, this one’s on me. I somehow assumed “JetBlue destinations” meant any airport you depart from or land at. Didn’t fully catch that only arrival airports count. So all those weekend runs thinking I was stacking destinations? Yeah… not even halfway to 25. Please tell me I’m...

Just need to rant and get this off my chest. On Dec 13 I booked a flight from Vancouver to Sri Lanka for what I thought was Dec 22. Price was around 800 CAD. Checked the confirmation today and realized my mistake. I’d actually booked it for Jan 22, a full month later. Cue full...

I always tell myself to check every program before booking. This time I didn’t. Paid for it. Booked SQ MLE to SIN to PVG through Aeroplan. 65k points and about $700 per person. Felt fine at the time. A few days later I checked ANA. Same SQ flights. 30,500 points and around $250....

Flew JFK to BUF and put my backpack in the overhead bin since my purse counted as my personal item. Fell asleep before takeoff. At some point a flight attendant removed my bag, assumed it belonged to a passenger from the previous flight, and took it off the plane without ever...