These tales are from our consumer advocacy files. If you’re a consumer with a problem with a company, you can contact us for help as well.
When American Airlines canceled Denise Medd’s flight from Punta Cana to Philadelphia, it quickly offered her a seat on another flight. But Medd and her husband accepted a seat downgrade from business class to economy. Should American refund the price difference between the seats?
Judy Lederer wants to use her $375 BedandBreakfast.com gift card to stay at a bed and breakfast in April. But the card’s no good, prompting Lederer and our advocacy team to wonder: If gift cards don’t expire, what happened to this one?
Eugenia Dupre is the victim of a Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) cruise bait and switch. She’s sure of it.
Jessie Chai’s EC 261 flight delay claim went nowhere, no matter whom she asked. And she asked everyone, including her airline, online agency, a third-party claims company, and me. Straight down the line, she received one of two responses — “no” or “no comment.”
Here’s a simple question: What is Expedia’s Total Protection Plan worth? If you ask Ruth Meyer, she’ll tell — not much.
Scott Sewell didn’t think the crooked steering wheel on his rental car would affect his drive, but it did. It turns out misaligned steering can and will create a pricey Alamo car rental problem — one that only one person can fix.
Laura McNeill didn’t get premium economy seats from Miami to Rome. Did her travel agent make a mistake — or did she make an assumption she shouldn’t have? That’s the question we have to answer in today’s “no premium economy seats” case. And it won’t be easy.
Susan Cote’s former yoga studio banned her and won’t refund her prepaid sessions. Is her money just gone?
Daniel Minton is one of us, which made his case difficult to advocate, let alone write. Actually, it’s his daughter’s story, and it involves a young driver fee imposed by Dollar Rent A Car — an unfair charge that he wanted our help reversing.
Did the hotel leave five grown women to fend for themselves in their pajamas on the frigid streets of Boston?
