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What TikTok Gets Right and Wrong About Travel Hacks

2025/1/14
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J.R. Whalen: 我是华尔街日报的J.R. Whalen,今天我们要讨论社交媒体上的旅行技巧,有些技巧可以帮助你节省开支,提升旅行体验,但有些技巧则可能无效甚至带来麻烦。例如,在社交媒体上流行的“Check-in chicken”技巧,指的是在航班起飞前24小时内不立即办理登机手续,等待航空公司调整座位后再办理,以期获得更好的座位,但这种方法的成功率并不高,而且存在获得更差座位的风险。此外,一些关于通过讨好登机人员获得免费升级的技巧,其成功率也微乎其微,除非你拥有很高的航空公司会员等级。 还有人建议在登机前调制酒精饮料,但这可能违反联邦航空管理局(FAA)的规定。总而言之,在尝试任何旅行技巧之前,都应该谨慎考虑,并对结果抱有合理的预期,不要盲目相信社交媒体上的信息。 Dawn Gilbertson: TikTok上的旅行技巧之所以受欢迎,是因为人们都希望省钱、提升旅行体验并更好地打包行李。然而,许多技巧的有效性值得商榷。例如,试图通过穿着得体或讨好登机人员来获得免费升级,成功的可能性极低,除非你拥有很高的航空公司会员等级。 “Check-in chicken”技巧在廉价航空公司中可能更有效,但它并不能保证你获得理想的座位,反而可能得到更差的座位。在登机前调制酒精饮料也违反了FAA的规定。至于酒店升级,虽然给前台人员小费是一种常见的做法,但它并不能保证你一定能获得升级。 一些有效的旅行技巧则与打包有关,例如使用鞋架来整理孩子的衣服,这可以提高旅行效率。此外,了解交通部的规定,可以帮助你在航班延误或取消时维护自身权益。学习如何更有效地使用谷歌航班搜索,也可以帮助你找到价格合理的旅行目的地。总而言之,在尝试任何旅行技巧之前,都应该仔细权衡利弊,并对结果抱有合理的预期,不要盲目相信社交媒体上的信息。

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This chapter explores the popularity of travel hacks on social media platforms like TikTok, focusing on the effectiveness and potential pitfalls of various strategies, such as attempting to secure free upgrades from airline gate agents. It establishes that many hacks, such as sweet-talking gate agents for upgrades, are largely ineffective for average travelers.
  • Travel hacks are surging in popularity on social media.
  • Attempts to get free upgrades by being nice or dressing well rarely work for average travelers.
  • The effectiveness of many travel hacks is questionable.

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Social-media sites like TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit are teeming with travel tips) that promise a smooth airport experience or last-minute upgrade. But which ones actually work? Wall Street Journal reporter Dawn Gilbertson joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the do’s and don’ts of trying viral travel hacks before your next trip. 

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