02.15.24 Cruise Travel Warning / Visa Vanilla Gift Card Follow Up | Clark Howard Podcast

Cruise travel is way up and with it, problems with associated trip insurance. Learn what could go wrong, and Clark smart rules for cruise travel. Also today, a follow up on Visa Vanilla gift cards and the “draining” scam that left so many people with useless plastic.

Cruise Trip Coverage Warning: Segment 1

Ask Clark: Segment 2

Vanilla Gift Card Scam: Segment 3

Ask Clark: Segment 4

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New York Post: Visa is sued over ‘Vanilla’ gift card scam known as ‘draining’

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