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Amber Lise is trapped in an eight-week ordeal with Best Buy over a malfunctioning microwave oven. Best Buy repeatedly denies her exchange request. Is there a way to change its answer?

Best Buy refused to replace a broken appliance — until this happened

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Amber Lise is trapped in an eight-week ordeal with Best Buy over a malfunctioning microwave oven. Best Buy repeatedly denies her exchange request. Is there a way to change its answer?

Categories Problem Solved
After Aer Lingus canceled James Jones's $5,246 flight, it only refunded $4,502. The airline ignored his repeated emails about the $744 shortage, violating EU law. After an advocate intervened, Aer Lingus finally paid the missing money.

Aer Lingus withholds a full refund after a flight cancellation. What should I do? 

December 2, 2025November 19, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

After Aer Lingus cancels James Jones’ flight from Paris to Philadelphia, he requests a full refund. The airline shorts him by $744 and then it stops responding to his emails. What can he do to get the money back?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
When Christi Barguig's concert is canceled, StubHub offers her a refund. Then it sends the money to the wrong person.

StubHub misled me about my $331 concert ticket refund. What should I do? 

December 9, 2025November 14, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

When Christi Barguig’s concert is canceled, StubHub offers her a refund. Then it sends the money to the wrong person. 

Categories Problem Solved
After Airbnb bans Kevin Donovan for life, he tries to find out why. But Airbnb won't tell him. Will it tell this consumer advocate?

Help! Airbnb banned me for life — but won’t say why

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

After Airbnb bans Kevin Donovan for life, he tries to find out why. But Airbnb won’t tell him. Will it tell this consumer advocate?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Passengers are arriving hours early, becoming "gate campers." But experts say instead of waiting, travelers should use airline apps, check security times, and even explore the airport.

Passengers are arriving too early for their flights. They should do this instead.

January 14, 2026November 9, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Have you started arriving at the airport gate early? Like, way early? Mary Vogel has. For her upcoming flight from Chicago to Paris, she’ll get to the terminal more than three hours before her scheduled departure.

Categories On Travel
George Cleveland cancels DirecTV, but it hits him with a $40 fee 10 months later. Can a company charge you for a fee it never mentioned?

DirecTV charged me a $40 fee almost a year after I canceled — what can I do?

November 24, 2025November 7, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

George Cleveland cancels DirecTV, but it hits him with a $40 fee 10 months later. Can a company charge you for a fee it never mentioned?

Categories Problem Solved
Locked out of their Airbnb during a rainstorm, guests were billed $385 for the faulty keypad. Airbnb sided with the host, refusing to drop the unfair charge.

Locked out and charged $385 for getting into my Airbnb — is that fair?

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

A couple faces a $385 charge after an Airbnb keypad fails during a rainstorm. The locksmith blames the weather, but Airbnb sides with the host. When weather wreaks havoc, should guests foot the bill?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
Brian Dunn's rental car was unsafe to drive. When he tried to return it, Sixt slapped him with a $794 tow charge he never authorized.

Why is Sixt charging me $794 for a tow I never requested?

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

All Brian Dunn needed for his business trip was a reliable rental car. Instead, he got a Nissan Sentra from Sixt that was unsafe to drive. And when he tried to return it, the car rental company slapped him with a $794 tow charge he never authorized. 

Categories Advocacy
Do you knock three times on the airplane fuselage before you board a flight? Or do you carry a lucky rabbit's foot on vacation? If you do, then you might be a superstitious traveler.

Travelers are becoming more superstitious. Here’s what they’re doing (and here’s what actually works)

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Do you knock three times on the airplane fuselage before you board a flight? Or do you carry a lucky rabbit’s foot on vacation? If you do, then you might be a superstitious traveler.

Categories On Travel
Rhonda Bryant’s trip to San Francisco was ruined when American Airlines canceled her connecting flight. Despite a new federal rule requiring automatic refunds, she spent nearly seven months chasing down $403 the airline withheld. Her case reveals how major carriers sidestep refund rules—and what you must do when they do. From “trip in vain” policies to DOT complaints, here’s what travelers need to know when the refund isn’t automatic.

Are airline refunds automatic now? For this canceled American Airlines flight, they weren’t

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

All Rhonda Bryant wanted was a refund for her airline ticket. She’d booked three tickets with American Airlines for a trip from Portland, Maine, to San Francisco. But when American canceled her connecting flight from Charlotte to San Francisco after hours of delays, her plans fell apart. 

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