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Leading travel expert and USA Today columnist Christopher Elliott shares the smartest ways to travel in this tip-filled guide from National Geographic. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a consumer travel advocate, Elliott gives you the inside scoop on how to navigate the often perplexing world of travel, with detailed advice on: * Airlines * car rentals * cruises * hotels and alternative lodging * the TSA and security * staying connected * review websites * resolving complaints * vacation rentals * passports and visas * and much moreFull of recommendations, real-life case histories, and the answers to the most common - and confounding - questions, this book is a must-read for anyone traveling anywhere.



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Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is a journalist and consumer advocate.

His articles, columns and essays offer advice for people who want to become more informed customers.

Elliott is National Geographic Traveler's reader advocate and a nationally syndicated columnist through Tribune Media Services, which distributes his columns to publications from the San Francisco Chronicle to the Chicago Tribune.

He writes a column for The Washington Post's travel section and is a personal finance columnist for Mint.com.

He's the author of the 2011 book Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals (Wiley) .



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