Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers consumers to solve their problems and helps those who can't. He's the author of numerous books on consumer advocacy and writes three nationally syndicated columns. He also publishes the Elliott Report, a news site for consumers, and Elliott Confidential, a critically acclaimed newsletter about customer service. If you have a consumer problem you can't solve, contact him directly through his advocacy website. You can also follow him on X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, or sign up for his daily newsletter.
There's an intruder in Linda Jones's apartment. She thinks she's entitled to a refund from Booking.com for the inconvenience. But you will never, ever, guess how this case resolves.

I have an intruder in my apartment! Do I deserve a refund?

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There’s an intruder in Linda Jones’s apartment. She thinks she’s entitled to a refund from Booking.com for the inconvenience. But you will never — not in a million years — guess how this case resolves.

Her problem is about more than travel safety and corporate intransigence. It’s about the power of a single word. In this case, it’s an email address.