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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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Nevada
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Good service but u should mention baggage detail on confirmation ticket

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Brazil
1 review
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Good
January 30, 2025

Quick and efficient. I would definitely refer this website to friends and family.

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Florida
1 review
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Excellent
January 30, 2025

Excellent experience good service and I love the fast I received

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Costa Rica
1 review
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The worst customer service
January 30, 2025

Customer service representative was really disrespectful… it was the worst experience… they don't want to help you. I was just asking for some email confirmations and the guy said "how many times do I have to tell you you are going to receive the reimbursement but with no email confirmation and he hung up.

Date of experience: January 16, 2025
Oregon
1 review
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Best price!
January 30, 2025
Updated review

Hand down the best pricing! Excellent and fast! I'll be booking next time!

Date of experience: January 24, 2025

Excellent and fast!
January 30, 2025
Previous review

Excellent and fast!

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Australia
1 review
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Rewarding experience
January 30, 2025

The web site can be a bit clunky but if you put the time in you can find some really competitive fares.
The ongoing support was very good.

Date of experience: January 19, 2025
Puerto Rico
1 review
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Effective
January 27, 2025

It was effectively handled, and my reservation was completed.

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
New Hampshire
1 review
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Not a good experience at all
January 27, 2025

When I booked a couple of airline tickets through Smartfares, the checked baggage was included in the price, but when I got the tickets, it was not. Fortunately, I was allowed to cancel the tickets.

Date of experience: January 9, 2025
Linda T. SmartFares Rep
11 months ago

Dear Customer,

We’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand your frustration. Depending on the fare type, checked baggage may or may not be included in the price. Unfortunately, the fare you selected did not include checked baggage.
However, we’re glad to see that, as per your request, your booking was cancelled, and the transaction was promptly processed.

If you have any further questions or need assistance with future bookings, we’re here to help!

Regards,
Team Smartfares

California
1 review
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Very easy to complete and fast. Abraham was patient and very helpful

Date of experience: January 25, 2025
South Carolina
1 review
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Service
January 26, 2025

The costumer care was very helpful, in the booking. It was awesome 👌 services. The booking was so quick.

Date of experience: January 16, 2025
Georgia
1 review
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Near Double Fare
January 25, 2025

Among several AM airline flights was a PM flight that I scheduled, thinking I was scheduling a morning flight. I called SmartFares within 5-10 minutes of scheduling the PM flight, to report the mistake, and requested that I could cancel the mistaken PM flight and schedule a morning flight. This was declined and I was charged a heavy penalty to make a new flight schedule. The first flight schedule was an error, reported within the 5-10 minutes already noted, yet was given little consideration as being an error timely reported. Will use other discount flight providers than SmartFares in future.

Date of experience: January 13, 2025
Maryland
1 review
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Last minute trip!
January 25, 2025

Great experience. Last minute deal was great. Received itinerary fast!

Date of experience: January 15, 2025
Luxembourg
1 review
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Fraudulent offer
January 25, 2025

I followed a link to an offer for $1200 flights and they accepted payment by putting a hold on my card. I soon got a message that the booking wasn't confirmed. I called them as requested on the US help line and was offered alternative fares… at $3000. It's an absolute SCAM. Similar flights with other providers were $1500.

Date of experience: January 15, 2025
Peru
1 review
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Fares given were not the real fares
January 25, 2025

I was obligated to buy with different price if not will have to pay usd 170 for penalty?

Date of experience: January 15, 2025
Ireland
1 review
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They cannot provide the tickets for the price they offer them for on their site. You pay, then your horror begins, because they want you to contact their awful Customer Service. They start offering the same tickets for much more, or alternatives. If you want your money back, they want cancellation fee, but that's a scam as they are unable to provide the services/goods, so you are not cancelling anything.
Be careful, stay away, use another website. If something is too good to be true, more than likely it's not true.

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 15, 2025
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 25, 2025

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Date of experience: January 15, 2025
California
1 review
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Fake scam prices
January 24, 2025

Fake scam prices the agent after 1 day called and said price is not available anymore and asked me to pay more.

Date of experience: January 20, 2025
Argentina
1 review
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Disaster
January 24, 2025

They sent me an email that explained I needed to call them to complete my reservation, when I called them they toldme that I needed to pay 3 times the value that I was suposed to pay and then when I told them no, ant to give me back the many they hang up.

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 14, 2025
Luxembourg
1 review
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SCAM
January 24, 2025

I am extremely disappointed with the service, because the fares provided at the web page were completely off. When I completed the transaction I got an email with a message the tickets were not confirmed by an airline and I should contact SmartFares ASAP. During this conversation I was told the prices changed in the meantime and they are able to offer me a tickets 200$ more expensive. I canceled my order. Additionally, pre authorization blocked my card for more than few hours and I was not able to purchase tickets from other sources. (It was 5 tickets together). Avoid Smart Fares as it is SCAM

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 14, 2025
Massachusetts
1 review
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Bait and switch travel booking site
January 24, 2025

Bait and switch scam travel site, tried buying two international business class air fares, quoted price was $*******. You just charged my card for $*******, even though I declined all extras. Then after completing the booking, I get an email, oh, those seats for that quoted fare is no longer available, it's even more, call us to sort out. Of course, if I do another search, you're still quoting that non-existent fare. Don't bother with them.

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 20, 2025