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Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rip off/ scam.
July 21, 2022

Booked a flt with A T I airways and somehow crystal travel intercepted it,,, charged 700 dollars to my card and never received any confirmation. I requested it over the phone 3 separate times with a promise it would be forthcoming, never happened! Called again talked to someone in India with a promise from him that the charge would be returned... you guessed it, never happened. Still trying to fight it with the card co. No luck. (U S. Bank visa.) be very careful when you book on line, they intercept and keep your money. BE AWARE OF CRYSTAL TRAVEL.

Date of experience: July 21, 2022
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I took a chance on a discount ticket to visit friends. I just happened to check my flight about a week before the trip, only to find out that the flight had been cancelled. I contacted the airline, and they told me they would refund Crystal Travel, and that I would have to contact them. So far I have not heard back from Crystal, I had to buy a last minute (expensive) ticket, and have filed a dispute with my credit card company. Le$$on learned.

Date of experience: November 22, 2022
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I surprisingly had absolutely no issues when I booked my trip to Scotland. I read other reviews that apparently this company is very scammy. That made me nervous. I don't know why my experience was so good. But hey, I'm not complaining.

Date of experience: May 29, 2022
Nevada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam! Stay away!
September 5, 2020

Scam! Stay away!
I tried calling Alaska airline and somehow got connected with Crystal travel.
They charged me $500 for a credit to my fly and didn't do anything.
When I called to Alaska airline they said that a credit for cancellation is free.
Crystal travel been rude over the phone and refuse to refund my money.

Stay away from this scam company!

Date of experience: September 5, 2020
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The offers seen online and on call do not match. When you have locked on a price online and the option do so looks to be still valid, customer service says otherwise. The discrepancy between the website and phone call is deceiving.

Date of experience: November 17, 2022
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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No problem booking
September 25, 2021

Received good service and no problem booking
Bob Martin was very helpful, will book again
Thank you
Tammy

Date of experience: September 24, 2021
India
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Crystal travel was very helpful in helping my find the best fare for my flights. The fare didn't exist any more on the airlines flights but Ashley was able to find them at a very good price.

He was very helpful and prompt. The airline took a while to get my e-ticket to me but when I contacted Ashely about this, he re-assured me and made sure the ticket would arrive and it did.

Thank you very much for your help Ashley.

Date of experience: June 20, 2016
Crytsal T. Crystal Travel Rep
over a year old

We can’t thank you enough for your appreciation and kind words. Our success comes from your faith in us and we are truly thankful for it. We look forward to continuing our relationship with you and hope we can serve you once again.

Regards
CrystalTravel.co.uk Team

Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Hi, Sarah from crystal travel was very calm and very clear. I would consider myself a difficult customer on this occasion. I was changing my mind with dates and adding items then deleting them. Sarah was very helpful and I would consider her a great ambassador to your company.
Can someone please send her a box of chocolates for me.

Thanks

Date of experience: August 26, 2016
GB
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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It was so easy to do. I booked my flight at about 1am to fly on the same day at 9pm. The confirmation came through the morning, but a consultant called both contact numbers to made dure that I have received the e ticket. He was very concerned. Great service Crystal travel And I would use them again.

Date of experience: March 19, 2016
Crytsal T. Crystal Travel Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much! We are so happy that you are happy. We will do our very best to continue to not only meet, but exceed your expectations.

Regards
CrystalTravel.co.uk Team

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam
June 9, 2022

Save yourself don't buy here. The tickets seem cheaper at first but they don't confirm and you have to call them to see why you didn't get an email than they tell you the ticket is without any bags when clearly google flights even says its with a bag per person as all international flights are than they raise the price by more than 500 dollars to include a bag. This strategy is used to deflate the prices and gain customers and scam them after you talk to them on the phone otherwise you don't have a ticket and also good luck with getting your refund without a fight or an email for that matter. BEWARE, STAY AWAY.

Date of experience: June 9, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I booked business travel and the flight was immediately cancelled. Then a middle eastern person called and requested credit card infomration for a ticket at a higher price.

Date of experience: September 2, 2023
India
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I booked a flight with crystal travel and one of your staff that I have spoke with was Rose and she was very helpful, friendly and informative about the flights, she even offered me discount as I have booked with them in the past and also offered me a very reasonable price. I looked forward to booking a flight with crystal travel again in the future.

Date of experience: July 26, 2016
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bait & Switch
August 15, 2022

Typical Bait & Switch. Post low prices. You tend to purchase. The purchase is "pending". They call you back, saying that fare is not available, and trying to stiff you with higher rate. This is an unethical, terrible company, and maybe in UK this is ok. In the US this would be persecuted as a scam, as bait & Switch is illegal in the US.

Date of experience: August 15, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
20 helpful votes
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Rude, lying agents
April 22, 2019

The first agent I spoke to was extremely rude and laughed at me when I said I wanted a certain flight. The website said I had booked it, but he said that wasn't true and charged me $150 more for a flight. That should've been my first red flag. The online agent I asked about my e-ticket was also very rude. I called again and the guy that answered, while nicer, assured me my e-ticket would come within 30 minutes and that if it did not, he would cancel for free. It still didn't come. They tried to say it was my email, which was untrue as I was getting emails from other companies at the time. They refused to cancel it for free for me as they promised. I would never, ever do business with them again! Stay far away like the plague!

Date of experience: April 22, 2019
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Me and a friend booked through Crystal Travel separately-- separate card and separate accounts.

They ended up charging her card twice and when she called to refund one of the charges, they were saying they would only refund it with a $300 cancellation flight fee. She ended up having to talk on the phone for over an hour to get them to refund without the extra charge.

We thought everything was well, until it turned out, they ended up canceling MY flight. We didn't even book together, just the same flight so how was MY name on the canceled reservation? I didn't even get a confirmed email of the cancellation but I did get one of the confirmation for the flight. We used different cards too. VERY SKETCHY! Everything was wrong on the confirmation email, gender, the name of the traveler, etc. Do not book with them if you don't want to call your bank to dispute the charges. Very weird and fraudulent company. Do not trust them! Many reviews said they tried to charge them $500+ the week of their travel. SAVE YOUR TIME! Pay a little more for your flight through a trusted provider.

Not to mention, all of their "customer support" had very american names but were clearly foreign. Names like "John Morris" "Ben Clare" Sounds like scammers to me. They were clearly Indian. Kept getting transferred to different customer support on the phone but they would sent emails from the same person. So weird.

Date of experience: July 24, 2023
India
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I have been booking n booking n booking... been on more then fifteen trips and enjoyed each one as they were best priced, well sorted, and timely. Great customer service enhances your travel experience.

Date of experience: August 29, 2013
Crytsal T. Crystal Travel Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the wonderful review. We look forward to doing business with you in the near future as well!

Regards
CrystalTravel.co.uk Team

GB
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Avoid
May 20, 2020

They're an absolute scam and I would
They're an absolute scam and I would not go on a holiday through these even if it was free. No customer service. Once they have your money they no longer care about you.

Date of experience: May 20, 2020
Germany
1 review
23 helpful votes
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Sophia had dealt with all my Queries and concerns that I had regarding making the bookings. She is very efficient and am well pleased with the outstanding service that she had provided, this is my first experience with Crystal Travel and am really impressed would recommend to friends and family and will come back to book further holidays( providing everything goes well as I haven't gone yet)

Date of experience: June 14, 2016
Crytsal T. Crystal Travel Rep
over a year old

Thank you! It's great to hear we made such a wonderful impression for your first time using our services and we're delighted that our agent Sophia was able to help you. We appreciate your compliments and look forward to you using our services in the near future.

Regards
CrystalTravel.co.uk Team

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam Website
June 16, 2022

Advertises prices fake prices lower than the competition then calls to raise the price higher than the competition.

Purchased plane ticket on Asiana Airlines from Los Angeles to Manila on August 18. Priced was originally $881. Two hours later they call and say the price was really $1151. The price for other websites was $925.

Date of experience: June 16, 2022
India
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Just got back from Marmaris (Turkey) holiday that we booked with Crystal Travel. Their website is quite easy to use and the deals really better as compared to other companies, at least that's by our experience. Our holiday this year cost just over £359 for each for 4 star (Club Dorado) hotel for 7 nights on the beach front. There are plenty of shops, bars and restaurants within walking distance of the hotel and the Thursday market is a popular attraction. The hotel is a 15 minute walk to Marmaris main road. We really enjoyed the bars and the market. The hotel staff were very warm & friendly and we got to know them through crystal. The hotel was the way described on the website and we got what we agreed on. The details over the website were very reliable and by word, their blog on the city was also very helpful. Overall a great holiday at a good price.

Date of experience: August 21, 2013

Overview

Crystal Travel has a rating of 1.5 stars from 69 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Crystal Travel most frequently mention customer service, credit card and full refund. Crystal Travel ranks 401st among Travel Deals sites.

service
32
value
32
shipping
16
returns
19
quality
30