Originally Posted by
WillTravel
I've actually heard more reports of bedbugs from friends or friends of friends who do not travel very much. These are so upsetting that it doesn't bear thinking about (especially where they involve infested apartment buildings).
I don't know what the statistical likelihood is that a traveler will bring home bedbugs if he or she is in a room with some. I'm not sure how that would be calculated.
I racked up enough points on Southwest is 2011 to earn a Companion Pass (a free seat for my companion anytime I fly on Southwest), but my wife accompanied me on exactly ZERO trips. Now, some of those were to places like GSP and OKC, but one was to SJU. Every time I went somewhere, I let her her know when I was booking the ticket, but she never took me up on it.
I don't consider myself particularly reckless with regard to travel risks, but put me down as one more (moderately) frequent traveler who has never had an issue with bed bugs.