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TravelUp

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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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714
value
174
shipping
92
returns
132
quality
156
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Switzerland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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DO NOT EVER USE TRAVELUP!
They are very quick in taking your money but god behold anything goes wrong, you will be left stranded wherever you are. Like we did, in Hong Kong and that was before the whole covid pandemic really hit off. Impossible to reach customer service and if you do, they are useless, no support whatsoever in rebooking. Had to book a new flight ourselves. Since then no refund or any update on where my refunds at, impossible to reach anyone, phone lines turned off. Apparently even changed their T&Cs in the meantime to add horrendous services charges for refunds. Liars, cheaters and thieves!

Date of experience: April 24, 2020
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Was due to fly to San Francisco tomorrow with British Airways after booking via Travelup. Flights are obviously cancelled but I have heard nothing proactively from Travelup or reactively to the numerous emails I have sent (most bounce back as their box is full). No telephones work at all.

Atol does not cover the booking and British Airways do not want to know.

I have been left to raise a case with my credit card company to try and recover the money.

The most outrageous thing is that Travelup are sending out promotional emails asking you to book for 2021 now when they can't even sort out 2020.

Do not book with this company, I certainly will never do it again.

Date of experience: April 20, 2020
Nevada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Would not even give them one star if that were possible. I've had trouble with this company since I first booked a hotel. Booked a hotel in February for April 19. Booking number HTT-U7DQVV. The money was not supposed to be taken from my credit card until I was at the hotel, but it was. The full amount $794.05 was taken out. Obviously the event was cancelled and I requested a refund in early March. Received a email from Travelup saying my cancellation was confirmed. I STILL have not received my refund. I believe this is very close to fraud.

Date of experience: April 20, 2020
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Travelup I have emailed you several times requesting my refund for my hotel bookings which I paid for in FULL. You have my money in your account. Why are u not refunding my money I booked flexible hotel booking with free cancellation it's nearly £3000. It's over 30 days since you promised to refund my account. We too are struggling in this crisis don't hide behind Covid-19 as an excuse. Note you will not get away treating your customers this way. I will write bad reviews on every website I can find until I receive my money back from you. Be honest to your customers if you not going to refund let us know so we can take action accordingly instead of lying to us. Please respond to me as I really have had enough of being messed around.

Date of experience: April 17, 2020
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Covid-19
April 17, 2020

What a cowboy company, booked a holiday months before the coronavirus the country of travel had put a ban on anyone from europe to travel. No refund no communication from these cowboys

Date of experience: April 17, 2020
New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No Service
April 15, 2020

Abandoned overseas - no emails, no contact no care, no responsibility. This company is behaving atrociously - stay away.

Date of experience: April 15, 2020
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Thieves! Stay away!
April 13, 2020

Airline agreed to a full refund due to cancellation as a result of the coronavirus but I received an email from TravelUp saying that I would only get a partial refund. Disgusting behaviour! This company is stealing people's money.

Date of experience: April 13, 2020
Philippines
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Utter crap
April 8, 2020

Travelup's after sales service is shockingly bad. So bad that it isn't worth the few extra pounds you might save from booking through them... They very rarely answer your phone calls, and when they do they will tell you that the person dealing with your case is not available at the moment, but they will message them and have them contact you back straight away... Guess what, they never ever do. Three weeks I was being given the runaround until they finally rang me to tell me my flights had been cancelled. They really are appalling. Avoid them at all costs.

To add. Its been 8 weeks since they cancelled my tickets and I have yet to receive my refund... Don't ever use this shambolic company.

Date of experience: April 7, 2020
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I booked our 4 flights to Cuba on the 12/08/19, our flights cost me £2950, We were meant to fly on the 02/04/20, I have written 2 times to cancel because of the Coronavirus, once 72 hrs before we were meant to fly and again the day before we were meant to fly, I followed travel up instructions about emailing them, travel up have not contacted me at all, Ba had already cancelled our flights on the 1st April, I am going to email them again today from my personal email not their contact form so that I have proof of emailing them, really really fed up with this company and their serious lack of customer care.

Date of experience: April 5, 2020
GB
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Booked 3 flights with this company. Flights cancelled during the Coronavirus which is totally understandable but to get any sort of communication or refund is impossible. Phone lines shut down and no help whatsoever. Would never use this company again. The airline are offering full refunds but because I've booked with a travel agent I have to chase them for the refund something not easy when you can't get a reply.

Date of experience: April 4, 2020
Egypt
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible service
April 3, 2020

When most needed, they are not there for you. I lost my return ticket, far from professionalism.
Such a scam and soon will be away from the market.
Stay away stay safe

Date of experience: April 3, 2020
Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I booked my British airways flights via Travelup and found out with the Covid 19 British Airways was cancelling all trips to New York.
I went onto my mange my booking on the British Aiways web site and there was my flights showing they were cancelled, so I wrote several emails to Travelup but no response!
I then telephoned them no answer one ring and then cut off!
Then I checked my Manage My Booking on the BA website and guess what the flights now no longer exist.
Travelup have obviously had the refund back from British Airways and given they are not replying to emails or answering phone calls I can only wonder where the money I paid for flights is now.
Having read the other complaint web sites there are many many people getting very angry with Travelup

Date of experience: April 3, 2020
Nevada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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A month later, STILL waiting for my REFUND of five to ten working days. NEVER NEVER NEVER use travelup
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Date of experience: April 1, 2020
GB
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Terrible
April 1, 2020

No contacts from these people till the day of departure. Booked flights and been given only one option to take credit and on top pay extra taxes and fare difference at later date! Terrible company stay well away! When asked for refund was only offered a £78 refund for a booking of £707.42, when its not even our fault for not being able to travel.

The worst Customer Service

Date of experience: April 1, 2020
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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With all of the Covid-19 going on in the US, me and my family canceled our trip to Vegas. Mind you our hotel is closed until further notice and the company refuses to give us all of our money back. It's a shame.

Date of experience: March 30, 2020
Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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No communication from company when we needed them most. Dispite numerous telephone calls and emails all of which they failed to respond to.

Date of experience: March 30, 2020
Pakistan
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Pathetic Company
March 27, 2020

Pathetic company. Have got 5 tickets booked through them. Stuck Broad in Pakistan with no response to emails phone calls
Will be going to ATOL And issuing proceedings when I get back.

Do not use at any cost. They disconnected there phone lines but still send you emails offering cheap travel destinations. Even 1 star is to high for these cow boys.

Date of experience: March 27, 2020
Florida
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I booked hotel through TravelUp 5 months ago for my family vacation, totally 2 rooms for 6 people, and also bought the cancellation insurance just in case. When I called them to cancel my reservation due to medical reason, they told me I am not qualified to cancel. If I really cancel it, they will charge me $20 per person, compared with other agencies $15 per room, TravelUp is robbing the customers. Be careful, please stay away from TravelUp and choose other reasonable agencies.

Date of experience: March 26, 2020
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Horrible Service
March 26, 2020

TravelUp just cancelled my reservation and charged me $400 despite the COVID 19 forced airport shutdown and inability to leave the country. Horrible response to a Pandemic!

Date of experience: March 26, 2020
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disgusting Company
March 21, 2020

DO NOT BUY A HOLIDAY, FLIGHT OR HOTEL STAY WITH THESE THIEVES. You won't get what you paid for or your money back... thieves! Despite government advice, disgusting company.

Date of experience: March 21, 2020