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In this issue. Can’t-miss holiday gifts for the traveler in your life. Plus, new credit card fees, top-rated travel CEOs, and Vail welcomes the first snow of the season.
New posts
• Can’t-miss holiday gifts for travelers (MSNBC)
• Banks, airlines deserve no credit for card tricks (The Washington Post)
• Which travel company’s CEO is rated highest by its own employees? The answer is …
• Vail Resorts’ Katz: “If Colorado becomes Texas, we all have a lot more to think about than skiing”
• So where should I buy my travel insurance?
• How to avoid a customer service nightmare: 5 tips
• An unmade bed — and no place to go
• A $30,000 fine for filing a late report? Wow, now the Transportation Department is serious
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Christopher Elliott is the author of Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals. Critics have called it “eye-opening” and “inspiring” — it’ll “grab your attention and won’t let go.” Order your copy now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble or iTunes.
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