My online travel agency never sent me a confirmation. Do I still have to pay?
If an online travel agency never sends you a confirmation, do you still have to pay? Meet someone who found out the hard way.
AVOID VACATION RENTAL DISASTERS
What happens when someone sells your vacation rental?
Vacation rental homes are being sold out from under travelers. Here’s how to avoid the problem — and how to deal with a cancellation.
Vacation rental warning words: don’t book if you see this!
Can you tell if a vacation rental is terrible just by reading the description? Are there such things as vacation rental warning words?
How to rent a vacation home in 2025: the ultimate guide
Before you rent a vacation home, listen to Richard Powers’ story. Earlier this year, he found a bargain on a four-bedroom cabin in Lake Placid, N.Y., through Vrbo, a vacation rental site. He contacted the “owner” through the platform, who instructed him to wire the money to his bank account.
How to handle a vacation rental disaster
To say that Alan Muskat’s accommodations in Costa Rica were a vacation rental disaster would be an understatement.
“It was horrid,” Muskat says. Mosquitoes buzzed through gaping holes in the screens. Termites infested the kitchen. The roof leaked.
“Worst of all, it had fleas,” he remembers.