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more about #travel more comments → mbot says Spock yeah!: Can we just say that tourists from basically anywhere can be effing annoying? I used to suffer from the shame of being associated with "ugly American... more » jaydock: God, all these comments make me want to have a worldwide vacation where everyone just mingles and teases each other (and themselves) about their cultu... more » SmaženýSýr: For whatever it's worth, TNS Infratest, the company that did the survey, is German. more » alouette: It's strange about the French not speaking local languages. Both times I've gone to France and tried to speak French to the locals, they immediately s... more » Bunsen Honeydew: What do these surveys contribute to? I know when there are kind of obvious scientific studies, they are usually contributing to adding validity to a l... more » NefariousNewt: How did the Italians avoid being the worst? Can someone explain it to me? Example: just got back from Europe. In Colmar, riding the little trolley tra... more » randomnessish: Ha. Ha. HA. Of course French tourists would be the worst...in an American survey. Personally, I've maybe only seen a handful of French tourists in... more » badmutha: Ah, the French may be well dressed, but in my experience it is the Germans who are the best undressed. Those people get naked at the drop of a hat, an... more » greengrey: Well, when I'm in midtown, it's never the Europeans or the Asians who get in my way and won't move. It's usually other Americans who are totally obliv... more » shorty63136: Could it be that foreign tourists come from a place where they expect and are accustomed excellent customer service and quickly balk when they don't g... more » Dodgergirl: I don't know, I think I trust David Sedaris on this one. His story, Picka Pocketoni, provides some pretty compelling evidence about American tourists. more » swimmingly: It makes perfect sense that in a survey by Americans about tourism, that French people who don't speak the language and are cautious with their money ... more » Ailanthus-altissima: From the article: "The French don't go abroad very much. We're lucky enough to have a country which is magnificent in terms of its landscape and cultu... more » LadyFabulous: What does it say about the number of American's sewing Canadian flags to their backpacks? more » counterclockwise: German and British tourists are the best out of the European ones? They obviously didn't ask me. Maybe they didn't bother to ask because I don't own a... more » -
#questionsoftravel
Why Yes, The Survey Does Appear To Be American
A survey of hotel owners around the globe has found that French tourists are considered the world's worst, perceived as "bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant" - albeit well-dressed. Japanese tourists were voted the "best" tourists. [Reuters] -
#baggagehandling
Lose The Manolos, Ladies: Travel Writer Has Questionable Tips For Women
In an interview with the Times's Frugal Traveler, travel writer and tour leader Beth Whitman offers some pretty annoying advice for women traveling alone. More » -
#getupandgo
The Fare Down There
In furtherance of our Jauntsetter addiction, one of us recently dished on where to go when visiting our nation's capital. Who cares about monuments to dead white guys there's good food to be had? [Jauntsetter] -
#notablequotable
Tim Gunn Revitalized By Ralph's, Museums
"My impression of [Los Angeles] was lukewarm: a sprawling megalopolis where people spend inordinate amounts of time trapped in idling vehicles. What's the appeal of that?" More » -
#camping
The Great Outdoors
With the economy taking a toll on people's vacation budgets, camping is experiencing a new popularity. Good news for state parks, whose budgets have been slashed. [CNN] -
#getupandgo
Horn-Tooting
"My ideal honeymoon would be Route 66 in a vintage Airstream." — Someone we know very well, on that groovy travel site for women this week. [Jauntsetter] -
#leilahadley
R.I.P. Leila Hadley
Leila Hadley, a glamorous travel writer whose guidebooks covered everything from American car tours to Indian personal odysseys, has died at 83. [NYT] -
