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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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South Africa
1 review
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I highly recommend SmartFares, the booking process was easy and fast as well as when I had made a mistake, they went out of their way to resolve it for me. Thanks

Date of experience: November 7, 2025

Awesome thanks
November 17, 2025
Previous review

Awesome thanks

Date of experience: November 7, 2025
Florida
1 review
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Stop sending me spam
November 18, 2025

Stop sending me spam Stop sending me spam Stop sending me spam

Date of experience: November 8, 2025
Chile
1 review
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Vacaciones
November 17, 2025

Solo espero que salga todo bien, por alguna rason todo es en ingles, agradeceria si pudieran me contactaran 9 *******

Date of experience: November 7, 2025
Poland
1 review
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Worst people to deal with
November 16, 2025

Impossible customer service. Rude, incompetent

Date of experience: September 6, 2024
Mexico
1 review
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Satisfecha con la compra
November 12, 2025

Encontre lo que buscaba a buen precio y excelentes horarios.

Date of experience: November 2, 2025
Namibia
1 review
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Booking reference doesn't work
November 10, 2025

I have a booking reference but it doesn't work on the airlines website or app because it wasn't booked directly through the airline

Date of experience: November 1, 2025
Maryland
1 review
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I have been using SmartFares to book all my international travels this month, and I had a wonderful experience! Michelle, who helped me with my flight reservations, was excellent, professional, and attentive to all my travel needs. Thank you!

Date of experience: October 31, 2025
Florida
1 review
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Cancellation
November 9, 2025

Muy mala atención, la persona que habla español que atiende, le gusta hablarle mal, es un perro y le gusta colgar la llamada, no vuelvo a hacer una reserva con ustedes y voy a reportar esto

Date of experience: October 31, 2025
Illinois
1 review
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Questionable Customer Service
November 9, 2025

My flight never showed up on the airlines website so I contacted SmartFares and was told that my flight hadn't been confirmed and that the cost had gone up almost $175 dollars and that I would need to pay the new fare cost. I said I would just cancel my entire purchase before I paid extra for someone I already paid for at which time the agent said they would confirm the original purchase at the original price. A couple hours later I was able to see my flight on the airlines website. I'm not sure if this is a normal scam the company runs or just something the individual I spoke to was running.

Date of experience: October 27, 2025
Virginia
1 review
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Feedback
November 9, 2025

It's hard to rate at this time. I'm not sure what to expect, having never worked through you. I found it confusing at the end with all the extra costs if I chose to use them. I paid extra I thought for cancelling if I chose to do so, but I don't think that is what it was for. Time will tell if I should give you a 5 star rating.

Date of experience: October 28, 2025
Chile
1 review
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Bien
November 8, 2025

Hasta el momento bien con la compra esperemos que siga bien

Date of experience: October 29, 2025
Ireland
1 review
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Payment for Changes
November 8, 2025

Hi, Overall, my experience with your platform was good. However, I made a small mistake while entering a name, and I was charged an additional $187 to correct it. I understand that such changes can involve some administrative work, but I'd like to request that you consider allowing a 24-hour grace period for customers to make corrections without incurring extra charges. Many other platforms do provide free cancellations or modifications within this timeframe, and it would be a great customer-friendly improvement to your service. I'd really appreciate it if you could review this policy or make an exception in this case. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Date of experience: October 24, 2025
Montana
1 review
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I am guessing this is the on-line flight group where I had to select seating and pay for it after the ticket price was paid. This is the trend, however there was a time that the seating was included, where one still was able to pick their seat. Getting too costly to have constant tacking on of fees! Otherwise, kept me informed well and appreciate doing so!

Date of experience: October 30, 2025
Maine
1 review
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Easy check out
November 7, 2025

Easy check out. However, it is annoying to be forced to write a review. I've received two emails regarding this and it's not clear that my booking is complete without it.

Date of experience: October 28, 2025
April T. SmartFares Rep
2 weeks ago

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your feedback and for choosing us! We’re happy to hear that you found the checkout process easy and our prices affordable. We apologize for the confusion regarding the review request — submitting a review is completely optional, and your booking is already complete even if you don’t leave one.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and will work on making this clearer in the future.

Regards,
Smartfares

Panama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fallas
November 6, 2025

No son claros con los precios en la web aparecen otras tarifas y a la hora de pagar nos dicen que el precio sube, no es correcto, en otras ocasiones hemos comprado buenas promociones y nunca habia este problema con otras agencias de viaje

Date of experience: October 27, 2025
Macao
1 review
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Shameful
November 5, 2025

Why are you calling and harassing customers in such a rude and unprofessional manner? This number +1 *******528 is being called repeatedly. Why? Why? Why?

Date of experience: October 26, 2025
April T. SmartFares Rep
2 weeks ago

Dear Customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and take your feedback very seriously. We understand your concern regarding the repeated calls.

Upon checking, it appears that our insurance team attempted to reach out a few times to offer optional travel coverage for your upcoming trip. These calls were intended purely as a courtesy, to ensure you were aware of the available protection options for your future travel—not to cause any frustration.

We truly regret if this came across as intrusive or unprofessional. Please know that this was never our intention.

We kindly request that you contact us directly so we can review this matter in detail and ensure your preferences are fully respected moving forward.

Regards,
Smartfares

Morocco
1 review
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GOOD
November 5, 2025

CUSTOMER SERVICE QUESTION. When we chose other ITEM we cant explain my query.
Like for the example the price debited in my account 1062 euros and the invoice received in 1018 Euros.

Date of experience: October 26, 2025
Brazil
1 review
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Excelente
November 2, 2025

Rapidez búsqueda y en cierre de operación

Date of experience: October 23, 2025
Malta
1 review
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First time
November 2, 2025

It's my first time to use SmartFares, and I was amazed with the ease of it and the price offered. Such a great website. I will continue to deal with you guys for most of my upcoming travels.

Date of experience: October 23, 2025
Eswatini
1 review
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Day light robery
November 2, 2025

SmartFare has unexpectedly added multiple hidden costs, and I was shocked to be charged about USD 68 more than what was shown on your booking platform. This is completely unacceptable and feels like a clear case of misleading pricing. I request an immediate explanation and resolution.

Date of experience: October 23, 2025