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Travel Agents Spill the Strangest Requests People Have Ever Asked

by Rebecca Burstein

October 17, 2016

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has revealed the absolute weirdest requests people have asked their team…and boy, are there some gems!
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“Can you guarantee that no pet has ever been in the hotel room?”

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“Can you guarantee that no pet has ever been in the hotel room?”

“Can you book two rooms in different parts of the resort — one for me and my wife, and the other for my girlfriend?”

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“Can you book two rooms in different parts of the resort — one for me and my wife, and the other for my girlfriend?”

“I would like to meet Elvis.”

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“I would like to meet Elvis.”

“Can you set it up so that the whales jump in the background at the same time I’m proposing to my girlfriend?”

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“Can you set it up so that the whales jump in the background at the same time I’m proposing to my girlfriend?”

“Don’t tell my fiancé this is where I took my first wife for our honeymoon.”

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“Don’t tell my fiancé this is where I took my first wife for our honeymoon.”

“Can you please book the honeymoon suite for us and another couple?”

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“Can you please book the honeymoon suite for us and another couple?”

“Does the crew actually sleep onboard the cruise ship?”

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“Does the crew actually sleep onboard the cruise ship?”

“Can you please plan a honeymoon for me, my bride, and my mother?”

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“Can you please plan a honeymoon for me, my bride, and my mother?”

“Can I fish off of the cruise ship?”

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“Can I fish off of the cruise ship?”

“I’d like to get married in the Caribbean on an island where the marriage is not legal in the U.S.”

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“I’d like to get married in the Caribbean on an island where the marriage is not legal in the U.S.”

“Will you watch my pet while I’m away?”

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“Will you watch my pet while I’m away?”

“How can I get to Europe without going by air or sea?”

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“How can I get to Europe without going by air or sea?”

“I don’t want a window seat on the plane because I just had my hair done.”

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“I don’t want a window seat on the plane because I just had my hair done.”

“I would like to go somewhere where they are NOT a lot of men.”

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“I would like to go somewhere where they are NOT a lot of men.”

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Rebecca Burstein

Written ByRebecca Burstein

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