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Airline promised a full refund due to a strike but withheld a significant amount. How to fight for the full refund you were guaranteed.

Aer Lingus promised me a full refund after a threatened strike. Where is it?

September 18, 2025September 17, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

When a strike threatens Martha Rhine’s trip to Dublin, Aer Lingus offers her a full refund for her business class ticket. But she gets only a portion of her ticket back. What’s going on, and how can she get the rest back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Buyer pays for hockey tickets on StubHub but can't use them due to an error, leading to a frustrating fight for a $375 refund.

I paid $375 for hockey game tickets I couldn’t use. Why won’t StubHub refund me?

September 26, 2025September 12, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Angelica Niklowitz gets a recurring error when she tries to access the hockey game tickets she buys through StubHub. Can she get a refund for the replacement tickets she has to buy?

Categories Problem Solved
Loyal Target shopper's debit card mysteriously closed without explanation. See how she fought to get her card back and the 5% discount restored.

Target closed my card without warning! Get it back!

September 5, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Why is Martha Norrick’s Target Circle debit card closed? Target has given her several reasons, but it’s doing nothing to help her get her card back.

Categories Problem Solved
Hotel overbooked, Booking.com promised a refund for a pricier room, but then stopped responding. How to hold them accountable.

Booking.com promised to refund me $655 for my hotel room — but now it won’t!

September 4, 2025September 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

After Frances Dooley’s hotel booking is canceled, Booking.com says it will refund her new room’s higher cost. But then it goes silent. What can you do if a company breaks its promise?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
After a merger, Victoria Broer lost key-holding service at her Denver airport parking lot. Can companies change policies post-payment? Know your rights and next steps

I paid for unlimited airport parking. Then the company changed its rules.

September 11, 2025September 1, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Victoria Broer has parked her family van at USAirport Parking near Denver International Airport for a decade. The company held her keys for her in its office, and she felt safe — so safe that she paid $1,825 every year for unlimited parking privileges.

Categories Advocacy
First-time eBay buyer gets suspended immediately after a purchase, receives wrong item, and is denied a refund.

Help! eBay suspended me after my first purchase – and kept my $438

August 29, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Ken Sours buys a watch on eBay, but the company suspends his account immediately after the purchase. Then he receives a magazine instead of the watch. Now he can’t get a refund. What should he do?

Categories Problem Solved
StubHub charged a seller $747 in fees despite promising a waiver after Adele's show was postponed. See how she fought for her refund.

StubHub charged me $747 in fees after Adele postponed her concert. But it promised not to!

November 8, 2025August 25, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Ellen Kwan-Portal just can’t let go of her Adele tickets.

Categories Advocacy
Homeowner paid American Standard for a bathroom renovation, but the shower doors are faulty, and the company won't repair them.

My American Standard shower doesn’t work! Can you help me get it fixed?

August 22, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Doreen Waltrich pays American Standard $32,952 for a new bathroom, but now the shower doors don’t work. Why won’t the company fix it?

Categories Problem Solved
Frontier Airlines charged a passenger twice for the same checked bags and then refused a cash refund, offering only expiring credit.

Frontier Airlines overcharged me $220 for luggage! Can you help me get it back?

October 14, 2025August 20, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Allison Sanders prepays for her checked luggage on a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Orlando. But the airline charges her for her bags twice. Now it won’t refund her for the second charge. Can she get her second charge back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Ticketmaster customer locked out of her Braves tickets before the game and denied a refund. See how she challenged Ticketmaster's inaction.

Ticketmaster fraud: Locked out of Braves tickets, no refund!

August 24, 2025August 15, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps her money. Can Ticketmaster do that?

Categories Problem Solved
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