Beyond Captain obvious? Hobbitschuster (talk) 18:12, 18 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

Actually, this would be the one article for some rather captain obvious stuff. Even if most of our active contributors have quite a couple of countries and places in their "collection", we must remember that our readers may not. :) ϒpsilon (talk) 18:33, 18 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

I often find that Europeans and Americans are mutually surprised and flabbergasted by the state of the other region's rail system. Most Americans come with a default "fly everywhere" attitude and are then either surprised that there really isn't a daily flight from Dresden to Karlsruhe (and once a change of plane is involved, the flight is neither all that fast nor all that cheap) whereas many Europeans will be looking for trains that don't exist or take ages.

Similarly, as they say "An American thinks 100 years is a long time, whereas a European thinks 100 km is a long distance". Hobbitschuster (talk) 11:14, 4 April 2017 (UTC) Hobbitschuster (talk) 11:14, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Yes, and maybe include other possibilities as well. Ferries are the best way for some journeys in the Philippines and likely other countries too. In parts of Western Canada & the US (&Australia?) renting a car is the usual option. And so on. Pashley (talk) 20:46, 4 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

True. In general a mode choice discussion with a special eye to the blind spots people from a region where a certain mode is prevalent may have going to a region where it is not. Hobbitschuster (talk) 20:51, 4 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Transportation could have a deeper comparison of vehicles. /Yvwv (talk) 14:06, 23 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Retiring_abroad/Table includes (partial) info on the legality of cannabis, homosexuality & prostitution, since those would interest some retirees. Should there be a link in this article? Pashley (talk) 20:50, 4 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Other info in that table, such as per capita GDP as a cost indicator & GPI for safety, might also be of general interest. Pashley (talk) 20:53, 4 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Or the relationship between PPP and exchange rate Dollars... Hobbitschuster (talk) 21:01, 4 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Swept in from the pub

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/25/nx-s1-5231810/5-money-draining-mistakes-travelers-make-when-planning-a-vacation —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:56, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Most of the advice relates to Responsible travel#Overtourism (choose dupes or off-peak dates) or Sustainable travel (use dupes that avoid long flights), some is about prejudice against hostels (some do cater well for families, not all are filled with college-age backpackers) and short-term rentals not always being a cheap alternative after all. They also suggest home sitting etc. Most of the advice is mentioned in our guides, but it could be developed somewhat.

I think we need to change the redirect from Airbnb to Short term rentals, which should be a separate article from Hospitality exchange, where it now leads.

–LPfi (talk) 08:04, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

The article also talks about avoiding unrealistic dreams, based on marketing and travel blogs. If you aren't a millionaire, your travel dreams shouldn't be based on the honeymoon suite of a luxury hotel. Do we cover this in Travel basics? –LPfi (talk) 08:07, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Maybe might just be me, but I feel as though the travel dreams one is somewhat Captain Obvious. --SHB (t | c | m) 08:14, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Probably for us, but not necessarily for the novice traveller. Anybody understands that the luxury suite isn't for them, and many do want to be spoilt on their vacation, but actual budget options don't necessarily conform to what they expect travel to be like (based on travel blogs and advertising) – even if they would enjoy the budget version. Cf doing Europe. –LPfi (talk) 11:02, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

I suppose you do have a point there. --SHB (t | c | m) 12:09, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

I definitely support the idea of a non-"sharing" page for Airbnb, etc. Short-term rentals (which should be hyphenated) is a good title, but it could also be part of Vacation rentals.

We also need an article on House sitting. We have one on Pet sitting, and since most house sitting in practice seems to involve pet care, maybe it should just redirect there. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:07, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pet sitting looks to be written for pet owners rather than those looking to pet sit as part of their travels. Although house sitting is occasionally just about building security (and maybe doing some maintenance or gardening) it is usually about looking after pets. Home exchange is also a related topic. AlasdairW (talk) 00:04, 31 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

House sitting is also considerably rare compared to pet sitting, too. (where I am house sitters are unaffordable to most, but pet sitting is very common) --SHB (t | c | m) 00:40, 31 January 2025 (UTC)Reply