I’m sure you’ve heard of people using social media to help with their vacation planning before. But a popular story this week takes that to a whole new level!
A Toronto-based man, Jordan Axani, has used the popular social media news site, Reddit, to post a once-in-a-lifetime offer: a free, round-the-world trip to one lucky female! There’s only one catch. Your name has to be Elizabeth Gallagher.
Strange as it sounds, it’s true. Axani, a 28-year old adventurer, booked this dream trip earlier in the year for himself and his then-girlfriend named... you guessed it, Elizabeth Gallagher. Well, since then, the couple has broken up, leaving heartbreak and some open tickets! Due to restrictions around the plane tickets and cancellation policies, it is apparently a mega-headache to try to get anything for cancelling the tickets. So, like a good millennial, Axani went to social media to try to salvage some good from the tickets.
His Reddit post, just published Monday, has been shared thousands of times and it looks like several Elizabeth Gallaghers (with Canadian passports, the other element needed) have come forward. I’m not surprised, Axani’s post actually sounds pretty convincing, he sounds normal and realistic that he isn’t looking for anything in return, just doesn’t want the tickets to go to waste! No “winner” has been selected yet, it seems.
Fingers crossed that he finds a great trip mate. And, of course the romantic in me sees this as a great plot to a romantic comedy movie! What if he and the woman who claims this fall in love and then have a great story to tell the grandkids!!
Seems too good to be true! Possibly even worth changing your name for!?
