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Travel insurance is essential for summer vacations, safeguarding against unexpected events like trip cancellations, medical emergencies, and lost luggage. It typically covers trip cancellation, medical expenses, travel delays, and emergency assistance, ensuring peace of mind while traveling. Without it, travelers risk significant financial losses and stress during their trips. Travel insurance is crucial for summer vacations, protecting against unforeseen events such as trip cancellations, medical emergencies, and lost luggage. It generally covers trip cancellation, medical expenses, travel delays, and emergency assistance, providing peace of mind. Without it, travelers face potential financial losses and added stress during their journeys.

Do I need travel insurance for my summer vacation?

May 4, 2025May 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

With vacation season just around the corner, many travelers are asking themselves: Do I need travel insurance for my summer vacation?

Categories Safe Travels
Kiri Hannifin, Air New Zealand's chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer.

How Air New Zealand’s bold sustainability experiment could make your next flight greener

May 26, 2025April 26, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Say the word “sustainable” around an airline executive, and they’ll probably try to change the subject. That’s because green air travel is a distant dream. But not for Air New Zealand.

Categories Destinations
Why won't Brooklinen refund Tracy Brom's "hot and scratchy" sheets? After all, it promised her a refund.

Brooklinen promised to refund my sheets. Why won’t it?

April 26, 2025March 21, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Why won’t Brooklinen refund Tracy Brom’s “hot and scratchy” sheets? After all, it promised her a refund.

Categories Problem Solved
Rich Hunt's new GE wall oven doesn't fit in his kitchen. Why won't GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee?

Why won’t GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee? My oven doesn’t fit!

March 25, 2025March 14, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Rich Hunt’s new GE wall oven doesn’t fit in his kitchen. Why won’t GE honor its GE Fit Guarantee?

Categories Problem Solved
After Virgin Atlantic cancels Peter Ross's flight from Washington to London, he asks for his Chase points back. Why isn't he getting them?

Virgin Atlantic canceled my flight. Why won’t they refund my Chase points?

March 25, 2025March 12, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

After Virgin Atlantic cancels Peter Ross’s flight from Washington to London, he asks for his Chase points back. Why isn’t he getting them?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Lufthansa made a booking error that cost Scott Davis more than a flight to Rome.  It also tested his patience with a hidden fee, a mind-boggling bureaucracy, and world-class corporate stubbornness.

Lufthansa made a booking error! Will I ever get a refund for my ticket?

March 25, 2025March 10, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Lufthansa made a booking error that cost Scott Davis more than a flight to Rome.  It also tested his patience with a hidden fee, a mind-boggling bureaucracy, and world-class corporate stubbornness.

Categories Advocacy
When Lauren Labadie used an app called Bounce to find a place to store her bags in Marseille, France, she had every reason to believe she could trust Bounce -- and that she'd see her luggage when she returned.

Can you trust Bounce with your luggage?

March 13, 2025March 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

When Lauren Labadie used an app called Bounce to find a place to store her bags in Marseille, France, she had every reason to believe she could trust Bounce — and that she’d see her luggage when she returned.

Categories Advocacy
Tom Scruggs pays Norwegian Airlines a $79 change fee to get on an earlier flight. But then the airline rebooks him on a later flight. Can he get a refund?

I paid extra to change my flight on Norwegian Airlines — can I get my money back?

March 2, 2025February 19, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Tom Scruggs pays Norwegian Airlines a $79 change fee to get on an earlier flight. But then the airline rebooks him on a later flight. Can he get a refund?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
A SIM swapping nightmare leads to a $3,809 bill from Best Buy. Can Chase help?

A SIM swapping nightmare leads to a $3,809 bill from Best Buy. Can Chase help?

June 16, 2025January 20, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

What is SIM swapping and how do you prevent it? Here’s how to protect yourself from identity theft and reclaim your money.

Categories Advocacy
Francois Bernier wants his money back from a hotel in Italy, but he's not sure if he can get it. 

I want my money back for this hotel! Can I dispute a credit card charge made abroad? 

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Can I dispute a credit card charge I made abroad? That’s what one of our readers wants to know. Here’s the surprising answer.

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