A couple of years ago I was about to check in at an airport hotel in NUE, when the puzzled clerks told me that they have been informed about the cancellation of my room because I presumably have died in an airplane crash...
It turned out to be a mix-up of two pilots with similar family names (the other one really had crashed and died a few days before). I was too busy to ensure, that the rumour hasn't spread too much yet and claiming a compensation actually never crossed my mind.
But I think, an apology (which I received) plus a free drink at the hotel bar would have settled this.
