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Ultimate Consumer Guides

This series of comprehensive guides cover a variety of consumer topics.

Credit card disputes can be a powerful weapon for consumers. But if wielded incorrectly, a credit card chargeback can fail spectacularly.

The ultimate guide to chargebacks and winning a credit card dispute in 2025

December 16, 2024July 25, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Filing a credit card chargeback was the last thing on Amanda Dunlop’s mind when she booked a vacation rental on Airbnb. Nor could she imagine the trouble her credit card dispute would cause.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
Corporate executives like to hide from their customers. Here's how to contact the CEO or any company manager with your customer complaint.

Got a customer complaint? Here’s how to contact the CEO directly

June 24, 2024July 18, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

Corporate executives like to hide from their customers. Here’s how to contact the CEO or any company manager with your customer complaint.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
What does your airline owe you if it bumps you from a flight? Here's what you need to know about denied boarding compensation.

The ultimate guide to airline denied boarding compensation in 2025

December 23, 2025July 6, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

What does your airline owe you if it bumps you from a flight? Here’s what you need to know about denied boarding compensation.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
If an airline cancels or delays your flight, do you deserve a refund? It depends. Here's a guide on airline cancellations and delays.

What should I do if my flight has been canceled or delayed?

October 7, 2025June 29, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

If an airline cancels or delays your flight, do you deserve a refund? It depends. Here’s a guide on airline cancellations and delays.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
Going somewhere in 2025? Chances are, you'll need travel insurance. With wars raging in the Middle East and Europe, travelers are more nervous than they've ever been about their upcoming trips.

Do you need travel insurance in 2025?

May 3, 2025May 12, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

Going somewhere in 2024? Chances are, you’ll need travel insurance. With wars raging in the Middle East and Europe, travelers are more nervous than they’ve ever been about their upcoming trips.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
The complete guide to buying and selling a timeshare in 2025

The complete guide to buying and selling a timeshare in 2025

October 5, 2024February 24, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

Why pay for a hotel when you can own your own vacation home or condo? That’s the promise of a timeshare. The pitch comes when you least expect it: when you’re on vacation and your guard is down.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
Proven strategies for surviving your visit to any terminal when you're traveling.

These proven strategies will help you survive an airport terminal, bus terminal or train station

July 15, 2025February 19, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

Airports, train stations and bus terminals are probably the last places you want to get stuck when you’re traveling. Do I have to tell you why? There’s no place to sleep, food options are limited and expensive, and the bathrooms — yuck!

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
Health and safety isn't an afterthought for travelers anymore. It's the first thing they consider before they plan a trip. It's often the only thing they worry about in the hours before their departure. Health and safety is everything in a post-COVID world.

The ultimate guide to travel health and safety in 2025

December 29, 2024February 11, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

Health and safety isn’t an afterthought for travelers anymore. It’s the first thing they consider before they plan a trip. It’s often the only thing they worry about in the hours before their departure. Health and safety is everything in a post-COVID world.

Categories Ultimate Consumer Guides
Interested in a vacation rental? You'll need to know a few important things before you push that "book" button.

How to rent a vacation home in 2025: the ultimate guide

January 1, 2025January 28, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

Before you rent a vacation home, listen to Richard Powers’ story. Earlier this year, he found a bargain on a four-bedroom cabin in Lake Placid, N.Y., through Vrbo, a vacation rental site. He contacted the “owner” through the platform, who instructed him to wire the money to his bank account.

Categories Answers, Ultimate Consumer Guides
If you're not thinking about buying travel insurance for your next trip, you probably should. In a world filled with danger, anything could happen. Here's our guide to the best travel insurance.

How to find the best travel insurance for your next trip

November 30, 2025January 27, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

If you’re not thinking about buying travel insurance for your next trip, you probably should. In a world filled with danger, anything could happen. Here’s our guide to the best travel insurance.

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