There are many places to look for love including bars, sporting events and even grocery stores, but how about airplanes? Virgin Atlantic is making flight a bit more romantic by introducing the "seat to seat" feature which allows passengers to send messages, snacks, and even drinks over to one another across the plane. And you don't even need their name - just their seat number.

Once the plane has taken off, you'll be able to select your gift from a list of items available. You then type in their seat number and a witty message and then simply wait for your gift to be delivered. While Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin, hopes to create relationships - even if they only last the duration of the flight - others find this whole idea creepy.

As a student in online travel agent training here at Ashworth College, what do you think of this? Would you feel flattered or creeped out if someone sent you a drink across the plane?

Drivers license pictures and passport photos are never thought to be the best quality and often times people avoid showing them off.  One father saw his infant son's first passport photo and couldn't help but share it with friends and family.  Joel, the father, posted the hilarious photo with the caption, "my wife took our 5 month old son to get his first passport photos taken — NAILED IT!”   The next day, he was surprised at what he saw.

“I posted it before we went to bed, woke up the next morning and had friends from the U.K. saying congrats on making the front page of Reddit,” said Joel. 

Joel said the photo was taken because the family was looking into a business opportunity in South America and a person in travel agent careers told him that even infants needed passports to travel abroad. 

What do you think of this photo?

Traveling can be a headache.  From the dealing with security at the airport to spending hours sitting in a tiny seat with no leg room in a car,  traveling by air or by land is no picnic.  Even more of a headache?  Trying to differentiate between the myths and facts you hear.  Friends, airlines, travel agents, and commercials all tell you ways to save money on your next trip, but are any of them accurate?  Here are some facts:

• Decide carefully whether or not you want to cash in on your miles.  Think about what the monetary value of your miles equal out to before you cash them in.  For example, if your flight costs you $300 or 50,000 points, it's better to use cash.  The points will equal about $700.
• There are no "best days" or times for deals.  While there can be deals on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the truth is many of the best sales are random and not advertised. Fly.com and airlinewatchdog.com can help you stay on top of deals.
• Using the help of someone working in travel agent careers can help you find the best cruise for you.  Agents often get commission from a cruise line so they always know the best dates and deals.
• Checking in early may save you from being bumped from your flight.  The earlier you get there, the less likely it is that your flight will be full. 

Do you have any other tips?

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When you're planning a vacation, whether it's for a weekend or a week, you tend to want to make sure you bring absolutely everything you may need.  There are things, however, that you don't necessarily need and there are other items that you may forget but are just as important.  MSNBC made a list of what to bring and what to leave when prepping for a vacation.

• For a Cruise: BRING - an alarm clock.  Not all ships come equipped with one and if you want to see the sunrise or make sure you hit the breakfast buffet, you'll need to bring your own clock.  LEAVE - Irons, hair dryers, and other heating elements.  The ship is very cautious of things that could overheat and catch fire.
• Road Trip - BRING - a mutlitasking car charger.  This will give you lots of flexibility to charge your phone, dvd player, and laptop all at the same time making the car trip much more manageable.  LEAVE - Caffiene pills.  Although you will want to get through the drive in just one day or power through that last hour, some studies have shown that popping energy pills or drinking energy drinks can make you a danger to yourself and others on the road.
• Amusement Park - BRING - ready to eat snacks.  If the park lets you bring them in, a handful of cereal or a cut up apple makes an easy snack.  This will prevent you or your children from getting hungry and cranky and also will save you from paying for the overpriced snacks.  LEAVE - the first aid kit.  Most amusement parks have a kiosk where you can get the bandaids or the ice packs that you need.

As someone enrolled in travel agent school, what other tips do you have?

Everyone knows that with children come their toys to keep them entertained, extra clothing in case they make a mess, snacks to prevent them from getting hungry and cranky, and a small arsenal of other odds and ends that ensure the child stay as pleasant. It is because children require so much stuff (and because it takes them a while to get situated anywhere) that airplanes have been allowing early boarding to any coach passengers who are travelling with kids - until now.

United Airlines has stopped allowing the practice of letting adults who have children in tow to load before everyone else.  Those in travel careers do have their reasons though.  "We figured it would be better to simplify that process and reduce the number of boarding groups," said United spokesman Charles Hobart. The airline does allow passengers with children traveling in first class or business class to board early.

Many passengers, however, take the opposite view saying this process will slow everyone down.  Now, instead of sliding into your seat and buckling and thereby allowing others to squeeze through the airplane's narrow walkways, people will be still in the aisle getting down diaper bags and putting other totes in the overhead bins.

What do you think?

Do you consider yourself "good looking" and "a fan of traveling?"  If so, there's a new, and controversial, site out there for you.  Misstravel.com works as a "travel escort service" where beautiful people can link up with rich voyagers who need a travel buddy.  These rich patrons pay for their attractive companion to go with them on their vacations, however the site stresses this is not based on physical gratification. 

The site says that predominately the sponsor and the travel buddy sleep in two separate rooms, the site isn't responsible for ensuring that happens.  In fact, their site asks "Are you attractive but you don't have the money to travel?" she asks. "What if you could travel around the world, stay in five-star resorts, dine at top-rated restaurants and do the fun things travelers do, all for free?"

As it stands, if you register for the site as an "attractive" you do not pay for the site, but if you register as a "generous" you pay $50 to use the site and another $100 to communicate with the "attractives".

As someone in travel careers, what do you think of this setup?

Traveling is always a dirty business.  Between the packing and unpacking, cramming into a small space with lots of people, using facilities that have been used countless times before you, and so many other pitfalls, it can seem like a problem waiting to happen.  Add in the changes in altitude, time zones, and climate and you can almost guarantee to not feel 100% at some point in your journey. Here are some ways to combat them.

1. Jet lag - If you're going to a different time zone, chances are you'll feel some degree of jet lag.  If you're going east, you'll lose nighttime hours so try to maintain your normal sleep schedule.  If you're going west, you'll gain daylight hours so try to resist the urge to take a nap. 
2. Airplane ear - You know that feeling when your ear really needs to pop?  By swallowing, yawning, chewing gum, or pinching your nose and blowing, you can try to pop away the pain.
3. Viruses - To avoid getting whatever sickness the other passengers on the plane are bringing along for the ride, make sure to get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water.  This will boost your immune system.
4. Allergies - If you happen to have allergies, bring along some anti-hystamines for the trip.  You never know if the person next to you will have on overly powerful perfume or a coat full of cat hair.  If you have a food allergy, bring your own snack becase although the flights try to limit exposure to peanuts and other common food allergens, they're not always avoidable.
5. Stress - Try to minimize stress by arriving a few hours early for a flight.  Also, practice stress relieving techniques like deep breathing, meditation, and reading. 

What other advice do you have for travellers?

If you travel outside of the country, you will inevitably be eating while you're there.  When doing so, you must be concious that not everyone has the same dietary standards and food preferences as we do.  Not only that, but things that are considered impolite here, like slurping soup, may not be as taboo over in another country.  Here are some of those rules.

1. In Thailand, it is considered impolite to put your fork in your mouth.  Instead, the fork is mainly used to push food onto your spoon. 
2. In Japan, the chopsticks are never meant to be standing up.  If you have a bowl of rice, it is considered impolite to have them resting on the side of your bowl.  If you are given a chopstick rest, the appropriate thing is to use that in between bites. 
3. If you're visiting the Middle East, India, and certian parts of Africa it is impolite to eat with your left hand.  The left hand is associated with less than pleasant bodily functions and therefore, deemed to be "dirty."
4. In the country of Georgia, wine is saved for the traditional feasts.  You are not supposed to drink your wine until a toast is made and once someone does toast, you are to down your entire glass at once.  Sipping is impolite.
5. Eating your taco with a fork and knife while in Mexico is considered to be "snobby".
6. In Italy, cappucino is only to be drunk before noon.
7. In Britian, you need to be concious of which way you pass the port.  Passing to your right is a huge faux pas and if you do this, or do not pass it at all, you will be chastised. If you're at a meal and the decanter stalls, then ask the person with it, "Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?" If they say they don't know him, reply, "He's a very good chap, but he always forgets to pass the port."
8. In France, bread is meant to be eaten along with a meal or after the meal accompanied by the cheese.  To eat it before the meal is rude.
9. Flipping a fish in China is considered bad luck.
10. In Italy, you never ask for parmisean.  If it is supposed to go with the meal it will be offered.  If it is not, don't ask for it.

Do you know of any other food faux pas?