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The Daily Dot

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘They are kicking you off the ship in Vancouver tomorrow’: Royal Caribbean suddenly cancels Alaskan cruise after guests boarded

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Woman talking(l+r), American Airlines app on phone(c)

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‘They should hire you’: Passenger slams American Airlines for using her as a translator

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

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‘I don’t care how ritzy it is’: Former hotel worker says staying in a hotel is ‘one of the nastiest things you can do.’ Here’s why

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Sandals resort (l) woman speaking with caption "Storytime on how me and my husband got robbed on our honeymoon" (c) hands holding cash (r)

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‘The food kinda sucked too’: Sandals Resorts customers robbed on honeymoon, told they should have used safe in room

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Aloft hotel guest issues warning to never do this at check-in after fellow guest follows her up

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‘Pay attention’: Aloft hotel guest issues warning to never do this at check-in after fellow guest follows her up

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Expert shares why room prices at hotels like Hilton, Marriott, IHG are ‘so high’ even when the hotels seem empty

Hotel room pricing

‘Can confirm this is true. I worked at a Marriott’: Expert shares why room prices at hotels like Hilton, Marriott, IHG are ‘so high’ even when they’re empty

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘People are paying $1,400 to sit in the same seat’: Woman shares how she pays only $21 to go to Australia, other trips overseas

Airbnb customer's power goes out. Now she can't close the garage door and is staying alone

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‘We check the cameras very often’: Airbnb customer’s power goes out. Now she can’t close the garage door and is staying alone

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Man says ‘SSSS’ on a boarding pass is the ‘kiss of death,’ explains what it means

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‘Be prepared’: American Airlines passenger says ‘SSSS’ at the airport is the ‘kiss of death’

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I had to pay over $300 in bag fees’: Traveler says new Béis carry-on is ‘misleading’

Woman talking(l), Carnival Cruise ship(c), Drug sniffing dog(r)

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‘She had cookies in the bottom of her bag’: Carnival Cruise dogs are now everywhere, expert warns. They’re even better than you think

Traveler says TSA pre-check is no longer worth it

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‘I’ve been pre-checked my whole life’: Traveler says TSA PreCheck is no longer worth it. Here’s why

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‘Things that I love when passengers do’: Flight attendant shares her passenger ‘green flags’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

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‘The rest are probably going to follow’: American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Family with 4 kids gets locked out of vacation rental late at night. They can’t believe Airbnb’s response

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