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Crooks
August 9, 2018

Do not reserve with ebookers! They sell you fake tickets and you will have to pay extra at the airport. They will never answer your mails. Be careful. Do not reserve with them!

Date of experience: August 9, 2018
California
1 review
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First, they charge you $400+ for a connection flight that was going for $150 (ONE WAY!)else were.
Then when you go to change the flight, they're telling you have to pay an additional $260 for cancellation!

The worst possible travel agency I've ever dealt with!

My only wish is that I wish I saw the 150 flight prices before ever given my credit card information to Ebookers!

Date of experience: August 3, 2018
Israel
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't waste your time!
June 26, 2018

Price changes after writing payment details! BE CAREFUL!

BE CAREFUL!
BE CAREFUL!
BE CAREFUL!
BE CAREFUL!
BE CAREFUL!

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Date of experience: June 25, 2018
Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Car Hire
March 9, 2018

The car rental detailed below turned out to be a very stressful nightmare.
When trying to rent the vehicle I had to pay an additional £70, as that was their charge for a one way drop off - see receipts below. Despite me showing them on your printed document it was £30, they said it was a no go and that I would have to pay the £70 and claim the £70 back from you, which is the reason for this email.

Having landed at midday it was 2 hours before we had the vehicle. When we turned on the ignition the service light" was glowing, one of the agents had a look, went back to the office and came back to tell us it had been serviced but the light had not been reset.

When trying to return the car to East Midlands Airport (EMA) it states on your rental agreement drop of instructions counter and car in terminal. There was no sign of an Easirent office at the airport. Having a plane to catch and there being several inches of snow on the ground, didnt do anything for my stress levels. I then made several phone calls before speaking to a gent from Easirent EMA who gave me instructions on how to get to their office - at a service station by the M1. Thankfully we were not too late for our flight.

May I request a refund for my £70 additional payment and also request that you get the details correct on your rental agreement to save others having to go through the same hassle as I did.

This was sent to ebookers on the 16th December. Needles to say I haven't received a cent back despite 3 promises and on each occasion they said that it would be in my account within 7 days.

Itinerary No **************

Do not use this company.

Date of experience: March 9, 2018
China
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Didn't get the refund from them
January 25, 2018

We canceled the flight due to urgent reason and didn't get the money refund.Our Itinerary number is **************

Date of experience: January 25, 2018
Thailand
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Had dreadful experience with Expedia after they left us homeless after a fake Hotel booking left a family of 4 seeing in the new year with hookers and pimps in doorways I n Pattaya streets. I wrote strong l private mail on twitter but got apology from ebookers? Very strange although sorry would never of stopped the dreadful life in your hand experience- these companies need stronger regulation and fast as they screw up so many lives

Date of experience: January 9, 2018
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Refund on cancelled car hire
November 28, 2017

We are still awaiting our refund for the car that was not available to us when we arrived in Glasgow in November last year. Very bad service not even a response to my email sent.

Date of experience: November 28, 2017
GB
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Ebookers=scam
October 18, 2017

Do not waste your time. The price shown on the website for the flights is not available when you try to book the same flights - comes back that the airline cannot longer offer the flights at that rate, yet they still advertise the same better rate when you search again. Will not waste my time again.

Date of experience: October 18, 2017
South Africa
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Worst service and horrific experience ever!
September 27, 2017

Worst customer service!
I'm also another victim for not reading reviews before using this bunch of incompetent idiots. I've been trying to change my return ticket from Vietnam, impossible to get hold of these fools you hold the line for over an hour until you give up and they refuse to change it online.
Be warned! Never use their services you don't want to be as frustrated as I am right now. You will be wasting your money an time they do not know what they doing.

Date of experience: September 27, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worse site
September 3, 2017

The worse only if o checked these reviews before booking. I am so heartbroken right now. Horrible customer service. I wasted so much money and they are not even trying to help for their own mistakes

Date of experience: September 3, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Booked with e bookers to morocco
Got there 4 am hotel / riad had no room when i got there left stranded in the middle of the night middle of the medina very dangerous beggers and rough charactors
Hidden out of sight
Very scary
On return contacted e bookers
To complain only to be offered £25 towards my next booking LIKE im every going to use this company EVER AGIAN
Book at your perale

Date of experience: May 19, 2017
Virginia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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EBOOKERS = SCAM
May 2, 2017

This is a SCAM company.

Never do business with Ebookers/Expedia. You do not only loose the money you paid for the tickets but also the phone cost of trying to get to the support, they never answer.
Why has these people at Ebookers not be arrested?

Date of experience: May 2, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ebookers rubbish
April 8, 2017

Booked two hotels through Ebookers.
One popped up 50pound cheaper a month later so questioned the price match, only to be told I was post pay and they would only offer pre paid price match... Checked cards and and as I thought two withdrawals had been made and in foreign currency... My guess to pay the hotels... Back to Ebookers, exactly the same reply. Tried again to be told I was actually paying Ebookers and they would pay hotel after my trip, in my eyes pre=paying!
As the money left my account for a service I had yet to receive.

Some more emails were exchanged and it was now last left as I had only paid a deposit, a 100% deposit I'd like to add and this did not qualify for price match.

I won't be using them again and would recommend someone else not using these clowns.

Date of experience: April 8, 2017
France
1 review
2 helpful votes
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How incompetent car hire call centre is
March 18, 2017

Called E-bookers car hire service, to get a quote.
Spoke to a guy called Garrish, whom gave me a price of 155 pounds for a honda.
I said i would call back to confirm hence i asked for his name.
Called back, got Darren online who informs me price of car is over 300 pounds, and as i am saying that was not what i was quoted, i am told it has now gone up again as we were talking.
I ASKED HIM TO CALL GARRISH TO THE PHONE, BUT WAS TOLD HE WAS OFF. Was then told it would be forwarded to customer services and would get a response in 48 hurs.
I get a call from a Laxmi Viji, telling me theres no record of me calling the first time.
So i said please get hold of Garrish, only to be told theres seven garrishes there. I then asked for the manager and was told by this lady she is the last point of contact and i must send an email re my complaint and also show them my telephone log so they can check theres.
Seems like dialing an english number and landing up in India talking to people that are not inclined to stand by there original quote where u are just a pound sign for them and not really interested in what one is saying --------pissed off i am

Date of experience: March 18, 2017
BA
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Their customer support is terrible. They make it difficult to contact them, and when you do, they provide no assistance. You take a risk booking with them. I have no enemies to whom I could recommend ebookers, so I would not recommend it to anyone.

Date of experience: March 18, 2017
Ireland
1 review
5 helpful votes
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THE WORST COMPANY IN EUROPE
March 12, 2017

THEY DIDN'T ISSUE MY FLIGHT SO I WASN'T ABLE TO FLIGHT!
NOW THEY DONT WANT TO GIVE MY REFUND!
THEY LIE THEY GONNA CALL YOU BACK BUT THEY NEVER DO
THE WORST COSTUMER SERVICE EVER
STAY AWAY FROM THEM!

Date of experience: March 12, 2017
India
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Dishonest travel company
March 10, 2017

Poor customer service, withholding refunds. No response since automated message 8 days ago. No record on file when calls made. Claims they have issues refunding monies to clients. Obviously a dodgy company, don't give them your business. They are the worst I have dealt with in over 30 years of travel and I travel 40+ times per year.

Date of experience: March 10, 2017
GB
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Booked 3 tickets in April 2016 to travel in AUG16 from Rome to Gatwick on EasyJet thru ebookers. Money taken on credit card in April. They never booked the flight! EasyJet confirmed this! Had to buy last minute flights on BA. After enormous amount of correspondence ebookers admitted liability on 6DEC16 and agreed to pay £2K for tickets and solicitors fees. Still waiting for the money more than 2 months later. Completely unscrupulous incompetent company.

Date of experience: February 9, 2017
Germany
1 review
5 helpful votes
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The WORST company ever!
November 23, 2016

Do not ever use the $#*!ty company, They don't refund money after promising to do it 5 times!

Date of experience: November 23, 2016
Ireland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Help re Ebookers
September 5, 2016

What am I to do? I booked me and a friend for a hotel and flight package, all inclusive at the hotel. Now I have an itinierary saying only I have all inclusive and my friend has room only. I have no proof other than a) I remember us being told we paid the exact same amount but unfortunately the itinerary ebookers sent only shows the final total and b) if anyone tries to book 2 persons 2 rooms on ebookers, it does not allow you to choose a separate room package for the 2nd person so clearly this is not even a possibility. What on earth can I do? We leave in a week's time. Alison

UPDATE! After umpteen emails and hours on the phone, I had the idea of contacting Expedia's media and publicity company. Expedia own eBookers. They were horrified when I told them all the stupid arguments the customer service team gave me. They got in touch with someone senior for me and got the additional amount I got charged wrongly, refunded immediately. The press and publicity people are the way to go!

Date of experience: September 5, 2016