by Christopher Elliott | Mar 20, 2021
Finding travel courtesy is more than meeting someone doing their job Often travelers find true travel courtesy. Sometimes little things make a big difference. For Don Brauninger, it’s travel industry employees who replace the words “you’re welcome” with “no problem.”...
by Christopher Elliott | Feb 10, 2021
Foreign citizenship can be useful to you. For years Americans had to choose one citizenship. Now, having second passports is acceptable Paul Conolly is American and Irish. He’s also lucky: A second passport may be the most coveted travel accessory for 2021. And he has...
by Christopher Elliott | Feb 6, 2021
Coronavirus lockdowns seemed intolerable. Finally, we can travel after cabin fever and with vaccines on the way Everyone has a touch of cabin fever after the worldwide coronavirus lockdowns. Today we have the promise of vaccines. It’s no surprise that people want to...
by Christopher Elliott | Jan 21, 2021
Is it a sin to be an “overtipper”? Ryan Patterson is an over-tipper. He routinely adds a 25 percent gratuity to his restaurant bill, “and sometimes as much as 50 percent, depending on the level of effort expended.” Why so much? Patterson, a web publisher...
by Christopher Elliott | Jan 15, 2021
Vaccines may make travel possible again — there will be other 2021 travel fears Walt Meyer is afraid of getting sick when he travels. Too many people aren’t taking COVID-19 seriously, he says. He suffers from 2021 travel fears. He’d travel again this year...
