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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
707
value
174
shipping
92
returns
132
quality
156
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Tennessee
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Loved the service and essentially the deal! Looking forward to a great trip.

Date of experience: January 11, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for the appreciative feedback as we truly find it elevating and strive to do our best for you. We are excited you liked the deal and services and happy to serve you in the future.

Regards,
Travel Up

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very fast
January 11, 2023

Very fast. Great deal! Needed a room close to where I'll be working next month and was given a great deal at a beautiful hotel.

Date of experience: January 11, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We’re so happy to hear you had a great experience at the property and you the best deal on our site. Your review made our day! Our whole team works very hard to keep our customers happy, but we can only do it thanks to amazing customers like you.

Thanks again, and we hope to serve you again soon.

Regards,
Travel Up

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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NEVEREVER TRAVELUP
February 10, 2023

I suggest to all It's very bad, doing as the butcher, change of charges double triple price, normal charge is 100 Pound, they charge 400 Pound, It's very very bad service

Date of experience: January 11, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are sorry to hear and apologize that we weren’t able to provide you with the service experience you were looking for. We will be sure to pass your feedback on, and we’ll work on improving our customer service in order to meet your expectations in the future.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to leave us a review!

Regards,
Travel Up

Turkiye
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Great price, very efficient service
January 10, 2023

Great price, very efficient service. Clear confirmation on email re details of booked room and hotel.

Date of experience: January 10, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We’re so happy to hear you had a great experience booking the property through us. Your review made our day! Our whole team works very hard to keep our customers happy, but we can only do it thanks to amazing customers like you.

Thanks again, and we hope to serve you again soon.

Regards,
Travel Up

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dear Sirs,
I am not satisfied with the response of Travel up.

As I mentioned in the prior dispute Reference Number D-*******, Transaction Amount $2992.74
I had made a booking FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF, on a flight leaving Denver to Paris in May 2023 with Travel up and I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICEWITHIN ONE (1) HOUR OF THE SAME DAY TO CANCEL THE TICKET.As they could not deal with any seat assignments and call Lufthansa. So I told them that their offer to keep all but the $200. This was acceptable and that they have to return the full amount $2792.74.
I did speak with James Anderson Admin Officer@ ************** in London on 2 occasions
There was no email or letter from them stating anything about any deadline for me to respond. I immediately called Travel Up within the 1 hour of the same day as the booking

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booking a flight with TravelUp was one of the stressful period in my entire life, it was an emergency travel to Bangladesh after making the booking the payment was successful and I received a confirmation, on the website it tells you it takes up to 72 hours to issue a ticket or if there is a problem they will inform within 48 hours. They will give you a call. I had no call or info regards my ticket there fore I called them up once the 72 hours period passed making several calls due to unresponsive information about my tickets,Spoke to Samson, and he advised me that there is no management, or they can't do anything other than offering me a refund on my ticket,after three days later, a senior management to see if he can book a ticket,but I've already made arrangements to fly that day with another company as it was an emergency trip.it took them three days to actually acknowledge and response and call back with an outcome which was too late with an alternative. But before that I was only offered a refund,that will hit my account within 5 to 7 working days. There was no compensation offered and I will never ever used a company ever again and also please do not use their company as they will take your money saying that they're gonna be booking you a ticket, but when it comes to the day they won't issue you with the ticket.Samson could have sorted and and reassured us that something will be sorted but he didn't, he didn't even call back after promising, instead we as customers has to chase and call. Their website is a scam, on the website it shows plenty of ticket available, the the staff will say there isn't.
Date of experience: 09 January 2023

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
Czechia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! I've been robbed!
Nov 14th, 2022 I bought tickets from travelup. I was very much looking forward to my pre-Christmas stay in Brussels. Unfortunately, the flight was Dec 7th, 2022 canceled by airline. Travelup did not help me find a new alternative. Silence! No service!
Despite the fact that there was no cancellation on my part, the travel agency still did not refund the £302.09 I paid for the tickets. Travelup has been illegally holding my money for a month now. Refunds are subject to approval with a £50 fee. Why? For what? I have nothing at all from travelup and have to pay £50? I've been robbed! We'll see what the County court says about it!
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

Date of experience: January 6, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are sorry to hear and apologize that we weren’t able to provide you with the service experience you were looking for. We will be sure to pass your feedback on, and we’ll work on improving our customer service in order to meet your expectations in the future.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to leave us a review!

Regards,
Travel Up

Thailand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Booked my hotel, but then they cancelled because they didn't have updated availability for the hotel.

Date of experience: January 6, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

This is very unfortunate for us as we could not honor the hotel requested due to shortage of availability. We apologize for the inconvenienced caused and your feedback will be shared with the management so we can work on improving our inventory. We hope to get another chance and serve you better in the future.

Regards,
Travel Up

Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The email received after booking was unclear and did not give instructions on how to pay the balance. When trying to log in to manage my booking I was bounced out saying invalid booking number and/or invalid surname. Tried multiple combinations. Given the lack of hotel confirmation I was exceedingly worried that perhaps I had been scammed! The app virtual assistant kept asking for a flight number. There was literally no way to verify hotel booking without contacting customer support, and based on the responses I'm still not 100% sure my booking has actually gone through and is confirmed.

Date of experience: January 5, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are sorry to hear about the unpleasant experience with us due to the challenges faced while making the payment. We appreciate you reaching out and am sorry to learn that our customer service has fallen short of the level you deserve. Your feedback is important to us and will ensure to share it with the team so we can enhance a better level of services.

We are here at your disposal and request you to email us at [email protected] in case of any assistance, our expert can look into the issue and assist you.

Regards,
Travel Up

Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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TravelUp failed to pay the hotel I booked through their...
February 3, 2023
Updated review

TravelUp failed to pay the hotel I booked through their website. The hotel manager and I attempted to contact the company and never got through to anyone. The hotel had no choice but to also charge me for my stay since they never received funds from this company. My credit card remains charged by both TravelUp and the hotel. There is NO HUMAN to speak to via their customer service line. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM! THEY CHARGE YOU AND DON'T PAY HOTEL. I WILL NEVER USE THIS WEBSITE AGAIN. THEY ARE NOT BASED IN USA and the hotel had never heard of them. FRAUDS!

Date of experience: January 3, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concern. We shall certainly pass this on to our management team working closely to such concerns. However, if you are looking to discuss the issue with our team further, please write us an email at [email protected].

Regards,
Travel Up


Quick and easy!
December 24, 2022
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Quick and easy!

Date of experience: December 23, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Aram marf
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I booked flights with TravelUp last year but when I arrived in airport my flight was cancelled. I tried to rebook my flight but I couldn't rebook it. Then I called TravelUp next morning, but they gave me different excuses but last 3 months I called them again they said my tickets is open until September 2023 and I said I want to rebook my flight but they said manager will call me back in 2 days but they didn't so I want to speak with Nash Davies I am sure he can sort my problem out

Date of experience: January 1, 2023
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback. We apologize for the hassle and inconvenience you faced as unfortunately our seniors were not instantly available to come to the phone. However, on the other hand we are glad that you found Nash Davies helpful and therefore, we have shared your concern so that he would contact you as soon as possible and help you with the changes.

We would like the opportunity to rectify this situation and help make it right for you. Please write to us at [email protected] so, one of our team members will assist you.

Regards,
Travel Up

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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The hotel charged me resort fees, which I thought were included in the price I paid through TravelUp.

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

Good morning,

Thank you for acknowledging our service. However, if you are looking to convey or discuss things further, we shall request you to kindly email us at [email protected].

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy to use, understand and had all the information that I required to complete the form with no fuss

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

Good morning,

Thank you for writing this nice feedback. We feel privileged to be serving you for all your travel needs with us.

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Booked a flight; they put me down as a no show days before the flight took off and kept the money. There is a court case on going. Do not use they are not trustworthy. I need to let as many people be aware of this company as possible as there are multiple sources of reviews. Be very very careful or just avoid. Do not allow them to use "Travel terms apply" - these may be against Sale of goods and Consumer Rights Laws. Fight for your money against any company you think is crooked!

Date of experience: December 30, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We profusely apologize for the inconvenience caused you. We have made a note of your feedback and shall share this with our designated team, working close to such concerns.

Since we are not the concerned authority to mark you a no-show as this lies completely under the discretion of the airline and not us.

However, if you are further looking to discuss things, we shall request you to kindly send us an email at [email protected].

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This company is a fraud!
January 29, 2023

This company is a fraud! Took our money, sent us "fake booking information" like we had a ticket but didn't actually book the ticket with the airline!

Date of experience: December 29, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We profusely apologize for the inconvenience caused you. We have made a note of your feedback and shall share this with our designated team working close towards such concerns. We are a legit company and feel privileged helping a vast variety of customers for their numerous travel requirements. However, at times we do witness such unexpected turn of events happening exceptionally, to which we do our best and reach out to our customers with best possible resolution available.

If you are looking to discuss this with our team and requiring our assistance, we request you to kindly email us at [email protected]. We are more than happy to guide you appropriately.

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

Pakistan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Pathetic
January 26, 2023

Hi Everyone,

I recommend you not to book anything from this website. Their Customer Service is pathetic. My flight got cancelled and they asked me to arrange alternative with the airlines by myself and when i did it by spending more than €300 calls. They said there is airlines restrictions which is not true. The airlines arranged the alternative and put in my reservation and travelup just need to re issue ticket and following was their reply:

Please note that we have again check the Airline policy. Unfortunately, as per the Airline policy we cannot offer you the flight which you mentioned in your previous email.

Please note that as we have already informed you about Airline restrictions but if you still have any issue regarding our customer service, so you need to send us a separate email at *******@travelup.com.

Furthermore, we need your confirmation to process the partial refund of your tickets. If airline would mark you no-show, we won't be able to take responsibility for any inconvenience.

If anyone needs any evidence than please contact me and i will provide you all emails screenshots and conversations.

But save your happiness and family with such travel companies.

Date of experience: December 27, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We profusely apologize for the inconvenience caused you. We have made a note of your feedback and shall share this with our designated team.

Since, our confirmation email sent out to the customer specifically requests to check the status of your booking with the airline directly well before 48 to 72 hours prior to the outbound and inbound flight’s departure times so that any cancellation, revision or change in the itinerary, could be updated to you by the airline with an immediate effect of its resolution as well. Therefore, we advised you to directly communicate with the airline.

However, honoring you the option of your suitability over the cancellation, lies under the complete discretion of the airline as they did not approve of the request, we made on behalf of you.

If you are looking to discuss things or the assistance you require, we request you to kindly send us an email at [email protected].

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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EZ on-line reservation with small down payment and balance in 30 days.
This gives you time to confirm the details.
They made it clear that there may be some add-ons by the hotel. I.e USA Tax and Activity fee, to avoid problem, if and when applied at check-in.

Date of experience: December 21, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for acknowledging our service. We are looking to create more such feasible experiences for you ahead with the future bookings.

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Initial pricing for the value was spot on. The selection were clear and location was perfect.

Date of experience: December 18, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for acknowledging our service. We are looking to create more such feasible experiences for you ahead with the future bookings.

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Over an hour for Travelup to answer call (and they still haven't answered so we've had to give up) regarding flight which has been cancelled (airline cannot be contacted). Messaged giving them details and asking for them to contact us but no reply

Date of experience: December 17, 2022
Tony W. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you for notifying your concern, your feedback is important to us. We profusely apologize for the inconvenience caused you. However, owing to current cancellation of numerous flights, we are unusually witnessing unending high call volumes. Therefore, it is making you to be on wait in calls queue.

We will be requesting you to kindly share your concern at [email protected].

Kind Regards

TravelUp Team

Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It fooled us into thinking we had a resort on the beach...
January 15, 2023
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It fooled us into thinking we had a resort on the beach when all we got was a hotel with a walk to the beach

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Rebecca H. TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are sorry to hear about the discomfort during your stay at the property due to shortage of amenities provided.

We value your opinion and will take every measure to make sure it is shared with the supplier so it does not happen again. We really appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback as it helps us assist you better.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Regards,

Travel Up


Its easy and simple to reserve
December 11, 2022
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Its easy and simple to reserve

Date of experience: December 11, 2022