They made us laugh, roll our eyes and some even made us cringe. Wrap up your work week with fun travel news Friday – a collection of this week’s weird stories.
1. Uh oh, hotel towels are trackable
We’ve all thought about it and there is definitely a large number of us out there that have actually done it – taken a hotel item home.
Whether it’s the towel, robes and in some cases the bed sheets there’s something about the items in a hotel room that brings out the inner kleptomaniac.
But next time you find yourself stuffing that fluffy towel inside your backpack, you might like to stop and pull it back out.
They’re tagged!
2. Woman dries underwear at airport
‘Ain’t nobody want to see that’.
It’s a place for travel, getting a bite to eat and completing last minute work assignments, but apparently now airports are a great spot for doing the laundry.
A photo of a Chinese tourist’s underwear (bottom and top) draped over a chair at Chiang Mai airport is making the rounds on the Internet.
According to an airport spokesperson the incident happened around two weeks ago while she was waiting for her evening flight, Bangkok Post reported.
The woman was approached by airport workers and was advised to pack away her clothing. She didn’t receive a fine because her behaviour wasn’t illegal nor dangerous.
However, the photo has sparked debate among industry professionals as to whether tour agencies should be required to curb this type of behaviour by advising their Chinese clients that it hurts the image of Chinese tourists.
Do you think some tourists need to be told they have an etiquette problem? Let us know below.
3. Tourists kicked out of Cambodia for temple nudity
3 French Tourists Arrested for TAKING NUDE PICS: http://t.co/C0Sac0teC5 #AngkorWat #SiemReap #Cambodia pic.twitter.com/UsvTLDbKQU
— Daniel Mackevili (@Mackevili) January 30, 2015
Now this is a story for the grandkids.
Three French tourists were deported from Cambodia this week after pleading guilty to taking nude pictures at the country’s ancient Angkor temple.
Angkor Archaeological Park is a popular spot for tourists to Southeast Asia because its ruins date back to the 9th and 15th Centuries.
The male tourists (all in their early twenties) were arrested after they were caught snapping nude pics inside the Banteay Kdei temple.
Prosecutor told AFP that they plead guilty to and asked forgiveness from the Cambodia people.
The court then issued them a six-month suspended prison sentence and they’ve been banned from re-enterting Cambodia for four years.
They’ve also been ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1,000.
Do you think that was punishment enough or did they deserve something harsher?
4. Would you stand if it meant cheaper airfares?
China’s budget airline (the country’s first LCC to be more specific) is apparently looking to make flying even cheaper, by scrapping some seats on aircraft.
According to Market Watch, Spring Airlines is considering applying for approval to have passengers stand during flights in order to lower the cost of airfares.
A similar move was attempted by Ireland’s infamous budget carrier, Ryanair back in 2012. The airline’s boss Michael O’Leary was looking to create ‘standing room only’ cabins for students and budget travellers, which he would sell for only £1 to European destinations.
5. Ryanair employees drew WHAT in the snow?
Ryanair’s bosses had the perfect response to the photo that went viral of a male’s genitalia drawn into snow by the airline’s airport workers – they’re not the best artists.
The image was shared on all social platforms this week, with many dubbing it the coolest snow art ever.
Although Ryanair may not have agreed with its cool status, the airline certainly didn’t seem bother by the ‘controversial’ image.
“While our ground crew excel at industry leading 25 minute turnarounds, art isn’t their forte, as they’ve clearly forgotten to draw wings on their snow airplane.”
Ryanair spokesperson
The airline doesn’t endorse the drawing of comical body parts at airports, but leaders recognise that it didn’t hurt anyone.
