well spring break may be over but that means summer vacation is right around the corner it's time to start planning yes let's do that CBS 2 has brought you stories about travel deal ripoffs in recent months new tonight at 10 our Lauren victory tells you how to make sure your next trip goes right she was so elated she's the biggest fan of Hamilton pinky Jackson earned major Grandma points with a surprise trip from Chicago to Broadway in New York City the city that never sleeps showed them a fanta
stic time except for the part where the hotel room Jackson's family paid for never materialized I just knew it was it was a loss I had to take it as a loss she and these other Travelers got burned and it wasn't from too much sun they blamed their vacation fails on a Glenwood man Hawking travel packages that left them out of a place to sleep stuck in airports and more months earlier 8,000 1450 1300 we met another group duped by Discount Travel they were all in court for a theft case against a so-
called travel agent from Oak Lawn when you watched our stories and saw those people losing money that just wanted a deal to go on vacation what did you think heartbroken because people do save you know for a long time to uh to get on a vacation we tapped legit travel adviser Cheryl Richardson from travel 100 group in Northfield for help recognizing red flags in the world of trip planning it's a world she's seen many parts of in her 35 years on the job Richardson says to run if someone offers cou
ntless flights for a bulk price like this there is no such thing as a pass for unlimited amounts of flights with any Airline another big no no booking a trip with venmo or similar apps I don't even offer zel or Apple pay anything like that uh not even PayPal most people will use a credit card you have a trail then and it's a way to dispute a charge if something goes wrong of course plenty of people schedule their own travel online with no issue here's why Richardson says using an experienced age
nt is safer for your wallet we have vetted all the tour operators hotels cruise lines so therefore there's recourse should end anything come about you can find further protection through the American Society of travel advisers the nonprofit mediates complaints and offers a directory of agents who pledge they'll comply with the code of ethics not on that list the man Jackson used for her non-existent hotel room at the end of the day I had to take accountability for the part I played cuz I I shoul
d have known better now she does know better and looks forward to sunnier Skies Ahead Lauren victory CBS 2 News lesson learned yeah
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