Hotel Cancellation

Short story: Booked a Hotwire Hot rate reservation in my name, for tomorrow Friday to Thursday. The person that is supposed to be staying in the room is no longer coming so I need to cancel. Can I purchase trip insurance and be covered due to depression?
http://www.etravelprotection.com/hotwire/

Long story: Online date was supposed to travel to meet me. My ex gf tracked her down and called her father defaming my character and telling him not to let his daughter come see me. Parents and daughter are understandably freaked out and will not allow daughter to come. Airfare, hotel, theater tickets, flowers, etc already paid for and non-refundable. Total is over 3k. I would like to lessen my losses and get back the Hotel fee by buying trip insurance. Since the reservation is in my name, can I claim a medical emergency, which I am suffering right now due to the anger and depression this has caused and get some of my money back? My Psych doc may write a letter testifying to my emotional state of being unable to "travel".

Sorry, this is too funny. Sucks to be you.

SUCKISSTAPLES said:   Hotel is in your name, so get on backpage and make the most of it!!

No need to be depressed when h&b is but a mouse click away!!

I'm a FWFer, paying that much per night to sleep in a bed less than 10 miles from my own is nauseating.

SUCKISSTAPLES said:   Why did you get a hotel then ?


Does your exgf still live with you?

It would have been awkward being that this would have been our first meeting. No the ex is gone but, she listened in my conversations which is how she got her info.

Good idea, it is a in a popular city which is why the room is damn expensive. Would I still be liable for hotel damages?

So you planned a whole week and spent 3K for a first meeting. thats a big risk

Call the airline and ask for a future credit reasoning some sickness. if your online date changes her mind.....it might work.
i did this for my family via Delta and used that on a later date for the same people on the original ticket.
They hold the ticket value until one year.

jumroo said:   So you planned a whole week and spent 3K for a first meeting. thats a big risk

Call the airline and ask for a future credit reasoning some sickness. if your online date changes her mind.....it might work.
i did this for my family via Delta and used that on a later date for the same people on the original ticket.
They hold the ticket value until one year.

yeah its typically a $150 change fee, if you can convince her to fly out some time later. and if flight prics go down you may not need to pay anything.

STRATEGY TO SAVE THIS DISASTER:
1. Reroute the flowers to her house . Most florists work through a network and can reroute, or if you must pick them up, FedEx them.
2. Cancel flight ticket and get voucher for future travel.
3. Craigslist the hotel and show tickets.
4. Step up your game.

Think of this as a challenge, dont sit and sulk. Its Thanksgiving. Be thankful you have $3000 to spend meeting someone. Some people dont have $3000 or even $300 to make rent this month.

Thanks for the help SIS.

I vouchered the airfare, she has 1 year to change her mind. I honestly, doubt I'll ever talk to her again. If the role was reversed I'd be freaked out as well.

The flowers are in my possession now. I was going to arrange them in the hotel room before I picked her up at the airport as a surprise. Gift basket is non-refundable.

Tickets and hotel are both on craigslist at Black Friday prices, hopefully someone will bite. I'll throw in the flowers for free.

I'll call crate+barrel in the morning to cancel furniture delivery. I wanted to spruce the place up a bit. IDK, if canceling is even possible. I can return the champagne and wine. I can get store credit for the new clothes.

My game was pretty damn good to get someone to fly out to meet a total stranger, I was sabotaged by an ex that apparently loves me enough to hate me.

Getting new furniture to impress the date you're meeting for the first time? Wow, I'm impressed for sure.

Take the flowers to a random stranger at the hospital, will give you a nice feeling after a rough week.

Go to your local UPS Store, and send it to the UPS Store nearest her "in care of her name". You at least know her city and general area right? FedEx/Kinkos might do this too if you talk to the manager of the FedEx/Kinkos location its being sent to.

Tell her you didnt know her address, and did not want to ask, but she should go to the UPS store to pickup a gift.

If the story in the OP is even 50% true, then the hotels, airplanes, and clowns on unicycles are all second priority. First priority, before you do anything else, is to deal with your ex and make it clear to her that her behavior was not only psycotic but also illegal. You need to make it clear to her that you are 100% through with her, and any further "single white female" style BS will be met with a lawyer, a rotweiler, and a sawed off shotgun.

Whatever......can we get back to the deals? you need medication....not trip insurance. NEXT.

Your call, but I would at least make it clear you're sorry and apologize.

She had feelings hurt, and probably would be happy to see you really cared too

scotto777 said:   Im curious how/why you met someone on an online dating site that lives out of town? Why not date within your town, especially since it looks like you might live in NYC?

My time is very limited, work dominates my life. I was also looking for someone that fit a specific criteria.

Ok we gotta know- what is the criteria ?

I think most on this forum know mine

money2011 said:   The OP is genuine. Use it as a cautionary tale "Kids when you break up with someone make sure they can't eavesdrop or access your personal information before you tell them gtfo".
Beautiful gifts. Maybe ex got J.

OP, why would you spend 3k on a girl you've never met?

SUCKISSTAPLES said:   Ok we gotta know- what is the criteria ?

I think most on this forum know mine

I am going on a trip around the world for one year beginning in Jan and was looking for someone to accompany me.

bigdinkel: 2/3 of that 3k is hotel and airfare. The rest was prepaid event tickets,flowers and gift basket. Beyond the 3k was furniture, my clothing, and my grooming (facial, wax, mani/pedi), champagne/spirits

from a female perspective: why would she have been willing to fly to meet you when she wasn't willing to give you her address prior?

You need to look further into the type of woman you are wanting. That's just strange.

marketingmike said:   Glitch99 said:   
The "online date" is being forbidden from attending by HER PARENTS! I'm thinking there were multiple reasons he didnt want her to know where he lives...

Maybe the "type" he's looking for is a minor.
Don't say a word my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
The secret is about to unfold
Upstairs before the night's too old.

In the Rod Stewart video, you never see the girls face. OP won't show her face either. I think OP's post was inspired by this video.