How much can you drink at the airport? Is easyJet tasteless? And is it okay to bring an extra suitcase? Etiquette Queen Laura Windsor reveals the Travel Dos and Don’t
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Running the cord of good taste is always difficult, and when it comes to traveling, it can be particularly treacherous. Who wants to insult a whole nation with a few slippers?
Taste and etiquette expert Laura Windsor, who advised Netflix About social graces from the Regency era for BridgertonDesperate about the way many of us now travel and say that we have become a nation that is fixed on bragging. “The elegant among us doesn’t have to prove anything,” she says. “And we certainly don’t feel like keeping the Joneses.”
Here the Queen of Etiquette offers its opinion on the holiday wages that are really first-class and some are a one-way ticket to Naffville …
Mega Resorts: Luxury Loaf or Destination Oaf?
Vast five -star resorts such as Dubai have reinvented the modest flop-and-drop. They have global restaurants, theme children and chic spas. A championship competballer or Instagram star could come through the pool to grow Dom Pergonon. Our expert Blanches for the mention. ‘These generic resorts think they know what you like, but so often they miss the point; They dilute traditions and culture – and then charge you enough for the privilege. “As for Dubai:” Go for work, nothing else! “
Judgment: tasteless.
Budget trips: Does cheap equal low rent do?
The biggest misconception about what a high class is is that you have to flash the money, Laura Windsor advises. ‘A characterful Airbnb Or chic Bed and Breakfast makes you much richer in experience than any Identikit Resort. ‘
Judgment: Tasteful
Budget Airlines: EasyJet or Emirates?
There is no shame in boarding a cheap airline; The days of short distance Glamor have long since disappeared. So if EasyJet brings you to your Spanish island of idyll, good-oh.
Judgment: Tasteful.
Private charters: Crass or Class?
A Mediterranean hunting holiday is not cheap, but that will do it Send the taste barometer rise. “You are in a small group – you have to be good friends – but you have the ultimate privacy, which feels very exclusive,” says Windsor. And charter your own private jet? ‘If you have the money, why not? Just don’t scoop on Instagram. “
Judgment: Tasteful.
Tick: circles with tips or junk?
‘Why would you place your hard-earned vacation in the hands of an influencer or TripAdvisor reviewer? You have no idea how these strangers view luxury. And style and elegance are completely subjective, “says Windsor. “Mouth -mouth advertising remains one of the best ways to secure a luxury recommendation.”
Judgment: tasteless.
Holiday loungewear: casual chic or horrible clothing?
“British abroad dress so elegantly,” our expert shivers. Now, our love for lounge and leisure clothing and, making, flip-flops, says Windsor, crimes against style. ‘You decide how people treat you by the way you dress. If you wear trainers, horrible jogging bottoms or terrible pants When you enter a restaurant, people will treat you accordingly. Men without a shirt must stay on the beach, or even better, indoors. ‘
Judgment: tasteless.
Overlays: less is more – or more is less?
Routine pay for an extra case? Beat yourself on the back. Sous-biring of your clothes in a backpack only to have side-step aviation money is cheap in every possible way, says Windsor. “Put a woman in a divine dress, or a man in a wow pack, and they will behave beautifully.” And there is another bonus: “If you dress well, you will often be sustained in my experience.”
Judgment: Tasteful.
Share on Socials: Insta Magic or Tragic Gloating?
Do you remember those who set up projectors at home in the 80s to unleash 100 holiday photos on you? Now they update in real time on social media, says Windsor. “Don’t be that person.” A good snap should serve as a reminder of happy times when the years are rolling past, not online gloat.
Judgment: tasteless.
Airport tipples: passé or pass the rosé?
You might as well explain your nationality, Windsor opens – and not in a positive way. “British have such a bad reputation abroad and drinking 8 hours of pints at the airport does not help.” Drink on the ground like the locals. In Italy, an early evening aperitivo would be dedicated, but not the overexposed Aperol Spritz-in place a crodino (a non-alcoholic version).
Judgment: tasteless.
Tourist menus: great value or horrible gastronomy?
Do you love a menu that you can understand? Stay at home, our expert wasps. Increased travelers Baulk in tourist restaurants – and so do you. Learn a few politeness in the Lingo prior to your trip, eat where the locals dines and talks to the waiter about dishes. The ultimate culinary sin? The command of a ‘spagbol’ in Italy is beyond the pale. Windsor says: “That’s just not Italian food.”
Judgment: tasteless.
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