One of the reasons I started this blog a bazillion years ago was to help people with etiquette while they’re traveling, especially while in the air. When you’re stuck in a flying metal tube with two hundred strangers it never hurts to be a little nicer to your fellow passengers! But I also love reading…
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Poll: Do you wait for people putting up their suitcase?
Etiquette tip: Keep your feet to yourself!!
3 tips for sharing overhead bin space
Sometimes I look fondly back at the days when I first started traveling for work (ten years ago, whoa). Upgrades were plentiful, you could easily hop on an earlier flight, and there was plenty of room for carry-ons. Alas, things have changed. These days flights are so crowded that you are lucky to have enough…
How to deal with a talkative seatmate
How many of you have been stuck next to a seatmate that just doesn’t stop talking? All of you? Yep. Unfortunately the Chatty Cathys and Talkative Tonys are more common in the skies than we would like. So what can you do when you’re stuck for the next four (or six. or eight.) hours next…
Dealing with a scent sensitivity on business travel
If you’ve read this blog for any period of time then you know that I have a huge sensitivity to strong smells. On more than one occasion I’ve been flying and someone has sprayed perfume, painted their nails, or even just had some strong smelling food, and I’ve instantly had nausea or a headache. This…
Is this rude? Seating at restaurants.
Here’s the scenario: You are on a business trip and eating dinner at a restaurant that has seat-yourself service. You are eating by yourself, and after looking around you see that there are several open spots at the bar, and one empty table that could seat four. In this scenario, you hate (HATE) sitting on…
Posts from the past
What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Should I have changed seats in this situation? Join the conversationhere. I promise you canwear dresses in more than one way! Dads in first, mom and kids in coach.What are your thoughts? Preparing for your First International Business Trip(3rd installment). Airport Pickup Etiquette(and the law). What’s…
Travel etiquette tip: Don’t paint your nails on a plane
Is it rude to wake up your seatmate if you have to use the restroom?
On long flights it’s often necessary to sleep. Unfortunately, sleep on an airplane isn’t the easiest thing to come by! A lot of people, myself included, turn to sleep aids—Tylenol PM, Ambien, and the like. But what’s the best thing to do when your seatmate is sleeping and you need to get out of your…