47 Travel Jokes: The 2022 “Everything Everywhere & Revenge Travel” Edition

In 2022, travel returned with a vengeance—literally, as the term “Revenge Travel” became our new religion. It was the year we forgot how to pack a suitcase, but we remembered perfectly well how to spend three hours a day searching for five-letter words in Wordle. From Dubai to London, everyone wanted to be “Top Gun,” even if the only G-force they felt was the launch of a budget airline.

The 2022 Top 10: The “Maverick & Multiverse” Classics

1. The Wordle Addiction: Why did the traveler miss his boarding call? Because he had one guess left on his Wordle and he wasn’t leaving the gate until he figured out if the word was “PILOT” or “PLANE.”
2. The Top Gun: Maverick: Why was the passenger so intense during takeoff? Because he’d seen the movie and was convinced that if he didn’t “engage” with the snack cart, the whole mission would fail.
3. The Gentleminions: Why were there 50 teenagers in full suits at the airport? They weren’t going to a board meeting; they were just traveling to a cinema in another country to watch Minions: The Rise of Gru in formal wear.
4. The Corn Kid: Why did the family vacation in a cornfield? Because they met a kid who told them it was “a big lump with knobs” and that it “has the juice,” so they cancelled their trip to Paris.
5. The Oscar Slap: Why was the traveler so careful with his jokes in the lounge? Because after Will Smith and Chris Rock, he realized that a “bad joke” might result in a “first-class” slap.
6. The Elon Musk Twitter: Why was the traveler confused about the bird logo? Because Elon bought the platform and now the traveler didn’t know if he should “Tweet” his flight delay or just wait for it to be rebranded to “X” (spoiler: wait a bit).
7. The Everything Everywhere All at Once: Why did the tourist try to eat a googly eye? Because the movie taught him that in another multiverse, he’s actually a chef with hotdog fingers who never has to pay for extra luggage.
8. The Queen’s Passing: Why were all the flights to London booked in September? Because the world wanted to say goodbye to Elizabeth II and witness the longest queue in human history (The Queue™).
9. The BeReal Craze: Why was the girl taking a photo of a trash can at the Eiffel Tower? Because her BeReal notification went off and she had 2 minutes to show her “authentic” life, which was mostly just waiting for a crepe.
10. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Why was the traveler staring at Pedro Pascal in the car? Because he was recreating the meme with Nicolas Cage and “Make Your Own Kind of Music” was playing in his head for the entire road trip.

The Full 2022 Travel Jokes Archive

11. The Revenge Travel: Why did the man book four vacations in one month? Because he was “getting revenge” on 2020, even if his bank account was the only one getting hurt.
12. The Gas Prices: Why did the family go to the beach on a tandem bicycle? Because gas hit $5 a gallon and their SUV now required a small loan just to back out of the driveway.
13. The Stranger Things 4: Why was the traveler running up that hill? Because Kate Bush told him to, and he was trying to escape a grandfather clock he saw in the hotel lobby.
14. The HBO Max Purge: Why was the traveler’s favorite show gone from his tablet? Because a merger happened and now his “offline downloads” were as empty as a middle seat in First Class.
15. The TikTok Pink Sauce: Why did the tourist bring a mysterious pink bottle to security? Because he bought it from a lady on TikTok and didn’t realize that “shelf-stable” is just a suggestion.
16. The Elden Ring: Why was the gamer crying in the hostel? Because he spent 10 hours trying to beat Malenia on his Steam Deck instead of seeing the actual ruins in Greece.
17. The Harry Styles “As It Was”: Why was the traveler so nostalgic? Because the song told him “it’s not the same as it was,” which is exactly what he felt when he saw the price of a hotel breakfast.
18. The Lizzo “About Damn Time”: Why did the traveler feel so confident? Because he was “way too glossy” for the economy cabin and he knew it.
19. The Glass Onion: Why was the traveler suspicious of the billionaire’s island? Because Benoit Blanc taught him that everyone is a suspect, especially if they have a “disruptive” mystery.
20. The James Webb Telescope: Why was the traveler looking at a blurry photo of space? Because NASA showed us the “Deep Field” and he realized his vacation photos were actually high-res by comparison.
21. The Wednesday Addams: Why was the girl dancing with her hands in the air at the pool? Because the Netflix show dropped and she was “dancing with her hands above her head” like a goth icon.
22. The Twitter Blue: Why did the traveler pay $8? Because he wanted a blue checkmark next to his name so the airline would think he was a celebrity (it didn’t work).
23. The Bullet Train: Why was the passenger looking for a briefcase? Because Brad Pitt made “unlucky” travel look like a high-speed action movie.
24. The NFT Crash: Why was the backpacker selling his “Digital Monkey”? Because the bubble popped and now his $20,000 “investment” wouldn’t even buy him a sandwich at the airport.
25. The Euphoria Season 2: Why were all the college travelers wearing glitter on their eyes? Because they wanted to look like they were in a HBO drama, but they just looked like they’d been attacked by a craft store.
26. The Wordle “Hard Mode”: Why was the man sweating? Because he had one guess left and if he didn’t get “TRUNK,” he’d lose his 100-day streak during his flight to Rome.
27. The Elvis Movie: Why was the traveler shaking his hips? Because Austin Butler stayed in character for so long that even the tourists started talking in a deep Southern drawl.
28. The Negroni Sbagliato: Why was the traveler ordering a drink “with prosecco in it”? Because Emma D’Arcy said it was “stunning” and now every bar in the world was out of vermouth.
29. The Metaverse Real Estate: Why was the man buying a “house” that didn’t exist? Because he thought he could “vacation” in a digital world, but then he realized he couldn’t actually swim in virtual water.
30. The House of the Dragon: Why was the traveler looking for a blonde wig? Because he wanted to be a Targaryen, but he just ended up looking like a very confused tourist in Dubrovnik.
31. The Turning Red: Why did the teenager turn into a giant panda? She didn’t, but her “inner panda” definitely came out when her parents told her they were going to a museum instead of a concert.
32. The Better Call Saul Finale: Why was the traveler so sad? Because a decade of legal drama ended and he realized he’d never actually find a lawyer as “good” as Jimmy McGill.
33. The Thor: Love and Thunder: Why were there goats screaming on the plane? There weren’t, it was just the passengers recreating the funniest part of the movie.
34. The Instagram “BeReal” Copy: Why did the traveler have three different apps telling him to take a photo right now? Because everyone was trying to be “authentic” at the exact same time.
35. The Taylor Swift “Midnights”: Why was the traveler awake at 3 AM? Because the “Anti-Hero” told him “it’s me, hi, I’m the problem,” which is exactly what he said to the gate agent.
36. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Why was the theater so quiet? Because the tribute to Chadwick Boseman made everyone forget they were eating overpriced popcorn.
37. The ChatGPT Launch: Why did the traveler stop writing his own postcards? Because AI launched in November and he let a robot explain to his mom why he was having a “great time in London.”
38. The Avatar: The Way of Water: Why was the 3-hour flight better than the movie? Because the flight actually landed, but the movie felt like it was still happening when the traveler got home.
39. The Smile Movie: Why was the traveler so creeped out by the smiling flight attendant? Because the horror movie made him think that every “customer service smile” was a death sentence.
40. The Lensa AI: Why did the traveler’s profile picture look like a space god? Because he paid $4 for 50 AI portraits and now he refused to accept that he actually looked like a tired human.
41. The Bored Ape Yacht Club: Why was the traveler looking for a boat? Because he thought his NFT gave him access to a “Yacht Club,” but he was actually just on a $10 ferry.
42. The 3-1-1 Rule in London: Why was the traveler confused? Because Heathrow said they were “maybe” getting rid of the liquids rule, but the security guard still threw away his 101ml gin.
43. The White Lotus Season 2: Why were people afraid of Italy? Because Jennifer Coolidge taught them that a “dream vacation” in Sicily usually ends with a “high-end” disaster.
44. The Encanto “Bruno” (Still): Why was the kid still not talking about him? Because the song was so catchy it survived into a whole second year of travel.
45. The Twitter “Verification” Chaos: Why did the traveler think the airline was giving away free tickets? Because a “verified” account with a blue check said so, but it was just a guy named Dave with $8.
46. The World Cup 2022: Why were people watching soccer in the desert? Because it was the first winter World Cup and Messi finally completed his “Side Quest” in Qatar.
47. The Harry & Meghan Netflix: Why was the traveler staring at the screen for 6 hours? Because he wanted to see the “truth,” but he just ended up seeing a lot of nice shots of a kitchen.