Angela Hall finds cameras pointed at the bed in her Hawaii vacation rental. She checks out, and Vrbo offers to refund her for a hotel and the remainder of her stay. But it never does. What’s going on?

Cameras – some as small as the point of a pen – can be hidden virtually anywhere in motels, vacation rentals and even cruises that criminals use for sexual gratification or financial extortion. One in ...

Summer travel season is in full swing, which means hotel, Airbnb and Vrbo reservations are picking up. And along with that, for some guests, there's concern - to paraphrase that old song - that ...

Q: On the first night staying at our vacation rental in Hawaii, I found cameras pointing directly at the bed in the master bedroom. I immediately contacted Vrbo and cited their surveillance policy, ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A Texas couple is suing two homeowners, alleging they were spying on the couple through an undisclosed camera in the bedroom of their vacation rental. The civil lawsuit, ...

Angela Hall finds cameras pointed at the bed in her Hawaii vacation rental. She checks out and Vrbo offers to refund her for a hotel and the remainder of her stay. But it never does. What’s going on?

DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: On the first night of our vacation rental in Hawaii, I found cameras pointing directly at the bed in our master bedroom. I immediately contacted Vrbo and cited their ...