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You won’t be short of choices when you book, we offer flights, hotels and package holidays to anywhere in the world. We work with over 200 airlines and offer over 400,000 hotels to bring you the best deals to destinations you love and with our flexible payment options, you could jet off sooner than you think.
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travelup.com
Aldermaston, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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TravelUp Reviews Summary

The company demonstrates a mixed reputation, with notable strengths in the ease of the booking process and competitive pricing, which many customers found straightforward and efficient. However, significant concerns arise around customer service, particularly regarding unresponsive support, issues with reservation confirmations, and difficulties in modifying bookings. Instances of billing discrepancies and perceived bait-and-switch tactics have contributed to a growing sentiment of frustration among users. While some customers report positive interactions with staff, the overall trend indicates a need for improved communication and reliability to enhance customer trust and satisfaction.

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service
709
value
174
shipping
92
returns
132
quality
156
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Alabama
1 review
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Easy and Affordable
August 14, 2023

Easy and Affordable. It was very pleasant experience. Will recommend and probably use again.

Date of experience: August 14, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your pleasant feedback, this adds more value to our service.

Team Customer Relations.

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Moneymakers
September 12, 2023

Moneymakers with reactive customer service (more than 10 calls made) and an app that looks like a scam. Do not choose this travel agency! I've lost 1K pounds, and, honestly, they don't care about my loss, so they will likely not care about yours too. They care about the money they make by offering cheap flights, which benefit primarily themselves and their business partners. If you need to re-book (even on the spot) or cancel your flight, they will do anything to keep the money with themselves, which comes with the costs of silly terms and services. Their strength is to say "I'm sorry!". They do not respond within 24h. They will likely ignore you for at least a week to say that they cannot refund you. They have bad reviews, and they seem to be buying reviews to look more trustworthy. I'd recommend that you buy directly from the airline company or that you choose a better travel agency. Do not be tempted by cheap offers! They'd cooked me up for a year and didn't want to refund me for my Lufthansa's canceled flight. After a year, I contacted them requesting options to not lose the money, and they said that 47 pounds was the total amount that I could get from the reimbursement, but in the format of the voucher, of course! So, think twice when buying your next cheap flight!

Date of experience: August 12, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Please accept our sincere apologies for the bad & challenging experience with us.

It sounds like you had a frustrating time, and we want to do everything we can to make it right for you.

Please be rest assured, At Travel Up, we do not follow up any wrongdoing nor engage in any illegal practices. All amendments are made based on the fare rules of the booking or governed by the airlines policies.
We are a legit company and have been in the business for over 35 years and disagree with your statement about scamming customers. Kindly visit our website for more details www.travelup.com.

We would be happy to review the specific incident in more detail with you so that we can better understand what happened and how we might improve going forward.
Please feel free to reach out via email at - [email protected].

Regards,
Travel Up

Rwanda
1 review
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Great service
August 11, 2023

Thank for a good customer service and fast, comfortable and excellent deal, and especially huge thanks to Vimal Kishan.

Date of experience: August 11, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for your wonderful review and 5* ratings. We appreciate your business with us and look forward to assisting you soon.

Team Customer Relations.

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Your rating with the BBB is VERY POOR
September 8, 2023

Your rating with the BBB is VERY POOR. Your not a accredited business with them. Your rating are absolutely horrible! Refused to return deposit. I travel for a living, with many others and this will be the last and final time I book and or tell ANYONE about your site. Also co tasting the BBB for ANOTHER complaint about your company

Date of experience: August 9, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you for reaching out to us about your booking.

We are sorry for the dissatisfaction as we could not offer a solution to your query according to your expectations.

We apologise if any of our team members were unprofessional or made you feel otherwise during this process; this is not how we conduct business at Travel Up, and we profoundly regret the inconvenience caused because of the experience.

Please let us know at - [email protected] and share your booking reference number so that we follow up internally.

Regards,
Travel Up

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The site was slow to load each page and one time I had to do it all over again.
But the price was good.

Date of experience: August 9, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We are sorry to learn about the challenges you faced on our website.

We aim to provide and strive for 100% customer satisfaction. We would like to take an opportunity and rectify this situation to make it right for you.
Please write to us at [email protected] so one of our team members will assist you.

Regards,
Travel Up

France
1 review
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This kind of company should not exist. Spent the price of a new round way ticket to change the dates it is totally a scam and there are hidden rules. If you miss one sector of your flight,the rest will be cancelled no matter what you do. Called 20 time, more than 3 hours and 20 emails, they are still not able to send me a propre link so that I can pay to change the date. It brings mayor stress and frustration to my vacation. And All I want is just to modify the flying dates.The attitude of the personnel on call with me is OK and she tries to help, however the company is afterall not able to provide a basic service as a flight date change. Avoid travelup if you can!

Date of experience: August 8, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good evening,

We apologise for any inconvenience caused that our team failing to meet your expectations.

Your feedback is important to us as we take all the reviews seriously to use them as an opportunity to improvise the quality expected. Kindly note, we have escalated your concern with sales team, one of them will contact you as soon as possible and assist you with the changes.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.

Regards,
Travel Up

Connecticut
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So far easy to book a room and the room was ok for one night and it was a smoke free room but it smelled like smoke

Date of experience: August 7, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for your 5* review and comments, we are glad to know that you liked our online booking procedure and found it easy.

Please visit our website again for the most amazing deals.

Team Customer Relations.

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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A Complete Scam
September 7, 2023

Horrible customer service and a complete scam. We booked flights back home on Copa Airlines and TravelUp took our $1300 but did not pay Copa. After calling and emailing numerous times we were lied to repeatedly and told that the issue had been resolved despite Copa's site still showing nonpayment by TravelUp. When we arrived at the airport, our worst fears were realized when the Copa agent confirmed that no payment had been received and that the "ticket numbers" we were issued were invalid. Tried calling TravelUp again from the airport and they denied even having a reservation in our name and hung up on us. Had to rebook $2700 tickets to get home on top of the $1300 we had already paid TravelUp. Have already put the charge in dispute with our bank and are reporting TravelUp to every regulatory agency in the US and the UK in addition to filing claims against them. A complete nightmare, do fall victim to their scam as we did! Avoid like the plague!

Date of experience: August 7, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good evening,

Please accept our sincere apology for the bad & challenging experience with us. It sounds like you had a frustrating time, and we want to do everything we can to make it right for you.
Please be rest assured, At Travel Up, we do not follow up any wrongdoing nor engage in any illegal practices. All amendments are made based on the fare rules of the booking or governed by the airlines policies.

We are a legit company and have been in the business for over 35 years and disagree with your statement about scamming customers.
Kindly visit our website for more details www.travelup.com.

We would be happy to review the specific incident in more detail with you so that we can better understand what happened and how we might improve going forward.

Please feel free to reach out via email at - [email protected]
Regards,
Travel Up

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Swift service
August 5, 2023

Great promotional offer from Junaid Ansar from travel up. Swift as rang me in seconds of booking. Friendly person

Date of experience: August 4, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you for sharing your feedback about our service.

We are glad to hear that our team’s performance exceeded your expectations, and we will make sure that our representatives will receive the recognition they deserve.

Thank you again and have a great day!

Team Customer Relations.

Pennsylvania
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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The price before taxes was more than advertised and...
September 2, 2023
Updated review

The price before taxes was more than advertised and I am now required to print a voucher. I don't have a printer. I should just be able to show the voucher on my smartphone. This is an unnecessary pain in the neck.

Date of experience: August 3, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We apologies for the challenging experience you have been through. However, our website is linked to a live flight system, availability and tariff can unfortunately change in line with demand.

If you are looking to discuss things further, we request you to kindly email your concern at [email protected].

Team Customer Relations.


Quick and easy
August 2, 2023
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Quick and easy.

Date of experience: August 2, 2023
GB
1 review
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Junaid Ansar was very patient and helpful with arranging my extra baggage. Got through on the phone quickly and helped at each stage.

Date of experience: August 3, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you so much for sharing your 5* feedback about our service.

We are glad to hear that Junaid Ansar’s performance exceeded your expectations in organizing your trip with his expertise will make sure that our representatives will receive the recognition they deserve.

Thank you for your compliment. Have a great day ahead.

Team Customer Relations.

Iowa
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy access, great rates and very quick. First time using this company and so far so good.
Will use again. Thank you

Date of experience: August 1, 2023
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for your 5* review and we are glad to find out that you have had seamless online experience with us along with good prices.

We thank you for choosing us as your preferred travel partner.

Team Customer Relations.

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I can't seem to get your site to take my credit card
August 30, 2023
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I can't seem to get your site to take my credit card. At this point I need someone to call me and take my debit card over the phone. Please call. Leave a message where I can call back. I can't lose this reservation please.
Ruth

Date of experience: July 30, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you for sharing your concern.

We apologize that you faced challenges using your card through online payment.
Please note we have highlighted this matter, so someone from the hotel team will contact you as soon as possible to resolve this issue.

We appreciate your patience.

Regards,
Travel Up


Small deposit helps
July 3, 2023
Previous review

Small deposit helps. I have time to save up for the rest. Ty.

Date of experience: July 2, 2023
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Made the hotel booking. Did not notice the date was incorrect. Offered no correction or recourse.

Date of experience: July 29, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good evening,

Please accept our sincere apology for the challenging time while changing the date.

Kindly note, we have escalated your concern to the team, so they can address your query on priority basis. Please write to us at - [email protected] and share your booking reference number, for us to investigate accordingly.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Regards,
Travel Up

Saudi Arabia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very good
July 30, 2023

Very good. Easy to use the prices good. I will recommend to others

Date of experience: July 29, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We are happy to know that you have had a great online experience. And on top of this you have gained a great price.

We thank you for choosing us as your preferred travel partner.

Regards,
Travel Up

Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had a travel voucher to use from a previous booking and my friend Milton grey was very helpful, I would recommend him and use him again.

Date of experience: July 29, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We are glad that Milton Grey went the extra mile and assisted in redeeming the voucher and organizing the flight.

Thank you for your 5-star review and we appreciate your business.

Please visit our website again for more amazing deals.

Regards,
Travel Up

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are professional make sure all my issue was solved

Date of experience: July 28, 2023
Saudi Arabia
1 review
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Unfortunately, it is one of the worst sites that I have dealt with throughout my life, to the extent that the reservation was canceled due to nationality. Is it possible for you and the hotel to ask what is my nationality and based on that the reservation is confirmed or canceled? I know that you will say that the hotel is the one who asked, so what is your role in protecting the rights of the customer? If you only deal financially, I will not imagine that you will gain the satisfaction of the customer. Anyhow, i already booked the same voucher with different agent and the reservation was confirmed.

Date of experience: July 28, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Thank you for highlighting your concern as your property got canceled due to Nationality. We apologise for any inconvenience caused that our team failing to meet your expectations.

Your feedback is important to us as we take all the reviews seriously to use them as an opportunity to improvise the quality expected.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.

Regards,
Travel Up

Israel
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unfortunately, the hotel did not want to accept the reservation on the grounds that it did not know the company and that I probably ordered from a fake website. They required me to book a new room from them or from Booking. Fortunately, my stay at the hotel was three days and I received a fairly quick response from your representative. Answer only by e-mail, it was not possible to reach you by phone, waiting time of about 40 minutes and hanging up. Your representative contacted the supplier and everything worked out, I received a credit for my payment, but it made me nervous and ruined the vacation a bit.

Date of experience: July 27, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

Please accept our sincere apology for the bad & challenging experience during your stay.

It sounds like you had a frustrating time. Please be assured we will certainly take adequate measures to rectify the issue.Please write to us at - [email protected] and share your booking reference number, for us investigate accordingly.

Regards,
Travel Up

GB
1 review
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Dreadful company
August 25, 2023

I booked flights with Travelup 10 months before my holiday in the US.
Halfway through my holiday I received a message that my return flight had been brought forward by 10 hours. The problem was that I was travelling and not returning to the departure city until 6 hours before my original flight.
Also, my flight changes added an extra stop and very short connection times, in one instance less than one and a half hours.
Travelup would not discuss these issues and just kept sending emails asking me if I wanted these return flights. Eventually I had to cancel and rebook a return flight a week before my journey. It was extortionate and left me out of pocket by £1163.
Travelup gave me a refund of £106.
I intend to report them to Trading Standards.
Never use them!

Date of experience: July 26, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We apologise for any inconvenience caused that our team failing to meet your expectations.

This is very unfortunate, that you had to cancel your return flight due to the schedule change. Please be rest assured we are always remaining at your disposal to help with the best possible available alternate flights. However, many of the times we have no control for any last-minute changes made by the airlines. Please note, we have shared your feedback with them team, so they can investigate and assisted with your refund request.

Your feedback is important to us as we take all the reviews seriously to use them as an opportunity to improvise the quality expected.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.

Regards,
Travel Up