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"submitted by reddit to blog." - Christopher Elliott

Christa Webster doesn't trust her hotel towels. And with good reason. - Christopher Elliott

Christa Webster doesn't trust her hotel towels. And with good reason. - Christopher Elliott

Departure taxes are the final "gotcha" when you're flying. Just as you're getting ready to board a flight back home someone asks you for money, and threatens to deny you boarding if you can't cough up the cash. - Christopher Elliott

Departure taxes are the final "gotcha" when you're flying. Just as you're getting ready to board a flight back home someone asks you for money, and threatens to deny you boarding if you can't cough up the cash. - Christopher Elliott

Here's another reason to double-check with your tour operator before you take off. - Christopher Elliott

Here's another reason to double-check with your tour operator before you take off. - Christopher Elliott

Nothing — not higher gas prices, not soaring airfares, not climbing hotel rates — seems to be keeping travelers off the road this summer. - Christopher Elliott

Nothing — not higher gas prices, not soaring airfares, not climbing hotel rates — seems to be keeping travelers off the road this summer. - Christopher Elliott

This was a strange case, indeed. - Christopher Elliott

This was a strange case, indeed. - Christopher Elliott

Should this case be mediated or not? - Christopher Elliott

One absent-minded agent can be bad for your bank account. - Christopher Elliott

How long is too long to wait for an airline ticket refund? - Christopher Elliott

School will be back in session shortly, so if you haven't gotten your beach fix with the kids this year, now's your chance. - Christopher Elliott

Next time you cancel a hotel room, get a number. Otherwise you might have to pay for your reservation, whether you show up or not. - Christopher Elliott

A real loss to the profession. Loved his work. - Christopher Elliott

Cool topic. - Christopher Elliott

"Tap Tap is awesome. My daughter can't get enough of it." - Christopher Elliott

"Oh, wouldn't that be nice. Now, if Amtrak could only get funded ..." - Christopher Elliott

"Wine? Check. Women? Check. Big question: Do the bottles play songs? ;-)" - Christopher Elliott

Mike Black thought he would get a prompt refund when he contacted a manager at the Four Points in Pleasanton, Calif., recently. He was wrong. - Christopher Elliott

From the page: "Planes nearly fly themselves these days. Why not remove the pilots to cut weight" - Christopher Elliott

"It's never too soon to start!" - Christopher Elliott

"It's never too soon to start!" - Christopher Elliott

"Get Keynote." - Christopher Elliott

Any day now, it will become a buyer’s market for hotel rooms. - Christopher Elliott

It isn’t your imagination. Your travel company is giving you the cold shoulder. - Christopher Elliott

They make us pay for our first checked bag. They invent new fees. They slap outrageous fuel “surcharges” on to the price of our ticket. - Christopher Elliott