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Travel Curmudgeon Hits Historic Milestone Sharing 500 Stories

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ANYWHERE, Earth – April 9, 2018 – The Travel Curmudgeon (TC), a legendary anonymous traveler with worldwide recognition from the oilrigs of Galveston to the sinking streets of Venice, announced the significant milestone of sharing more than 500 stories, experiences, and advice to thousands of fans in just three years.

The Curmudgeon has already shared stories from the well-beaten path to obscure destinations while gathering an impressive social following with thousands of fans worldwide. He tells it like it is in a full frontal and curmudgeony tone that only he can deliver.

The Travel Curmudgeon gained early fame through timely travel insight covering hard-hitting topics like fee-crazy airlines, and bed-bug friendly hotels, but only began sharing his experiences of the trials and tribulations of cold airline coffee and Airbnb bedroom cameras with an international audience online in 2015. Prior to blogging, the Curmudgeon provided commentary for PBS and radio in which he reported on the wildlife and natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands, dined in Beijing at the Great Hall and interviewed Sesame Street’s Big Bird!

While the official three-year anniversary of the Travel Curmudgeon blog was April Fools’ Day, make no mistake – all of these impressive achievements are, in fact, a reality all made possible through the fan support and fast-growing following, as much as the unsupportive airline customer support and lackluster hotel and wait staff that provide the Curmudgeon with endless material.

As the Curmudgeon looks toward the future, he will continue to provide hard-hitting, controversial content from the road as he follows Oprah on the campaign trail, goes undercover at a Moscow-based Facebook hacking center, and finally catches the long-awaited Southwest flight to Hawaii (though he’s still not sure when that day might come).

The Travel Curmudgeon can be found on his website, travelcurmudgeon.com, or his social media pages on Facebook and Twitter, spreading travel tips, and good humored fun to an ever growing fan base.

 About the Travel Curmudgeon:
A former PBS and radio travel commentator, the Travel Curmudgeon has spent years documenting his misadventures in the perils of consumer travel. The Curmudgeon is a seasoned traveler with more than 3 million air miles, who has touched down in more than 150 airports across six different continents. Prior to commentary, his professional career included executive management positions and representation of leading hotel-lodging groups, major transportation groups and consulting assignments with international and government entities involved in travel services – giving him a unique insider-perspective. His journeys, travel experiences, and commentary on the state of the travel industry can be found on his blog at www.travelcurmudgeon.com.

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Trouble for the Mouse at Disneyworld, Florida?

April 5, 2018: A couple is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for $15,000, saying a rat bit a man when he grabbed it off his wife’s wheelchair. Galen Haldeman, then 59, and his wife, Carol, who rode in a wheelchair, exited Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin in Tomorrowland when a large rat ran into the merchandise store near the ride, according to a lawsuit filed March 19 in Orange County Circuit Court. “Disney violated its duty to keep its park clean and safe by allowing conditions to get to the point where rats were inhabiting the park and were even bold enough to come out openly, among people,” read the lawsuit. Disney officials had no immediate comment.

Some Flatbed Seats for Sleeping are a Pain?

April 4, 2018: Some airlines, like Virgin Atlantic, offer flat bed seats — seats that turn into beds on many long haul flights — but on older aircraft, like the A340, it takes a flight attendant to set up and dismantle the bed. And, once you’ve commited to being flat, you have to have the flight attendant return to bring the seat (and associated parts and bedding) back to a seating position. Check in with Seat Guru (be aware – not always on top of aircraft models for your flights) and the airline to know the “lay of the land” as it were! Some of the best seating in all class configurations is offered on the ultra high teach 787 — and a few updated 777’s — the TC advises to keep with Boeing and stay away from most any AirBus model — most cramped and very uncomfortable — even for walking down the aisle!!

Domestic Airfare Moving Up, Up and Away?

April 3, 2018: Have you checked out domestic airfares to just about any where these days? Yes, there are some great deals on very advance purchase travel. But on the whole, airfares are up — despite the convoluted formulas the carriers use to convenience you otherwise. The real bargains are in business class — if you can book far enough in advance and be flexible with travel dates. Don’t be surprised to find some domestic deals on trips to and from the east coast — even under $300 round trip to The Big Apple.

Here’s Trip Advisor’s 2018 Top World Destinations — Do you agree?

  1. Paris, France
  2. London, UK
  3. Rome, Italy
  4. Bali, Indonesia
  5. Crete, Greece
  6. Barcelona, Spain
  7. Prague, Czech Republic
  8. Marrakech, Morocco
  9. Istanbul, Turkey
  10. New York, New York
  11. Phuket, Thailand
  12. Hanoi, Vietnam
  13. Siem Reap, Cambodia
  14. Jamaica
  15. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
  16. Lisbon, Portugal
  17. Dubai, UAE
  18. Tokyo, Japan
  19. Kathmandu, Nepal
  20. Hong Kong, China
  21. Hurghada, Egypt
  22. New Delhi, India
  23. Cusco, Peru
  24. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  25. Sydney, Australia

Southwest Airlines Gets Permit for Honolulu Airport Space

March 29, 2018: Still not commenting to a start date — or what cities will serve as the mainland departure points — Southwest is setting itself up to initiate service to Hawaii — with Honolulu the first gateway destination. Rumors say service to start sometime this year but could drag out into 2019 — no word on ticket or service pricing — will bags still fly free? Stand by for lift-off!!!

Newark Airport Travelers Be Aware!

March 27, 2018: Transit time — via subway and rail — to and from New York can now take up to 4 long frustrating hours due to construction at Penn Station and reduced service from the Newark train station to the airport. Nothing runs on time and schedules for both services usually run late if at all.  And to add even more traveler confusion, Newark Airport continues it’s very slow construction modernization project with most of the airport a dirty dusty confusing construction mess.  If traveling to and from the Big Apple — stick with JFK — LaGuardia, the airport then VP Biden called “at best a third world airport” continues it’s modernization program and is also a mess. JFK works well —stay with what you know!

United Airlines — Please Stop Screwing Around with the Boarding Line!

March 26, 2018: United is once again causing passenger confusion by testing another new way to board their planes — the current 5 line system, travelers ranked by a convoluted classification system based on frequent flyer status, works very efficiently. Now the airline is testing at LAX a 2 line boarding system — without defining or expelling why this may work faster and be less confusing — seems to the TC a BIG waste of time and resources — how about taking these expenses and putting the $$$’s to offering some free food on long haul flights?  How about that??