Things that make you go, hmm.
DO THE plane windows open? Are there fish in the sea? What time are the Northern Lights switched on?
These are just some of the silly things holiday-makers have asked.
The daft questions have been recounted by travel agents and industry professionals on a Facebook group.
One member of the group wrote: “A long time ago I was asked if it was safe to take a tin of sardines on a flight or would they explode?”
Another revealed that he had once been asked to book a hearse-spotting holiday in Florida, complete with accommodation close to different funeral homes.
He added: “The same clients have been to the US seven years running to do the same thing in different states.”
Another was asked: “Are there a lot of foreigners in Greece? Because in Spain it’s 99 per cent English, I’d like somewhere like that?”
The comments were sparked by one of the group’s 5835 members asking: “What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever been asked in this industry?”
The question prompted dozens of replies, with numerous travel insiders revealing their funniest demands from tourists.
One recalled: “Telling a client they need a visa to go to India and seeing their face fall as they realised they only had MasterCard.”
Another wrote: “I was once asked when they turn on the northern lights!”
But when do they turn on?
Other members had been asked by travellers for a room with a sea view — even though they were staying in landlocked destinations like the Moroccan capital Marrakech.
One quipped: “We offered a big pair of binoculars.”
More oddball requests include: “We want to be close to Malia as we want to have a McDonald’s breakfast every morning”, “Are the table cloths plastic in the restaurant?” and “is the transfer by hotel limo or Bentley?”
Listing her most ridiculous demands, another member of the group wrote: “How heavy will my suitcase be?” and “Want to go to the Arctic in February but not if it’s cold”. Temperatures in the Arctic in winter are known for being subzero.
Another travel professional was asked: “Do the windows on the plane open in case I get too warm?”, while someone else recalled being asked: “Is there fish in the sea?”
“I can open this window, right?” Really?Source:Getty Images
More wacky queries include: “what time is the midnight buffet?”, “Can I have 50 per cent off for mates’ rates?” and “if we take off the complimentary transfers how much are we saving?”
Another tourist inquired: “I’d like to stay in Sydney and take my little boy on an afternoon drive to Ayers Rock and back”. The distance between Sydney and Ayers Rock is 2837km.
This story originally appeared on The Sun.
0 nhận xét:
Đăng nhận xét