Whether you've been on vacation once or 100, you've probably experienced some form of annoying behavior while traveling. The top three things most people can't bear on a trip are:seat kickers, barefoot passengers, and overly chatty or loud travelers. That's according to Expedia research into airplane and hotel etiquette.
The seat kicker rules as the worst passenger on a flight. For the fourth year in a row, more than half of global respondents identified the passenger who constantly kicks, grabs or punches as the most annoying.
Top ranked list of worst flight passengers:
The kicker/punch/grab (51 percent) seat
The aromatic passenger (43 percent)
The inattentive parent (39 percent)
Personal space violator (34 percent)
Audio insensitive (29 percent)
More than 90 percent of global respondents agree that it is not OK to be barefoot during a flight. Also, people just want peace and quiet, whether it's in flight or in bed. To pass the time while flying, people prefer to sleep (69%) than talk to other passengers (28%). And flying is not the time to talk – the study shows that 77 percent of people are afraid of sitting next to someone who talks too much.
Top ranked list of worst hotel guests:
The inattentive parents (45 percent)
The revelers in the room (41 percent)
The complainers (29 percent)
The partygoers and bar visitors (27 percent)
Other fascinating findings include:
Around the world, travelers are most annoyed to find bed bugs, a used condom, cigarette smoke or a bad smell when checking into a hotel room.
South Koreans are the most likely to get drunk on a flight – Thai and American travelers round out the top three.
Travelers often leave their seats for two reasons – only if it's a long flight, three hours or more, or when they're going to sleep.
54 percent of people agree it's okay to wake up snoring passengers – and when it comes to passing a sleeping passenger, most don't hesitate to wake them up and ask them to get up.
Hotel Habits – Most travelers admit to hiding valuables from the cleaners and removing items from a hotel room.
