I guarantee you there was not going to be "thousands of eyeballs on this thread" after you moved it to the Travel Tips branch. That branch can go 5+ days without any activity.

Of course, now that you've moved it again... to the US forum, yes there will be more readership.

So questions like what suitcase to use, what clothes to pack, should now go on the Destination Forums according to where you are headed?

I think clothing works. There’re countries where you should cover up, after all.

the bag is sort of relevant if you were going on a safari or to a major city, but I feel it’s been largely done to death.

I'll admit that I did not read all of these posts. However, the lady who cleans our house does so for VRBO and Airbnb also. She leaves toilet paper flowers and occasionally towel creations. We tip her generously each year. I would expect that she receives tips from those as well. in hotels the "cleaning fee" is built into the room charge. I doubt the VRBO fee passes in its entirety to the contracted house cleaner.

If you don't get daily housekeeping exactly what service are you tipping on?

Cleaning fees are for turning the unit.. after you've left. Sometimes an owner might do it, but most likely they've got a service, although I've known owners to come in and do an inspection if they live nearby but very often they don't.

Definitely not in the Lounge. Anywhere else that is appropriate, is fine. Just pick one.

For what it's worth, there are currently more people viewing Travel Tips than the Lounge. It's nearly always the case. Look at the number of views of the Lounge threads vs. Travel Tips threads. Travel tips gets FAR more eyeballs than the Lounge. Because it's visible to Google

Maybe more "viewing" (because of the Google search connection) but there are definitely not more people actively posting there. There's only a few regulars who try to answer the few questions that come up. Just look at the dates of the thread replies comparing the two forums and you will see the pattern.

But if "eyeballs" is your priority not actual live participation... that's different.

You may have to start hanging out in Travel Tips if you want to see real action, then

I already do. That's how I know there is rarely a new thread started more frequently than every 5-7 days or so.

Personally I'd rather count NEW eyes and not the same old people posting a dozen times on the same thread..

start hanging out in Travel Tips if you want to see real action

ibobi~ It's been over 1-week and no one has posted anything there. Just sayin'

I don't understand who you are tipping? There is no housekeeping and this is a private rental? Why would you tip anything, I just don't get it.