From the outside, the Puerto Rican inn that Pablo Solomon checked into looked like it belonged on the cover of a slick vacation brochure. The landscaping seemed immaculate, the lawn was freshly trimmed, and the pool an inviting shade of blue.
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BANKRUPT
If I were a bettin’ man, I’d put some money on a big airline filing for bankruptcy protection in the not-too-distant future.
Even though Kim Ryan’s airline just went out of business, her online travel agent assures her she’ll still be able to fly to Hawaii for her honeymoon. But that doesn’t happen. She’s forced to buy a new ticket and spend an extra night on the island, and now the travel agency is dragging its feet on a refund. Can this honeymoon be saved?
Mari Ann Chaney paid for her vacation at Sandals in St. Lucia twice: once to her travel agent, which paid Watsonville, Calif.-based Happy Vacations, and again when she checked in.
There’s an interesting story developing north of the border involving a bankrupt tour operator, several Caribbean resorts and thousands of vacationers. When Canadian tour company Conquest Vacations closed its doors last week, it left many of its bills unpaid. Now hotels are essentially forcing their guests to pay their hotel bills twice, often using heavyhanded and threatening tactics.
Here’s a problem many travelers are likely to face in 2009: a hotel that closes its doors because of the lackluster economy, taking your vacation with it. But it doesn’t have to end badly, the way it did for Michele Greer.
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