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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.

Categories Advocacy
Junk fees -- hidden, mandatory extras added to your final bill -- have mushroomed in recent months and travelers are crying foul. The government is waging a public war against these annoying extras, but businesses still love hitting their customers with extras because fooling them into paying more is highly profitable.

Travelers are drowning in junk fees during the summer of surcharges

November 24, 2024May 25, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Junk fees — hidden, mandatory extras added to your final bill — have mushroomed in recent months and travelers are crying foul. The government is waging a public war against these annoying extras, but businesses still love hitting their customers with extras because fooling them into paying more is highly profitable.

Categories On Travel
When Margaretta McKenna upgrades her computer, her Rosetta Stone CD-ROM stops working. Can she upgrade to the new online version for free?

My Rosetta Stone CD-ROM doesn’t work anymore. Can you help?

May 29, 2024May 24, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When Margaretta McKenna upgrades her computer, her Rosetta Stone CD-ROM stops working. Can she upgrade to the new online version for free?

Categories Problem Solved
Kathleen Sullivan has $4,000 in fraudulent charges on her Citi Costco Visa. Why won't Citibank help her?

Why won’t Citi remove these fraudulent charges from my card?

June 28, 2024May 17, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Kathleen Sullivan has $4,000 in fraudulent charges on her Citi Costco Visa. Why won’t Citibank help her?

Categories Problem Solved
Does Diana Rojas have the right to privacy in her vacation rental? Apparently not. When she rented a home on Vrbo recently, she was shocked when her host "invaded" her privacy.

Do I have the right to privacy in my vacation rental? Maybe not in this one.

November 24, 2024May 13, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Do you have the right to privacy in your vacation rental? Meet a guest who thought she did. Until she found a hidden camera.

Categories Advocacy
What should you do if your gift card that never expires suddenly expires?

This $250 Travelocity gift card has expired — but there’s no expiration date on it!

May 17, 2024May 6, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

What should you do if your gift card that never expires suddenly expires?

Categories Advocacy
Eric Siegel has a strange problem: Hertz has banned him from renting because of something he didn't do. His father did it.

Strangest car rental case ever: Hertz banned my father. Why can’t I rent a car?

January 4, 2026April 29, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Eric Siegel has a strange problem: Hertz has banned him from renting because of something he didn’t do. His father did it.

Categories Advocacy
When Grant Erwin tries to pay for parking at Seattle's waterfront, a website called ParkWhiz charges him $115 -- even though it claims his transaction didn't go through. Can he get a refund?

ParkWhiz said it didn’t charge me for parking in Seattle — but then it did!

May 17, 2024April 26, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

When Grant Erwin tries to pay for parking at Seattle’s waterfront, a website called ParkWhiz charges him $115 — even though it claims his transaction didn’t go through. Can he get a refund?

Categories Problem Solved
Keith Dawe has been waiting since 2020 for Expedia to refund his airline tickets. But neither the online agency nor his airline can find the missing money. Where is it?

Expedia said it refunded my airline tickets, but it didn’t. What should I do?

September 25, 2024April 24, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Keith Dawe has been waiting since 2020 for Expedia to refund his airline tickets. But neither the online agency nor his airline can find the missing money. Where is it?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
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