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Can you get a refund for your hotel room when your mattress is soiled? Meet one Hilton guest who wanted his money back.

My mattress was soiled. Can I get a refund from Hilton?

September 5, 2024July 8, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Can you get a refund for your hotel room when your mattress is soiled? Meet one Hilton guest who wanted his money back.

Categories Advocacy
After Laurence Bauman's closet collapses, he hires Beltway Builders to fix it. But soon afterward, the closet collapses again. Now the company wants him to sign a nondisclosure agreement. What's going on?

Overbilled for my closet repair! Should I sign this nondisclosure agreement?

July 13, 2024July 5, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

After Laurence Bauman’s closet collapses, he hires Beltway Builders to fix it. But soon afterward, the closet collapses again. Now the company wants him to sign a nondisclosure agreement. What’s going on?

Categories Problem Solved
If your airline changes your schedule and you ask for your money back, how do you get a refund? It should be automatic, but it isn't always.

How do I get a refund for my canceled Aerolíneas Argentinas flight?

July 4, 2024July 3, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

If your airline changes your schedule and you ask for your money back, how do you get a refund? It should be automatic, but it isn’t always.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Steven Tabet cancels his timeshare, but Citibank won't help him. How do you fix a Citibank credit card dispute problem?

Citibank credit card dispute problem: Did they just short me $550?

January 15, 2025June 28, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Steven Tabet cancels his timeshare, but Citibank won’t help him. How do you fix a Citibank credit card dispute problem?

Categories Problem Solved
After American Airlines downgrades Margarethe Hoenig on her flight from Dallas to Auckland, New Zealand, the airline promises her a partial refund. Then it says it can't. What's going on?

Downgraded on my American Airlines flight to New Zealand — do I get a refund?

May 11, 2025June 26, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

After a passenger gets bumped to economy class, American Airlines promises her a refund for her flight downgrade. Then it refuses.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Are airlines allowed to downgrade you from business class to economy? And if they do, what do they owe you?

Downgraded from business class to economy on KLM. But they messed with the wrong passengers!

May 11, 2026June 17, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Are airlines allowed to downgrade you from business class to economy? And if they do, what do they owe you?

Categories Advocacy
Frances Kennedy was looking forward to her Rhine River cruise on Viking. But before she could take her vacation, her husband died. Can she get a refund?

My husband died. Can I get my $5,398 cruise refunded from Viking?

December 25, 2025June 3, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Frances Kennedy was looking forward to her Rhine River cruise on Viking. But before she could take her vacation, her husband died. Can she get a refund?

Categories Advocacy
When AT&T cancels Jacob Flores' phone by mistake, he loses his trade-in credits. Now, he can't get them back. What should he do?

AT&T canceled my phone by accident. Can you help me get back my trade-in credits?

December 15, 2024May 31, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When AT&T cancels Jacob Flores’ phone by mistake, he loses his trade-in credits. Now, he can’t get them back. What should he do?

Categories Problem Solved
After John Bernath cancels his flight from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv, on Royal Jordanian Airlines, a Booking.com representative promises him a full refund. So why has he received nothing?

I canceled my Royal Jordanian Airlines tickets months ago. Where’s my money?

January 9, 2025May 29, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

After John Bernath cancels his flight from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv, on Royal Jordanian Airlines, a Booking.com representative promises him a full refund. So why has he received nothing?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
When Cameron Colletti returned her rental car to Thrifty in Tulsa, Okla., a customer service representative gave her bad news: She'd put a chip in the windshield of her car.

A bizarre Thrifty car rental damage bribe: $35 to make this chipped windshield go away!

May 29, 2024May 27, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When Cameron Colletti returned her rental car to Thrifty in Tulsa, Okla., a customer service representative gave her bad news: She’d put a chip in the windshield of her car.

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