Ten years ago, no one had even heard of selfie sticks or Snapchat. Now, Snapchatting sightseers top the list of traveling pet peeves, according to a survey of more than 35,000 people by MissTravel.com, the travel-dating website. In fact, Kardashian-style Snapchatters were deemed even more annoying than a seat mate’s garlic fries, pricey Wi-Fi or flight delays. And considering that this was the summer of major tech meltdowns at Southwest and Delta airlines, that’s really saying something.
Here’s the list of biggest travel pet peeves of 2016, along with their peeved-people percentages.
- Snapchat-obsessed travelers — 31 percent
- Flight delays — 28 percent
- Wi-Fi you have to pay for — 13 percent
- Passengers who bring smelly food on the plane — 7 percent
- Passengers who neglect to push their luggage through the TSA scanner — 5 percent
- Other
