Comments on: Don’t Let The Bedbugs Bite (More Factoids & The Marco Polo Gateway’s Official Response)

By: Andrea Durrheim

Andrea Durrheim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:09:13 +0000

Thank-you for your most inspiring and informative article. It has inspired me to write a complaint to the airline I’ve just travelled on. I won’t go into the nitty gritty, but I was able to collect a ‘sample’ in a glass and hand it to the cabin crew and have demanded a follow up report .They did apologise and move my daughter and I and were hugely embaressed and repulsed by my findings.It was in the Business class and it is the second time I’ve been bitten, so when I smelt the musty smell I knew exactely what it was.My first time was about 12 years ago in a five star hotel in Dubai, which goes to echo what most people have said about them not being fussy about their customers. Thanks again and I’m off to go and take photos of my war wounds…

By: tanya

tanya — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:33:33 +0000

Hi Market Man:

You can order them online from Amazon. The brand we got was Verilux. It’s a 2-piece set — there’s a big wand for home use (with AC adapter and rechargeable batteries), and a smaller one (battery powered) that’s for travel. Seriously, it was your post that made me start looking for one and I sure am glad we found one. It does play too much into my OC tendencies and I’ve been UV-ing our bed and other things since I got it. :-)

I’ll let you know how it fares on our trip this September.

By: atbnorge

atbnorge — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:24:59 +0000

Nice to be here again, MM. I love this blogsite.

Hei Thelma—my pleasure to share that poem. I have a five-year-old nephew who can recite that with such “feelings”!

I also heard from my oldies when I was a little girl—I hope it is not just old wives’ tale—that lansones peelings deter bedbugs.

By: diday

diday — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:31:06 +0000

millet , same as when someone mentions â€˜kotoâ€™ – the head starts to itch. The space suit to bed when staying in hotels is an excellent idea. Highly recommended after reading the comments.

By: lui

lui — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:26:33 +0000

visit tripadvisor.com. updated hotel ratings from actual guests. fold way the thick bed cover,for reasons stated in an earlier entry. just ask for additional heavy blankets.bring disinfecting wipes,10-12 sheets in a ziplock bag.they’ll be handy for phones,door handles,fridge, microwave,side tables,toilet and light switches.use the ziplock on the TV remote ala Netoy.not all hotels have CO detectors, thus i always have one in my bag( plug in type). As for bed bugs, keep a handy spray in the house. apply it on travel bags when you get home. keep bags in the garage, porch or yard for a few days. carefully inspect bags before bringing them in. wash clothes in hot water. bedbugs infestations are on the rise because of increased travel all over the world.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:20:37 +0000

tanya, may I ask where you got the portable UV wand? And after your trip, can you tell us if it seems to work? :)

By: tanya

tanya — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:43:08 +0000

Because your previous post gave me major heebie-jeebies I’ve been going nuts trying to find a way to kill bed bugs, especially since my husband and I travel a lot.

I bought a portable UV wand that (supposedly) kills bed bugs and major germs and bacteria in preparation for a trip to HK with my family. Although the hotel we’re staying in has never had any complaints regarding bed bugs, and is relatively new, one can never be too safe eh?

I get major allergic reactions to insect bites so I’m not taking any chances!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:58:36 +0000

Hindi ko alam kung nakagat na ba ako ng surot pero kung papipilin eh ayoko ng kwarto amoy baygon….

By: thelma

thelma — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:09:19 +0000

atbnorge, you made me laugh. that’s a very nice and very funny poem…and it rhymes, too!!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:15:32 +0000

maria, we took three different taxi cabs from the HK airport to the hotel, and the three people bitten rode in three separate cabs.