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The Travel Troubleshooter

Got a travel problem? Answer guy Christopher Elliott answers it in his weekly Q&A column.

This week:

That's Not My Hotel
Ruined honeymoon

Archive Travel Troubleshooters:

A Layover Without a Room
No money back?

Sunk Cruise, No Refund
A 'royal' pain

Refund or Credit?
Expedia's confusing story

Hey, I Didn't Buy That Ticket
Can I get a refund?

Double Trouble
On US Airways

Grounded Without a Refund
I won't be home for Christmas

Car Insurance Confusion
Didn't order that

A Bogus Bereavement Fare
Fluctuating prices

No Guarantees
Best rate?

Promises, Promises
Stranded in Dallas

Full Hotel, Half a Refund
Can I get my money back?

Fire Your Travel Agent
Didn't earn his keep

Just Following Orders
My sub is diverted

Lost My Rental in a Hurricane
No refund on Hotwire?

Salvaging My Lost Cruise
Was I really a 'no show'?

A Debit Memo Debacle
Paying your agent's bills

Delayed Bill is a Pane
Should you pay?

Dead Men Don't Fly
How about a refund?

The 'Sign Here' Scam
Is Avis playing it?

Playing the Name Game
Wrong name on my ticket

Stranded in San Francisco
Help, my plane ticket is voided

Engine Trouble
Hey, that's not my car rental bill

Murphy Goes On Vacation
Help with my car rental bill

Filthy Hotel, No Refund
Is Hotwire up to standards?

Help, I'm Stuck in Houston
Northwest made me miss my flight

No Refund For My No-Show
A Hotels.com mix-up

Kicked Out of My Hotel
Will Priceline refund my money?

Help is on the Way
Re-introducing The Travel Troubleshooter

No Excuse
Orbitz hotel not up to standards

A Missing Refund On Travelocity
My room wasn't nonrefundable - or was it?

We'll Always Have Warsaw
Just ask British Airways

Fraud in the Amazon
Extra $2,000 on my bill

'Just Making Conversation'
Did Hertz go too far?

No Budget for Fuel
And a mystery surcharge

A Caribbean Cruise - Minus the Royal
No one is answering our letters

A Worst Rate Guarantee
The devil's in the details

It Pays to be Persistent
Don't give up

Baltimore - or Washington?
The case of a mystery airport

A Cruise From Hell to Nowhere
Carnival didn't do enough

Where's My Letter?
Caught in the bureaucracy

No, No, No
Airlines deny claims

An Unconventional Deal in Las Vegas
Can't I get a cheaper room?

One Room, Two Bills
Emirates screwed up

Burned at the Magic Kingdom
Can I get my money back?

No Refund on the 'Seven Seas'
Can't I just cancel?

Escape from the Garden Gate
Bad episode of Fawlty Towers

Missing the Pointe-a-Pitre
Four missing vacation days

Cheap Tickets, Long Wait
Still no refund after three months

A Hotwire Bait-and-Switch?
Site took my $800

No Room on Travelocity
And my room was robbed

No Bed in My 'Destiny'
What does Carnival owe me?

A 'Ghost' Reservation on Spirit
But no ticket

Less is More on Sixt
They should be running an airline

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