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Is outsourcing good for travelers?

January 23, 2024September 14, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

If you think the outsourcing and off-shoring of American jobs has gone too far, you might think twice before flying on United Airlines.

Categories Commentary

3 secrets for dealing with the scammiest industry on Earth

January 23, 2024September 4, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

When it comes to email, which industry do you trust the most?

Categories Problem Solved

5 summer travel scams no one warned you about — but should have

January 23, 2024August 7, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Watch your wallet while you’re on vacation.

Categories Problem Solved

Privacy? There’s no such thing on the road

January 23, 2024June 23, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Recent revelations of the National Security Agency’s sweeping domestic surveillance programs may have angered many Americans, but for most travelers, it was nothing new.

Categories The Navigator

How to tell the TSA how to do its job – and how to get it to listen

January 15, 2025May 29, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

If you’re afraid a TSA agent might bungle your screening when you fly somewhere this summer, maybe you should do what John Klapproth did when he was traveling from Seattle to Anchorage recently.

Categories Security

Should I fire my travel agent?

June 16, 2024April 13, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Brian Durbin’s destination wedding is off to a bad start. His travel agent isn’t returning his calls and he and his fiancée are afraid everything isn’t going to run smoothly. What do you do when your travel agent goes AWOL?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Sorry, your travel insurance doesn’t cover mother-in-law’s death

January 22, 2024September 20, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

It’s been a while since I mediated travel insurance claim, and at first glance, Dennis Puskaric’s looked like a slam-dunk

Categories Commentary

Do I deserve a refund for the apartment rental from hell?

January 22, 2024May 7, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Maybe Patsy Chan should have known better than to rent a room using AirBnB. After all, she works for a hotel, and in a high-profile position at that. It’s no secret that a reservation on this startup site is a hit-or-miss-proposition.

Categories Commentary

Is this a scam? “US Airlines” is offering me two roundtrip airline tickets

January 22, 2024April 16, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

The offer looked legit to Richard Clarke — well, almost.

Categories Commentary

Who’s responsible for the scam epidemic?

January 22, 2024March 13, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

For the 12th year in a row, ID theft is the number-one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced last week.

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