http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/4-double-standards-the-travel-industry-should-ditch/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/4-double-standards-the-travel-industry-should-ditch/comment-page-1/#comment-12914 kim Roney Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:09:30 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/4-double-standards-the-travel-industry-should-ditch/#comment-12914 We booked with passports an educational travel company for our son. Two months prior to the trip they increase their prices. We are stuck to decide to lose $884 or pay the extra fees. I cancelled 37 days prior to the departure and lost $1134. We signed a contract. But I feel as though they used unethical practices. My friend is studying law and says we could maybe sue for Treble damages because a court might deem their contract as unconscionable. Since they increased their prices and did not bother to tell us until we were $800 into the penalty stage. What do you think? Thanks for you input in advance, Kim Roney We booked with passports an educational travel company for our son. Two months prior to the trip they increase their prices. We are stuck to decide to lose $884 or pay the extra fees. I cancelled 37 days prior to the departure and lost $1134. We signed a contract. But I feel as though they used unethical practices. My friend is studying law and says we could maybe sue for Treble damages because a court might deem their contract as unconscionable. Since they increased their prices and did not bother to tell us until we were $800 into the penalty stage. What do you think?
Thanks for you input in advance, Kim Roney

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