by Christopher Elliott | Jul 17, 2018 | *Consumer Tips, Commentary
A vacation rental disaster can come from depending on others to do your research To say that Alan Muskat’s accommodations in Costa Rica were a vacation rental disaster would be an understatement. “It was horrid,” Muskat says. Mosquitoes buzzed...
by Christopher Elliott | Jul 10, 2018 | *Consumer Tips, hotels
After a long drive from Buffalo to Gananoque, Ontario, Adam Cole’s hotel delivered some bad news for him: a lost hotel reservation. “I had a confirmation from my travel agent,” says Cole, director of a music school in Atlanta, “but there was no...
by Christopher Elliott | Jul 5, 2018 | *Safe Travel
Before your summer road trip is the right time to check tires When heading out on your summer road trip, don’t blow your summer vacation. And I mean that literally. Consider what happened to Tia Johnson when she drove through Georgia early one morning. “My...
by Christopher Elliott | Jun 28, 2018 | *Consumer Tips, car rentals
Enterprise has been accused of running a ding-and-dent scam so often by readers of this site, I’ve lost count. Then they introduced a new system for determining car rental damage. The complaints have slowed to a trickle. Why? I asked Roger Van Horn,...
by Christopher Elliott | Jun 19, 2018 | *Traveler
When you’re on the road, little things can make a big difference, like extra bags, a deck of cards, and eating utensils. I ought to know. I’ve been on the road nonstop for the better part of eight years, and have forgotten my fair share of items. Travel...
