u/Soup_InThePot16

This has been so frustrating. Despite the app saying an uberx is for 4 passengers, on 3 of my recent trips drivers have refused to take 4. They pull up, look at my group, and say “I don’t take 4.”

I’m on vacation (in the U.S.) with my parents. We are two 30 year olds with our two 60 year old parents. Not a bunch of drunk frat boys.

Is there anyway to send a general complaint to
Uber about drivers doing this? Seems it shouldn’t be allowed if the app says the car accommodates 4.

Edit to add: we’re not big people. I’m the tallest at 6’, the others are between 5’5” - 5’10”. No one is over 170lbs. We don’t need to wait 2x as long and pay 50% more for an xl. A sedan fits us comfortably.

First year globalist here.

Staying at Hotel du Louvre in two weeks, and just got an email that the restaurant would be closed for construction during my stay but that breakfast would be relocated to a function room.

Based on past reviews, it appears Globalists can get breakfast in-room with a delivery fee of 15 euros at this property.

Given the restaurant closure, should I ask them if they can waive the delivery fee for in-room breakfast? Or is that totally unreasonable?

Snagged some J award seats on the new Swiss Senses a350. Ideally I’d like to sit in 7A, but that is one of the seats with a bassinet. If I assign myself that seat and then later on a family with a baby wants it, will they move me without my consent? Does every airline handle this differently or is there an industry standard?

(Cross posting in the Swiss airlines sub but that doesn’t get as much traffic as this sub, so posting here first.)

Thought this was interesting. Got a notification today that my flight in August from MUC-FRA was changed to a 787. Only an hour flight, but I'm in business so happy to be in a seat that is not the usual Euro Biz. I assume they are just repositioning this plane and don't typically use it for this route?

I'm planning an international trip to a new city and am trying to plan out the routes too and from where I'll be staying. Every time I look at an attraction and click "directions," Apple Maps zooms out to a global view and tries to find directions from my current location. It looks like there used to be an option to click "plan route" and choose the origin, but I don't see that option anymore. Is it hiding somewhere? I've tried this on both iOS and desktop.

TL;DR: There is no descriptive signage throughout the site. Without a guide, you will not know what you are looking at.

Just got back from Machu Picchu and did two routes on two different days: 1A and 2A.

For 1A (Machu Picchu Mountain) we did not hire a guide as we just wanted to hike at our own pace and knew we would not be going into the site. We're happy with that choice.

For 2A, we hired a guide ahead of time through our hotel. We're glad we did. What I have not seen mentioned anywhere in the posts/conversations about if you should hire a guide is the fact that there is no interpretive signage or descriptions throughout the site. It is not like a museum where there is a sign explaining what you are looking at in each area. Yes, some of the sacred areas are labeled, but there is no description of what the sacred area is. If you do not hire a guide, you will just be wandering around the site with no idea what you are looking at. It is essential to have someone there to explain everything to you.