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The real reason why Silicon Valley is the world’s most elusive tourist attraction

February 1, 2024August 13, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Silicon Valley draws me to it like a powerful magnet, with its Mediterranean climate, irresistible culture of innovation and iconic technology brands that have defined a generation. It pulls in my whole family, which, like many Americans, lives in a world defined by Apple, Facebook and Google.

Categories Destinations
Four years later. When David Sun needs a cheap ticket, he Googles it. When James Pillow wants to fly somewhere, he doesn’t.

Four years later, did Google kill flight search?

January 29, 2024October 5, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

Four years later. When David Sun needs a cheap ticket, he Googles it. When James Pillow wants to fly somewhere, he doesn’t.

Categories The Navigator
Liz rescheduled a flight to Los Angeles on Virgin America to avoid superstorm Sandy, which was about to slam into the East Coast.

Want better airline service? Power up your smartphone

January 22, 2024December 15, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Liz Owen needed help, and she needed it fast.

Categories The Navigator
Do you trust GPS directions? If you have a driver’s license, chances are that you also have an amusing story about GPS directions.

Do you trust GPS directions?

January 22, 2024June 16, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

If you have a driver’s license, chances are that you also have an amusing story about GPS directions. Here’s mine.

Categories Commentary, The Navigator

Is the travel industry thinking small or just being small-minded?

January 24, 2024April 9, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

True story: US Airways, which has been in the news this week for announcing it will add first class service to its smallest planes, sent frequent flier Margery Wilson the following apology late yesterday.

Categories Commentary

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