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In this issue. What to do when your travel company fudges the numbers is the topic of this week’s MSNBC.com column. Plus, has American Express lost its mind? And would America’s worst hotel please stand up and take a bow?
New posts
• Fighting travel companies that fudge the numbers
• Help! My balloon trip refund is up, up and … away
• You got there how? New survey shatters a few myths about family vacations
• “American Express has lost its mind”
• And the award for America’s worst hotel goes to …
• Blocked from checking in – but charged anyway
• Hey American Express, where are my 50,000 points!
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