I booked a nonrefundable room at the Hampton Inn by accident. How do I fix it?
Carol Egan accidentally booked an expensive and nonrefundable room at a Hampton Inn. Can she fix the mistake or is she stuck with a $264 bill?
CONSUMER ADVOCACY
Amex denied me a credit because I was $3.47 short. Why can’t it have a heart?
Cole Juchems thinks he’s earned a $350 credit from American Express after meeting the spending requirement on his platinum card. But Amex says he’s $3.47 short and refuses to give him the credit. Is he out of luck?
What’s the worst thing you’ve done on vacation?
Confession time! What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done on vacation?
Why having a good agent is important for travel insurance
I discovered the importance of having a good travel insurance agent on an icy slope in the Swiss Alps. My painful accident happened in a split second, but it took more than two years for me to learn my lesson.
Should SeatGeek refund my tickets after Rachel Chinouriri dropped out of the show?
Vanessa Wilkins buys a concert ticket through SeatGeek, but when the artist she wants to see drops out, can she get her money back?
American Airlines canceled my flight after a hurricane — why am I only getting this credit?
Nathan Ciurzynski’s flight from Tampa to San Diego is canceled because of a hurricane. When he asks American Airlines for a refund, it offers a flight credit instead. Can he get his money back?
A tour flight cancellation dilemma: Who owes me $1,387? Does anyone?
Beth Bythrow’s Italian vacation was perfect, except for the ending. Lufthansa canceled her flight from Naples to Boston and offered her a ticket on a flight leaving the next day. She never imagined she’d be fighting with the airline and her travel advisor six months later over $1,387.
Why are travelers making such a mess this summer?
Sharmistha Das says she didn’t trash her Lyft. But her driver claims she dragged her bicycle helmet along the side of his door, leaving several long scuff marks.
Is this Dell lost laptop a lost cause?
Benjamin Marmer orders a new computer from Dell. But it never arrives, even though Dell ships it via FedEx. Is his computer a lost cause?
We canceled our Canadian vacation. Why is our travel insurance claim delayed?
Last year, Liesel Dreisbach-Williams and her husband, Roger, planned an epic adventure from Vancouver to Toronto by train. But when Roger’s health took a turn for the worse, the adventure turned into an epic misadventure — an endless series of emails with MSH, their travel insurance company.