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New Jersey
2 reviews
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Everything was easy, location, vehicle given, and the value for the money payed was superb! Will use this service again!

Date of experience: February 6, 2015
Arizona
1 review
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Don't do it!
February 22, 2016

This is an awful company to work with. The "pre-payment" you make when setting up your rental online (in my case it was $145) is not actually going toward the vehicle rental at all. Also when we got to the rental company there were other requirements (credit checks, return flight numbers) that we were unaware of for the driver. We canceled our transaction with economybooking.com and got a rental on our own there at the rental terminal. The cancellation has been a whole other set of issues. When you call this company you will get a person on the line but they won't be able to assist you. They will tell you "I'm sorry I can't help with refunds, you will have to call back in the middle of the night (U.S. Times) cause everyone who can "help" you with your refund, works from 9-6 European times. If you ask for a manager the person you are speaking with will either say that they are the manager or say "Umm sure" in an extremely rude tone (this rude attitude happened on every call made to them) and then just hang up. I would never ever suggest this company to anyone. So far we still have not got our refund (been over 3 weeks) and we were told it will take 30-45 BUSINESS days to get it, even though it only took 24hrs for them to pull it from our account. There is so much more about this awful experience that I could go into but this post is ridiculously long already. Bottom line... DONT DO IT! This company is absolutely the worst rental company to deal with. I wish I would have paid the extra $ through another company and saved myself the month long (at least) hassle of trying to communicate with economybookings.com. I will never ever use this company for anything again and I will definitely be spreading the word to anyone I hear talking about getting a rental car, even if it is a random stranger I hear talking about it on the street!

Date of experience: February 22, 2016
Kazakhstan
1 review
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Great service.
August 2, 2019

Great service. Everything is done efficiently and responsibly! I am satisfied!
In the future I will also use this service

Date of experience: August 1, 2019
Texas
2 reviews
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Fast and efficient service, and a good upgrade offer on the day. The team at EconomyBookings are awesome, recommended branch.

Date of experience: March 25, 2020
France
1 review
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Staff was very friendly and helpful. Loved that the car was ready and waiting for us to start our vacation.

Date of experience: November 6, 2020
Ukraine
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great service
August 2, 2019

I use the service constantly and always everything is fine. The machines are clean and in excellent condition. Thank you.

Date of experience: August 2, 2019
VE
1 review
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Good experience
November 21, 2018

I liked this company Great value! Request a car and the only reliable and safe car rental service was perfect

Date of experience: November 19, 2018
Germany
1 review
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Took 30 mins from walking through the door to driving off in the car, however the service was still great.

Date of experience: December 12, 2013
Switzerland
2 reviews
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Niceee
September 11, 2019

Easy. Quick. Not expensive. High-quality. Reliable. I can always list the strengths of the company. I liked it right away

Date of experience: September 11, 2019
RU
2 reviews
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Quick check-in.
June 24, 2020

They had the car ready and had sent me an email just before landing at the airport. Very helpful employees

Date of experience: June 24, 2020
BA
1 review
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Excellent
July 22, 2022

Everything was great. I made a reservation in advance, and thoroughly explored the hard-to-reach places in Bosnia without a car

Date of experience: July 22, 2022
Rhode Island
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Avoid using
September 8, 2015

TAXES AND FEES NOT INCLUDED: I recently found EconomyBookings and gave it a try. Their price was great so I applied for a rental car. When I received the receipt I noticed the fine print stating that TAXES AND FEES were not included in the price. The price stated was only for the car rental agency charges. Taxes and airport fees are usually as much or more than car rentals so I sent an email to customer service for a detailed receipt and received no reply. I contacted the car rental agency directly and their quote was less and included all fees. I cancelled the EconomyBookings rental within 24 hours and received a confirmation but also that the refunded amount would be posted within 45 days. The "within" part is wrong as I received a reply to customer service that the refund will be posted EXACTLY on the 45 day. Several seconds to post a charge but 45 days to post a refund. DUH? At least weekly I receive OFFERS from EconomyBookings that look great but still have not received a detailed receipt explaining what the charges for a car rental include. I did more searching and noticed that I could get a detailed list of cost from other websites so I used them. I am also taking a second trip and checked out EconomyBooking again to use an OFFER. Once again I got a great quote but DID NOT INCLUDE LOCAL TAXES OR FEES. Maybe this website does give great service and deals, but not detailed enough for my business.

Date of experience: September 8, 2015
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Dear Jim,

Thank you for your email. I would like to ask you contact our support department via email support@bookinggroup.com. Please indicate all necessary information concern your passed booking (with the booking number) after representative of our company will contact you concern your request that you will write. We are more than welcome to help you and to make our service better for our customers. If you will need any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,
Economybookings. ComTeam.

Georgia
1 review
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Rented i20 for 21 days - I liked everything. Clean car. No issues on pick up and return. We liked "meet and greet" service

Date of experience: December 5, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Good price
March 3, 2024

The car rental fee is good, yet booking.com gave me the old address before I pick up the car, it waste my time.

Date of experience: March 3, 2024
Canada
1 review
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*****FOR ALL WHO GOT SCAMMED PLEASE FILE A CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH YOUR LOCAL CONSUMER PROTECTION ORGANIZATION SO THAT AMOUNTS CAN ACCUMULATE HIGH ENOUGH THAT WILL TRIGGER AN INVESTIGATION******
This company is a fraud - we booked a car in 2020 March but had to cancel due to COVID19. The customer service said we had two options - one is having a voucher and the other one is refund but will take 45 days. We chose refund because we do not expect to use their service anytime soon. We wanted to be considerate and not disturb them during a difficult time like this to rush our refund, so we did not call until today (2020 July) to follow up on the refund. Sounds reasonable right? However the customer service says they changed the policy (without telling us at all) that all refunds are going to be vouchers, what is even funnier is that we did not even receive a voucher from them. They do not acknowledge the promise they made back in March to refund us cash. And the customer service would not allow us to speak to a manager. We rarely leave any negative comments for any business provider, but this one is beyond our belief on how dishonest a company can be. We are reasonable people and we are totally okay with delayed refund, but stealing from your customers and hiding essential information from them are just awful and should not be tolerated in any situation.

Date of experience: July 20, 2020
Germany
1 review
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Easy in and out!
April 20, 2020

Excellent system for check-in and check-out. Excellent customer services. Will do business with them

Date of experience: April 19, 2020
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very good price!
May 17, 2018

This is a good way to rent. I still have not got the final invoice. We will see if the price holds. We did not have anything extra.

Date of experience: May 17, 2018
RU
1 review
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August 26, 2019

It was nice to work with you, at all stages of the transaction! I forgot to be honest for the insurance that the managers reminded me, thank you

Date of experience: August 26, 2019
France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The reservation got lost in the system, but they got me in a car and on my way with no delay. Always have cars available and great service.

Date of experience: May 28, 2020
Hawaii
1 review
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I was a bit disappointed that it took a day to confirm my car even though it says it would be very quick. Car and price were good.

Date of experience: February 23, 2022

Overview

EconomyBookings receives mixed feedback, with notable strengths in the professionalism and efficiency of some rental partners, contributing to positive customer experiences. However, a significant number of reviews highlight serious concerns regarding transparency, poor communication, and unresponsive customer service. Customers frequently report issues with booking confirmations, unclear cancellation policies, and difficulties in obtaining refunds, leading to frustration and financial loss. Overall, while there are isolated instances of satisfactory service, the overarching sentiment suggests a need for improved clarity in terms and conditions, as well as a more responsive customer support approach.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
818
value
782
shipping
471
returns
607
quality
673
This company responds to reviews on average within 87 days
+300