Why did the traveler miss the flight? Because he tried to check the gate number on a 28.8k modem and the connection dropped when his… Read More »1996 Classic: The Dial-Up Disaster

 Why was the traveler so proud? He printed his hotel confirmation in color, even though the yellow ink ran out and made the whole page… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Inkjet Itinerary

 Why was the guest locked out? Because he put his key card next to his Nokia and the “mighty” cell phone waves wiped the magnetic… Read More »1996 Archive: The Hotel Key Card

 Why did the tourist take a pager to the beach? So he could get a “911” page from his boss and spend three hours looking… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Pager Panic

 Why did no one use the seatback phone? Because $10 a minute was more than the cost of the actual flight to Cleveland. Part of… Read More »1996 Legacy: The In-Flight Phone

 Why was the reservation lost? Because the hotel’s fax machine ran out of thermal paper and the “confirmation” was just a scream into the void.… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Fax Confirmation

 Why was the travel agency’s website so slow? Because it was just one giant “Under Construction” GIF and a MIDI file of Macarena playing in the background.… Read More »1996 Vintage: The First Website

 Why was the baggage handler laughing? Because the “FRAGILE” sticker in 1996 was basically a target for the world’s most aggressive suitcase tossers. Part of… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Bag Tags

 Why were people scared to fly in July? Because after seeing Will Smith fight aliens, every cloud looked like a potential city-destroying spaceship. Part of… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Independence Day Movie

 Why was the passenger sitting perfectly still? Because his Discman didn’t have “Electronic Shock Protection” and a single sneeze would make the CD skip back… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Discman Skip