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Author: Christopher Elliott

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Post-pandemic travel: Is it OK to ask another passenger’s vaccine status or request they mask up?

May 6, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Post-pandemic travel: Is it OK to ask another passenger’s vaccine status or request they mask up?

The mask mandate may be over but now we must all navigate the complexities of riding in a metal tube full of people with different opinions on COVID.

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Pack smarter: How to keep your travel documents and luggage organized

April 29, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Pack smarter: How to keep your travel documents and luggage organized

Here’s why you should keep your passport number and carry copies of it and other IDs on your phone and use checklists for both ends of your trip.

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Try these secrets for getting a car rental upgrade – and remember to bring your manners

April 22, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Try these secrets for getting a car rental upgrade – and remember to bring your manners

Want a better rental car? Start by reserving the smallest vehicle available. Here’s why that move can help you get upgraded to a larger one free.

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Traveling abroad? Your wireless network’s roaming plan isn’t the only way to stay in touch

April 15, 2022April 16, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Traveling abroad? Your wireless network’s roaming plan isn’t the only way to stay in touch

It turns out there are cheaper and more reliable methods of making calls, sending text messages, and accessing the internet while you’re abroad.

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JetBlue and Spirit: What happens when two airlines with bad customer service records merge?

April 8, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on JetBlue and Spirit: What happens when two airlines with bad customer service records merge?

Conventional wisdom says merging with ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit may alienate JetBlue customers and damage its brand. It may already be too late.

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Traveling abroad with disabilities: Here’s a post-pandemic guide

April 1, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Traveling abroad with disabilities: Here’s a post-pandemic guide

More than 25 million Americans have a disability that limits travel, according to the DOT. The challenges are even greater when traveling overseas.

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Will hotels keep flexible booking post-COVID? Or will they start charging for breakfast?

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Will hotels keep flexible booking post-COVID? Or will they start charging for breakfast?

Now that COVID-19 appears to be on its way out, hotels are making a few more adjustments in time for the busy summer season – for better or worse.

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Planning a spring or summer vacation? Here’s how to avoid the crowds

March 18, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on Planning a spring or summer vacation? Here’s how to avoid the crowds

If you make small changes to when and where you vacation, you can avoid a crush of camera-toting tourists. But you have to act soon, experts say.

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International travel hacks: When to book flights and hotels, how to deal with COVID-19 rules

March 11, 2022March 12, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on International travel hacks: When to book flights and hotels, how to deal with COVID-19 rules

You can do almost all of the same things you could before the pandemic, just with a few added steps of paperwork and vaccination proof, experts say.

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No more kisses or hugs: Could travel customs suspended during COVID become permanent?

March 4, 2022 Christopher Elliott Comments Off on No more kisses or hugs: Could travel customs suspended during COVID become permanent?

Travel customs changed a lot during COVID. With the spring and summer vacation season just ahead, prepare for more confusion when greeting people.

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August 31, 2023 John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

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August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

August 31, 2023 AP
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