As I've discovered over the years,
travel myths are more apt to be debunked, but only if you are really determined
to go "despite" what may occur.
In my opinion, those days of
"dressing up" for an upgrade" are literally gone with the
wind, today, your "upgrade"
will never take place unless you have certain other perquisites, depending on
the airline you choose.
And those so-called experts are
only experts if you chose to believe what they say, however, as a travel
insider for many years, I know that's part of the "expert's propaganda"
based on who they shill for.
Nonetheless, my research has
determined that knowing certain truths about how your booking method counts, re
fees and such, also, the ability to get ahead of the line, depending on how you
go about setting up your travel itinerary. And in my many years of experience as
to all aspects of the travel industry, time consuming checking of facts and
myths are essential to getting the $$$ worth out of your travel experience.
Therefore, I can advise you to take care in determining what you want out of travel experience.
Oddly some people just want to
chalk up a travel bucket list, and the actual experience is less important than
listing it in your list of "essentials" to get done, while others
want to tout how they "saved money" by doing such and such.
Insofar as I'm concerned, the
"idea" of travel is just that, the "idea" is now more
important than the going. Everyone has a different comfort
zone, that's my meaning of "idea" when discussed as a travel
experience. which in today's travel marketplace may mean, not so comfortably
even with more $$$ spent.
However, insofar as "travel myths" feel free to find your own "debunking" philosophy and rack up those travel miles as you age into travel experiences.
