Travelers’ No-Nos Or What NOT To Do When Traveling
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines — There’s no shortage of helpful advice out there when it comes to traveling. You learn from others. You also learn from their mistakes, in this case my mistakes. I can’t complete a list of 10 “what not to do” and I hope it stays that way.
Thou Shall Not Forget to Print
Budget airlines are under pressure to make a profit and are able to keep costs down by charging you for extra services. Sure you get to travel thanks to cheap airfare but if you’re not careful, you may end up paying more for other charges. One way they earn is by charging for overweight luggage, so don’t forget to weigh your bags. But there’s one other thing you shouldn’t forget: To print. Ryanair, which offers cheap flights in Europe, charges passengers who forget to print their boarding pass at home. You’d think since everything is already electronic, it should be paperless. Not if you’re flying Ryanair. You pay a hefty charge of EUR €60 per person for boarding pass reprint. According to about.com, “Even if you have printed your boarding card, you may still be fined due to bad quality of print out, damaged page or missing page. You must print everything, including the advertisement.”
While I didn’t pay Ryanair, I paid a hotel for printing my boarding pass. I compared the cost and it turned out cheaper. My friends didn’t have printers and there were no Internet cafés in Paris, or at least none that my local friends were aware of. I ended up printing my ticket at the business center of Louvre Hôtel in Paris. The five-star hotel is located at
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