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Krishnamurthy Viswanathan's hotel room in London is smaller than he expects and has poor ventilation. Can he get his money back?

This hotel is too small and I have a headache! Can I get my money back?

November 17, 2024January 17, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Krishnamurthy Viswanathan’s hotel room in London is smaller than he expects and has poor ventilation. Can he get his money back?

One of the most common answers to a travel problem is: You should have bought insurance. I've said it and chances are, you have too.

Help! My travel insurance didn’t work like I thought it would

February 1, 2024April 13, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

One of the most common answers to a travel problem is: You should have bought insurance. I’ve said it and chances are, you have to.

Unfortunately at the time I did not realize that it had switched on me and it found a nonrefundable hotel room in the wrong London.

Hey, that’s the wrong London!

January 22, 2024July 27, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Jaime Deane books a hotel room in London, Canada through Priceline. But Priceline books a room in London, England, instead. It won’t refund the hotel. Now what?

Think you'll never fall for one of those email scams -- someone hijacks a friend's Gmail account and pretends to be a traveler in distress?

Can this trip be saved? Email scam cost me $6,600 — can you get it back?

January 24, 2024December 27, 2010 by Christopher Elliott

Think you’ll never fall for one of those email scams — you know, the ones where someone hijacks a friend’s Gmail account and pretends to be a traveler in distress?

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