A new survey by TripAdvisor has found that 83 percent of Americans feel air travelers have become ruder over the past ten years, while 24 percent believe that people are ruder over the holiday period.

According to the survey, the most annoying travelers are parents who are unaware of or pay no attention to their children causing trouble, cited by 59 percent of respondents.

This was followed by people who recline their seats during meals and those who continue talking without any encouragement.

Meanwhile, traveling with body odor and talking loudly on mobile phones were also cited as extreme irritants.

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Pleasance CoddingtonPleasance is a British travel writer and online content specialist in travel. She has written for numerous publications and sites including Wired, Lucky, Rough Guides and Yahoo! Travel. After working for six years on content and social media at VisitBritain, she is now the Global Content and Social Media Manager for Cheapflights.

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