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SmartFares Reviews Summary

SmartFares presents a mixed reputation among its customers. On the positive side, many users appreciate the affordability and efficiency of the booking process, noting that customer service representatives can be helpful and responsive when issues arise. However, significant concerns persist regarding discrepancies between quoted prices and final charges, as well as frustrating experiences with customer service, particularly related to refunds and booking confirmations. Overall, while some customers report satisfactory experiences, a notable number express dissatisfaction with pricing transparency and support, indicating room for improvement in communication and service consistency.

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California
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Nice booking experience
March 7, 2024

Fast and easy booking. Excellent customer service.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024
Georgia
2 reviews
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Called to clarify a reservation, spoke to an unprofessional and poorly trained Indian rep, and he dropped the call. Called back, spoke to a better but not ideal manager. Got nothing resolved.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Fast and easy
March 7, 2024

Always use this site for my bookings. Best rates and it's fast and easy.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024
South Africa
1 review
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Not a scam
March 7, 2024

I was a little worried when my confirmation did not come through right after booking and money was not deducted until 2 hours after, then 2 hour after deduction a confirmation email was sent. I will definitely use the site again, prices are fair.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Colombia
1 review
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Bien
March 7, 2024

No estuve confirme con el precio final.se subio el valor y no se porque tanto.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Easy
March 16, 2024

Ok experience, I received the confirmation the next day. I will see how it gets closer to the traveling day.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Canada
1 review
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Fair
March 16, 2024

This is the first time for me, so I don't know until we are going end of March. One point doesn't clear is about carry-on baggage, there's no explanation it's including or not.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Massachusetts
1 review
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Stop. Booking
March 16, 2024

Not nice because I didn't let the permit to pay. The company charged.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Colombia
1 review
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March 16, 2024

Todo la reserva muy bien, sin embargo, la reserva fue 40 US mas cara

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
El Salvador
1 review
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Efficient
March 6, 2024

Really great all the way, from the selection to the confirmation. Proceeds

Date of experience: March 5, 2024
Mauritania
1 review
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Good
March 15, 2024

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Date of experience: March 5, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Bought air ticket via kayak.com
March 14, 2024

Terrible! Wanted to swap the cities after booking online. Called and got a very rude and condescending customer service rep. She refused and insisted on charging me an amount equating to a brand new air ticket on top of what I already paid. This would amount to two tickets.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Canada
1 review
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Cheats! I made a grave mistake booking with them.
March 14, 2024
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SmartFares are CHEATS!
On their website, they displayed a competitive price in Canadian Dollars. I proceeded to pay, believing I was purchasing the tickets at that exact Canadian Dollars price. I then received from SmartFares my booking confirmation showing a price in US Dollars. When I converted this US Dollars price stated on my booking confirmation into Canadian Dollars, I discovered to my shock and horror that THE PRICE I ACTUALLY PAID IN CANADIAN DOLLARS, was approximately $100 Canadian Dollars MORE THAN the price displayed online in Canadian Dollars. I was shocked! On calling SmartFares to complain, I was told that the difference in price was due to bank conversion charges. But I disagreed, because the online price WAS DISPLAYED in Canadian Dollars, and if that was the case, the most I should have paid in Canadian Dollars was the displayed Canadian Dollar price, subject to minor exchange rates. As I told them, on other travel ticket websites, when a price is displayed in Canadian Dollars, that is the amount you pay in Canadian Dollars. But paying $100 Canadian Dollars more than the displayed Canadian Dollar price was CHEATING! I was so disgusted that not only did I regret earlier giving them a great review on price, (that review was done BEFORE I READ MY BOOKING CONFIRMATION), but I also proceeded to CANCEL my booking, even though it meant that I ended up loosing over $300 Canadian Dollars in cancellation fees and charges. I WOULD NOT advice anyone to use SmartFares, as they are CHEATS. They are clearly NOT transparent in their pricing.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024

Price was competitive, and booking was easy
February 29, 2024
Previous review

Price was competitive, and booking was easy.

Date of experience: February 28, 2024
West Virginia
1 review
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Some hidden fees that show up at the last minute, such as seat selection and automatic check-in.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Massachusetts
1 review
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Not flexible
March 14, 2024

Tried to add a person to an already booked flight within 10 min of the previous reservation and you quoted me $120 more. We ended up booking the ticket via booking for the same price as we paid. Unacceptable.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
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Excelente servicio
March 4, 2024

Buena experiencia, encontré buen precio, compre los pasajes y recibí el correo de confirmación!.
Por el momento todo salio bien, espero no tener ningún problema

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Qatar
1 review
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After i committed and paid the tickets for me and my family, i received a notification from your end that this class is no more, and you have to pay 195USD more for booking under higher class.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
California
1 review
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Good experience
March 4, 2024

It was easy to book and it was a good experience. 😁

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Canada
1 review
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I made an online booking on Friday, received an email of the confirmation on Saturday, and then on Sunday received an email to ask if I had received the confirmation.
The response of smart fares is exceptionally fast. Even on Sundays they do send out an email.

Date of experience: March 3, 2024
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Perfect
March 3, 2024

Perfect. I m so glad I use that SmartFares.and i gone tell everybody about this company

Date of experience: March 3, 2024