When Katie Kubitskey made plans to attend a friend’s destination wedding in Izmir, Turkey, last summer, she never imagined she’d need travel insurance. Read more “When travel insurance saves the day”
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These travel insurance apps might rescue your summer vacation
If I’ve heard Linda Limberger’s question once, I’ve heard it a hundred times.
“I’m wondering if you could recommend trip insurance,” she asked. “Something that covers medical, cancellation and other things.”
Maybe there’s an app for that? Read more “These travel insurance apps might rescue your summer vacation”
Denied boarding and turned down by insurance — can I help this reader?
When Jennifer Trotter contacted me with her problem, I thought she had an excellent chance of getting a partial refund from her travel insurance company.
I thought wrong. But her case may not be over yet.
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Dad’s sick – why won’t Allianz cover Mom’s claim?
Chris James’ mother cancels her vacation after his father falls ill. Why won’t Allianz cover her insurance claim?
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Does insurance cover my frequent flier miles?
After a medical emergency, James Wright uses frequent flier miles to pay for a return flight to the United States from Australia. But now his insurance company is balking at a refund. What can he do to replace the miles?
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My ticket credit is gone — can you help me get it back?
Velta Mahon’s airline ticket credit is gone and she says it’s Hotwire’s fault. Is there any hope of a refund?
Question: I need your help resolving a situation that I have with Hotwire. A little over a year ago I booked a flight from Baltimore to Orlando, but canceled because of a hurricane.
Before I canceled, I called Hotwire and told them that I was concerned about the weather and afraid to travel at that time. A representative told me to contact Allianz, the company through which I had insured my tickets.
An Allianz representative led me to believe that I might be able to receive a refund, and suggested I call Hotwire to cancel my ticket, which I did. When I requested a refund, Allianz denied me and referred me to Hotwire. Hotwire denied me and said I had a ticket credit, and referred me to the airline. The airline just referred me back to Hotwire. Read more “My ticket credit is gone — can you help me get it back?”
Is JetBlue scaring passengers into buying travel insurance?
If you’re a frequent flier, maybe you’ve already been roughed up by an airline, rhetorically speaking. I try to stay away from planes myself. I fly very infrequently and I book airline tickets even less.
When I have a choice in domestic airlines, I prefer to fly on JetBlue or Southwest. They’re just my kind of carriers.
It’s a personal choice.
But this afternoon, as I was booking a seat from Orlando to Washington, and after getting through what seemed like a dozen irritating “upsell” screens, JetBlue showed me this:
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