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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Christopher Elliott, host of "What You Get for the Money: Vacations," on Fine Living Network, is a journalist and consumer advocate. His articles, columns and essays offer advice for people who want to become more informed travelers.
Most of Elliott's career has been spent as an independent journalist. He has founded numerous Web sites dedicated to consumer advocacy, including Tripso, which he currently edits.
His essays have appeared on nearly every major U.S. newspaper's op-ed page. Elliott is also a contributing editor to SkiSnowboard America & Canada, the leading ski guidebook in North America.
He has been featured as a travel expert on CBS, MSNBC, NPR, CNN and Britain's ITN network. Other radio appearances include public radio's "Marketplace" and "Sound Money," CNET Radio and numerous ABC network affiliates. He also has been quoted as a travel expert in a variety of publications, from BusinessWeek to The Wall Street Journal.
Before he became an independent writer, Elliott worked for Dow Jones & Co., where he frequently wrote about the stock market and initial public offerings for The Wall Street Journal. He also served as a section editor for a travel trade publication.
Elliott is a graduate of the University of California-Irvine, where he majored in humanities. He completed his master of journalism degree at the University of California-Berkeley and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1996.
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