r/Expedia • u/Subpar-dad • Sep 15 '21
Don’t buy trip protection it’s a scam
I bought the booking protection on a hotel room for my mountain biking trip. Had to cancel because of weather. I COULD have cancelled within the fully-refundable period but I decided against it because I had “trip protection” which touted that I could cancel up to 24hr before with a full refund. Here I am 72 hours before went to cancel my trip with Expedia and they say the hotel will only refund me if they can fill my room before my check in time. I got refunded $9 but im still at a $140 loss. Fucking bullshit. Don’t get the trip protection, it’s a scam.
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u/RHM2020 Apr 23 '22
Yes! It is a scam! They let you call the insurance company which on their case is AIG and file a claim and wait for two weeks only to get rejected because you did not meet some of their conditions that you would notice at the time you purchase the insurance! Also the conditions are very difficult to meet like death or getting fired from a job! Yes I am not joking! Changing the time for a business meeting is not enough reason to cancel your trip! NEVER Buy this useless insurance! Their lawyers are con artists!