An old golf joke has a guy getting ready to hit a drive, but just standing there and not moving. After a few minutes, an exasperated partner shouts, “For Pete’s sake, hit the ball!” At which point the guy says, “Yes! That’s it—the 50th thing I was supposed to remember.” Why a lame golf joke? Because travel is the same—everybody has a list of “musts” for you to do when you’re arranging a trip. I know I’ve been guilty of posting such lists, and this week I’m looking at just one such item.
The “opt-out” choice you often see can be a trap that never stops trapping. If you don’t make a conscious choice, you could wind up paying over and over for something you didn’t want even once. The trap is not confined to travel; you see it everywhere. But it’s a feature of plenty of travel purchase scenarios.
