‘Just book a flight’: Popular travel influencer criticised for tone-deaf advice

The post instantly triggered criticism among her followers who said that the woman in the clip was “out of touch” with the reality of several Americans struggling with living expenses and debt. They claimed that Crittenden, who was seemingly born into a wealthy family, was unaware of the financial realities of many of her followers who could not afford to “just” book a flight.

While one user wrote, “Bro … we had to stop buying eggs ’cause they were $6 but no, yeah here I come,” another user commented: “I’m literally in crippling debt [right now].”

“Hold up, let me put this recession on pause for everyone and we’ll join you in a minute! Get the guestroom ready, bestie!!!!” said a user.

Another user sarcastically wrote, “I’ll put living paycheck to paycheck on hold so I can do that, Thanks for the advice,” with a follower adding, “Out of touch queen.”

According to an April 2023 survey by We Are Social and Statista Q, a platform providing market and consumer data, nearly half (40 per cent) of consumers in the US were reported to feel “highly affected” by the cost of living crisis.

Newsweek reported that as they emerged from the Covid pandemic, the US and other countries were hit by a surge in inflation, “with the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures changes in prices of consumer goods and services, leaping by 9.1 per cent in the year to June 2022, the biggest rise in 40 years. Inflation has since fallen back to 3.2 per cent in the year to July 2023.”

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