The True & False of Travel Urban Legends

You’ve heard these horrifying travel urban legends, but are they true?

We’ll unmask the spooky rumors before you head to your next haunt!

Happy Halloween!

The True & False of Travel Urban Legends from CLC Lodging

• There’s money in the hotel Bibles. FALSE. The urban legend persists as a tactic to get people to find the Bible in the room.
• The bathroom door in an airplane was designed to open from both sides. Scary, but TRUE
• Hotel key cards contain your personal information, and anyone with a special scanner can “read” your details. FALSE
• People commonly use the hotel’s iron to prepare meals. TRUE
• You can open the airplane doors, and all the passengers will get sucked out into the sky. FALSE
• Those pesky critters called bed bugs can only be found in budget hotels and cheap accommodation. FALSE
• Posting on Facebook about your upcoming vacation & travel plans is dangerous. TRUE
• Taking a call on your cell phone will make the plane crash. FALSE
• Hotels don’t always clean the duvets. TRUE
• The recirculated air coming from plane air vents will make you sick. FALSE
• There’s a secret train platform beneath the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC. TRUE
• There is a widespread fear in the hotel world of a 13th floor. For this reason, many hotels don’t have a clearly-marked 13th floor. TRUE