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The traveler faced challenges during the return trip as Travelocity's itinerary allowed insufficient time for connecting flights in Brussels.

The Travel Troubleshooter: Am I stuck with this $378 phone bill?

January 22, 2024October 14, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Jeffrey Grim can’t make a connection in Brussels because of an error made by his online travel agency. In order to fix the problem, he racks up $378 in phone bills. Should the company cover his expenses?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Instead, she spent hours in Pittsburgh trying to sort out a messy airline reservation that involved Air Canada, Lufthansa and Orbitz.

Is this enough compensation? Wrong information leads to a missed flight

January 22, 2024August 23, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Christianna Kreiss thought she would be flying to India with her family a few weeks ago. Instead, she spent hours in Pittsburgh, trying to sort out a messy airline reservation that involved Air Canada, Lufthansa and Orbitz.

Categories Commentary
Meryl Lee Seewald thought she was booking just one night at the Holiday Inn Miami International Airport. Instead, she booked eight.

Case dismissed: Oops, I booked eight nights instead of one

January 20, 2024August 4, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Meryl Lee Seewald thought she was booking just one night at the Holiday Inn Miami International Airport. Instead, she booked eight.

Categories Commentary
Refund cases are in a class by themselves, when it comes to frustration, but this one probably deserves its own category.

Can this trip be saved? Paid twice for a flight home, but they refunded the wrong ticket

January 20, 2024April 18, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Refund cases are in a class by themselves, when it comes to frustration, but this one probably deserves its own category. It comes to us by way of Ann Vaninetti, who recently took a cruise with her husband, Dave, in Brazil.

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