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HOLIDAY

Unconventional Thanksgiving travel advice.

I never thought I’d give this Thanksgiving travel advice

November 29, 2024November 26, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

I’ve covered every Thanksgiving for the last three decades as a travel journalist. But this holiday is different — and it’s made me offer Thanksgiving travel advice I never expected.

Categories Commentary
Ask Richard Brigleb about gift cards. He'll tell you about the $200 worth of plastihe just found in his kitchen drawer.

Are gift cards better for you — or better for the business?

February 2, 2024November 7, 2016 by Christopher Elliott

Ask Richard Brigleb about gift cards, and he’ll tell you about the $200 worth of plastic for a wine store and local restaurant he just found in his kitchen drawer.

Categories Commentary
Leaving something at home is the number one mistake holiday travelers make, according to a new poll. And it's not just essential items.

Pack these tips for a better holiday trip

September 5, 2024December 13, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

Leaving something at home is the number one mistake holiday travelers make, according to a new poll. And it’s not just essential items.

Categories Commentary
Lisa Veyka's Frigidaire air conditioner stops working just before a hot holiday weekend. Why won't anyone help her?

This Frigidaire doesn’t refrigerate – why won’t my warranty work?

January 28, 2024September 4, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

Lisa Veyka’s Frigidaire air conditioner stops working just before a hot holiday weekend. Why won’t anyone help her?

Categories Problem Solved

The unauthorized guide to fine print, holiday edition

January 26, 2024December 25, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

When Ben Blout invoked a big-box store’s “low price promise” after discovering a lower price on his merchandise, he learned something customers rediscover every holiday shopping season: some restrictions apply.

Categories Problem Solved
If an airline tells you it offers a more humane way to travel, should you hold it to that promise? The question David's case raised.

Happy holidays? JetBlue slams grieving grandson with booking fee, walk-up fare

January 26, 2024December 24, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

If an airline tells you it offers a more humane way to travel, should you hold it to that promise?

Categories Should I Take The Case?
It's holiday travel time! You heard it here first! Take your car in for a tuneup. Give yourself extra time if you're flying.

It’s holiday travel time! You heard it here first!

November 27, 2024November 23, 2009 by Christopher Elliott

Take your car in for a tuneup. Give yourself extra time if you’re flying. Oh, and it’s going to be one for the record books.

Categories The Navigator

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