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California
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According to what I read, if I canceled 48 hours before the actual pick up I would be refunded in full. It was not refunded in full and I canceled almost a week ahead of time. I've called to no avail. I've sent several emails requesting the rest of my refund and there has been no response thus far.

Date of experience: June 5, 2022
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Hello Janel,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are sorry to hear about your experience. We are currently receiving a large volume of requests, so it takes longer than normal to process them. Our apologies for that. Please send us your booking number at support@bookinggroup.com and explain the situation. We'd like to look into this to see how we can help.

California
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I booked a rental car through Economy Bookings and paid extra for an additional driver, as well as full coverage insurance. When we got to our destination to pick up the car, we were informed full coverage was not included, nor the second driver. We had to pay an additional $338 to Thrifty on top of the $769 I already paid to Economy. Book your rental directly through the car agency, not a third party.

Date of experience: February 19, 2022
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Hi Celene,
Thank you for your feedback. We are currently receiving a large volume of requests, so it takes longer than normal to process them. Our apologies for that. Please send us your booking number at support@bookinggroup.com and explain the situation. We'd like to look into this to see how we can help.

Washington
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Still awaiting refund
August 21, 2023

I cancelled my booking with economy booking within 24 hours after learning that I had yo get to NY quickly because my mother was placed on hospice. Not only would the company not offer entire refund, they have not refunded ANY of my money after three weeks.

Date of experience: August 21, 2023
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Hello Beckross,
Thank you for choosing Economybookings.com for your car hires, and for your feedback.
We are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience. Please send a formal request to our Customer service team and explain the situation. You can find an appropriate form by visiting Help Center section on our official website.
We look forward to being in touch.

Best Regards,
Support Team

Canada
1 review
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I booked through them and when I arrived to get the car they didn't have it. Instead of helping me out and finding me another car, they didn't do anything except charge my card and accused me of no show when I was stuck in their office for 4 hours. That's a scam artist based in LatvIa. Good luck getting your money back if anything goes wrong. The lineup for car renters was in the dozens standing in the parking lot in the rain. No one gives a $#*!. Rent from anyone else that will be on your side if anything goes wrong instead of leaving you stranded in a strange country and still charge you the full amt. Scum!

Date of experience: August 1, 2018
GB
1 review
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AWFUL
September 7, 2016

Rented a car in Croatia, paid for additional driver online and had to pay again when we arrived. We paid in advance for accident cover only to find out we would have to foot the bill and wait months for economy bookings to refund us. 3 weeks after we returned they withdrew over £200 from my account for no reason and are very hard to contact with a complaint.
We also received the wrong car out in Croatia and Avant (the company we rented from through Economy Bookings, described our contract with them as a "sham" that ignored Avants own customer policies. Avoid using this company!

Date of experience: September 7, 2016
AE
1 review
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This is either the most unprofessional website in the world or just a big fraud. Several hours after booking, they will not confirm whether your booking is processed or not. Nor will they confirm what company you are renting from. They also add "airport pick up charges" to a rental in the center of town. All you get from their website is that your booking is "Pending". And this is after you have given credit card details and confirmed.
Do not ever give these people your credit card number!

Date of experience: February 19, 2014
Canada
1 review
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Choose another provider.
January 17, 2017

I decided to try Economy Booking based on quoted price. When I arrived at the counter, I was told I needed to purchase insurrance that would have cost more than the rental quote. I had travelled to Florida many times and rented with many providers, I had always been able to refuse the companies insurrance and use my third party coverage. This insurrance requirement was not quoted in advance. There were a lot of unhappy people in similar situations at the counter. I chose to return to the airport and rent from another provider which, on the day of, cost me 50% more than if I had booked them originally.

Date of experience: January 17, 2017
District of Columbia
1 review
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The price was an attention getter. Sure got my attention. I love a great bargain. Who doesn't? Being somewhat skeptical, I looked for reviews on rentals in Orlando. Thank you, thank you for this review. I ended up booking with another company for 4 more dollars a day! Yes, just 4 more dollars for peace of mind with a US company traveling within the US with no time difference. I would be very leery renting out of my own country since I am not familiar with this company. Buyer beware. If its too good to be true...

Date of experience: May 9, 2017
Netherlands
1 review
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Just stole money
October 4, 2023

My name is Artem, booking number is B*******. I made a reservation on EconomyBookings.com, paid for it with my Mastercard credit card. When I arrived to pickup point and tried to pay deposit with exactly the same credit card man on reception said to me they don't take credit cards issued by my bank and cancelled my order. He even didn't try to use it. So I stayed without car and was needed to pay more in another rent point.
I had read terms and condition before payment and checked my credit card in bin checker as they suggest, everything was ok.
I wrote about it to EconomyBookings support, and after 2 weeks(!) they answered me that I "failed to provide a credit card with enough available funds and with the main driver's name printed on it" so they won't refund my payment.
For my reasonable "How could I know rent point doesn't work with my bank?" they just say nothing for 1 week and still quiet.
Absolutely disgusting service, they just stole my money.

Date of experience: October 4, 2023
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Hello Artem,
Thank you for choosing Economybookings.com for your car hires, and for your feedback.
We are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience. Please send a formal request to our Customer service team and explain the situation. You can find an appropriate form by visiting Help Center section on our official website.
We look forward to being in touch.

Best Regards,
Support Team

Florida
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Fraud
May 28, 2024

I paid all the fees and insurance in advance and when I tried to pick up the car they wanted to charge me double, claiming non-mandatory fees and insurance. They do not respond to my contact and do not return the money. Be careful with them

Date of experience: May 28, 2024
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you have experienced.

To provide you with the best assistance, we kindly request that you fill out the dedicated form on our website in the Help Center section. Please include your booking number and offer a detailed description of the challenges you encountered. This will help us address your concerns promptly.

Best regards,
EconomyBookings.com

New York
1 review
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Fraud
April 1, 2024

I booked a month long car rental through them and on the day of pickup for the car I was told due to issues with the car rental company I could not get the car and I was told I had to cancel and request a refund. I never received the refund that I was told I would get by an agent for a full month of car rental. I would never recommend using this company.

Date of experience: April 1, 2024
Suppport T. EconomyBookings Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

We appreciate your feedback, and we're sorry to hear about the challenges you faced. However, based on the information available, we couldn't locate your booking.

To provide you with the best assistance, we kindly ask you to complete the dedicated form on our website in the Help Center section. Please include your booking number and a detailed description of the issues you encountered. This will help us investigate your case thoroughly and offer a personalized resolution.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards,
EconomyBookings.com

Nebraska
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Couldn't get easier
July 16, 2017

I booked a full size car rental for a week in CA for what seemed like a too-good-to-be-true price. Then I read some reviews and was super freaked out that I was going to get screwed. But I picked up the car at Thrifty as advertised and the whole process couldn't have been easier. The price was exactly what I was told it would be when I booked which saved me over $130 from all other rental places. I will definitely use them again!

Date of experience: July 16, 2017
RU
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Rent a car
August 26, 2019

Convenient service for booking a car. You leave a request on the site, select the car you need, indicate the time frame and that's it. My Toyota was delivered to the train station in Warsaw, clean, the tank was filled with gasoline. No problems arose. Well done, work well.

Date of experience: August 24, 2019
New York
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Very quick check out. The cars are in order from lowest to highest price that makes it very easy to decide on a rental. An imbedded print button on the delivery of the confirmation page would be a nice touch.

Date of experience: May 4, 2015
Virginia
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Okay waiting for 10am pickup by EconomyBookings Rental today. They said there's a 30 minute leeway for them to pick up. Now 10:26.1028 here he is. Yay! Rick the driver was super friendly and got me to the EconomyBookings rental place quick.

Date of experience: February 12, 2021
Netherlands
1 review
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Great location
June 1, 2020

My first choice is to always rent with EconomyBookings. Not only do they have good prices but being able to walk down the aisle and choose my own car is key to me. And I've never had any issues with any of their representatives, everyone is nice and respectful.

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Austria
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Good service
October 26, 2020

The ability to get off a long flight and choose whatever car you are in the mood for just makes me happy. I love the surprise of which car I will leave with. This time it was a 2017 Mustang which I'll probably never own so gave me a great opportunity to take it for a drive. The scan the barcode on the app and pull to the exit is a great service.

Date of experience: October 26, 2020
Texas
2 reviews
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Rental in Spain
February 4, 2015

Rental in Spain
Picked up Nissan Qashqai at the airport of Alicante, the car was upgraded and even bigger than I expected. It was easy to drive and very comfortable. I was informed in advance by economy bookings.com staff on what to do on-site and warned that I need to return the car with a full tank but the nearest fuel station was situated rather far away from the drop off point. For the rest, I am quite satisfied with my renal in Spain.

Date of experience: February 4, 2015
Germany
1 review
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It is impossible to reach them using the number provided on the website, they simply never pick up and let you wait hours at the phone. We tried to add an additional insurance service to our booked car in a second stage and it was not possible due to an unknown error on their page that, of course, it is not going to be fixed anytime soon. As a result we ended up payng way more than expected to the car rental on spot.

Date of experience: April 17, 2019
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Booked and was charged for the reservation 7 days after I cancelled. Had to wait over 1 month of fighting with this company for my refund of $233.07. They refunded $84. And kept the rest of my money. Heartless crooks!

Date of experience: October 30, 2018

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
820
value
784
shipping
471
returns
608
quality
675
This company responds to reviews on average within 87 days
+300