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RUDE

A few hours after Matt Rogers checked into his hotel in Dallas, he heard rhythmic grunting noises outside his door. They were coming from one of the worst hotel guests ever.

Are you a bad hotel guest? Here’s how to know

April 26, 2025April 20, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

A few hours after Matt Rogers checked into his hotel in Dallas, he heard rhythmic grunting noises outside his door. They were coming from one of the worst hotel guests ever.

Categories On Travel

Rudeness runs rampant for travelers. Is it your fault?

February 19, 2024February 12, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

It was a random thought at the end of a recent column about unfriendly TSA agents. “I wonder if the rude agent is a reflection of an even ruder traveler,” mused David Kazarian, a pharmacist from Tampa.

It started a debate with a real purpose.

Categories Commentary
Should I turn down cases because of an entitled attitude? It’s been a busy summer for travel complaints. A little too busy.

Should I turn down cases because of an entitled attitude?

January 27, 2024July 15, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

… Read more

Categories Case Dismissed
Bad flight stories are a dime a dozen, but every now and then, I get one that rises above the others. Like Michelle Vazul's.

“You should all die”

January 22, 2024April 24, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Bad flight stories are a dime a dozen, but every now and then, I get one that rises above the others. Like Michelle Vazul’s.

Categories Commentary
If you've ever been browbeaten, barked at or belittled by a TSA agent -- and let's be honest, who among us hasn't?

Where do TSA agents learn their bad manners?

January 22, 2024April 8, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

If you’ve ever been browbeaten, barked at or belittled by a TSA agent — and let’s be honest, who among us hasn’t? — then you’ve got a friend in Sen. Harry Reid (D.-Nev.).

Categories Commentary

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