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Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

Woman issues downtown hotel warning after harrowing Atlanta experience

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‘Never stay at a Sonesta or those types of hotels’: Woman issues downtown hotel warning after harrowing Atlanta experience

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

La Quinta customer says workers filmed her coming out of the shower

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‘Let me get dressed’: La Quinta customer says workers filmed her coming out of the shower

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

Woman talking(l+r), American airlines planes(c)

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‘I’m at $3,600 and counting’: Woman uses hack to try and get $15,000 in travel vouchers after American Airlines overbooked flight

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

Nina Hernandez

Flight attendant puts the rumors about the airplane ice to bed

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‘I have avoided ice for years on flights’: Flight attendant puts the rumors about the airplane ice to bed

Mike Hadge

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All Nippon Airways just launched a  Pokémon-themed flight safety video inside of their airplanes

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Hotel worker issues 7 things you should never do when visiting a hotel

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‘Don’t book Expedia’: Hotel worker issues 8 things you should never do when visiting a hotel

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Disney traveler issues Trader Sam’s warning after ‘nightmare’ visit

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‘We had this EXACT experience at Oga’s: Disney traveler issues Trader Sam’s warning after ‘nightmare’ visit

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman books Vrbo without looking at Google street view.

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‘It’s a trap girl’: Woman books Vrbo without looking at Google street view. It backfires

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Airport security forces traveler to eat all her snacks before boarding

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‘I just know you were fighting for ur life’: Airport security forces traveler to eat all her snacks before boarding. It backfires

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

Braden Bjella

Passenger says American Airlines left them stranded outside of the country without their passports

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‘We can’t leave the terminal. …We’re illegally here’: Passenger says American Airlines left them stranded outside of the country without their passports

Woman talking(l+r), Hand holding iphone(c)

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‘This is the reason I have always just bought them unlocked from Apple’: Woman says this major iPhone change means you’ll need 2 phones when you travel internationally

Carnival Cruise caught on after sneaking in alcohol hack went viral

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‘Carnival not playing’: Viewers think Carnival Cruise caught on after sneaking-in-alcohol hack went viral

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

Melody Heald

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‘I should have taken an Uber’: Woman warns against overnight parking at airport after seeing her bill

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Shopper warns against buying ‘travel sized’ toiletries

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‘I’m just learning this’: Shopper warns against being scammed by ‘travel-sized’ toiletries. He shares what to do instead

Mom blasts American Airlines for not letting her on plane with her kid, dividing viewers

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