The post-pandemic rush seems finally to be easing, which has airfares lower and hotels offering more inducements to book.
Category: Reservations (Airlines, Hotels, Etc.)
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Help! United Canceled Our Trip to Paris. Or Did It?
A long-planned French getaway for three hit a snag when their airline reservation was mysteriously canceled, costing them almost $11,000. It turned out an unwanted travel agency was (partially) responsible.
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Help! We Had to Sleep in the Hotel’s Breakfast Room. We Would Like a $215 Refund.
A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible.
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American Express Buys Tock to Pursue Customers Shelling Out on Dining
The credit card company acquired Tock, a restaurant reservation company, after buying its rival, Resy, in 2019.
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Did You Buy a Disneyland ‘Dream Key’? Disney May Owe You Money.
Disney owes a total of $9.5 million to customers who bought a $1,400 Dream Key pass over the course of two months in 2021. The payments, about $67, are going out this month.
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Help! Air Canada Ruined Our Trip to Ireland but Won’t Take the Blame.
A Minnesota couple’s vacation fell apart after a jet bridge accident and a code-share snafu led to two nights of failed connections.
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New York’s Best (Fake) Steak House Opens Up
Mehran’s Steak House was just a name, created as an in-joke. But when its waiting list drew hundreds, the pranksters decided to stage dinner — for one night only.
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Appointment Trader Promises Reservations at NYC’s Hottest Restaurants
Prime-time seats at Rao’s, Carbone and Don Angie are among the tables found on Appointment Trader.