Duolingo, plane queues: Are your travel habits giving Gen Z the ick?

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00:00Flip-flops, Duolingo, and TikToking.

00:03These are just some of the things Gen Z have deemed

00:05unacceptable when traveling.

00:07According to new research from hospitality group Generator,

00:10Gen Z have a whole host of so-called travel ics.

00:14First on the list, surprisingly and somewhat ironically,

00:17is filming TikTok or Instagram videos in public,

00:19with one in four Gen Zs expressing a dislike for this.

00:22Tied in first place was passengers wearing

00:25culturally inappropriate clothing.

00:27Next up was overly dramatic airport goodbyes,

00:30with roughly one in five Gen Zs finding this to be an icc.

00:3317% deemed flip-flops unacceptable,

00:36while 15% said the same of wearing tourist merchandise.

00:39Using Duolingo, buying foods from global chains,

00:42or using a passport cover also made the ick list.

00:46Generator's global director of brand marketing said,

00:49"'The message is clear.

00:50"'Blend in, travel smart,

00:52"'and leave the obvious tourist moves behind.'"