Comments on: I Gripe, Orbitz Reacts. Sort of. Well, Not Really. But at Least They Noticed.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:27:51 +0000

I was charged $95.40 for travel insurance without my consent. Neither Orbitz nor Access is willing to withdraw the charge. My last recourse is to request a chargeback from my credit card issuer. Has anyone had luck with a chargeback?

To the dimwit above who can't "see what the big deal is with this stuff," the more intelligent among us would rather choose for ourselves what we should or should not buy. It is not the prerogative of any company that we purchase from to add additional services without our express consent.

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:43:48 +0000

I’ve stopped doing business with Orbitz because of this stuff. Sorry to hear it continues.

–Harry

By: J.C. Butler

J.C. Butler — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:10:51 +0000

Well, it's 2011, and Barney Harford made no such changes. Why? Clearly because the amount of people who don't see the Travel Insurance option and accidentally pay for it, is far greater than the amount of people who would actually choose to buy it. I just got charged over $200 for insurance on a trip to Egypt, and had to take 20 minutes out of my work day to make an int'l call to cancel it.

This can't be legal, but I guess that it's not explicitly illegal yet. I wish you luck Shelly. The travel sites, ever in revenue competition with one another, will continue doing this until it's outlawed. Despicable.

By: shelly coffman

shelly coffman — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:00:47 +0000

I am an investigator with the law firm of David P. Meyer & Associates. We are investigating a potential case against a major online travel site regarding alleged charges to consumers for travel insurance without their full knowledge. If you would be willing to assist in our investigation or would like more information about this case, please call me at 1-866-827-6537.

By: jae

jae — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:23:41 +0000

They tried to pull the same thing with me just now. Luckily I was able to cancel the insurance because I booked my trip 5 days ago. I filed a report with the BBB and I suggest everyone who has had this experience do the same.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:30 +0000

I really don’t see what the big deal is with this stuff. We all now there are special offers when you buy stuff online. Just pay attention and you’re fine. I don’t think you can classify something like this as a scam. If you bought it and didn’t want it, it’s your fault, not Orbitz or Expedia.

By: John

John — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:12:53 +0000

Be careful with EXPEDIA , they are worse than Orbitz. Click on my name to read how they tried to scam me 1254,95 USD.

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orbitz - Brenden Travels « Brenden Travels — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:46:11 +0000

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