Expedia’s 'Price Drop Protection' may not be what it seems

Grace Mayemura recently traveled to Japan for the cherry blossom season. The trip was perfect. “It’s just the sight of it. You can’t get it out of your mind. It’s beautiful,” she said. But it was also pricey. Two economy plane tickets on the Japanese airline ANA cost $4,600. When Mayemura bought the tickets on Expedia, she also paid $55 a ticket for Price Drop Protection, a guarantee that Expedia will “refund the difference if the price drops before you fly.” “If I can get even just a little bit...