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When Chris Skaggs checks into his vacation rental, he finds it uninhabitable. But can he get a refund of his Marriott Bonvoy points, which he used to make the reservation?When Chris Skaggs checks into his vacation rental, he finds it uninhabitable. But can he get a refund of his Marriott Bonvoy points, which he used to make the reservation?

This rental is completely uninhabitable! I want my Marriott Bonvoy points back

September 10, 2025September 9, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

When Chris Skaggs checks into his vacation rental, he finds it uninhabitable. But can he get a refund of his Marriott Bonvoy points, which he used to make the reservation?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
The Shelbourne Dublin is on a mission to become a zero-waste hotel.  It's a lofty goal for any establishment, let alone a 200-year-old luxury hotel known as the Grand Dame of Dublin.

How Ireland’s Shelbourne Hotel is finding sustainability

February 27, 2025January 18, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

The Shelbourne Dublin is on a mission to become a zero-waste hotel.  It’s a lofty goal for any establishment, let alone a 200-year-old luxury hotel known as the Grand Dame of Dublin.

Categories Destinations
Why did Valeska Wehr pay twice for her stay at a Marriott property in Boston? And why won't Booking.com, the site through which she made the reservation, help her?

I paid twice for my hotel on Booking.com. Can I get a refund?

May 13, 2025April 17, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Why did Valeska Wehr pay twice for her stay at a Marriott property in Boston? And why won’t Booking.com, the site through which she made the reservation, help her?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Priscilla's dream trip to Sedona turned into a nightmare when Southwest canceled her flight. But that was just the beginning. Marriott then took $1,745 of her vacation club points without explanation. What will happen next?

They canceled my flight. Can I get a refund for my Marriott Vacation Club Points?

January 19, 2024February 26, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

After Southwest canceled her flight, Marriott took $1,745 worth of Marriott Vacation Club points without explanation. Can they do that?

Categories Advocacy
Why won't Groupon give me a refund?

Why won’t Groupon accept my cancellation?

February 1, 2024September 7, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Just before Richard Garber’s Groupon for a two-night stay at the Scottsdale Marriott expires, he falls ill. He can’t contact Groupon in time to cancel. Is he still entitled to a refund?

Categories Problem Solved
She wanted an apology from Marriott for allowing thieves into the hotel his wife and daughter were staying in, he says.

Should Marriott apologize for this purse-snatching incident?

February 2, 2024April 6, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

She wanted an apology from Marriott for allowing thieves into the hotel his wife and daughter were staying in, he says.

Categories Should I Take The Case?
It’s for your own good. If you travel you are hearing these words more often than ever, and they are being applied to unwelcome scenarios.

Beware of travel industry doublespeak

January 29, 2024March 1, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

It’s for your own good. If you travel you are hearing these words more often than ever, and they are being applied to unwelcome scenarios.

Categories The Navigator
When they returned to the Miami Airport Marriott Hotel to pick up their Infiniti from the "secure" parking lot, they found it was undrivable.

Hey Marriott, where are my wheels?

January 27, 2024August 5, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories Case Dismissed
Joseph Gordon's recent stay at the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino did not go as planned. Actually, that may be an understatement.

Sickened in Aruba – does this guest deserve a vacation re-do?

January 27, 2024August 4, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories Is This Enough Compensation?
When Donna Larkin booked a room at the Hotel Ashbourne Marriott last year, she had no way of knowing it was about to change owners.

What does Marriott owe me for a reflagging nightmare?

January 23, 2024May 17, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

When Donna Larkin booked a room at the Hotel Ashbourne Marriott last year, she had no way of knowing it was about to change owners.

Categories Is This Enough Compensation?
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