Travel Troubleshooter

Travel Troubleshooter

Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott writes the Travel Troubleshooter column for The Miami Herald; he also writes about the travel industry for MSNBC.com and for National Geographic Traveler.

If you don't find the information you need here in his past columns, you can reach Elliott via his website at www.elliott.org.

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Hotel chain’s just blowing smoke

Let me state my bias up front: Smoking should not be allowed in a hotel room. Ever. Unfortunately, at the time you stayed in your hotel, Florida state law permitted smoking. But a look at the Days Inn site also showed that the room type you booked also said your room would be “nonsmoking,” which led you to conclude you wouldn’t have to inhale trace amounts of carcinogens as you slept.