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In this issue. Why are more travel companies just saying “no” when you ask for something? Find out in this week’s MSNBC.com column, plus get the latest on nightmare flights, car rentals gone wrong and cruise ships that ought to be scuttled.
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• Why are travel companies just saying “no”?
• Too much luggage + too short connection = “total nightmare” flight on Delta
• Here’s a “recovery” every bargain hunter is gonna love
• Bait and switch insanity? Quoted $270 for a rental car, but charged $1,227
• No ticket, but they remembered the bill
• Shades of reality at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa
• Exploring the Doral with Dora and SpongeBob
• Yuck! 5 most disgusting cruise ships in the world
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