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REFUND

Why won’t travel insurance cover my flight cancellation?

February 1, 2024November 24, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Michele Kemp and her family cancel a flight after her sister falls ill. Good thing she bought travel insurance, right? Wrong. But how can she get her money back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Hey TAR Airlines, where’s my ticket refund?

February 1, 2024November 3, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

TAR Airlines offers Michael Fried a refund or a generous credit after it cancels his friend’s flight. Why won’t it do what it promised?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Janice Dittman expected a ticket credit when she canceled her Virgin Atlantic flight from San Francisco to London.

Am I not entitled to a ticket credit, Virgin Atlantic?

February 1, 2024October 10, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Janice Dittman expected a full refund when she canceled her Virgin Atlantic flight from San Francisco to London. Instead, the carrier credited her for the taxes and offered no apologies for pocketing the rest of her money.

Categories Case Dismissed
Vivian Mello's vacation rental in Maui is uninhabitable and full of pesticides. So why won't Booking.com refund her money?

Hello, relaxation? Not with this Booking.com reservation

January 3, 2024September 8, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Vivian Mello’s vacation rental in Maui is uninhabitable. So why won’t Booking.com refund her money?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
reserves a room through Expedia and ends up with nine extra unwanted rooms. They're nonrefundable. Is there any way to fix the error?

Accidentally booked 10 nonrefundable nights instead of one on Expedia

February 1, 2024September 1, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Roland Tognazzini pushes the wrong key when he reserves a room through Expedia and ends up with nine extra unwanted rooms. They’re nonrefundable. Is there any way to fix the error?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
After American Airlines cancels Susan Cohen's flight, it refunds only half her ticket. It claims she used the other half.

American Airlines refunded only half of my ticket — where’s the rest?

January 18, 2024August 18, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

After American Airlines cancels Susan Cohen’s flight, it refunds only half her ticket. The reason? It claims she used the other half. Which is impossible. What now?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Why did I pay Swiss an extra $99 for a middle seat?

July 15, 2024August 11, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Shelley Benjamin thought she’d paid $99 for an aisle seat reservation on a Swiss flight to Zürich. But then she tried to find room for her baby.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
After Andrew Wolkstein’s flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Newark, New Jersey, is canceled , he’s flight is downgraded to economy class.

Downgraded on my flight home — where’s my refund?

December 15, 2023August 10, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

After Andrew Wolkstein’s flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Newark, New Jersey, is canceled because of a pilots’ strike, he’s downgraded to economy class. Why won’t El Al Israel Airlines refund the fee he paid for a better seat?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
medical, doctor, stethoscope, chart, hospital, sick, ill

I lost my vacation. Can I get a refund from Travelocity?

February 1, 2024August 9, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Beth Langston faints at the airport and is taken to the hospital, her nonrefundable trip to London is the first casualty. Is her refund DOA?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
When Mike Foley cancels his resort reservation, Hotels.com promises him a refund. But more than a year later, his $1,400 is still missing.

I’m still waiting for a refund from Hotels.com

May 8, 2025July 21, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Mike Foley cancels his resort reservation, Hotels.com promises him a refund. But more than a year later, his $1,400 is still missing.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
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