| The Sophisticated Traveler | | | | to be removed." |
| As you board the plane, set the tone for the rest of | | | | - Chats non-stop on the air phone. |
| the flight. Acknowledge the flight attendants with a | | | | - Leaves the restroom messy. |
| smile and a warm "Hello." If you're allowed only one | | | | - Wears overpowering fragrance. |
| carry-on item, don't cheat by carrying on more. Don't | | | | - Places shoes on the seat cushion. |
| move other people's belongings around in order to | | | | - Takes up two arm rests. |
| cram your own belongings into the overhead bin. | | | | - Occupies a portion of another passenger's seat. |
| Nothing looks more cloddish than slogging down the | | | | - Adjusts the seat into a reclining position. |
| aisle carrying department store shopping bags. Pack | | | | - Talks incessantly to another passenger, who is |
| an extra collapsible tote bag with you for your return | | | | obviously trying to get some work done. |
| trip to handle your overflow purchases. If you're | | | | - Assumes that fellow passengers and attendants are |
| wearing a back pack, avoid clobbering passengers on | | | | on board for their entertainment. |
| the head with it as you search for your seat. Once | | | | Deflecting the Chatterbox |
| you find that seat, excuse yourself if you need to | | | | Know when not to carry on a conversation by being |
| disturb other passengers when you sit down. | | | | tuned into the body language of others. If your |
| No one appreciates a traveler who... | | | | attempts to make small talk are met with short |
| - Talks loudly during the flight attendant's safety | | | | answers and no follow-on questions, you should get |
| lecture, thus denying essential information to | | | | the hint. If your fellow passenger begins to read a |
| white-knuckled novice passengers unfamiliar with | | | | book or work on a computer, the hint becomes |
| safety procedures. | | | | obvious. By the same token, there is no need to feel |
| - Spreads out newspapers when seated in the | | | | obligated to talk to fellow passengers if you are the |
| "sandwich seat" between two other passengers. | | | | subject of unwelcome chatter. To discourage others |
| - Rushes to the plane's magazine rack and grabs all | | | | from talking to you, turn on your iPod or open a |
| the good magazines, leaving little for others to read | | | | magazine. If you do chat with them for a few |
| besides Whale Watchers International. | | | | minutes, you might then smile and say, "I really |
| - Treats flight attendants with disrespect. Cursing at | | | | enjoyed talking to you, but I'm on a deadline to finish |
| an attendant or exhibiting drunken behavior can | | | | this work." |
| cause you to be unceremoniously escorted off the | | | | When you travel by air, don't check in your manners |
| plane. Flight attendants are given a good amount of | | | | along with your luggage. If you extend to other |
| discretion in deciding what constitutes disruptive | | | | passengers the same consideration you want from |
| behavior. Air Transport Association rules state "if a | | | | them, your travel experience will be relaxing and |
| passenger's behavior is offensive to other | | | | stress free. |
| passengers on board, then the airline reserves the | | | | Bon voyage! |
| right to deny boarding or to ask for the passenger | | | | |