Traveler’s Rights – Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and Full Value			Frequent Traveler’s Guide: What Smart Travelers and Travel Agents Know

By Alexander Anolik and John K. Hawks, Sphinx Publishing, Naperville, Illinois, First Edition, 2003.

Today, traveling consumers are more concerned about their rights than ever before and have expressed to my office a great deal of anxiety about terrorists’ attacks and both the government's and industry’s attempts to increase safety at the expense of consumer rights. Consumer anxiety about traveling and arriving both safe and on time is remains a major concern as total sales in the tourism industry have yet to reach its pre-9-11 level.

Anolik Law Corporation is an organization dedicated to informing the public and protecting consumer’s rights and promoting traveler’s awareness as is illustrated by over thirty years of working to serve the needs of traveling consumers and the industry and by maintaining its active websites: www.mytravelrights.com; www.travellaw.com. Anolik Law Corporation has even trademarked its company policy, Preventive Legal Care®, as its motto to minimize legal entanglements through an active awareness and advocacy of travel rights. To purchase this book, click here.

There are hundreds of useful travel tips in Traveler’s Rights – Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and Full Value. Here are a few samples:

Tip #1:
If you want to be bumped voluntarily if your flight is full, make it a habit to mention that fact to the airline agent when you check in at the airport.
Remember, you can always negotiate if you feel the incentive offered for giving up your seat is not attractive enough.

Tip #2:
You can declare a higher value for your luggage when you check in at the airport. Many airlines will assess you a fee for doing so. In these cases,
the airline then become liable for the higher declared amount.

Tip #3:
The TSA and other federal agencies are not liable for any damage caused to your luggage if it must be opened for screening or security reasons. If you
are carrying gifts on your trip, do not wrap them before you arrive at the airport, as screeners may have to inspect the gifts when you check in.

Tip #4:
If you are carrying photo film in your bags, you may request a hand inspection rather than the x-ray machine.

Tip #5:
If you believe you have fallen victim to "bait and switch" pricing by a car rental company, your best recourse is filing a complaint with the Attorney General of
the state where you picked up the vehicle or your local District Attorney's Office.

Tip #6:
The major national car rental companies offer free roadside assistance services for their vehicles. If you have a flat tire or other mechanical
troubles, call your company’s toll-free emergency number to request help.

Television Broadcasts
TravelTips: Air, Cruise, RentalCar, Insurance Kron4 4-6-2004	Traveler's Rights Book KNTV NBC11 News 10-26-2003
Radio Broadcasts
The Frequent Traveler's Guide Al Anolik and Pete Wilson KGO AM810 Radio Northern California M810 Radio Northern California www.kgoam810.com 3-3-2004	1. Flight Delays 2. Service by Airlines,Bankruptcy, Hidden fees and Unbundling, Lost Luggage   3. Senior purchases, Rental Cars hidden fees, Spring Break Scams and Fair Credit Billing Act, Uncliamedbaggage.com 4. Terrorism and First Class Passenger's Rights, Frequent Flyer Miles, DOT Consumer Protection Services
Travel Talk Radio 15 Minute Interview Legally Speaking in Tourism and Travel AM760 Radio Southern California Travel Talk Radio's website: www.traveltalkradio.com/al.html 2-25-2005	TRAVEL TALK NEWS An ICON in the Travel Industry, ALEXANDER ANOLIK, Travel Attorney and Author of FREQUENT TRAVELER'S GUIDE: What Smart Travelers and Travel Agents Know.
Travel Show Biz Radio with Stu Barash WGSO 990 www.BizNewOrleans.com Industry Updates 6-9-2004
Legally Speaking in Tourism and Travel Travel Talk Radio AM760 Radio Southern California Listen to archives of the live radio show. www.traveltalkradio.com/al.html 11-4-2003
Preventive Legal Care™ for the Traveling Consumer Sunday Edition FM TALK KLSX FM97.1 Radio Southern California www.fmtalki.com 11-2-2003
Talkin' Travel A Production of the Travel Talk Radio Network WTMY AM1280 Radio Southern California www.ttrn.com 10-22-2003 and 11-5-2003
Michael Finney ConsumerTalk KGO AM810 Radio Northern California www.kgoam810.com 10-12-2003 "Travel Attorney Al Anolik discussed his new book, Traveler's Rights: Your Legal Guide to Fair Treatment and Full Value (Legal Survival Guides), with Michael. Listeners called with questions regarding what to do when you are stranded when the tour company goes bankrupt. The airline should honor all tickets, even if the broker did not pay them. Another caller received a cancer diagnosis immediately before she was supposed to leave on a trip. Without travelers insurance she may lose the value of her non- cancelable airline ticket. Michael and Al agree that those of a certain age, with potential health difficulties, or relatives with potential health challenges should consider travelers insurance." Link
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Articles
Banking on Travel - TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS By Heather Won Tesoriero, As appeared in The Wall Street Journal of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose Metropolitan Area; Denver Metropolitan Area; Springfield - Holyoke Metropolitan Area; and Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, March 19, 2004.
The Risk of Insolvency - By Barry Estabrook, Practical Traveler, The New York Times, August 17, 2003.