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Flight Canceled? How to Get a Refund, Rebook, or Even Travel for Free
19 Feb 2025
Learn what to do if your flight is delayed or canceled, how to get compensated, and tips to avoid travel disruptions. What should you do if your flight is delayed or canceled? How can you get compensated for travel disruptions? Hosts Meghan Coyle and Sally French discuss how to handle unexpected flight changes and what you can do to maximize your chances of getting some form of compensation for various travel interruptions. The episode kicks off with a discussion of airline policies, and Meghan and Sally break down when you're entitled to refunds, rebookings, and even hotel stays. Plus, they share tips on checking rebooking options in an airline's app, using credit card travel insurance, and how to find out which airlines offer the best compensation for delays and cancelations. Then, Meghan and Sally discuss proactive steps you can take to reduce the risk of travel disruptions. They cover the benefits of booking direct flights, choosing layovers in mild-weather cities, and selecting airlines with multiple daily flights to your destination. They also highlight how loyalty programs, credit card perks, and smart scheduling can help travelers avoid headaches. Plus, Sally shares her recent experience with multiple canceled flights, detailing how she turned travel chaos into a free trip and some unexpected Starbucks rewards. Card benefits, terms and fees can change. For the most up-to-date information about cards mentioned in this episode, read our reviews: 7 Best All-Inclusives You Can Book With Points 10 Credit Cards That Provide Travel Insurance Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation: What to Know How to Get Into AmEx Centurion Lounges: Credit Cards That Grant Access Best Credit Cards for Airport Lounge Access of March 2025 In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: flight cancellation compensation, what to do if my flight is canceled, airline refund policy, airline delay compensation, best travel credit cards for flight delays, flight delay rights, travel insurance for flight cancellations, best airlines for rebooking, how to get airline vouchers for delays, how to rebook a canceled flight, last-minute flight cancellation refund, flight delay refund process, best time to book flights to avoid delays, should you buy travel insurance for flights, how to find cheap flights after a cancellation, best airport lounges for delayed flights, and airline hotel vouchers for cancellations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
Welcome to Smart Travel, a deep dive into the tips, tools, and tactics to maximize your travel dollars.
I'm Sally French. And I'm Megan Coyle. And we are the travel nerds ready to help you plan your next big trip.
Today, we're diving into what to do if your flight gets delayed or canceled so you can get to your destination faster and maybe even get compensated for the inconvenience, hopefully.
And you know, Megan, this episode is fun because I actually lived this, hopefully, so you listeners out there don't have to. But first, before we dive into our main segment, let's take a look at some of the news and travel this week.
And just a heads up, in this episode, we're going to talk about a few credit card companies that are nerd wallet partners, but I just want to let you know this does not influence how we discuss them.
Everyone who likes staying at all-inclusive resorts, there's some good news for you because Hyatt just announced a deal to acquire Playa Hotels and Resorts. This is a brand of luxury all-inclusives with properties in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.
Now, some of you out there might already be Hyatt fans. You might already know of the Hyatt Ziva, the Hyatt Zalara Resorts. You've actually already stayed at some of Playa's work if you've stayed at any of these two resorts. That's because Playa owns and operates these brands and they've actually already long been part of the World of Hyatt program.
And the World of Hyatt program is really great for all-inclusives, particularly because they have an award chart and they have some really, really reasonable awards prices for stays at these all-inclusives. So now there's going to be a bunch of more options for all-inclusives in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.
you know, more options to earn and redeem points. That's something I know we're always looking for.
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