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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.

Do people who leave their brains at home deserve to be ripped off?

January 20, 2024March 13, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

We’re very lucky. The devastating earthquake that struck Japan last week caused only minor damage here in the States

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“I cried through the whole experience”

January 20, 2024March 12, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

You were right.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Weekend survey: Should peanuts be banned from planes?

January 20, 2024March 4, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

… Read more

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What would you do? My airline owes me €600 but all I’m getting is excuses

January 20, 2024March 3, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Timothy Delaney was on his way to his mother-in-law’s funeral in Addis Ababa when he encountered an unexpected delay: His Emirates flight from London to Dubai was canceled after a de-icer accidentally rammed his jet.

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