Lessons learned:
Originally Posted by
Toli
the online agency she used is called Travelgenio - she says that poor reviews abound on the web now that she has googled it.
Investigate an online company before you pay them a large sum of money, not after there's a problem.
Originally Posted by
Toli
The agency sent her a couple of e-mails in the autumn concerning small changes in flight times.
Understand what travel communications actually say, not what you think/assume they say.
Originally Posted by
Toli
She glanced through them and did not find an obvious problem.
Don't "glance through" changes in travel plans - actually read and comprehend them.