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In this issue. We’ve got two ethical dilemmas this week. Should I reimburse a travel company that overpaid for my hotel? And should I delete a TripAdvisor review? Also, some perspective on the Sky Harbor luggage scandal and a hotel promise broken (and bad pastries, too).
New posts
• They stepped up to the plate and overpaid for my hotel — now what?
• Should I delete my TripAdvisor review of the Grand Hotel Minneapolis?
• Fee Wars II? Expedia plans to remove book-by-phone charges
• Sky Harbor’s luggage scandal: Who’s to blame for a thousand stolen bags?
• You call that a Grand Deluxe Room? And about these pastries!
• Which travel company’s CEO is rated highest by its own employees? The answer is …
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