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September 15, 2003

>> Inside <<

* Tourists Take a Back Seat?
* Your Favorite Thing About Travel?
* Aren's European Adventure
* Best First-Class Cabins
* Fall Travel Fix
* 10 Things I Learned This Summer
* Unsolved Travel Mysteries

>> First Off <<

** Tourists Take a Back Seat?
Well, it's finally here. The time of year when the tourists go back to work and things go back to normal. Or do they? This week, in a commentary on National Public Radio, I suggest that fall travel isn't what it used to be, now that the so-called travel "experts" have spilled the beans on a nice time of year to be on the road. Also, dig into the Travel Troubleshooter's unsolved file, find out what Terry Riley learned this summer, and read all about the best first-class cabins in the air.

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>> By The Way <<

** Your Favorite Thing About Travel?
Is traveling really as bad as they say it is? This week, we want to know what you like about travel. A friendly airline? A considerate hotel clerk? A cruise line that went the extra mile? (Hey, theoretically it's possible.) Send us an e-mail and include your full name, city, and what you do for a living.

** Aren's European Adventure
A few personal notes here - especially for those of you who sent me those missives after I mentioned our plans for a continental trek with a 15-month-old. Aren, you'll be relieved to know, is absolutely fine (although his parents aren't). See Baby Terminator's account of tearing up Europe country by country on his blog. (Note: If this looks harmless from the Web, you should have been there when it happened.)

>> Elliott's Commentary <<

** Best First-Class Cabins
The closest most air travelers will ever come to a first-class seat is the humiliating "perp walk" to the economy-class section during boarding. No, we aren't criminals, but we sure feel like second-class citizens when we shuffle past the already boarded elite passengers, who glare at us between sips of their mimosas as if we're no better than cargo. Squeezing our frames into the tiny steerage seats is arguably the final insult. Yet a fortunate few - by luck or through the miracle of frequent-flier miles - will one day ascend to the coveted front of the cabin. > Details in Power Trip.

** Fall Travel Fix
Commentator Christopher Elliott says he and his colleagues have spilled a closely-guarded travel secret: the pleasure of traveling in fall. > On National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday.

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** 10 Things I Learned This Summer
Terry Riley has spent a lot of time on planes this summer. Here are ten things he's learned from the experience, along with his insightful notes on how the air travel experience has changed - and not changed - since 9/11. Read Riley's comments at your own peril. > Read more in Err Travel.

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** Unsolved Travel Mysteries
Not every case that crosses my desk is solvable. Sometimes, travel companies refuse to address legitimate grievances by their customers, despite my best efforts. That's when the letters end up in the 'unsolved' case file. Here are two of my favorite unsolved mysteries. > In Fix My Trip.

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