Going on a holiday can be an incredibly relaxing experience that unwinds days, weeks or even months of pressure and stress.

But there are things that can happen on these trips that are outside of your control that can ruin the peace and tranquility.

That’s what happened to Christie on her recent visit to Laos when two kids at her hotel wouldn’t stop screaming.

To make matters worse, the 29-year-old Sydneysider claimed the parents did nothing to stop them.

“The toddlers would just fight and scream every day in the pool, and all the rooms surrounded the pool,” she told Yahoo Lifestyle.

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“I was just getting so irritated, and [the parents] just didn’t care. They were sun-baking, and didn’t try to quiet the kids.”

Her room was one floor above the pool and she filmed herself calling out to the mum and dad below to compel them to restore peace and quiet.

She said she’s not normally this confrontational, but she said the screaming was almost endless.

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Eventually, she cracked and said to herself ‘I can’t do this anymore’.

“I just said, ‘Hey guys, please be quiet’. And then they’re like, ‘Yeah, yeah’. They didn’t give a s**t, and then they just didn’t do anything.

“The kids kept crying.”

Christie weighed up whether she should change rooms to avoid the toddlers, but grin and bared it as she was only in the Luang Prabang hotel for a few days.

If she was staying longer, she might have asked for a refund or just changed hotels.

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Christie posted a video of her controversial holiday act on social media and some people congratulated her for telling off the parents.

“My parents would NEVER let us behave like that in public. That’s crazy at a hotel,” one said.

“As a parent of two, this annoyed me. Yeah kids can cry and have emotions. But listening to that all day would be frustrating,” added another.

However, others said the 29-year-old clearly didn’t understand the realities of being a parent.

“If you don’t want to hear kids on a vacation go to a kids free resort. The parents are doing their best,” commented one.

“Ooozing ENTITLEMENT. I’m not a parent but if I want quiet I pay for privacy and secluded spaces,” added another.

Christie told Yahoo Lifestyle she’s well aware that parents have a lot to juggle, especially on holidays, but in this instance, these ones could have done more.

“If they were trying, I wouldn’t have said anything because you can’t really control kids,” she said.

“I totally get that. I was just like, ‘Take them inside.'”

She said 99 per cent of parents try their best to keep their kids behaving well in public, but the 1 per cent can ruin it for everyone.

What should you do in this situation?

Etiquette expert Kate Heussler told Yahoo Lifestyle how Christie handled the situation was great.

“She was respectful, she raised it politely and she gave the parents the opportunity to correct it without creating a scene,” she said.

“That is exactly what you should do first, particularly if you are conflict-averse. You do not need to march in like an angry camp director and you are absolutely allowed to speak up when your peace is being bulldozed.”

Kate agreed with the traveller that kids can be hard to manage, especially on holidays, but parents have a responsibility to at least try to keep their screaming at a minimum.

“If the noise has been going on consistently for two days, despite a polite comment being made, that stops being an unfortunate moment and starts becoming inconsiderate behaviour,” she said.

“A family holiday does not come with a free pass to forget that other people exist.

“Just because you have children on holiday does not mean everyone else signed up to your soundtrack titled ‘lack of parenting.’”

She urged parents in this situation to address their kids’ behaviour by taking them out for an activity, a walk, or anything that could focus their energy.

For travellers wanting to steer clear of this scene, she said many hotels will advertise whether they’re adults-only or child-free.

But if you are faced with a crying or screaming child that isn’t your own, Kate said asking your accomodation for help can take the pressure off you.

“Hotels deal with this all the time. Many already have built-in parameters around adults-only zones, quieter wings or family-heavy sections for exactly this reason,” she said.

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