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REFUND

The Radisson Grand Lucayan Beach & Golf Resort looks like the ideal place for a four-night land portion of a cruise vacation.

They want a full refund from Celebration — but do they deserve it?

January 22, 2024August 27, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

The Radisson Grand Lucayan Beach & Golf Resort looks like the ideal place for a four-night land portion of a cruise vacation — at least it did to Martin Lambert when he booked a Celebrity cruise to the Bahamas recently.

Categories Commentary
Upon booking a stay through Hotels.com in Ocean City, Md., the traveler arrived to find the hotel closed for the season.

Hang on — are you sure your hotel’s closed for the season?

January 22, 2024August 17, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When Steve Broman tries to check in to his hotel, he finds that it’s closed for the season. Now Hotels.com won’t give him a refund until it can confirm the hotel is closed. How long should he have to wait?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
After British Airways cancels Donald Kne's flight, it refunds his tour operator. So why won't Overseas Adventure Travel pass the money along to him?

Can my tour operator pocket my airline refund?

January 22, 2024August 10, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Donald Kne’s British Airways flight is canceled, and the carrier refunds the money to his tour operator. So why isn’t the company refunding the money back to him?

Categories Commentary, The Travel Troubleshooter
One of the most memorable trips of my life was seeing Denali National Park years ago when I edited the Alaska section for Travel Weekly.

“We feel we need a vacation from this vacation”

January 22, 2024August 2, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

One of the most memorable trips of my life was seeing Denali National Park years ago when I edited the Alaska pages for Travel Weekly.

Categories Commentary
Subhani's disembarked from their cruise on the Carnival Glory with a sinking feeling. The couple feels they were cheated.

“We paid for a seven-night cruise and only got six”

January 22, 2024July 26, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Rina and Hasan Subhani disembarked from their cruise on the Carnival Glory with a sinking feeling. Along with a litany of complaints, one rises above the rest: The couple feels they were cheated from a day of their vacation.

Categories Commentary
Nothing extraordinary happened when Paul rented a car from Budge. There's no frivolous damage claim, no extra fee.

My rental car is a “gasoline bomb” — am I entitled to a refund?

January 22, 2024July 23, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Nothing extraordinary happened when Paul Candia rented a car from Budget in New York recently. There’s no frivolous damage claim, no extra fee, not even a rude employee to complain about.

Categories Commentary
Christina Robertson and her husband had tickets on an early morning BoltBus from Philadelphia to New York a few weeks ago.

BoltBus didn’t get us to New York on time — can we get a refund?

January 22, 2024July 16, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

If you follow me on Twitter you probably know that I was almost run off the New Jersey Turnpike by a passenger bus last week. But today’s case is the opposite problem: a bus that never left the station.

Categories Commentary
One question remains after trying -- and failing -- to mediate Gregory Bergman's case with Hotwire: Why do we keep falling for it?

“Their bait-and-switch tactics count on us having a short memory”

January 22, 2024July 12, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

One question remains after trying — and failing — to mediate Gregory Bergman’s case with Hotwire: Why do we keep falling for it?

Categories Commentary
It's a six-hour flight from Honolulu to Phoenix, so when a US Airways agent offered Blair Fell an upgrade to first class for just $350.

Worst upgrade ever — how about a refund?

January 22, 2024July 3, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

It’s a six-hour flight from Honolulu to Phoenix, so when a US Airways agent offered Blair Fell an upgrade to first class for just $350, he jumped at the opportunity.

Categories Commentary
Looking at our entourage must have made the ticket agent feel sorry for us. She booked us on the next flight.

Hey Delta, how about a refund on those outrageous ticket change fees?

January 22, 2024June 25, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

A few years ago, we were flying from London to Vienna with our then 13-month old son. Still exhausted from jetlag and maybe a little forgetful, we showed up for the flight 24 hours before our scheduled departure.

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