27 Jan 2015

Should negative TripAdvisor reviews be banned from the public?

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

Should our opinions and ratings of businesses be banned from the public? Lets look at Yelp and TripAdvisor. Governor Brown of California recently signed off on a so-called anti-disparagement clause.

Businesses, such as these, are including these “forfeiting your rights” clauses in their contracts and having their customers sign off on them to squash bad reviews. They have even implemented clauses posing penalties for public airing of grievances should the customer file a complaint. Thankfully, California law will impose a fine of $10,000 on any business that issues contracts with such a clause thus protecting our freedom as consumers.


 

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Should you rent an electric car?

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

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Want business success? Travel!

Submitted by Wanderlust Andi

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Think you have taken some crazy stuff from hotels? Almost everyone is guilty of taking something, from shampoo to soaps to linens. But there are things taken from hotels that will boggle your mind. Think pillows are bad? How about gutting the rooms plumbing? Yep, that has happened. In fact, hotel thefts go from the mundane to the bizarre.  But, hotels are fighting back via sending invoices to sticky fingered guests to actually implanting RFID chips in linens.