These look like legitimate denials:
Originally Posted by
idealflyer
olotel.com charged in Euros, must be USD
onhotels.com cancellation penalty vs. 100% refundable on IC website
The website MUST charge in the same local currency as the hotel and it has to be a no-penalty cancellation to compare against IC (onhotels charges 10%, right?)
olotels.com foreign website not allowed
weholiday.co.uk foreign website although used toll free 800$ to reserve
It's allowed, if you can prove the currency charged is the same as the local currency. (Probably isn't, for those sites and that hotel)
expedia.com special last minute sale, next day normal rate so denied
I would have tried calling to expedite the claim. Sometimes it works.
priceline.com opaque website not allowed
You have to make sure they understand you're using the direct booking function at priceline, not the opaque bidding.