A little confused about my Groupon credit
Sue Tomita loses $200 when Groupon fails to redeposit her credit into the right account. Can it just keep her money?
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.
Sue Tomita loses $200 when Groupon fails to redeposit her credit into the right account. Can it just keep her money?
Ali Jaffery’s lost-luggage claim is denied because of “substantial discrepancies” in the claim. Can Southwest Airlines do that?
When Julie Mehta returns her Chevy Impala rental to E-Z Rent-A-Car, an employee points out a missing fog light.
After he redeems 70,000 Hilton HHonors points for a car rental. He won’t be able to use the nonrefundable certificate for the rental.
US Airways promised Kirkland Clarkson that it would refund her fees, but it hasn’t. Did the airline misspeak? Or did Clarkson misunderstand?
Mercedes Revilla reserves two seats on a British Airways flights, but she gets assigned different ones. Is she entitled to a refund?
Ann and Francis Mason’s bucket-list trip to Hawaii is cut short when Francis’ father unexpectedly passes away.
When Arthur Waskow and Phyllis Berman cancel their flight, Expedia offers them credit for a year. But that’s not entirely correct.
Chris James’ mother cancels her vacation after his father falls ill. Why won’t Allianz cover her insurance claim?
Stanley’s hotel refunds $887 after his stay. But it sends the money to US Airways Vacations, the tour operator through which he booked.