Elliott Confidential

Elliott Confidential

Share this post

Elliott Confidential
Elliott Confidential
Consumer Alert: Nonrefundable doesn't always mean nonrefundable — especially now
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Consumer Alert: Nonrefundable doesn't always mean nonrefundable — especially now

Crazy winter weather means some rules are getting bent

Christopher Elliott's avatar
Christopher Elliott
Jan 29, 2024
∙ Paid
6

Share this post

Elliott Confidential
Elliott Confidential
Consumer Alert: Nonrefundable doesn't always mean nonrefundable — especially now
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
7
1
Share

Sometimes, nonrefundable doesn't mean nonrefundable.

Like the hotel room Elizabeth Hannan booked for herself and her son in a Sioux Falls, S.D., Hamton Inn, earlier this month. She was taking her son to visit a college.

"On January 11, before we left Minneapolis, the interview was canceled because of dangerous driving conditions — ice, cold, and wind," she says.

You’re reading the Elliott Confidential Consumer Alert, available exclusively to subscribers. Thank you for your support.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Elliott Confidential to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Christopher Elliott
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More