Travelocity.com Change your ticket and get charged $300 re-booking fee which can only be paid by credit card and not by accumulated credit Internet

I booked a round trip flight from Orlando, Florida, to London, England, in December 2014, for a trip in April.  I booked way before the terror attacks in Paris.  Watching the news made me  think about traveling abroad, so I cancelled my trip.  Travelocity told me that I could not get back the $1321 I spent on the ticket.  I thought, okay, I have a large credit with United Airlines.

I decided to book a trip to Washington, D.C.  Our nation's capital seems like a safer place to travel.  So, I called Travelocity to book as I couldn't do the re-booking on-line.  I had to make a call.  The first agent I spoke with told me that since I was doing a re-booking, I would have to pay about $100 or $200 rebooking fee.  They she said I had to speak with the "Credit Department" since I had a credit with United Airlines.  I spoke to a second Travelocity agent who told me that the fee to rebook a flight would be $300.  So, the $208 round trip from Orlando Florida to Washington DC would cost $508.  And, to top it off, the $300 rebooking fee could not be taken out of the $1321 credit I have with United.  I decided to not take a trip to DC because I cannot afford to take on a $300 re-booking fee on my credit card.  So, I have a $1321 credit that is good for a year and I will be charged $300 to make a rebooking.  Oh, the silver lining? I won't be charged for a second booking.

Don't think about getting the so-called "Total Protection Plan" for $87.  That is a rip off as well.  Doesn't cover anything except medical issues, and you really need to read the fine print.  What I find interesting is that under General Plan Exclusions, the insurance company will not pay for any loss caused by or incurred resulting from:

normal pregnancy; declared or undeclared war, or any act of war; service in the armed forces of any country; business contractual or education obligations... a loss that results from an illness, dicease or other condition...

Wow, service in the armed forces?!  You have got to be kidding.  So, a service member who has some time off, books a flight through Travelocity, then gets called back to service and loses all that money.  Nice.