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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 Pensione Nichols looks like the kind of bed and breakfast I'd want to stay in the next time I'm in Seattle.

B&B confirmed the wrong rate — do they have to honor the price?

January 22, 2024August 6, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

The Pensione Nichols looks like the kind of bed and breakfast I’d want to stay in the next time I’m in Seattle. It’s charming, historical and it’s even recommended by my own magazine.

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Two TSA agents who reportedly thwarted a passenger kidnapping in Miami recently are being hailed as heroes by the mainstream media.

Are TSA agents heroes?

January 22, 2024August 5, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Two TSA agents who reportedly thwarted a passenger kidnapping in Miami recently are being hailed as heroes by the mainstream media.

Categories Commentary
The emergency operations center at United Airlines’ new headquarters in Chicago’s Willis Tower looks like an average conference room.

5 fascinating facts about the new United Airlines

January 22, 2024August 4, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

This is the emergency operations center at United Airlines’ new headquarters in Chicago’s Willis Tower. Looks like an average conference room, doesn’t it?

Categories Commentary
Frustrated with Alamo in Kona, Hawaii; reported pre-existing damage, got no form, told "golf ball size" doesn't matter.

Do car rental companies make it too hard to report pre-existing damage?

January 22, 2024August 3, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When Renee Tyler returns from her Hawaiian vacation, she gets an unwanted surprise: A bill for damage to her rental car — damage for which she isn’t responsible. What should she do now?

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One of the most memorable trips of my life was seeing Denali National Park years ago when I edited the Alaska section for Travel Weekly.

“We feel we need a vacation from this vacation”

January 22, 2024August 2, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

One of the most memorable trips of my life was seeing Denali National Park years ago when I edited the Alaska pages for Travel Weekly.

Categories Commentary
The bank plans to issue a 1099 for forgiven debt in 2012 instead of 2011, jeopardizing protection under Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act.

My bank sent me the wrong tax form — and now it’s ignoring me

January 22, 2024August 1, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Dante Lee needs an important tax form from his bank. Without it, he could could face a significantly higher bill from the IRS. But his financial institution won’t help him. What should he do?

Categories Commentary
When Marius Vogelfanger got an email from Ryanair before a recent flight from Bergamo Airport, near Milan, Italy, he thought it was sending it to him as a courtesy.

Are airlines lying about boarding pass fees?

January 22, 2024July 31, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When Marius Vogelfanger got an email from Ryanair before a recent flight from Bergamo Airport, near Milan, Italy, he thought it was sending it to him as a courtesy.

Categories Commentary
Dalton's son was boarding an EasyJet flight they told him he couldn't board with his laptop computer -- it had to be checked.

Forced to check my laptop and now it’s in pieces

January 22, 2024July 30, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

La Freta Carter Dalton’s son was boarding an EasyJet flight from London to Barcelona when the overhead bins ran out of space. A crewmember told him he couldn’t board with his laptop computer — it had to be checked.

Categories Commentary
Frank Leibsly says his recent apartment rental in London was a disaster of Olympic proportions, and he has the pictures to prove it.

Was his vacation rental too good to be true?

January 22, 2024July 28, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Frank Leibsly says his recent apartment rental in London was a disaster of Olympic proportions, and he has the pictures to prove it.

Categories Commentary, The Navigator
Unfortunately at the time I did not realize that it had switched on me and it found a nonrefundable hotel room in the wrong London.

Hey, that’s the wrong London!

January 22, 2024July 27, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Jaime Deane books a hotel room in London, Canada through Priceline. But Priceline books a room in London, England, instead. It won’t refund the hotel. Now what?

Categories Commentary, The Travel Troubleshooter
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