From asking if you need a passport for Tasmania to when the Northern Lights switch on: Travel agents reveal the most ridiculous questions Australians have asked them
- Flight Centre travel agents have shared the inane questions they are asked
- The majority of Australian travellers are well prepared for their trips abroad
- But for some there are still nagging issues they have with passports and driving
- Some have asked how far England is from London and if there are land cruises
A collection of travel agents have revealed the most inane questions Australian tourists have asked them this year, calling them so ‘ridiculous’ they were left speechless.
The Flight Centre workers told Escape that for the most part travellers from Down Under are very knowledgeable about different destinations and have usually done a fair amount of research.
But for some there are still nagging issues they like to voice to their agents before booking, like whether different states in Australia drive on different sides of the roads.
A collection of travel agents have revealed the most inane questions Australian tourists have asked them this year (stock image)
Public Affairs Manager at Flight Centre, Haydn Long, told the publication his all-time favourite query was: ‘When do they switch on the Northern Lights?’
Understandably the natural phenomenon might seem more like an event the Northern countries – including Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway – put on to attract visitors, but it cannot be controlled by any of the governments.
Another question that was a cause for laughter included asking for a price match to a completely different country – for the same price.
Public Affairs Manager at Flight Centre, Haydn Long, told the publication his all-time favourite query was: ‘When do they switch on the Northern Lights?’ (stock image)
Other people asked how far away England is from London while looking at a map on a brochure (stock image)
‘That Jetstar deal to Hawaii, can I get the same price all the way to New York because the plane flies in the same direction from Melbourne anyway?’ One person asked.
This was not achievable it turns out, however the logic did not go unnoticed.
Other people asked how far away England is from London while looking at a map on a brochure and whether they needed a passport to travel to Tasmania.
One of the funniest examples was someone questioning whether they could bring a quiche on board a flight to Sydney – which so long as they ate it before arrival overseas – was acceptable (stock image)
As Tasmania is still part of Australia – despite being separated from the mainland – domestic travel still applies and you don’t require a passport.
Some crafty travellers tried to skirt around the baggage allowance by asking if they could tape two suitcases together while someone else said they had been booked into the wrong place – they wanted to go to Bali, not Denpasar.
One of the funniest examples was someone questioning whether they could bring a quiche on board a flight to Sydney – which so long as they ate it before arrival overseas – was acceptable.