Flight and Hotel Booking Gone Wrong - These Tweets Are Too Relatable

Introduction

What’s the worst thing that has happened to you while travelling? Flight and hotel booking has to be the number one culprit of most terrible travel experiences.

All you needed was to get to your destination one hour early, only to be told that your trip would be three hours late.  So you sit on the runway for all of 120 minutes trying to calm yourself down. Your troubles were far from over.

The minute you land, you find out that your luggage was missing. At this point, you are grievously offended and cannot imagine things getting worse than that.

Until you arrive at your hotel room and it dawns on you just how similar it is to your last blind date. The hotel room does not quite live up to your expectations - most of the amenities are missing or do not appear as advertised.

What was meant to be a relaxing holiday turns out into a nightmare because you did not avoid the pitfalls of flight and hotel booking.

How do you make sure that your flight and hotel booking doesn’t give you unpleasant surprises?

Flight and hotel booking tips

• Clear your cookie history: Your browser history can affect what options your online booking engine shows you, resulting in higher priced flight and hotel fees. Most websites use cookies to identify you when you browse the internet.

• Research on in-flight experiences and customer reviews: Ask your travel agent which airline has better sitting and entertainment options, more legroom or meal service. Check reviews on trip advisor to find out what others had to say about the hotel you wish to book.

• Join a frequent flyer program: Giving your frequent flyer number during booking might get you a good seat at the plane especially if you’re a high ranking member.

• Use the correct arrival and departure dates: Check to ensure that your flight arrives just in time for check-in at your hotel room. If you book the wrong arrival date and you end up arriving at your destination the next day, you would have paid a non-refundable fee for a room you wouldn’t use. This is especially important if you’re crossing the International Date Line which will affect your check-in dates. Have someone look over your booking before you press the 'pay' button.

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In the meantime, find solace in these tweets, constructed in a no-damn-given fashion, highlighting some of the worst flight and hotel experiences ever.  The Twitterverse had a lot to say on the subject and you will definitely relate to some of these experiences. Here we go.

When an airline charges extra and you're not having it 🙅🏿🗣

Airlines, if you charge me extra for an exit row, I'm charging people to leave in the event of an emergency. Rules of the game.

When you book a seat next to a man spreader

The worst seat mate of all: the manspeader. I'm already in the middle, man! Why make my plight worse? #travelfail pic.twitter.com/JK6gjBZVm6

When your patience is tested beyond measure

My flight won't take off. stewardess got black eye when bag fell out of overhead. This is the biggest "be a good person" test of my life.

When bad karma happens

Missed my flight and this airport restaurant is playing Blurred Lines and Beyonce's Halo at the same time. It is the hell I deserve.

When your flight needs a little nudge to get started

Interesting Fact: The only way to get an airline to start the boarding of my plane is for me to unpack my laptop and try to work.

When you start making plans for the afterlife 👼🏾

when the airplane pilot says it's "just a little turbulence" pic.twitter.com/c41w1xW2ZM

When you found out you'd played yourself

You know you're on a small plane when there is no sink in the airplane bathroom. 👐🚫😝😷

When they lose your luggage

Ah there's nothing like hand washing then blow drying your underwear because the airline lost your luggage and you are STRANDED!!!

When your luggage didn't get the memo

Looks like the bags didn't sprint as quick as I did #travelfail

When your flight's delayed

I'm cold and tired and my flight's delayed. I know... starving children...

When you came too late to the party

Just missed my 17th flight of this year hwg 😭

When you're living in 2050 and tech hasn't caught up with you

We have put humans on the moon, invented Inspector Gadget type watches yet it is still impossible to book a flight on the phone using miles.

When you travel with kids

Asked to switch seats on the plane because I was sitting next to a crying baby. Apparently, that's not allowed if the baby is yours.

When the party don't stop in your hotel room

Worst hotel experience ever @AndazLondon. Loud music, my room is a nightclub. Manager couldn't care less #norespectforcustomers

When you witness the Big Bang

Worst.hotel.experience.ever. My toilet exploded at 2am turning my entire room into a wading pool. Thanks @hyattpr @hyattconcierge

When your major key 🔑 just won't work

Hotel status: Key wouldn't work. Got new one. Didn't work. Maintenance comes. I was using it wrong. They go. I lock myself out of the room.

When your flight and hotel booking was done right

I am in my hotel room. I have done it. I am here and did not end up in the wrong country. And... breathe 😊

When you have to face the man in the mirror

Dear hotels, Please stop putting bathroom mirrors in the worst places. Sincerely, no, I do not need a full length mirror next to the toilet

When there's a snorer next door

Just checked into the nicest hotel room I've ever stayed in, but there's a snorer! Next door? Above? At least...THAT HAD BETTER BE SNORING.

When your flight tickets and hotel fees were too expensive

I think I have post-holiday recession.

When you are now experimenting other modes of travel because you think flights are trash 💯

I only travel by hot air balloon.