Traveller letters
Traveller Letters: We’re flocking to Japan and locals are getting irritated
“A number of small local restaurants, of the kind that we delight in, had signs on the door saying ‘Please speak Japanese in our restaurant’.”
Traveller Letters: This ‘magical’ destination is grotesque and barbaric
“Your portrayal of an idyllic and quaint Faroe Islands glosses over one of humanity’s most grotesque and barbaric activities.”
Say what you will about Jetstar, one part of the airline deserves credit
“On returning to Australia after a recent overseas trip, I reached Singapore for the final leg to discover that my flight had been cancelled.”
Traveller Letters: Booking direct better? Not after our luggage was stolen
“On day one of the tour, my husband’s luggage went missing. The driver admitted he hadn’t locked the compartment. Weeks of haggling for compensation followed.”
Traveller Letters: Be careful where you sit on this Jetstar plane
“As soon as we settled for the six-hour flight to Bali, our cabin manager announced just how fortunate we were to be sitting in a ‘brand new Airbus A321neo’.”
Traveller Letters: Add Uber rank mayhem to Sydney Airport’s problems
What used to take 20 minutes at most took an hour, and then I had to deal with the Uber rank debacle.
Traveller Letters: So impressed by a driver’s scam, I let him keep the money
“An Indian auto-rickshaw driver turned a 100-rupee note into a 10-rupee note with such skill that I readily agreed with him.”
Traveller Letters: Jetstar passengers beware this rule change
“Jetstar’s economy class has always suited us provided we upgraded our booking with a ‘starter plus’ bundle, until now.”
Traveller Letters: We received $573 for just a two-hour flight delay
“We were bumped from a flight in Europe. How we were treated was a welcome surprise and a lesson for Australia.”
Traveller Letters: Qatar’s business class should come with a warning
Our high expectations were first quashed when we were quoted an extra $149 each for seat selection. Later, we found we didn’t have lounge access.
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/topic/traveller-letters-l66