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Month: March 2011

“I cried through the whole experience”

January 20, 2024March 12, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

You were right.

Categories Commentary

How to survive a tsunami in your hotel

January 20, 2024March 11, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

No one expects to get whacked by a tsunami on their vacation. I certainly didn’t when I checked into the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui on Wednesday night.

Categories Commentary

What would you do? Billed for car rental damage, and then re-billed

January 20, 2024March 10, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

I was about to move Don and Carri Schoeller’s car rental case into the “solved” file when I got the following email from them:

Categories Commentary

Ridiculous or not? Mandatory housekeeping fees are just around the corner

January 20, 2024March 9, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

To get an idea of what the hotel bill of the future might look like, take a look at your present bill at the Atlantis in the Bahamas.

Categories Commentary

Is this enough compensation? A broken toilet, a busted shower — and you’re offering a voucher?

January 20, 2024March 8, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

t was Alicia and Dean Winicks’ first cruise — a seven-day sailing from from San Juan to Dominica, Grenada, Aruba, and back again on the Caribbean Princess last month.

Categories Commentary

This is not a travel blog, it’s a …

January 20, 2024March 6, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Let me start by saying this isn’t my site, even though it bears my name. It’s yours.

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Are we traveling in a police state?

January 24, 2024March 6, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

As she waited for her flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Medford, Ore., last month, Linda Morrison noticed something unusual in the waiting area.

Categories The Navigator

Can things get any worse for the TSA?

January 20, 2024March 5, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

To say the TSA just had a bad week would be a lot like saying Muammar Gaddafi is dealing with a little opposition in Libya.

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Four stars for that resort? Says who?

January 20, 2024March 4, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

The hotel Valerie Acosta booked through Hotwire.com isn’t what she expected. The site claims it’s a four-star resort, but the reviews say otherwise. How about a refund?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Weekend survey: Should peanuts be banned from planes?

January 20, 2024March 4, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

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