I thought my travel insurance purchase failed. Do I have to pay for all of this?
When Thomas Doran tried to buy travel insurance for his vacation to Ireland, the purchase failed three times. Or so he thought.
Christopher Elliott
Avoid these mistakes when you fly with your family
Flying somewhere with your family? Before you board that plane, before you pack your bags, before you even book your ticket, you’ll want to read this.
Do you need to fix a travel problem? Get off the phone!
If you want to fix a travel problem, hang up the phone.The phone — by which I mean voice communication — puts travelers at a significant disadvantage when it comes to problem-solving. But there’s a notable exception, a time when you should pick up the phone and then maybe hang up. If you understand the difference, you’re well on your way to resolving almost any travel problem.
What is specialty cruise insurance and do you need it?
Cruise lines are continually trying to outdo each other with new onboard amenities such as rock climbing walls, zip lines and rollercoasters. But now there’s a new option to consider: specialty cruise insurance.
If you want Iberia to pay for your lost luggage, this is what to do
Benedict Valenti’s wife’s luggage is lost — and then found — by Iberia Airlines. In the interim, she buys $495 worth of clothing and toiletries. Why is the airline balking at reimbursing her?
If gift cards don’t expire, then what happened to mine?
Judy Lederer wants to use her $375 BedandBreakfast.com gift card to stay at a bed and breakfast in April. But the card’s no good, prompting Lederer and our advocacy team to wonder: If gift cards don’t expire, what happened to this one?
This is the most embarrassing thing families do on vacation
The silly photos. The touristy behavior. And the chaos — oh, the chaos! If I had to pick just three of the most embarrassing things families do while they travel, those would be the ones.
Can you help me with this Mitsubishi recall, please?
When Gil Gavins received an email about a Mitsubishi recall on his wife’s 2010 Lancer, he hoped the drive belt defect would be corrected quickly. It wasn’t.
Need to save money on car insurance? I can help
Remember the unbelievable story of Nicole Scheufler, who saved hundreds of dollars on her insurance policy through an insuretech startup called Gabi? Well, it turns out that when you need to save money on car insurance, you can’t believe everything you read.