New ‘Luggage Losers’ site scolds airlines for lost baggage: ‘Avoid flying with them’
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New ‘Luggage Losers’ site scolds airlines for lost baggage: ‘Avoid flying with them’

ByNews Polite

Revenge is taking off. A traveler created a whole website to expose an airline after they reportedly lost his girlfriend’s luggage. Rather than contacting the airline and expressing his frustrations directly to them in an email, entrepreneur Pieter Levels created “Luggage Losers. A man created a whole website to expose…

‘Tip rage’ takes hold in the US, workers insist they deserve more
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‘Tip rage’ takes hold in the US, workers insist they deserve more

ByNews Polite

We’ve had enough of gratuitous gratuities. Increasingly common prompts to leave an extra something for the employees at a wide range of businesses across the country has patrons totally tipped off, according to reports. Welcome to America’s “tip rage” era, according to USA Today’s Christopher Elliott. The increasing ubiquity of…

Here’s why experts are warning against bizarre trend
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Here’s why experts are warning against bizarre trend

ByNews Polite

They put this dog down. Experts have ripped the viral “raw dogging” trend, claiming it could be unhealthy to go without creature comforts on a long-haul flight. For the uninitiated, raw dogging refers to flyers forgoing in-flight entertainment, including movies and movies, as well as avoiding necessities such as food,…

A remote island will pay you to live there — but there’s a catch
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A remote island will pay you to live there — but there’s a catch

ByNews Polite

It’s never too early to start scoping out summer beach rentals. Here’s one, on a private island of the coast of Ireland, that’s entirely free — in fact, they’ll pay you and a bestie to spend the entire season. Stunningly picturesque, Great Blasket Island has a seal colony, endless ocean views, memorable…

Wedding guests stranded after booking lavish Airbnb that’s under construction
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Wedding guests stranded after booking lavish Airbnb that’s under construction

ByNews Polite

This Airbnb was more air and less B&B. A woman said her family members were left devastated when they arrived at a home they booked on Airbnb, only to discover it was under construction. Renee Menzies took to TikTok last Wednesday, saying her sister and 11 other relatives traveled to…

Slew of new Conn. eateries serve up fall menus that are haute
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Slew of new Conn. eateries serve up fall menus that are haute

ByNews Polite

Superstar chef-helmed restaurants, cozy community-styled cafes, and hip bars have added to the Constitution State’s drinking and dining scene this year, turning Connecticut into a delicious fall destination for hungry weekenders. The biggest roar came when Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened Happy Monkey in wealthy Greenwich this spring. The chic-casual…