A Priceline booking problem leads to a nonrefundable hotel room — or does it?
Glen Hartness books the wrong night at a La Quinta hotel through the Priceline app. Why won’t Priceline refund the erroneous booking?
The Travel Troubleshooter
The Travel Troubleshooter is a weekly consumer column that solves travel problems. Missing cruise refunds, lousy airline service, car rental surcharges — it’s all fair game for this feature. Each story presents a problem and fixes it in a quick Q&A format.
How do I get a refund for my canceled Aerolíneas Argentinas flight?
If your airline changes your schedule and you ask for your money back, how do you get a refund? It should be automatic, but it isn’t always.
Downgraded on my American Airlines flight to New Zealand — do I get a refund?
After a passenger gets bumped to economy class, American Airlines promises her a refund for her flight downgrade. Then it refuses.
ITA Airways lost luggage problem: Why won’t it cover my expenses?
Jacqueline Bartolini has a lost luggage problem with ITA Airlines. She’s spent $992 to buy clothes, but the airline will only reimburse her for just $733. Who’s right?
Help! I’m locked out of my Airbnb account after I spilled food on my host’s sofa
When River Roberts accidentally spills food on his host’s sofa, Airbnb bans him from the platform. Will he ever be able to book another rental on Airbnb?
How to solve this mystery of the missing hotel refund? Check your credit card
Why didn’t Jessica Radosevic get her $444 refund from the online travel agency Traveluro? Could it have something to do with the credit card dispute she filed?
I canceled my Royal Jordanian Airlines tickets months ago. Where’s my money?
After John Bernath cancels his flight from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv, on Royal Jordanian Airlines, a Booking.com representative promises him a full refund. So why has he received nothing?
Help! American Airlines changed my flight, but it won’t give me a refund!
When American Airlines changes Neil Gupta’s flight from Seattle to Miami, he asks for a refund. The airline suggests it will give him his money back but then backtracks. Now what?
Iberia told me to file a credit card chargeback. Now I don’t have a ticket!
When Joel Revill’s ticket purchase on Iberia doesn’t go through, a representative advises him to dispute the purchase on his credit card. But now he doesn’t have a valid ticket. What should he do?