Why good behavior is your most valuable travel asset
Don’t forget to pack your manners. Not because polite travelers are treated better, but because impolite ones are treated worse.
Commentary
Elliott Advocacy is a nonprofit organization that mediates cases between consumers and businesses. These are commentary articles that detail our efforts and provide educational information for consumers.
The hidden cost of ‘stupid’ tourists
Tourists do the dumbest things. If you don’t believe me, then maybe you should have joined me on my drive through Yellowstone National Park yesterday.
Do Americans really make 15 million “bogus” hotel reservations a year?
American travelers make approximately 15 million “bogus” hotel bookings a year more than the 2.5 million reservations previously believed
Dreaded fees come to vacation rentals
Vacation rental companies are piling on the fees, many of them pure junk. Among the most common: fees for booking, changes and cleaning.
Is it time to take a stand against shrinking airline seats?
It’s not your imagination: Economy class seats on airplanes are shrinking.
How to avoid a long wait at the car rental counter
If you rent a car this summer, don’t forget to pack your patience.
What Pope Francis’ visit means to Philadelphia – and religious tourism
When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia later this month, it won’t just be a big event for the region’s Catholics. It’s going to be huge for Philadelphia and maybe even a landmark event for faith-based tourism. On Tuesday, tickets for the Pope’s Independence Hall event were claimed in two minutes.
The truth about airline lies (can you handle it?)
The busiest summer for air travel is almost over. But for many passengers, this flying season was the lyin’ season.
Do nursing moms need new rights?
All Pablo Svirsky wanted was a small refrigerator at his hotel in for his wife, Carolyn. She needed a place to store her breast milk.
A decade after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is back
In 2004, 10.1 million visitors spent a total of $4.9 billion in New Orleans, according to The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation