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What you’re owed when a flight is late, a bag goes missing or a hotel gives away your room, and how to claim it without paying anyone a cut.
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We read the rules, compare the real prices and do the arithmetic, then publish the answer. No booking engine and no sales pitch. Just the research you’d do yourself if you had the time.
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Latest
Stranded Overnight: What the Airline Must Pay For (2026)
The airline owes you food and a hotel whatever caused the delay. What counts as reasonable, which receipts win, and the three night cap…
The Airline Rejected Your Claim: How to Escalate (2026)
Your airline said no. Four routes go over its head, three of them free. What each costs, what each can force, and the 12…
Rebooked Three Days Later? When You Can Buy Your Own Ticket (2026)
Your flight is cancelled and the rebooking is three days out. When you can buy your own ticket on another airline and bill the…
Cruise Drinks Packages: The Break-Even Math (2026)
Cruise drinks packages break even at five cocktails a day on Carnival and about six on Royal Caribbean. The full math, and the caps…
Extraordinary Circumstances: The Excuse Airlines Overuse (2026)
Airlines refuse compensation by saying extraordinary circumstances. Nine court rulings say most refusals are wrong. How to test one and rebut it.
Your Airline Went Bust: How to Get Your Money Back (2026)
Your airline collapsed and will not refund you. Here is who actually pays, from Section 75 to the 120-day chargeback clock, and where claims…
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What we cover
Rooms
Hotels & stays
What to demand when a hotel gives your room away, and how the booking platforms really differ once the fees land.
Rides
Flights
Fares, baggage rules and passenger rights: the parts of flying where knowing the rule is worth real money.
Rides
Cruises
What a cruise really costs per day once gratuities, drinks, wifi and excursions are counted.
Whole trips
Vacations
Package versus booking it yourself, and the legal protection most people do not realise they are giving up.
Rides
Transport
Car hire, transfers, rail and ferries: the ground-level costs that quietly double a budget.
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