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For years, governments have promised a seamless world of airport security where you could leave your laptop in your bag and bring a full-sized bottle of water through the scanner.

Airport security rules are changing again—and it’s a mess

February 11, 2026February 1, 2026 by Christopher Elliott

For years, governments have promised a seamless world of airport security where you could leave your laptop in your bag and bring a full-sized bottle of water through the scanner. 

Despite what you may have heard, that world isn’t here yet.

Categories Consumer Alert, Popular
let Spirit Airlines go

Why it’s time to let Spirit Airlines go

February 5, 2026February 1, 2026 by Christopher Elliott

Spirit Airlines is haunting the halls of bankruptcy court again. For the second time in about a year, the threat of liquidation looms large for the beleaguered discount carrier. 

Categories Commentary, Popular
The president has called for a massive cut to credit card interest rates. Airlines warn it could end loyalty programs as we know them.

Will this 10 percent interest cap kill your airline points?

February 5, 2026January 31, 2026 by Christopher Elliott

The president has called for a massive cut to credit card interest rates. Airlines warn it could end loyalty programs as we know them.

Categories Forum, Popular
american airlines issues

My 2-year-old gave up his seat on an American Airlines flight. Where’s my refund!

January 30, 2026December 29, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

If you pay for an airline seat, you should get to actually sit in it?

That’s what’s at the heart of John Bailey’s case against American Airlines. He bought five round-trip tickets from Dallas to Boston for a family event. One of them was for his 2-year-old grandson, Riggs.

Categories Advocacy, Popular
Teresa McGee thought she'd done everything right before her flight from Detroit to Charlotte. But she never expected American Airlines to not do everything right.

She showed up two hours early for her flight. Why did American Airlines cancel her ticket?

December 26, 2025December 15, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Teresa McGee thought she’d done everything right before her flight from Detroit to Charlotte. But she never expected American Airlines to not do everything right. 

Categories Advocacy, Popular
One of the newest mistakes travelers make is also one of the oldest: forgetting their paperwork.

Here are the new travel mistakes people are making — and how to avoid them

December 18, 2025December 14, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

One of the newest mistakes travelers make is also one of the oldest: forgetting their paperwork.

Categories On Travel, Popular
risky trip

Your next trip could be riskier than you think — here’s why (and how to adapt) 

December 18, 2025December 13, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Colombia has been at the top of Seann Malloy’s bucket list for years, so he recently started planning a solo trip to Cartagena and Medellín. He looked forward to sipping tinto coffee at a cafe and strolling the beach at Playa Blanca. 

Categories Popular, Safe Travels
Cynthia Alviso’s new Frigidaire wall oven fluctuates between 35 degrees below and 60 degrees above its set temperature, ruining her baked goods. Despite four repair attempts, it's still broken. Frigidaire insists the oven works properly. Can she get a refund?

My Frigidaire oven’s wild temperature swings have left me exhausted — can I get a refund?

December 18, 2025December 12, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Cynthia Alviso’s new Frigidaire wall oven fluctuates between 35 degrees below and 60 degrees above its set temperature, ruining her baked goods. Despite four repair attempts, it’s still broken. Frigidaire insists the oven works properly. Can she get a refund? 

Categories Popular, Problem Solved
From space cakes to street food, travelers are eating risky things on vacation. Experts warn what to avoid to prevent illness and ruined trips.

The things you should never eat when you’re on vacation

September 23, 2025August 10, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Meg Wubbenhorst didn’t think twice before ordering a space cake at a coffee shop in Amsterdam recently. But maybe she should have. As she was about to discover, it was something she should never have eaten on vacation.

Categories On Travel, Popular
Why your hotel stay feels like a rip-off. Discover the essential amenities hotels should provide and how to avoid extra charges this summer.

Why your hotel stay feels like a rip-off (and how to fix it)

September 23, 2025August 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Should your hotel room include air conditioning? Victoria Holtz thinks so. Her resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., did not.

Categories On Travel, Popular
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