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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.

Hotel luggage theft: “He looked like a professional”

January 22, 2024November 15, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Athena Foley and her husband wish they’d never stayed at the Hotel Ändra. When they checked into the Seattle boutique hotel this summer, one of their bags was stolen after they surrendered it to the bellhop.

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Is “heartless” Southwest Airlines profiting from dad’s death?

January 22, 2024November 14, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Jennifer Kucinski lives in Kansas City. Her father lives in Orlando. Make that lived in Orlando.

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No damage to rental car, but they called a collection agency anyway

January 22, 2024November 10, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Richard Hartman rented a car from Alamo in Montreal this summer. It’s a decision he regrets.

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Case dismissed: “The insurance will not cover our tickets”

June 27, 2024November 3, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

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Just who does the TSA think it is?

January 22, 2024November 2, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Hardly a day seems to go by that I don’t get a complaint about the Transportation Security Administration.

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Airline removed me because of confusion about medical supplies

January 22, 2024November 1, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Here’s an unusual case with an equally unusual resolution. It involves two Lufthansa passengers, and FDA-approved portable oxygen concentrator and EU airline passenger law.

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Here we go again! Another tarmac stranding incident — beware of outraged talking heads on TV

January 22, 2024October 30, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

It seemed eerily familiar: A JetBlue aircraft, a freak storm, passengers stranded on an aircraft for hours — and all happened near the media capital of the world.

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If Disney totaled this guest's minivan, why won't it cover the damage?

Is this enough compensation? Disney totaled my minivan

January 22, 2024October 25, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

As Joyce Dunne was checking out of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando recently, a cast member slipped her some bad news: Her Honda minivan had been damaged by the parking valet.

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“Because of your attitude, you have earned a trip into our body scanner!”

January 22, 2024October 22, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Whenever I hear from someone like Angela Wright, I can almost predict the TSA’s knee-jerk response to her complaint.

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Is this enough compensation? “Very disappointed” by Southwest – so they sent me a voucher

January 22, 2024October 18, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

I‘ve already written about Southwest’s new restrictions on credits. Well, passengers haven’t exactly warmed to them and other policy changes.

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