Bizarre Tourist Complaints

March 31, 2009

By Dr. Rus

Vacation Time Is Right Around The Corner!

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Spring has sprung, and with the warmer weather, many people start making plans for vacation destinations. With the current economy, a lot of people are making slight adjustments in their vacation plans, but never-the-less, they are making plans. In New York State reports out show an increase in camping reservations at the many State Parks. I remember as a kid our many family camping excursions. They were always a lot of fun. We camped with a huge group of friends. I think all together there were about 10 to 15 families that we camped with. It was a blast!

Of course most people have a good time when they go away on vacation. But, there are some people who will always find something to complain about.

Looking For The Complaint Department

Britain’s Telegraph newspaper recently published a collection of tourist complaints. These complaints were compiled by the Thomas Cook travel agency and the Association of British Travel Agents.

Here are some of the more interesting complaints.

The beach was too sandy.
A guest at a hotel in Australia complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time.
Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned. The vacation was ruined because my husband spent all day looking at other women.
We bought Ray-Ban sunglasses for $6 from a street vendor, only to find out they were fake.
No one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled.
It took us 9 hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It only took the Americans three hours to get home.
My fiance and I booked a room with twin beds, but we were placed in a room with a double bed. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked.
I compared the size of our one-bedroom vacation condo to our friends’ three bedroom condo and ours was significantly smaller.
A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole spotted a visibly aroused elephant, and complained that the sight of it ruined his honeymoon by making him feel “inadequate”.
A woman threatened to call police after claiming she’d been locked in her hotel room by staff. In fact, she had mistaken the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room.
The brochure stated – “No hairdressers at the hotel”. – We’re trainee hairdressers, will we be okay staying here?
There are too many Spanish people. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners.
We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow, but it was white.
We had to line up outside with no air conditioning.
It’s your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy and unruly guests before we travel.
On my vacation to India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don’t like spicy food at all.
We booked an excursion to a water park but no one told us we had to take our own bathing suits and towels.