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In this issue …
• Don’t let a self-serving survey ruin your trip
• “No more seat envy” — a devious spin on new fees
• Has anything changed after yesterday’s election? The correct answer is …
• How to reach yours truly
• Support this site
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FIRST | Random thoughts about the week in travel
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SIGHTINGS | Noted Elliott appearances online and offline
Two bills, one collection agency — and zero options — Before Sophia Mei books a cruise online through Travelocity, her screen goes blank and she loses her reservation. Or so she thinks. A phone agent helps here complete her booking, but soon it’s clear that she has two reservations for the same cruise. And before long, a collections agency is after her to pay for both tickets. What should she do? (From The Troubleshooter)
Don’t let a self-serving survey ruin your trip — Take a closer look before making an important vacation decision based on self-serving travel polls and surveys. (From MSNBC.com)
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BLOGGED | New posts on Elliott’s Blog
“No more seat envy” — a devious spin on new fees — Looks like Sigmund Freud is inspiring the marketing folks at Delta Air Lines who have the unenviable task of telling us what else we will have to pay for when we fly. The airline’s latest letter to its customers would probably make the good doctor proud. (From Elliott Blog)
Airline considers $10 surcharge for baby-free seating, priority disembarking — What will the airlines start charging us for next? After you read this, you’ll be sorry you asked. Nigel Appleby’s daughter recently got a survey from WestJet which offers some clues about the Canadian carrier’s next move. It’s troubling, to say the least. (From Elliott Blog)
EU commissioner: We have all been “misled” by airlines — The European Union’s new regulation on airline ticket transparency, which requires airlines to quote a fare including all taxes, fees and surcharges, went into effect Nov. 1. How will the new rules affect air travelers here and in Europe? I asked Meglena Kuneva, the EU commissioner for consumer affairs. (From Elliott Blog)
A foreign transaction fee for a U.S. travel booking? Now you’re roaming alone — Brandy Hamill knows the importance of reviewing her credit card statement after booking a trip. If she hadn’t taken a look at hers, she would have missed the strange surcharge when she booked a flight on Travelocity. (From Elliott Blog)
American Airlines: A year is actually nine months — What is it with airlines redefining a year? Seems that after I wrote about this bizarre reshuffling of the calendar, more air carriers have joined the fun. (From Elliott Blog)
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Has anything changed after yesterday’s election? The correct answer is … — We may have a shiny new president, but we still have the same old problems: a crumbling transportation infrastructure, high fuel prices, a weak dollar and a embarrassingly bad mass transit systems. (From Tripso)
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