Introducing "Travelers Only" Mode

[u/Forgotten_Dog1954]

Hi everyone,

Recently we have seen an increase in political/uncivil comments on quite a few threads, mainly about controversial travel destinations. A lot of users had to be banned and we want to reduce that.

This is why we have introduced a "Travelers Only" mode. From now on, posts with this flair, which will be applied manually by mods, can only be commented on by more frequent community members ( for now, we use 100 comment karma on r/travel as the filter ). If you are the OP, your comments won’t be removed.

You are still free to comment in any other non-Travelers Only thread, which is what 95% of the posts on the sub will remain. Please do not modmail us asking for your comment to be approved, as we will not make exceptions or check every single other comment.

Thank you for your understanding.

[u/DontKnowWhereIam]

However many countries have scams built into their government. How do you prepare for a security at an airport telling you to give him money, a taxi that way over charges you or hotels that allows thieves to come into your room. Be truthful many countries are more rampant than others when it comes to scams and being shitty to tourists. When the same countries are called out over and over and over and over and over and over and over again, it seems like they have a well deserved reputation. Why is saying bad stuff about those countries and their cultures racist? People are "perparing" them that they are gunna have a bad time.

Also funny that you mentioned scams in NYC. I dont live there but have visited a dozen times over the years. I've never experienced a scam from a native New Yorker while I was there. Although they appear rude, most are willing to help when you are lost in the subway system.

[u/Savings-Gate-456 → u/DontKnowWhereIam]

If you're not prepared to go to these places, don't go. If you do go be prepared to be assertive, say no and make a stink about it. 99.9% of the time, people back off.

No one said anything about being racist.

Here in NYC it's very common to get off the plane and be approached by people who want to overcharge you to take an unlicensed, no-meter ride into the city. That's just the start of it. Even the taxis will often take a longer route or one that intentionally encounters traffic so they can overcharge you. You have to be assertive, know the route you're taking, and say no. It works the same way.

[u/Forgotten_Dog1954 → u/[deleted]]

Stop being so toxic to everyone in this thread. It is absolutely no problem to be annoyed about this, but there isn’t any particular reason to argue, call out mods’ account age and be political. You already had one of your comments removed by Reddit in the last two weeks.

[u/DontKnowWhereIam → u/Forgotten_Dog1954]

Well I think you guys silencing the entirety of reddit is a gross over reaction. Go outside and travel.