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Help! Our Rental Car Got in an Accident, and We Can’t Get Our Security Deposit Back.

Thrifty held on to a couple’s full deposit for over a year after an accident in Australia, refusing to provide the invoice they needed for…

Help! We Got Bedbug Bites in France, and the Luxury Hotel Won’t Admit It.

A country resort near Paris refused to cover $800 worth of medical and cleaning bills for a couple who woke up covered in bites. They’d…

Help! Can an Airline Really Do That to Me?

You may be surprised by the little-known and sometimes nonsensical rules lurking in the fine print. Here are a few that tripped up readers in…

Help! My Rental Car Died Within a Mile, and Avis Charged Me $1,367.

A visitor to Italy had to abandon an S.U.V. after it conked out just minutes from the rental agency. Then he got another surprise: a…

Help! Air France Lost My Fencing Gear and Won’t Pay for It.

A Team USA fencer out more than $2,700 faced months of maddening red tape and was even flagged by the airline’s fraud department in his…

They Found a Hidden Camera in Their Airbnb’s Bathroom. Are They Owed a Refund?

When a couple alerted Airbnb to a spy cam in an outlet extender, they thought the listing would be yanked and they’d get a full…

Help! Aer Lingus Wouldn’t Let Me Fly Because of a Visa I Didn’t Need.

Workers at a U.S. airport incorrectly told a Ugandan she needed a transit visa to fly through Dublin, refusing to believe even the Irish government’s…

Help! United Canceled My Flight, Then Sold Me a Seat on It.

A traveler returning from Venice received a last-minute notice canceling the final leg of his itinerary. So why did $648 get him a new seat…

Help! Delta Deserted Us After an Emergency Landing in the Azores.

When a flight from Madrid to New York had engine trouble over the Atlantic, 282 passengers ended up at a tiny, remote airport wondering what…

Help! My Debit Card Issuer Won’t Cover a Thief’s Cash Withdrawal.

A thief swiped a traveler’s wallet at the Barcelona airport and later used her card to take out more than $1,100 in cash. Why was…