Travelocity To Refund Customers $2.5M For Insurance

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – More than 80000 Minnesotans who bought travel insurance through Travelocity will be getting a refund. Nearly $2.5 million will be returned to people who used Travelocity between June 1, 2009 and January 24, 2012.

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