According to a study from Expedia and its business travel brand Egencia the smartphone is viewed as a travellers’ most indispensable companion.
The study of almost 10,000 travellers across 19 countries found that your road warriors consider their phones to the most important item they carry with them, ahead of their toothbrush, deodorant and driver’s license.
However, with this comes ‘mobile phone etiquette’ and it seems there are many of us who are not following it and this is infuriating our travellers.
From taking photos of your meal to playing music without headphones, here are the top 13 mobile etiquette violations:
Playing music, games or videos without headphones | 58% |
Making/taking calls while on speakerphone | 57% |
Taking photos/videos of strangers | 48% |
Making / taking voice calls while dining at a restaurant / café | 39% |
Enabling notifications on the loud setting | 39% |
Texting or emailing while attending a seated performance | 35% |
Making/taking video calls | 25% |
Photographing food during meal | 22% |
Entertaining children with games, apps or videos | 18% |
Attaching a fitness tracker visibly to an undergarment | 16% |
Posting more than 3 updates per day on social media | 14% |
Taking photos using a tablet device | 13% |
Using location-based dating apps | 13% |