Travel warning: Credit card cloning is back, but here’s how to stop it
If you thought your new credit card and a fancy RFID-blocking wallet will protect you from credit card scams when you travel, I’ve got some bad news for you.
PARIS
Aer Lingus withholds a full refund after a flight cancellation. What should I do?
After Aer Lingus cancels James Jones’ flight from Paris to Philadelphia, he requests a full refund. The airline shorts him by $744 and then it stops responding to his emails. What can he do to get the money back?
StubHub couldn’t deliver my Rod Stewart tickets. Am I owed any compensation?
Joe Barrett and his fiancee fly to Paris for a Rod Stewart concert. But their e-tickets for the show never make it. Should StubHub compensate him for the missed show?
Viator problem: I paid extra for my Eiffel Tower tour. Can I get my money back?
After David Fisher spends an extra 60 euros to get on a rescheduled Eiffel Tower tour, he wants to know if he can get a refund. Viator says yes — and then no. How do you resolve this Viator problem?
Locked out of your Airbnb? Here’s how to get back in
If you ever get locked out of your Airbnb rental, you’ll want to know about Terri Taylor’s misadventure with her apartment in Paris. It’s a doozy.
She lost her Paris vacation rental on a technicality — should I take this case?
Scarlett Kelly paid for a vacation rental in Paris through Booking.com, but she never got to stay in it. Booking.com wants to keep her money on what appears to be a technicality.
A ‘deceptive’ Airbnb rental in Paris
Sharon Shaughnessy’s airbnb apartment rental in Paris is a wreck. Her host offers her $30, but it’s not enough. She deserve a full refund?
Hotels.com left me in Paris sans hotel
When Judi McManigal arrives at her hotel in Paris, she discovers she doesn’t have a reservation. Her online travel agency won’t help her. Is she stuck with the bill?