Hotels.com promised me a refund years ago. Where is it?
Michelle Sprekelmeyer is chasing down a missing $1,632 Hotels.com refund from the early days of the pandemic. What’s taking so long?
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.
Help! The cost of my airline ticket doubled and now I can’t get a refund
When the price of Lai Mun Yip’s airline tickets doubles, she goes looking for a refund from Gotogate. But who has her money?
Tauck requires a COVID vaccine to cruise. I want a refund!
Daryl DeCrow cancels his Tauck cruise after it imposes a COVID vaccine requirement. Does he deserve a refund?
Airbnb banned me because I used to live in Russia. But it’s complicated.
When Airbnb bans Svitlana Marchenko from the site, it won’t tell her why. Could it have something to do with her residence? The answer is complicated.
I paid Aer Lingus for extra luggage I didn’t need. Can I get a refund?
Krista O’Brien accidentally pays $449 extra for her checked luggage on an Aer Lingus flight. Why won’t the airline help her undo the mistake?
Does Amtrak owe me anything for a forced downgrade?
Daniel Onn books a business class ticket on Amtrak. Then the rail carrier removes the business class car. Does it owe him anything?
Budget billed me $250 for calibrating a windshield camera. Is that legit?
Budget sends Tony Parise a $250 bill for recalibrating a camera on the windshield of his rental car. But he says nothing happened to it. Does he still have to pay?
I lost 80,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. Can you get them back?
Celeste Rubanick loses 80,000 Marriott Bonvoy points when she books a hotel in Scotland. Why won’t the company restore the points?
These Britrail England Flexi Passes are taking forever to refund. What should I do?
Katherine Spokes has been waiting almost two years for a refund on her Britrail England Flexi Passes. Why won’t her travel agency process her refund?