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Have you ever encountered something so ridiculous on a trip, that you had to take your case to court?
The case of the slutty Dutch girl and the kitchen staff
A Dutch family visited the judge demanding a full refund of their vacation, as well as compensation for having to move to a new resort. Apparently the situation at their original resort was unbearable, forcing them to relocate to a more expensive location.
What the Dutch forgot to tell the court, was that their daughter had slept with the entire kitchen staff, forcing hotel management to fire most of them.
Verdict: case dismissed
The case of the stupid locals enjoying their own beach
A German couple pleaded their case at the local court, demanding compensation for a spoiled vacation. The 2 Germans were very upset that their (public) Mauritian beach was also being used by locals. And obviously, the one thing that can spoil a vacation, is having to interact with the people that actually live there.
Verdict: local judge throws case into a local trash can
The case of the outhouse is not an acceptable bathroom?
A Swedish tourist visited his court to beg for a full refund of his vacation. His complaint? His remote farm destination lacked in-building bathroom facilities, and he was forced to use an outhouse. Apparently this was just too much for him to deal with.
Verdict: case ended up in the crapper
The disturbing case of the do not disturb sign
It takes a special level of stupid to mistake the do not disturb sign on the inside of your door for a warning to stay in your room. That didn't prevent one tourist from filing an official complaint asking for her money back. When she arrived at her hotel, she got to her room, and stayed there for several days, claiming the hotel staff forced her to stay indoors. After a little digging, the court found that she saw the sign, and mistook it for a "don't you dare leave this room" sign.
Verdict: This woman probably does need to be locked in a room somewhere.
The case of the loud mosque
A Dusseldorf court listened to the rants of a German tourist demanding his money back. His vacation had been ruined by the daily call for prayer at a local Turkish mosque. In the weird little world of this tourist, calls for prayer are to be silenced when he's enjoying his vacation.Verdict: Stupid tourist should be forced to listen to "case dismissed" every day for a week.
The case of the snores galore
Snoring people are everywhere - including airplanes. However, when a German tourist was treated to several hours of loud snoring on his flight to South Africa, instead of just chalking it up to another annoyance of air travel, he went to court to demand a full refund. Sadly for him, the court had to explain to him that snoring people are just part of life, and told him to stop wasting their time.
Verdict: a snooze case
The case of the super fertile pool water!
There have been many stories of immaculate conception in history. But none was as weird as the story of a Polish girl that got impregnated through the pool water at their Egyptian resort. The mother of the girl insisted that her daughter did not have sex, and that the only explanation had to be the filthy sperm infested waters of the hotel pool.
Verdict: This case is dead in the water
The case of nobody told me the fire could burn me
Burning Man may not be the kind of vacation destination suitable for everyone, but 50,000 people make the trip each year. This year, one visitor walked around the large bonfire, getting closer and closer each time. Eventually, he tripped, and fell right into the flames, burning his hands. Because nobody had told him about the dangers of fire, he took his case to court demanding someone pay him for his stupidity.
Verdict: case fizzles out
The curious case of too many Germans
Brits and Germans have a very special relationship when they are abroad. And by special, I mean they hate each other. Germans steal all the pool chairs in the morning, and Brits get drunk and wake the Germans up very early, forcing them to get up even earlier for their pool chairs (pardon the stereotypes).
One British tourist had enough - he took a trip to court demanding his cash back. His complaint? His travel agent had failed to mention that his destination was also popular with Germans. And apparently, too many Germans is enough to completely spoil your vacation.
Verdict: Klage abgewiesen!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
pjlooking Sep 18th 2009 8:44PM
i am glad to hear the cases were sent packin...
sadly...
in the USA they probably would have settle out of court for hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars :(
Elmer J Fudd Sep 18th 2009 9:15PM
In the USA, probably ALL of these people would have cashed in. It's the American way to "sue thy neighbor", and to try and get as much money as possible while doing as little as possible to get it.
BigJerry Sep 18th 2009 9:59PM
American judges should take the hint!!
Marco Sep 18th 2009 10:44PM
Here in USA I know of a case where a resident injured a burglar who was robbing his house; the burglar sued and won a hefty settlement. I think it was decided the homeowner had used 'excessive force' when he shot the burglar, and should rather have forcibly held him till the police arrived.
Beth Sep 18th 2009 11:13PM
The Turkish Mosque thing was funny, when my husband and I were traveling around Turkey we QUICKLY found out that the best hotels for us were located far enough away from the local mosque so we did not have to wake at 5 am to hear the call to prayer. Loved Turkey by the way, friendly people and super easy to navigate.
Ogre Sep 18th 2009 11:22PM
ok dimmies....I agree...these are ALL very silly...but to you who feel every one would win in the US....Burning Man IS in the US
pjlooking Sep 19th 2009 12:06AM
ty for the info Ogre...
burningman.com has good info on what it is...
i am glad to hear that the case did not win in the USA... since there are so many cases that should not, but do win...
to you who feel like calling others names, i think it would have more impact if you use the spell check... lol
Joan Newman Sep 20th 2009 2:43PM
Thank you, Ogre. I'm glad you pointed out that Burning Man is in the U.S. Even more than that it is only 50 or so miles from my home in Nevada. Anyone remember O J Simpson? He pulled a silly stunt in Las Vegas Nevada. He will be enjoying our hospitality for several years.
B. Williams Sep 18th 2009 11:52PM
OGRE- Your comment sounds like the name fits you. Does everything have to be racial in America? Accept the democratic selection AND MOVE ON IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
Yes, I do agree with the other comments that more or less is saying that American judges should take note and throw out all the frivilous lawsuits that are being made.
Steven Sep 19th 2009 12:59AM
I remember one survey on the rudest, most obnoxious, and worst tourists ranked the Germans and the British just behind the Russians, who were at the top of the list. It appears that the Russians should be ranked at least below the Germans, because they don't appear to be as lawsuit-happy as the Germans, who are the plaintiffs in three of these stories and the defendants in another. I thought the Americans, who didn't rank among the five worst in the survey, were so lawsuit-happy.
Hugh Jass Sep 27th 2009 10:41PM
Here in America, we sue often, but only once in a while do we sue over somethng so unequivacly retarded that the Judge is forced to say "Bitch, have you lost yo damn mind?" THESE people, however, seem to save up all of their stupid and give it to one family, give them 5 grand, and send them across an ocean. Maybe they only wanted to be on the dumbass news, who knows?
SunnyHawaii Sep 19th 2009 2:31AM
Worked at various hotels and resorts. One guy sued because his hand got smashed when he left it in the door jam. He complained the doors are too heavy and that's why he got hurt. But it was required by law to be heavy to keep any fire contained. When I tested the door with the insurance agent, when the door was opened as he claimed it takes several seconds for the door to shut. So either he had to stand there and leave his hand in on purpose or he was totally drunk. The drunk theory won. Also had guests who complained that locals were using a public access beach, like the story above they were stupid to think that it was private beach. Again, state law says all beaches here are public except those on military installations. Another guest complained that he was very upset that other guests would walk in FRONT of him. This was a regular guy, not royalty nor a celeb. He complained to everyone including to his travel agency that people had the nerve to walk in front of him or cross his path. I got so many crazy guest stories. All the fruits and nuts decide to vacation here in paradise.
bob delaney Sep 19th 2009 4:22AM
I hate people
elfmajic Sep 20th 2009 6:32PM
I also hate people..I moved to the country.. build my home in the middle of 12 acres and stay to myself
VALARIE Sep 20th 2009 6:47PM
I hate people named Bob Delaney
LITA Sep 20th 2009 2:18PM
I hate ignorant people...they're everywhere.
Jess Sep 20th 2009 2:33PM
Lol! These made my day! And the other commenters kinda ruined the funnyness of it all. Thanks, assholes.
C Sep 20th 2009 6:36PM
I agree, I thought they were funny until I read the comments about all the trivial American lawsuits. Everyone should look up their own country's lawsuit history, I'm sure they would find a few to be embarrassed about.
Colin Sep 20th 2009 2:38PM
People who said they sued for a crappy trip that they did not enjoy and said they won are full of CRAP, what's that I smell? Wait I know its a fresh load of BS, I got sick on a cruise but ended up getting a great price on my next one considering 4 others on the ship also turned septic, no one ever found out why the few passengers got sick,
Cheryl Sep 20th 2009 2:43PM
Wow, is about all I can say.....Stupid people should be forced to wear signs...No wonder why judges are pissed all the time...