Travel Dos, Don’ts & Weird Taboos You Never Knew

Business travel seems straightforward… until you realize there are unspoken rules, cultural taboos, and everyday habits that quietly create problems for travelers. In today’s episode, Mary sits down with Deborah Thomas-Nininger, author of Travel Etiquette: Dos, Taboos, and Who Does That?, to uncover the surprising behaviors smart travelers still get wrong.

From airport etiquette to global cultural expectations, Deborah shares practical insights that make every trip smoother — and reveals the one mistake business travelers make without even realizing it. Stay until the end for that one. It’s simple, universal, and easy to fix.

What We Cover in This Episode:

The weirdest travel taboo most people have never heard of

Who gets the armrests The travel taboo that applies to planes, trains, cars, subways, and buses

The “travel rule” people obsess over… that doesn’t matter at all

One thing travelers should start doing today to improve every trip

The dos and taboos of retrieving luggage at the carousel

Why people jump up the second the plane lands — and whether row‑by‑row exiting is still the norm

The travel behavior people think is normal… but actually causes the most problems. #TravelEtiquette #BusinessTravel #TravelMistakes #TravelTaboos

link to Seven Deadly Interview Mistakes – And How to Avoid Them https://youtu.be/S47q_YcixKM

Link to all Deborah’s books https://www.amazon.com/stores/Deborah-Thomas-Nininger/author/B0GYDW8FD9?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=99e7aeea-f212-47f9-b135-524a680a006e