I told my wife to specifically tell the Dollar Rental car agent in Columbus to not include the $20 a day insurance coverage on her rental agreement. However, these charges were added.
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It may come as shock to travel neophytes, but even road warriors often have rituals when they travel. In these times of travel uncertainty, call it a bit of extra insurance.
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What’s the policy on Crystal Cruise Lines when a woman books a room with her older mother, and then the elder decides she just doesn’t want to go. Can the person who booked the room substitute her sister?
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Ken Smith isn’t the only person affected by the untimely demise of Cruise West. But he thought he wouldn’t be in the same boat as the other stranded passengers. After all, he had travel insurance.
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DOT announces a fine of El Al for exempting part of their passengers’ luggage from the Montreal Convention.
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When we returned the car, the lady at the rental location went around the car a few times looking very closely and she finally pointed out a tiny chip on the edge of the driver’s door. We had to look extremely closely to see it, and we actually thought she was joking at first.
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What happens when the tour operator and their insurance agents don’t understand their own policies?
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Forcing travelers to opt out of a purchase when they’re buying a ticket or a hotel room isn’t new. But the volume of complaints Chris Elliott has received about pre-checking is on the rise, as is the number of well-known travel companies engaged in this questionable e-commerce practice.
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This is one of the questions that I am asked occasionally. Rarely do I hear someone ask “Do I really need an auto insurance policy for my car?” Most of us cover our cars simply because they are a huge investment and failing to cover them can cost a lot more in the long run (granted some states [...]
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The bad accidents — the fender-benders, the missed airline connections the unfortunate food-borne illnesses — are the ones that come to mind first, of course.
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