By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| April 3, 2013
Several days after Traci Fox visited a small independent resort in the Catskill Mountains, she received an unexpected call from a shoe store. Where did she want it to ship the $400 worth of pricey sneakers that she'd ordered?
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| April 3, 2013
The temperature outside the Des Moines Greyhound bus terminal on a February morning fell to a dangerously frigid 17 degrees below zero. But the bus driver who dropped off Ankur Singh and 10 other passengers so that they could wait for a connecting motorcoach, knowing that it would be an hour before the terminal would open, didn't seem to care.
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| April 3, 2013
The Transportation Security Administration's surprise announcement that it will allow small knives and previously banned sporting equipment on planes next month was met with concern and confusion from airline passengers and drew strong criticism from airline crew members and law enforcement representatives.
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| April 3, 2013
Mary Fahy pays extra for a nonrefundable oceanview room through Expedia, but when she checks in, she's given quarters overlooking the other side of the property. Is she owed a refund?
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| March 14, 2013
After Robin Griffith's honeymoon, there's a mysterious $869 charge on her mother's credit card for a flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City. How did it get there, and how can she get rid of it?
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| March 14, 2013
Although it may be weeks before the full effects of the government sequester are felt, many travelers say that they're prepared for whatever's coming down the road.
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| March 14, 2013
Ronnee Schweizer's flight to the Virgin Islands is canceled, and when her online agency issues a refund, part of the money is missing. How does she get it back?
By Christopher Elliott | Tribune Media Services
| March 14, 2013
A few minutes after Michele Loftin's recent commuter flight from Sacramento to San Francisco pushed back from the gate, it made an abrupt U-turn and returned to the terminal.
Have a travel problem? Want to avoid vacation hassles? See what Christopher Elliott has to say. The Charlotte native is also National Geographic Traveler's reader advocate, and Travel Troubleshooter is his syndicated consumer column.
