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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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Canada
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Fantastic Service!
December 16, 2022

Very thankful for the great service! It was quick and easy!

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Muy buena
December 16, 2022

Muy buena la atención, súper eficiente, un trato súper amable,

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Nevada
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Smart fares is a pretty good travel site so far I have booked with them twice as they had the lowest prices. The first flight reservation was perfect. The second reservation ran into a hiccup when I checked out I noticed an extra $100 charge for seat selection which was not clearly stated that there would be a charge for or how much that charge would be. I called customer service and they gave me an email address to request a refund and I called back to verify just to make sure I wrote it down correctly and the customer service rep hung up on me as soon as I told him what I was calling for, to verify the email address for a refund. I called back and got another agent who verified the email for me and then proceeded to hang up on me as well. I emailed asking for a refund and they responded the next morning and said it would take 3-5 business days for a refund so we will see. Overall assuming I get my refund it is a good site with cheap fares. But be careful because most of the items like travel insurance, bag insurance, ticket change capabilities, have prices and you know that there is a charge but the seat selection part had no pricing or anything to let you know that you will be charged. I'll use smart fares again but with caution.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Finland
1 review
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Great
December 16, 2022

Quick response and great,thank you,and booking again on our Future travel.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Ireland
1 review
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Scam case and poor support
January 15, 2023

Booking was done through aviasales using service of SmartFares, paid straight away. Confirmation for the booking came in a while and seem to be ok, on the site of the flight company the booking was seen as well, so looks ok at the beginning. Then when i tried to check in online it showed that booking is not available and flight was like next day. Reached support of the flight company and they said that the ticket was booked but company didnt confirm it and pay for it thus they cancelled it. From my end everything was done, so I reached support of SmartFares and the agent told me that yes due to the abcense of the fare which i paid for on the site i have to pay extra 250 (ticket was around same cost) on top of what was paid already to get on the plain. Same time i was checking the fares on the Emirates - the company which i was supposed to fly and same fare was available during whole period of my fight with the SmartFares. So I asked to cancel the ticket than as they didnt provide any service and trying to get me pay twice for nothing and not giving any guarantees - they said that based on the cancelation policy the refund sum will be less and not in full due to fee, question what fee as service havent been provided at all. So nothing done so far. It is a scammer service and already write to Aviasales to open the investigation and prevent such cases in future with other travelers.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Australia
1 review
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I dealt with a Very knowledgeable person, and his name is Andrew. I have saved US$400.00.
Excellent customer service and good follow-up call from the customer service

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Serbia
1 review
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Sve je super i brzo!
December 16, 2022

Vrlo brzo i efikasno. Još nisam dobila karte,nadam se da nece biti problema.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
California
1 review
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Best Price & Easy booking
December 15, 2022

Great so far & hoping for the best experience until my travel is complete.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Illinois
1 review
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Review
January 14, 2023

Overall, did not have any issues. The experience was fine.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Oregon
1 review
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Great service
December 15, 2022

Overall, the booking experience was great and easy to do it.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Fantastic
December 15, 2022

Excellent customer service and outstanding service.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Florida
2 reviews
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Exelente atención muy mala no me solucionan nada no entiendo si el ticket está pago

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Florida
1 review
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I contact few agents,but no one help me.Only Damon help.He is the best agent.Thank you very much Damon.Good luck!

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Costa Rica
1 review
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Excelente
December 15, 2022

Muy buena, excelente atención encontré mi boleto muy rápido y a un buen precio

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Colombia
1 review
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Gracias!
December 15, 2022

En menos de 24 horas, recibí el correo con la confirmación de las reservas

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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Unprofessional Customer Service Representatives
January 14, 2023
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Customer Service Representatives are very unprofessional. I was hung up on twice and was spoken to rudely. I called once and heard a conversation in the background for at least a minute or two before the representative even acknowledged me being on the phone.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022

So far so good
December 14, 2022
Previous review

So far so good

Date of experience: December 14, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
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Good
December 15, 2022

Super easy and reliable. Haven't used this site so was hesitant at first.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Mexico
1 review
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Satisfacción
December 15, 2022

Trámite sencillo y rápido, la respuesta fue bastante satisfactoria

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Colombia
1 review
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Muy buena experiencia
December 15, 2022

La atencion y el interes, para con los cliente muy buena, lo volveria a usar

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
California
1 review
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They called me on a wrong number; and blocked the card transaction. I had to call multiple times to set the matters right.

Date of experience: December 15, 2022