BookYogaRetreats

My retreat was canceled, and book yoga retreats is trying to keep my $422 deposit. That is obviously illegal, you can't charge money for an experience that didn't occur. The organizer refunded what they charged, as is customary and ethical, but not Book Yoga Retreats. Although this is easiest to dispute via my credit card company, I would really like to dispute this legally.

Book Yoga Retreat is big fraud and spoiling the values of Yoga. We were listed with them as a school but they always keep threatening to get money back illegally. All they care about is money. They keep school listing on higher ranking by getting higher commission. So if you book a retreat with them please be careful as they may show a school on top which has no good quality of education but paying more commission to them. Many of travelers has to face this serious issue. Please always check the website of schools directly and compare schools separately.

I would never use this company again!
I booked under the condition that my deposit is 100% refundable if I cancel 60 days prior to the arrival date.
I cancelled and asked for a refund but they only offer a voucher valid until July 2021. Due to a medical condition, I will not be able to use the voucher. I communicated very clearly that I don't accept the voucher and ask for a refund. They just keep on sending copy and paste text blocks refusing to process the refund. Under the EU consumer law, this is illegal! I wish I would have never trusted this company in the first place!

In short, BookYogaRetreats refused a refund despite not being able to deliver a retreat.

They never once considered that this was against the UK's Competitions & Market Authority policy regarding a frustrated contract- this is when a service is not delivered after payment and thus a refund is allowed. They instead tried to put the blame on me despite the fact that COVID has interrupted everything.

I've been so disappointed by this behaviour that I have let my friends and family know why it is better to book directly with the people who actually organise the retreat rather than use this third party website. The only protection is that they keep your money for their benefit.

It's really a shame when companies are not flexible and don't reflect on how their decisions impact current and future potential customers.

Very nice website giving you the possibility to find YOUR yoga retreat. Through the filters you can find what and where you want it: all styles of yoga, locations all over the world, extras like wellness, detox, raw food, ladies weeks, healing etc. Also the booking functions are great since they get you in contact directly with the host/hotel/retreat. But since it stays on the site reminders and alerts are included. Can be very useful!

This Yoga Teacher Training is so much more than just that. It was a truly enriching experience and so special it's hard to put into words. The people of the Conscious Yoga Academy are amazing and they do a great job creating a safe space where you can heal, grow & connect to your true self again. You will learn a wholistic approach of Yoga and get the tools you need to live a peaceful and fulfilled life.
Besides that, also the location im the nature at the sea is beautiful and the food delicious!
I am deeply grateful, that I could be part of this journey. Thank you so much!

I used this site last year to book my first retreat to Thailand. The site was really straight forward and easy to use. They have so many different retreats to choose from it can be hard to find the right one, and it said that a lot of packages were available when they weren't but that turned out to be because the retreat centre did not keep their info up to date. However it was a great first retreat experience, and now I'm back looking for my next trip to India on an Ayurvedic retreat!

I accidentally booked a retreat for the wrong dates. I immediately started trying to undo my booking. While the retreat organizer kindly voided her invoice, the staff at BoookYogaRetreats told me I had exceeded the refund window and encouraged me to book other dates. I wrote to them as soon as I realized my mistake, so their refund window must be about 40 seconds. I take ownership of my mistake in booking the wrong dates, but most vendors won't charge you $170 for hitting the wrong key. I'll never use this site again.

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