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		<title>One airline ticket for the price of two?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Llouellynde Orahood's flight from Los Angeles to Dallas has all the makings of a trip from hell, including weather delays, cancellations and almost-missed flights. What could be worse? Having to pay again for the same tickets. Now, neither the airlines nor her online travel agency is willing to...
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		<title>Bad news, bargain-hounds: “The worst appears to be over” for lodging industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FORECAST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOTEL RATES]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's good news for them, bad news for us. Sorta.
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		<title>They stepped up to the plate and overpaid for my hotel — now what?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REIMBURSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travelocity]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dale Nielsen did everything he could to confirm his Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. He booked the trip through an online agency that offered a notification of flight schedule changes. He called his airline. It wasn't enough.
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		<title>What’s new on Elliott: Two eithical dilemmas, SkyHarbor’s luggage scandal, and a hotel promise broken</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the online version of Elliott&#8217;s E-Mail. If this doesn&#8217;t display correctly, why not switch subscriptions to my RSS feed or my daily e-mail newsletter?
Find the best travel insurance. Please visit our underwriter, Travel Insurance Review, where you can get articles, reviews, and...
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		<title>Should I delete my TripAdvisor review of the Grand Hotel Minneapolis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GRAND HOTEL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REVIEW]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mary Yostos needs your advice.
She had a horrible experience at the Grand Hotel in Minneapolis last September. While at a wedding party, her wallet was stolen. Her complaints to the hotel were for nothing. &#8220;They said the restaurant on the second floor was technically not part of the...
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		<title>Fee Wars II? Expedia plans to remove book-by-phone charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHARGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FEE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHONE]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Get ready for round two of the online travel agency fee-cutting wars. This spring, the major online travel agencies eliminated their online booking fees. This morning, Expedia will announce that it will do away with its fee to book by phone.
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		<title>Sky Harbor’s luggage scandal: Who’s to blame for a thousand stolen bags?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LOST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LUGGAGE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHOENIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STOLEN]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Outraged? No, those of us who fly suspect this kind of thing is happening at every major airport in the country. It's the only explanation.
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		<title>You call that a Grand Deluxe Room? And about these pastries!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[COMPLAINT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAIRFAX EMBASSY ROW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STARWOOD]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lynn Kamimoto thought she was staying in a Grand Deluxe Room at The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C. She thought her stay included a full American Breakfast at the Jockey Club. She thought wrong.
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		<title>Which travel company’s CEO is rated highest by its own employees? The answer is …</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[southwest airlines]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, according to a new survey by Glassdoor, a company that conducts online salary surveys.
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		<title>Vail Resorts’ Katz: “If Colorado becomes Texas, we all have a lot more to think about than skiing”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Elliott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPIC PASS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLOBAL WARMING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REAL ESTATE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROB KATZ]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob Katz is the chief executive of Vail Resorts, which owns Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Heavenly, Keystone, and, of course, Vail. Parts of Colorado just received record amounts of early-season snow, which is all the excuse I needed to talk skiing with Katz.
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