Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is a prominent consumer advocate and journalist with extensive experience in the travel sector. Founder of Elliott Advocacy since 1997, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering consumers, Christopher also writes the On Travel column for USA Today and the Travel Troubleshooter column distributed by King Features. As an author, Christopher wrote "How To Be The World's Smartest Traveler" for National Geographic and "Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service" published by John Wiley and Sons. Additionally, Christopher has served as Editor At Large for National Geographic Traveler, provided insights on customer service for Forbes, and contributed to various notable publications including The Washington Post and Fortune. Christopher holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, and a background in Humanities from UC Irvine.