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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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New York
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Fast booking
March 4, 2023

Fast and easy service. Whole booking process was seamless!

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Texas
1 review
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Survey
March 3, 2023

I had a great experience with my booking and the prices were very reasonable

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Arizona
1 review
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Easy and fast to use
March 3, 2023

Great site, fast and easy to use. Very quick with send your flight information.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Nevada
1 review
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Wonderful
March 3, 2023

I had to book a flight due to a family emergency. I found the best fare with your company after rigorous amount of time and finally came upon your offer for the best fair for such shore notice.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
California
1 review
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Ease of booking
March 3, 2023

Your site is good to book; however it takes longer than other sites to receive the confirmation with e-tickets. I still have not received mine yet.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Very good
March 3, 2023

Very easy to book… was just wondering where do i get my tickets… or is the confirmation all i need?

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
DO
1 review
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MALA
April 2, 2023

Me juraron que el equipaje estaba incluido y no lo estaba. Me cortaban el telefono y no se hacen cargo! Desastre

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Mexico
1 review
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Poor
April 2, 2023

Could no get the initial price, asked to pay about 150 usd more, I refused, then the overpay changed to $60, I agreed, but was charged 150$ more anyway. Then I got charged again, for the initial price of $1992.
The payment authorization template is broken and missing whole body.
You guys suck.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Spain
1 review
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Yesterday I bought one flight of 125 US $ and in my bank account they have charged 739 US $
I have written to the contact e -mail given information about this mistake and asking the extra money that they have charged in mistake.
If they don,t do it then my bank N26 will begin the dispute of this amount in mistake.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Portugal
1 review
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Bad experience
April 2, 2023

Your company tried in an absolutely dishonest way to make me pay 200 US dollars just to send me my tickets. Also, your company does not give a proper information about baggage. Of course, the baggage was not included in the ticket price. Another unpleasant surprise.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Saudi Arabia
1 review
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March 3, 2023

It was a great experience, fast and the prices are good
But I would like to speed up the procedures during and after the reservation
Thank you

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Colombia
1 review
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Excelente empresa
March 3, 2023

Son eficiente y eficaz y cumplen con los estándares de calidad

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Nice
March 3, 2023

Thank you for your help it was a great experience!

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Georgia
1 review
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I got a reservation
March 3, 2023

I wonder when the last payment for the plane tickets is?

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Oklahoma
1 review
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If only I can give them zero stars! Fraud, Scam,Cheaters,Robbers! I got a notification from the airline that our connecting flight was changed to an earlier time (From 11:30am to 6:20am). Which means we would be unable to board the flight because our arrival time from the last flight is 6:50am. I called SmartFares to get our flight fixed. They made me pay $360 for the rebooking even if it was clearly the Airline's fault. They kept insisting that we are only paying for the price difference of the new flight which doesn't make sense at all. They made it appear that I have no other choice or else I will miss my flight! So they charged me $360 to get my flight changed to a different time. I later found out that the airline allowed the change of flight without any fee because it was an operational issue. In fact the airline was willing to refund us the ticket if the flight wouldn't work for us. This only means that Smartfares charged me for something that should have been free. They STOLE my money and definitely CHEATED. I am so frustrated because they wouldn't refund me my money. Their business should be closed!

Update: I filed a complaint thru BBB. Fortunately, SmartFares responded quickly and positively by refunding the $360 charge...Now I will just have to wait & see. Good luck everyone. Hope you'll have a better experience.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Croatia
1 review
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The website was great to use, and there were no added fees tacked on from the time I searched the flight to the booking. However, on the confirmation page you are asked about many add-ons that are usually clicked into the default "accept" position, meaning that a few people who aren't careful about the fine print will skip ahead and have unwanted extra charges. Otherwise I am satisfied with the service.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Germany
1 review
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Good
March 3, 2023

Good. I wouldn't use it again as I don't like having to use one site to book and then go to the actual airlines and have to pay

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
Massachusetts
1 review
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Good service
March 3, 2023

Yes i was happy with the booking thank you! Easy to book and i will recommend smartfares

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
New York
1 review
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Confirmation of booking
March 3, 2023

All good! I talked with your customer service support and they were very helpful

Date of experience: March 2, 2023
Chile
1 review
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A great experience
March 3, 2023

My experience was good. It's was easy to buy my ticket. And the ticket value very convenient. Thank you very much for help us in thise times of financial scarcity

Date of experience: March 2, 2023