American Airlines & Expedia No American Airline Refund on my $1412.00 tickets even though I purchase trip insurance thru Expedia Internet

I purchased a American Airline (www.aa.com) Ticket (RT DFW to Bangkok, Thailand) thru Expedia (www.expedia.com) the cost $1,412.30, with Expedia Travel Insurance for a travel date 6 January 2010 return 23 January 2010. My Expedia It#129 240 248 393. I had to cancel my reservations for causes out of my control. I contacted Expedia, they said for me to contact American Airlines. I contacted American Airlines and was issued a verbal voucher 001 770 320 7994, of my $1412.30, $270.00 was going to the airlines for cancellation fees of which $1142.30 was on a voucher and could be used for travel else where, where American Airlines travels.

I contacted American Airlines 4 Nov 2009 to make reservations to see my folks for Thanksgiving gave them the voucher number (mentioned above) and they said, that meant nothing that I had no credit at all to use the money that there was no money and basically I lost all my funds.

I contacted Expedia and got the same crap. I have been "RIPPED OFF", I had no control over the cancellation, explained that to Expedia and my reason did not fit Expedia cancellation policy for my insurance claim. WTF.

I have to take one last trip on American Airlines, of which I will be wearing a shirt I will have made that states "I GOT "RIPPED OFF" BY AMERICAN AIRLINES & EXPEDIA! go to WWW.RIPOFFREPORT.COM for details. Oh, the letters for the shirt will be "BIG".

When will we as consumers have a say so, this is just plain theft, money was stolen from me and I tried to do everything to safe guard myself buying insurance, talking on the phone with American & Expedia, and getting sorry Mr. Myers there's nothing we can do.