This might just be the most entitled influencer I’ve ever seen, and that’s saying something…
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Influencer doubles down on violating airline rules
Yesterday, I wrote about how an airline and travel content creator made a post about how Qatar Airways needs to do a better job providing good service to influencers, because on three of four flights, he was asked not to record the crew, while he and his wife (who is “the kindest person you’ll meet”) boarded with cameras, videoing the cabin and crew as they boarded.
Virtually every airline has a policy against recording crew members without their permission, but he insists that they should first let him record his content, and then he can blur their faces after the fact, so they don’t ruin his content. Oh, but then he proceeded to post the video of the crew without blurring their faces.
Generally when people are called out for their entitled behavior, they respond in one of three ways — they go quiet, they apologize, or they double down. Well, want to guess which approach this guy took? Oh, did he ever double down in response to comments.
Frankly, most of his responses to others are just so absurd. For example, when someone proposed he simply film after passing the crew members upon boarding, he claimed “it wrecks the whole video, I have a format on how I record videos because I know they perform when recorded that way.”
But nothing compares to his response to someone who pointed out that if his “experience” falls apart because the crew enforces basic boundaries, that’s on him, and not the airline:
well my bubble ain’t broken, but guess what, in my world, neither you nor some employee is gonna tell me what I can record or NOT record on my experiences, and just like you if they do, I have no issues in telling them where to go.
Difference is, yes I am paying for the experience, if you ain’t adding to it, stay the F*** away cause I don’t want your energy around me.
So this guy is literally saying he doesn’t care what airline employees say, because no one is going to tell him what he can and can’t record.
Also, I of course have no bias against those redeeming points, because that’s how I book most of my flights. And I think those redeeming points deserve respect, like any other passenger. But when he keeps justifying his poor behavior by pointing out how he’s “paying for the experience” while redeeming points, well that reeks of absurd entitlement. Dude, I’m sure Qatar Airways can live without your points redemption “business.”
“But you shouldn’t give this guy any attention!”
Understandably, some people might ask why I’m even giving this guy any attention. After all, we live in a world where many people operate under the system of “any publicity is good publicity.” You’re right, certain people probably shouldn’t get the negative attention, because they thrive on that.
But I don’t think this is the case here at all. Quite to the contrary, I really do think this is getting under his skin, given the extent to which this guy is being defensive and doubling down. If he’s unbothered by this feedback, he wouldn’t be responding this way.
Frankly, this guy’s whole online presence strikes me as being very… umm, insecure? I’m not saying the guy bought most of his followers, but he has nearly 500K followers, and gets no comments (or a couple of comments) on much of his content. Makes you wonder, eh?
Also, this dude’s level of gaslighting is next level. In reference to the video, he claims he “actually didn’t record him, I recorded his hands lol, because I know specifically in this airline they make a huge deal about it, so a purposely didn’t record his face, but I figured I’d post it to create so debate and it’s working lol.” Yeah, man, lol.
By the way, if someone wants to tag @daddisnacks in all of this (he’s the ultimate anti-influencer), I think this would be a great opportunity. 😉 “Lol.”
Bottom line
An influencer took to social media to complain how Qatar Airways doesn’t cater to influencers enough, and that they should let content creators film employees, without interrupting them. That violates airline rules, but he doesn’t care.
What’s amazing is the extent to which he’s doubling down on his take. In response to critical comments, he says that no one is going to tell him what he can and can’t do.
What do you make of this whole situation?
This is what lifetime no-fly bans are for.
He may never fly Qatar anymore as he will likely be banned - otter airlines may follow
Hard to influence if you can’t travel
What a jerk. There are many good reasons a company would have for not filming employees. Individuals have a right to not be recorded at work, too. It could actually be dangerous for some. He needs to be banned.
He looks like the person that believes Q Suites was promised to him in the bible 3000 years ago.
Based on what I saw on his terrible Instagram account I think “influencer” is pushing it. I suspect he’s like other annoying MLM-adjacent pyramid schemers on social media who buy a bunch of followers, pretend they’re rich and call themselves entrepreneurs. The interaction his posts get doesn’t match the number of followers he has and it mainly comes from other wannabe influencers who are presumably in engagement pods with him.
He and his wife are...
Based on what I saw on his terrible Instagram account I think “influencer” is pushing it. I suspect he’s like other annoying MLM-adjacent pyramid schemers on social media who buy a bunch of followers, pretend they’re rich and call themselves entrepreneurs. The interaction his posts get doesn’t match the number of followers he has and it mainly comes from other wannabe influencers who are presumably in engagement pods with him.
He and his wife are pathetic losers and I hope Ben ignores them from now on.
BAN this douchebag QR..... Please!
I have thankfully not yet entered the "aged mind" senior state of thinking but am totally dismayed by these vacuous and extraordinarily self-privileged "influencer" characters - do they really believe that they have a positive function in life and that their input is appreciated? Do they really have such little intelligence that they have to bank upon their (and gorgeous wife) abilities to hold a camera? Please, oh please, Holy Mary, Mother of Our Father,...
I have thankfully not yet entered the "aged mind" senior state of thinking but am totally dismayed by these vacuous and extraordinarily self-privileged "influencer" characters - do they really believe that they have a positive function in life and that their input is appreciated? Do they really have such little intelligence that they have to bank upon their (and gorgeous wife) abilities to hold a camera? Please, oh please, Holy Mary, Mother of Our Father, Mother of God, pray to you our righteous sister, please get rid of these abnoxious limited brain aweful people and banish them forever from the face of the Earth,
"Gorgeous Wife", where did he say that?? He said Kindest Person in his post, but my bet is that @daddisnacks wife is a brainwashed bubbleheaded idiot because that is the only person that would marry this self-absorbed narcissist! BTW, not that it matters and I will not give him the benefit of opening his posts to view him, what is this douchebag's nationality? Just curious??
Fear not. The backlash against 'influencers' has well and truly begun. I noticed Kellogs Australia has been releasing a series of clever ads ridiculing the whole 'influencer' lifestyle (depicted as out-of-touch, moronic, pretentious). When big corporations pick up the feeling on the street that's it's now safe to mock something, you know they're cooked.
What is this kind/sweet wife doing with this arrogant douchbag?
She follows behind and wipes @daddisnacks arsh!! :-o
Wow! What a kok sucha! Another example why I had self proclaimed travel influencers who think they know it all. I was a Virtuoso Travel Professional for 30 years and I still never claimed to know it all, like some of these priks claim to. Enough. Pull some of these people off the internet, then pull them off planes.
Can you explain further?
Basing your opinions about someone because he follows someone on instagram is wrong on many levels. Maybe he is following for awarenss reasons being up to date with all things going on and creating a broad picture of current information posted by all parties (Trump, Putin, Zelensky, Netanyahu, Xi…). Some people are willing to form their objective opinions based on a spectre of information.
Time for the airline to ban him and publicly announce it so others may follow suit
Perfectly said!!
As all airlines should remove congress' preferential treatment when flying for at least an equal amount of time they have picked around NOT funding TSA!
*dicked around...... Damn autocorrect!
Ben!
Are you still waiting on Josh Cahill response?
Qatar should ban him ,then after he is banned from a few major airlines, he will understand that rules DO apply to him .I do not want to travel with creeps like this.
Creep is right!
So, we are going to ban people from ever flying commercial for simply having an attitude and taking photos without permission? What about the dozens of other ways people are rude on planes?: getting drunk, sitting in the wrong seat section, mouthing off to fellow passengers, being rude to flight attendants, etc. Should we ban them too? Airlines would soon go bankrupt since about half the customer base would soon be unable to fly. Americans...
So, we are going to ban people from ever flying commercial for simply having an attitude and taking photos without permission? What about the dozens of other ways people are rude on planes?: getting drunk, sitting in the wrong seat section, mouthing off to fellow passengers, being rude to flight attendants, etc. Should we ban them too? Airlines would soon go bankrupt since about half the customer base would soon be unable to fly. Americans are often rude, get over it.
Jerk 101.
The airline should ban him!
If you can't abide by the rules that are in place by Qatar then don't fly them. Actually they should just suspend you from flying them.
What a poorly bred individual who firstly has zero grasp of the English language and secondly has no respect for the people performing their duties . Qatar should absolutely blacklist this individual and teach him a lesson, at this point we’ve seen everything there is to see on an airline irrespective of what class , seriously what major changes are there
I really think the airlines need to band together and create their own "do not serve" list. You get banned from one airline for this type of crap, the other follow suit!
Good suggestion Don
Putting aside what a jerk he is, from a practical standpoint how is this even sustainable for him. If he gets banned from the airlines people care most about, what is he going to do for content? People will eventually stop watching.
This guy sounds like he would be good subject matter for Louis Theroux's Manosphere documentary, ending just like the show did, with an arrest.
Airlines need to be more consistent on removing jerks like this off planes.
Where to start? First of all, I guess I'm turning into an old curmudgeon because I don't follow ANY so-called "influencers," have never even look at -- let alone posted on -- Tik-Tock, and don't give a flying **** about the Kardashians! Show me someone's credentials, their experience in a certain field. that gives them some gravitas, some reason as to WHY their opinion matters and why I should care what they think.
Secondly, while...
Where to start? First of all, I guess I'm turning into an old curmudgeon because I don't follow ANY so-called "influencers," have never even look at -- let alone posted on -- Tik-Tock, and don't give a flying **** about the Kardashians! Show me someone's credentials, their experience in a certain field. that gives them some gravitas, some reason as to WHY their opinion matters and why I should care what they think.
Secondly, while I understand Ben's attitude in re: giving the guy attention ("as long as they spell my name right"), I cannot understand why either Qatar (or other airline on which he displays such blatant disregard for the rules) doesn't remove him from the flight, ban him for life, and/or at the very least confiscate his video camera/phone/device on which he has made his recording against the rules, and delete it -- returning the device to him as he deplanes the aircraft...
What value does a person like that adds to anybody’s live or travel experience. They don’t discover new locations, they don’t create a. Ew service experience, they don’t increase or decrease cost of travel. Influencing is just the shallowest form of narcism. All information is available online without for everything without need of narration by narcissists.
Why is everyone making this political? The issue has nothing to do with influencers or who follows trump on Instagram or whatnot, it’s just entitlement in today’s world, in coffee shops, at hotels, in families etc, it’s just another example
Also (and not to defend him at all as he sells Ponzi schemes and has a horrible attitude), a lack of firm boundaries from the airline. Just like smoking, they should make filming rules...
Why is everyone making this political? The issue has nothing to do with influencers or who follows trump on Instagram or whatnot, it’s just entitlement in today’s world, in coffee shops, at hotels, in families etc, it’s just another example
Also (and not to defend him at all as he sells Ponzi schemes and has a horrible attitude), a lack of firm boundaries from the airline. Just like smoking, they should make filming rules explicitly clear.
Additionally, there is this constant argument that money doesn’t buy class, but for the majority, if you made your own money, you are generally quite humble.
Rich people are humble, people who think they are rich behaves in manners such as this example.
But to keep saying “he follows Trump explains it all” or blaming it all on being an influencer is exactly the reason society will always be divided. It’s easier to jump to face value conclusions.
Sounds like something a Trump supporter would say.
@Joe. Chinese bot account please go away.
I’m not even from America
If someone acts like a jerk, the airline, maybe even the whole alliance, should issue a lifetime ban.
If airlines banned all jerks there would suddenly be the need for about half as many flights as there are now. Is that really what you want? And who gets to define “jerk”? You?
Scary to think people like you and others on here actually believe someone being rude means they should lose the right to fly. Wish you could live a few months in this dystopian world you crave.
Qatar should just ban this idiot permanently. He can go "influence" somewhere else, like on Spirit Airlines.
So this random guy no one cares about gets a SECOND article? Mkay. Pretty sure the publicity is exactly what he wants.
Hey QR crew,
I’m sure someone, somewhere in PR or CS is currently watching this MAGA turd projectile-spew his nonsense across the net. We love you, so please take note and do humanity a small but meaningful service: ban his arse, just for the sheer offense of his attitude.
Douchebags like that have no place in QR Cargo, let alone the J cabin. Someone clearly forgot to explain a very basic fact to...
Hey QR crew,
I’m sure someone, somewhere in PR or CS is currently watching this MAGA turd projectile-spew his nonsense across the net. We love you, so please take note and do humanity a small but meaningful service: ban his arse, just for the sheer offense of his attitude.
Douchebags like that have no place in QR Cargo, let alone the J cabin. Someone clearly forgot to explain a very basic fact to him: onboard, the captain/crew are the authority. Not him, not his wallet, not his miles, and certainly not his precious points. They run the aircraft. He can run his mouth somewhere else.
Ben, it will be fun one day when you use the term "influencer" in front of your grandkids, and they ask, " what is that?" And, when you explain, the grandkids will sit in disbelief. Just hopin'...
These people are what I refer to as "influenza" rather than influencer. What a loser!
What is all about Mr. Ben-"av-geek"?
Wait is this influencer another alter ego of Tim Dunn?
The idiotic one sided responses sound very Tim Dunn.
I f-king HATE this damn generation. Insufferable, entitled little attention whores.
Is his champagne short of a few bubbles?
This guy definitely deserves the Qatar ban more than Josh Cahill.
This is becoming a bigger and bigger problem these days. I'm a frequent flyer with QR. I've had Platinum/Emerald status with QR for 6 consecutive years now. And often do upgrade with my Avios or Qpoints. And it has happened quite a few times now that some "influencer" is complaining that people are walking in front of his filming in the business cabin these days.
Last year, from Doha to Bangkok, an influencer was getting...
This is becoming a bigger and bigger problem these days. I'm a frequent flyer with QR. I've had Platinum/Emerald status with QR for 6 consecutive years now. And often do upgrade with my Avios or Qpoints. And it has happened quite a few times now that some "influencer" is complaining that people are walking in front of his filming in the business cabin these days.
Last year, from Doha to Bangkok, an influencer was getting extremely angry because people were going to the toilet and walking in front of his filming.
Those influencers is becoming a bigger and bigger problem....
Proof that money doesn’t buy class.
I am aware of someone who told an influencer to stop filming in the direction of his family and children, and refused to do so.
After being able to find the video online, with some help, he took legal action against the influencer. Apparently instagram suspended the account and he won damages. I believe this is quite rare though.
Airlines don’t need customers like this.
I'm going to do just that tha next time I'm flying QR this fall..... Getting in their way, over and over again to the point they pop off, then I'll let the crew know! lol
Not sure he's on the right place to act so, as there are many of them all over the world. I've once saw one get arrested for taking pic's in the security area at BRU. It's just a no go in decent countries.
Don't know today but back in time at arrival in Customs at GRU there were three lines; Nationals, Foreigners and Americans. The Americans needed to be photographed because American Customs did...
Not sure he's on the right place to act so, as there are many of them all over the world. I've once saw one get arrested for taking pic's in the security area at BRU. It's just a no go in decent countries.
Don't know today but back in time at arrival in Customs at GRU there were three lines; Nationals, Foreigners and Americans. The Americans needed to be photographed because American Customs did the same for Brazilians arriving in the US. Seems that the guy lift one of his fingers when they were taking the pic. I know he was jailed for a while and I heared jails in that country are not paradises. Many Americans (along with others of course) think they are above the law. He surely won't go free for this.
Airlines should simply ban him. He'd have nothing to "stream" about and would be forced to get a real job. He can "stream" about his new career as a Walmart associate.
So this guy has half a million followers on insta - but his posts tend to get around 50 likes. Hmmm. Something way off with those sums.
His whole profile screams 'look at me look at me' and obviously no one is judging by the interaction with his posts.
My mum gets more likes on her IG posts of her rose garden and she's got like 130 followers.
Maybe someone should tell him you can buy 'likes' as well as 'followers'. Bless him.
The amount of entitlement is wild! I'm the polar opposite -- I've been in the travel content industry for almost a decade, having written for some top publications, with some articles that rank #1 on Google, and even being on BoardingArea (thanks, Ben!). And when I took a flight the other day, I had to work up the courage just to ask the gate agent if I could pre-board so I could take pictures of...
The amount of entitlement is wild! I'm the polar opposite -- I've been in the travel content industry for almost a decade, having written for some top publications, with some articles that rank #1 on Google, and even being on BoardingArea (thanks, Ben!). And when I took a flight the other day, I had to work up the courage just to ask the gate agent if I could pre-board so I could take pictures of the plane for an article I'm writing (I was already in Group 1, but there were only a few rows of business class seats that fill up pretty quickly).
When I asked, I started it with "No worries if not, but I'm a travel writer and I was wondering if it would be okay...." If she said no, it would have been fine. I've never heard of this person before, but he sounds like a narcissist.
So what's the point of this post? To make more publicity for this guy?
His writing skills are terrible.
I'd love to see this toolbag tray this on Air Koryo.
He's going to be very popular in a Qatari jail while awaiting deportation.
After reading only the heading, I suggest this influcencer a) takes a flight on TAAG Angolan, b) transfers at Cairo airport.
I wouldn't recommend that routing, even if I were a Moomin.
It may be getting under his skin but it is also giving him free publicity. There really is no need for a widely read and well respected blog like yours to be doing that.
Ah yes, because you famously can do whatever you want on an *airplane*. I'm sure this attitude will work out well for him.
He should try doing this on a Chinese or US carrier. He might get to places he had never envisioned to see or spend some time in a nice cozy place with food paid by The Government
Hope the little c**ksucker gets it into his head to go try out his song-and-dance on a KE flight or two and while he's at, screws with the groundcrew and a ROK IO or two.
Love to see the ROKers go all Johnny Somali on his sorry little azz and give him a couple of years picking cabbages. Get him straightened out and flying right.
Qatar should ban this toxic idiot, but they probably won't.
They never pass up a chance to make a buck from some deeply unethical people.
Qatar has recently banned Josh Cahill, so to say they won't ban this influencer just because they want to make a buck, is most likely not the case. They may ban or they may not. Let's not automatically assume they won't ban. In fact if I had to bet I would say there is a pretty decent chance that they will.
You're a little late on the news, Josh being banned by Qatar was NOT recent and he has been unbanned by Qatar.
As I said yesterday, he follows Trump on Insta. This is all you need to know. His fragility and insecurity in the comments show exactly the type of person he is. Rules don’t apply to him or his ‘beautiful’ wife. Let’s start flooding his comments about the release of the Epstein files. That will shut him up real quick.
Yup, this is Trumpian. Worst role-model for the world. The fish rots at the head. 222 until midterms.
Hey retards, 1) this isn't a political story at all..TDS is real, when you see a trump angle in every story, you're probably a brainwashed low IQ psychopath, and 2), the Epstein files were released in full. Keep up. Somehow you weren't hot and bothered when Biden admin didn't release them, wonder why, could it be 99% implicated were Dems? Carry on with your self delusion now.
"No politics.. we want the jobs the comet will bring.." (Don't Look Up)
Back to Biden. Got it. Who else made your life a failure? Drag Queens, Trans, immigrants, POC. The professional victim is strong in you.
Yep, you're a retard. Good luck to you and all your victimhood groups, we just don't give AF anymore.
Well said, Steve
Get help, hon.
You honestly believe the Epstein Files were released in full? Like you legitimately think all the documents that were supposed to be released have been and there is nothing left to see?
@Mantis the Epstein files have not been released in full - at least as of a month ago many had not been released and those that had been are often heavily redacted (https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/24/us/epstein-files-trump-accuser-missing-files-invs). Biden didn't release them because they were under seal due to ongoing criminal cases, and thus could not be released to the public (https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20260211/118951/HHRG-119-JU00-20260211-SD013.pdf).
@Mantis the Epstein files have not been released in full - at least as of a month ago many had not been released and those that had been are often heavily redacted (https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/24/us/epstein-files-trump-accuser-missing-files-invs). Biden didn't release them because they were under seal due to ongoing criminal cases, and thus could not be released to the public (https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20260211/118951/HHRG-119-JU00-20260211-SD013.pdf).
He's an immigrant from South America, so most probably a leftist open borders supporter, your team. We form the Right don't recognize him as one of ours. That's on you for the 'cultural enrichment' (they can't even write in english properly)