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Burning question: What turns you off the most when you travel? Is there any one thing that makes you so upset that you would never do business with an airline, car rental company, cruise line or hotel? I’m talking mad-enough-to-boycott mad. Is it bait-and-switch price games? Fees? Bad service? Or something else? Send me a note and please don’t forget to include your full name, city and occupation.
In this issue. Six things you should never do when you travel. Plus, details on Continental’s “test” fares — and British Airways’ fake ones.
New posts
• Naughty travelers: 6 things you should never do when you’re away
• Continental posts erroneous “test” fare to its site — but what is it testing?
• “She actually sounded like she cared”
• Hard-sold insurance on my Hotwire car rental — any chance of a refund?
• Sorry, those $40 fares on British Airways weren’t for real
• A hurricane is headed for my hotel — how ’bout a refund?
• Avis adds $10 rental extension fee to offset “cost of reorganizing our fleet”
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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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