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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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6,266 reviews
Nevada
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Fraud indecent company
October 18, 2018

The company hides the real info about the flight not even disclosing it after purchase. We bought the economy ticket for a mid range price from them, it turned out that we had to pay for the baggage separately and it was the cheapest basic economy class. Literally they made tons of money on us. Be careful. I checked the reviews about the company after purchasing the ticket which wasn't refundable with this company.

Date of experience: October 18, 2018
Nevada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scammers
October 9, 2018

They suck run and run. I called to change a earlier reservations to earlier time for two passengers. And they wanted to charge. 200 each for time change plus fees of price change. I called the airlines directly and they can get me 75 each for change my flight. I paid 150 flat free for two. So never I again I will Porsche through smart fare they sucks. I give then a try and never again. And we travel a lot. As we are time share owners. Hope this help.

Date of experience: October 9, 2018
Pakistan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam Do not use it
October 6, 2018

Yesterday Purchased ticket online for $1,472.59 CAD in total including taxes. I got a bill of $1,550.16 CAD.
1. They overcharged me.
2. They never contacted me if the price change. I could have bought a ticket from another website.
3. Other websites are still offering less what they had charged.
4. Try to contact on their numbers, but the calls were busy.
5. Online Chat tool does not work either.
What they did is unethical, unprofessional, and considered theft.

Date of experience: October 6, 2018
Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Service is horrible!
October 6, 2018

Service is horrible!, Do not use this company!, I had to buy a new ticket(from someone else). Use a reputable site or book directly with the airlines. You will get the same fare if you book direct with the airlines and your ticket will be valid.

Date of experience: October 5, 2018
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Unhelpful
September 12, 2018

I am so disappointed in thier customer service.
They took my money out more than i expected. I called them back but they told me that is too late even though tgey took my money out yesterday.
Unbelievable and made my trip so unpleasant. They totally ruined my vacation.

Date of experience: September 12, 2018
Kenya
1 review
0 helpful votes
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AMAZING!
August 8, 2018

I booked my flight two weeks ago with smart fares and i had the experience of a lifetime. Thank you smart fares. You guys are amazing. Keep up with the good work...

Date of experience: August 7, 2018
Nevada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Lier, terrible,
March 14, 2018

Be aware of this agent, they're dishonest, I purchased a ticket and I paid for 2 stops only, I received an email confirmed reservation 2 stops, when they took my money out of my account event 2 days later I online chatted/called to ask where is my ticket, then they sent me a ticket for 3 stops, we could not accept for 3 stops, I paid expensively for 2 stops only. They said if I do not accept 3 STOPs then they will refund and charges $225 fees. They were wrong but they wanted to charge fees me if I do not accept. Dishonest, lier. Didn't help, please far away with Smartfares.

Date of experience: March 14, 2018
Switzerland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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NIGHTMARE!
December 23, 2017

THE WORSE BOOKING EXPERIENCE EVER!
THE WORSE BOOKING EXPERIENCE EVER!

THE WORSE BOOKING EXPERIENCE EVER!

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING FROM THIS HELL!
YOU WILL REGRET!

Date of experience: December 23, 2017
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I am contacting Smartfares.com and spoke to a travel consultant Stan on Wednesday, December 2,2015. Per the attached reservations my children and I were scheduled to depart for Orlando on Saturday, December 19th. We were very disappointed to find out that our flights where never actually booked for this trip when we arrived at the airport.

While standing in the airport with luggage and 2 visibly upset children, I called Smartfares.com to attempt to resolve this issue. I spoke with your consultant named Rachel, who advised me the only other options where fares that where going to cost us more than double than what the original fare would be; Delta at $1748 or JetBlue at $1763. What kind of customer service is this, how can you run a company that scams people out of their dream vacations and not offer compensation for it?

This trip meant a lot to our kids and has subsequently been ruined by the negligence of your travel agent Stan and Smartfare.com. How do you not follow through to confirm and book our reservations? Our entire family lives in Florida and this trip was a surprise Birthday/Christmas gift for my son to visit his grandparents. Now I need to explain to my 8 year old son why he will not be with them on Christmas morning opening presents with the rest of the family.

I have not received a call back in this matter or email. As I would like flight vouchers or other compensation for the stress and mental anguish you have caused myself and my children for missing this vacation. Worst experience ever!

Date of experience: December 22, 2015
Thailand
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I paid 892.00 dollar to Smartfare for roundtrip to Europe, but changed my mind in the same day. They said will refund with some fee. After year, I have not heard from them. Many emailed and phone called, but they really good with avoided you.

Some advises for customers, do not but ticket from the Internet, most of this people are brokers and they are screwing people everyday. Where is consumer protection?

Date of experience: July 30, 2015
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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In our language, we have characters with á (a-acute) and other "special characters" not present in the English alphabet. When I typed our names into the website, it did not give me any warning, and just "ate up" the characters. So our tickets actually have the wrong names on them (missing one letter each). When I noticed, I called them up to fix, but they said that the only way was to cancel that ticket and buy another one for a higher price. We have not had the trip yet, so I hope this won't cause any more problems beyond my anxiety right now. The call center agent from travelerhelpdesk.com promised to escalate and get back to me, but I never heard back from them. I am now trying to solve directly with the airline.

Date of experience: March 24, 2015