CONSUMER ADVOCACY
Do you need travel insurance in 2025?
Going somewhere in 2024? Chances are, you’ll need travel insurance. With wars raging in the Middle East and Europe, travelers are more nervous than they’ve ever been about their upcoming trips.
Be careful using this money-saving car rental trick
It used to be a reliable money-saving car rental trick: Reserve a vehicle at an off-airport location and take an Uber or taxi over. You can easily knock off 10 percent or more in airport fees.
Unfortunately, that loophole is closing.
Why “free” is not really free
All the consumer advocacy you see here at Elliott Advocacy is free.
The advocacy service we provide every day? It costs you nothing. The painstakingly researched stories with expert advice? Nada. The meticulously maintained company contact database? It’s free, too.
What does the Wild Thing really mean?
This is the Wild Thing. It’s a fun, practical luggage ID made by our friends at Pomchies right here in my home state of Arizona. I’ve given away this frilly fabric accessory, called a Pom ID, to supporters of my website for the last few years.
You’ve never heard of these people, but they’ve changed the way you fly
Their advocacy results in big, embarrassing airline fines. They’ve helped create federal agencies that make air travel safer. And they’ve brought competition and transparency to the skies.
Did you know?
If you’re a regular reader of this site, you probably think you know a lot about the advocacy work we do here every day.
