Welcome to TravelHell!

Before we talk about us, let's talk about you. Ask yourself a few questions:

- Are you on a first-name basis with airport gate agents? flight attendants? pilots?

- Do hotel concierges ask you where's a good steak joint?

- Do rental car companies have a price special named after you?

- Does your frequent-flyer milage outstrip your salary ... by a decimal place?

If so ... welcome to Travel Hell!

It's hardly news: Travel sucks. Whether you're getting there (planes, trains, automobiles), staying there (hotels), or trying to get the hell out (flight delays), you're getting the short end of the stick.

Sure, the airlines all tout awards of this, customer satisfaction of that, but it's hard to believe when you're in the back of coach next to the loo... delayed for another two hours... and your checked baggage has landed in a nicer locale than you. -and all this after your hotel room was sandwiched between newlywed couples. (or at least people who sounded like newlyweds. Let's not go there.)

Road-weary people, TravelHell.net is for you. It's a place for seasoned veterans to swap stories and explain how the travel industry works. Spectators will hopefully pick up some tips, tricks, and learn that sometimes the airlines, hotels, and rental car companies aren't at fault.

Sometimes.