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TravelUp

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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
710
value
174
shipping
92
returns
132
quality
156
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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Didn't realize hotel was not pet friendly until AFTER I hit the submit button and paid in full. Not happy about being unable to cancel my reservation and losing my payment. It's hard enough dealing with the loss of a family member, finding a hotel shouldn't be such an issue. Did not contact customer service because they state — forfeiture of payment if canceled— right up front.

TravelUp attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: March 7, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are very disappointed to hear you have had a negative experience with TravelUp.

We are sending you an email so that we can discuss this further with you.

Kind Regards
TravelUp Team

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Saul Goodman
March 7, 2022

Saul Goodman. Everything went very smoothly. Thanks.

Date of experience: March 6, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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First time user, it was really easy with the best price.

Date of experience: March 6, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awful experience
April 5, 2022
Updated review

Awful experience
Booked a hotel thru Travel Up and yet the hotel themselves has no such reservation. Have called Travel Up and they are unable to help

Date of experience: March 6, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are sorry to hear about your negative experience with TravelUp.

If you have received an accommodation voucher or confirmation from us then your booking has been confirmed, some hotel chains hold booking information in a central system and then pass the guest names to the individual hotel a few days before arrival.

We can see that the team have now provided you with the hotels internal reference number.

We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused at this time.

Kind Regards
TravelUp Team


Best hotel rates
March 2, 2022
Previous review

Best hotel rates

Date of experience: March 2, 2022
Arkansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best price, easy to book and simple to navigate through options.

Date of experience: March 2, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love the prices they provide
March 2, 2022

I love the prices they provide. I was able to find the perfect room. Everything was so easy and fast when it got to the payment.

Date of experience: March 1, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I search all the websites for the best deals and travel up. Com is the best

Date of experience: March 1, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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First time using this website
March 1, 2022

First time using this website. I found this website prices good compared to others

Date of experience: March 1, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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False advertisement for hotel with meal plan. Customer service rude and still awaiting call back to make things right! Vacation is over and I wasn't contacted by anyone with travel up. I would even give one star

Date of experience: February 27, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

We are very disappointed to hear you have had a negative experience with TravelUp.

Our website will state board plan/meal plan for each hotel room however next to this is will state which meal plan is included (room only, bed & breakfast, half board, full board or all inclusive). The room which you confirmed on our website was based on a room only basis so no meal plan was included. If you search a hotel on our website you will see where this is mentioned.

This was also shown on your confirmation and hotel voucher so unfortunately we are unable to assist you further.

We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused at this time.

Kind Regards
TravelUp Team

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I requested 2 people on the reservation. They charged me an extra $100 at check in. Lame

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good Afternoon,

We are sorry to hear about your negative experience you have had with TravelUp.

We have looked into your booking and can see that your reservation was confirmed for 1 adult only. This was also stated on the confirmation and hotel voucher provided at time of booking.

We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused at this time.

Kind Regards,
TravelUp Team

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We booked a hotel through Travel Up far in advance. The booking was confirmed immediately, but upon contacting the hotel directly several days later, we found out that no actual reservation existed with the hotel itself. By pure accident, we discovered that "by mistake" we were placed into the adjacent cheapest section of the hotel, which actually cost almost $1K less than the most expensive one we paid for. (Hotel is huge and consists of several sections-individual hotels under the same brand)
We contacted Travel Up and that's when the usual "bs" began: "oh, we are sorry, it will be fixed in 3 days", "we are working with our providers and let us assure you, you will be placed into the correct hotel in no time" blah. Blah. When we asked, that may be the reservation should be cancelled, they responded, they would refuse to refund the full amount, explaining, that our reservation was confirmed( oh, really?)
Such an email exchange was going on for almost 2 months!, every time they would promise us, the case would be resolved any day now. Finally, after we realized, we were being blatantly scammed, we just filed a credit card charge dispute, which obviously was resolved quickly and in our favor

The bottom line: Travel up is not a trustworthy company and seems to be involved in unethical practices.

Stay away!

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good Afternoon,

We are very disappointed to hear you have had a negative experience with TravelUp. We can see that this case is still being dealt with by our dedicated chargeback team so unfortunately we are unable to comment further at this time.

Kind Regards
TravelUp Team

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome!
February 25, 2022

Awesome! Easy to use and great rates! Will definitely come back for more!

Date of experience: February 25, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After sending 12 emails to Harley and Roman. They have ignored me. I have been waiting 2 months for a reply. They made a mistake by sending me an email to say my flight was delayed when it wasn't. Obviously I went to the airport later and missed my flight. Harley promised me a refund and will not put me down as a no show and booked another flight for later that evening to my inconvenience. She also told me to write a positive review for her on here before she sends me the confirmation tickets! Absolutely appalling. I am very upset they did not return my phone calls or emails and stole my money. This will be reported to the authorities. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY EVEN IF THEY ARE CHEAP - THEY ARE A DISGRACE.

Date of experience: February 24, 2022
Louisiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Husband booked it for me and he said it was quite simple

Date of experience: February 23, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The process for booking was fast and easy, the price was unbeatable!

Date of experience: February 22, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The confirmation email i received included a broken link. I cannot verify that my hotel rate was booked.

TravelUp attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 21, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good Afternoon,

We are very disappointed to hear you have had a negative experience with TravelUp.

We are unsure if you have since been able to view your confirmation or voucher however we have just sent you an email with all of your hotel details just in case.

If you need anything else please do respond to our email, we hope you have a lovely trip!

Kind Regards
TravelUp Team

Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The booking was really simple and great prices. The only thing I think you could change is the reservation takes a while to be shown in the system and it should just be in your profile ready to view instead of searching for your booking information. It was unclear to me which reservation number to use and what surname was. I didn't know whether to use the full name or not. I finally figured it out but those couple of things would make it easier.

Date of experience: February 21, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your review.

We really appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass this onto the relevant teams.

Kind Regards
TravelUp

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible
March 23, 2022

Horrible. Booked. Paid deposit and no links work so I can manage my booking or confirm my account. Can't call anyone and no one emails back. I'm contacting a lawyer for fraud and theft.

Date of experience: February 21, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon,

We are sorry to hear this. We can see that the team have now assisted you with cancelling your booking.

We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused at this time.

Kind regards, TravelUp Team

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very helpful customer service and the prices are great

Date of experience: February 21, 2022
TravelUp T. — TravelUp Rep
over a year old

Good morning,

Thank you so much for your 5-star review.

We really appreciate your feedback. It means a lot to us and our entire team!

Kind Regards
TravelUp

Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Still No Action - Just Excuses
March 23, 2022
Updated review

Here we are 3 months later and I'm still receiving the same lame excuses. Now they admit they owe me money but haven't been able to get the funds to pay me from their supplier. I'm not sure whether this company is just incompetent or plain dishonest. If you are smart you should NEVER use TravelUp for your travel needs.

Date of experience: February 21, 2022

Terrible Customer Service
February 14, 2022
Previous review

I have seen many reviews regarding Travel-Up. The good reviews mostly come from customers who are lucky enough to have nothing to go wrong. The bad reviews seem to center around trying to obtain any sort of refund. I now know why. I had a hotel reservation scheduled for 11/24/2021. Travel-Up charged my card for $634.67. A family emergency forced me to cancel on 11/23/2021. Both Travel-Up and the hotel were personally notified by me of the cancellation. Now almost 2 months later I am still receiving lame excuses such as "we are having difficulty with our supplier" and have received NOTHING as a refund. Their customer service is among the worst I have ever encountered. Do yourself a favor and do not book any travel with this company.

UPDATE 3/18/2022
After promising a refund the company has continued to not honor their promises, but rather provide one lame excuse after another. In my opinion, this company is a scam run by liars and cheaters. Under no circumstances should you trust or do any business with TravelUp.

Date of experience: January 14, 2022