Yesterday was April Fool’s Day. Some years we’ve posted April Fool’s jokes here at YMMV, some not. These come to mind:
2019: New business: Mouse Sherpas to hold your stuff while walking around the parks
2021: Selfie shoes
A lot of places stopped doing April Fool’s jokes during the pandemic. But since covid has waned, bunches of places are back at it. Here are the travel-related ones we found that we thought were the best this year:
Skiplagged says it will be offering Bad Seatmate Insurance.
Say hello to Skiplagged's Bad Seatmate Insurance
A $1M answer to inebriated passengers, tiny tantrums, and chair-foot invaders on all flights
Your ultimate #AprilFools flying buddy 😂 pic.twitter.com/4ToVCKvHJ8
— Skiplagged | Travel ✈️ (@Skiplagged) April 1, 2023
Emirates said they were introducing a cruise ship.
Amtrak was going to start offering a Loud Car
The National Park Service said the cherry tree cut down by George Washington has regenerated.
Unbelievable! The legendary cherry tree cut down by young George Washington has regenerated on the Washington Monument grounds and is patriotically blooming red, white & blue blossoms. #NationalMall #WashingtonDC pic.twitter.com/r82ob8WSjV
— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) April 1, 2023
KLM was introducing a Recline Alert System
KLM is proud to introduce a revolutionary new cabin feature: The Recline Alert System. We've developed a sound effect that notifies passengers when the seat in front of them reclines. The new system will be introduced on all KLM flights from April 1, 2023. #KLM #comingsoon pic.twitter.com/NRapmHMVLU
— KLM (@KLM) March 31, 2023
The Eiffel Tower has installed the world’s tallest slide
🇫🇷 Vous n'êtes pas prêts pour ma nouvelle attraction de l'été ! Le plus haut toboggan du monde sera installé sur mon sommet à partir du 1er juillet !
🌐You're not ready for this! The tallest slide in the world will be installed on my summit from July 1st!
📽️@origiful pic.twitter.com/MrwlmYvtic
— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) April 1, 2023
Air North, Yukon’s airline, has a new way to tow its Boeing 737s.
The Paris Air Show was going to include the USS Enterprise this summer.
🚨 BIG NEWS !
Cette année le USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) sera présent au #ParisAirShow pour une démo exceptionnelle. Vous êtes prêts pour cette édition 2023 qui s'annonce "fascinante" ?#StarTrek #PoissondAvril #AVgeek pic.twitter.com/hMQgUNKUvo
— Paris Air Show (@salondubourget) April 1, 2023
Zion National Park had an outbreak of giant squirrels.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport was going to replace its statue of John Lennon.
To celebrate Eurovision in Liverpool, we are pleased to announce that we will be installing a sculpture of Sam Ryder at the airport, replacing our current John Lennon statue.
It will be unveiled on Monday 8 May.
📸 An artist’s impression of how the Sam Ryder sculpture will look pic.twitter.com/OWRlRtFRZt
— Liverpool John Lennon Airport (@LPL_Airport) April 1, 2023
FlightRadar24 was going to add a new feature to their apps.
We just added a new feature to our Android and iOS apps.
See the number of passengers on board an aircraft!
To activate the feature launch the Flightradar24 app and shake your phone 4 times. pic.twitter.com/EDrHhKjqnL
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) April 1, 2023
Virgin Australia introduced dry cleaning on its flights
Introducing 'Virgin Australia Fly Cleaning'. Say goodbye to the post-holiday laundry marathon 😍#FlyCleaning pic.twitter.com/pSduLzaZbe
— Virgin Australia (@VirginAustralia) March 31, 2023
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