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“Never Use Fareboom”

★☆☆☆☆

written by CamilaSlattery426 on 17/03/2023

If I knew how to have Fareboom investigated, I would. It is a total sham, unresponsive and will keep your money even if your flight no longer exists. In January, I booked tickets through Fareboom for LOT Airline flights from Chicago to Tel Aviv on 10/6/23 and Cairo to Chicago on 10/24/23. Shortly thereafter, LOT sent me a message that the first leg of the return trip (Cairo to Warsaw) at 10 am was cancelled and gave the option to take a 2am flight instead or cancel. The change would make our trip last 25 hours. I contacted Fareboom about this saying that I wanted to cancel the return and book it with another carrier. Fareboom did not respond, so I got in touch with LOT again and was told that the agency had already accepted the change for me. I then returned to Fareboom to ask why and to try to make the arrangements I wanted. Since then I have been bouncing back and forth. Fareboom say only LOT can make the change; LOT says the responsibility is with the booker. The last I heard from Fareboom they told me LOT will only allow me to cancel after I take the departure trip, because maybe LOT will reinstate the original flight. LOT has never said it would do this. Also, I will have to pay $100 to Fareboom to change and $975 penalty to LOT for cancelling the rearrangement Fareboom made without contacting me. I spent days on the phone and email only to find out that I am going to lose over $2000 (I bought tickets for two) and pay even more to rebook on another carrier. Moreover, this all happened months before the trip, with plenty of time to change. Fareboom penalized me for something that was not my fault and gave me no help at all, just took my money. I made a complaint to the Better Business Bureau while I was trying to resolve this problem Fareboom never responded to BBB's attempts to contact. STAY AWAY from FAREBOOM unless you want to lose your travel arrangements and you money too.

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“Absolutely Horrible ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by fuckfareboom on 17/01/2022

I booked flights that were cancelled due to COVID-19. I was not able to get a refund, just a credit which would have been no problem if I could actually use it. I spent over $1000 to get these flights booked. I am trying to book a flight to Cancun with my credit and Fareboom is trying to charge me over $300, more than the cost to book directly through an airline. 

Kmell1493's Response to fuckfareboom's Review

Written on: 28/01/2022

I am having the same issue with them. They don't want to apply the $1600 that I already paid for a trip that was canceled due to COVID. Just getting the run around.

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“Worst Ever site and customer service”

★☆☆☆☆

written by McKinneypc439 on 26/11/2021

By far the worst customer service I have ever come across in my entire life. They cancelled my return flights just 48 hours before my trip began and blamed it on the airlines. In reality, the airlines didn't cancel the flights but it was Fareboom that completely jeopardized my travel plans. When asked, they didn't share reason for the cancellation or alternate options for the return flights. All I got was that my concern has been sent to ticketing department. All this just 48 hours before my departure. I had to cancel the entire itinerary and ask for refund because there was no return flights in it. It was completely Fareboom fault. They charged 97 dollar service fee for each ticket for the refund and And on top of this my refund doesn't even include an amount (680 dollars) which I paid as a fare difference for preponing one of my flights earlier. 

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“Sneaky Wording - Unhelpful Customer Service”

★★☆☆☆

written by River1967 on 25/11/2021

just purchase on your own.They tried to force me to keep a travel credit because covid instead of a getting a refund. They got away with it with sneaky wording, but after a couple of attempts from my end, I was able to squeeze one out of them...Anytime I spoke with customer service, they always referred me to the airline anyway. Again, just purchase through the airline - easier than dealing with this shady company.

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“I would highly suggest looking for tickets with...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Baileyxr4 on 15/11/2021

I would highly suggest looking for tickets with another travel agency. After looking on a flight aggregator site, Fareboom claimed the lowest prices on tickets for flights from ORD to VKO every day of December 2021. Every attempt made to select and buy these tickets resulted in a message, "The itinerary you selected earlier was just sold out. We found a similar available itinerary for the same price. Book it before it’s gone." After attempting to book six different dates and flights through Fareboom, every one resulted in this message. It has been my experience that all lowest prices posted by Fareboom are bait-and-switch offers.

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“Horrible service and customer service never answers ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by kqWhitaker311 on 20/08/2021

Terrible service ..costumer service… Terrible service ..costumer service doest answer at all and don’t care . Have booked ticket 6 months in advance..there wore 3 times changes. It tuck me 4 days traveling from Austria to Newark. I tried not to accept the changes or to cancel months in advance but they did not accept (have all the email with costumer service) finely arrived in Toronto to take last flight to Newark by destination..but one hour before check in ticket was canceled..after couple of hours begging to go home I got i ticket from Toronto to Boston waiting time 11 hours ..next flight from Boston to Newark at 6:30 in the morning did not exit..tried to contact Fareboom they never answered never reply ..finally found another ticket and baggage disappear no one know no one cares ..the worst

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“DONT USE FAREBOOM”

★☆☆☆☆

written by CarinaDean on 27/04/2021

So I purchased a ticket last year from EWR to London for $140 dollars the airline changed my flight and due to COVID was given a credit for $140.00. I wanted to use that credit to book a flight from EWR to Bogota for $94.00 and was told by FareBoom says I have to pay $269 to get that $94 dollar flight. Now what dumbe person in the world to pay $269 when you can get that same flight for $94.00 dollars directly with United. DONT USE FAREBOOM They want to take my $140 dollars! Imagine doing this to millions of people! Don’t be that person! Don’t let them take your money

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“Do not use fareboom”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Sedonamari on 14/01/2021

why you should not ever book a flight through this third party ☺️ We were in The UK when we found out our connecting flight home would stop (with a 14 hr layover) in a country that was HIGH risk for COVID. During a confirmed global pandemic. This flight home was not an option any more, due to them also closing their boarders. When we asked to modify our flight, it was not an option. They told us to talk to the airline... who told us to talk to the 3rd party... and back and forth. After more than 24 hrs in another country with no confident route home, we each spent $400 on a new flight home that would have no layover. It took us quite a while after returning home to confirm whether or not we would have a voucher for the Fareboom flight that we had “forfeited”. Once we received confirmation of this we were satisfied. UNTIL I was told now multiple times I can only use this voucher to book a new flight HOME FROM THE UK! This is ridiculous as we went round in circles trying to do this in the first place, we are now HOME from the UK and have no intentions of going back after just having been there. Fareboom is using a global pandemic to prey on customers who were in a horrible and frightening situation and will likely be making money due to numerous customers being completely unable to use their “vouchers” due to ridiculous limitations. I would not recommend this company at all.

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“Horrible company- do not book ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by GeorginaJohns on 05/07/2020

This is the WORST, dirtiest, money hungry agency that I have ever encountered. We have saved very diligently for a trip to Europe 7/8-7/18/20 with our kids which would’ve been their first trip. Because of COVID we are Unable to travel. They issued a voucher good for one year which dosent work since we booked 1/20- our kids are school age and would need to travel in the summer. We have tried countless times to reach them over the phone to no avail. Their phone number constantly tells you to go through the website but the site tells you that you can get a voucher for a year. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC!!! DO NOT BOOK WITH WITH AGENCY. I would like a personal phone call from him explaining why he is doing this to me and my family. You are a terrible person and hope will reap what you are doing to all of us in some way or other. Why don’t you speak up and voice to everyone what you are doing. You should go to prison!

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“Take too much money to rebook ticket! Please carefull!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 29/05/2019

Please carefully when you book ticket in Fareboom website! When you rebook ticket, they charge a lot. It’s very hard to deal with them. This is opportunity for them to take money from you. Please carefully book ticket in Fareboom website!!!!

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“Customer service are very poor takes an hour ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 17/05/2018

Cutomer servcie are very poor and terrible i tried to rebook a flight just recently tru by phone and email but takes a few days before you got a reply you need to call them all time to get there attention.looks like only one person working in the office.by the time you answer tru by phone they just tell you check your email we send you an update without assurance when they gonna send it. They so quick to charge you credit card without seeing your new ticket or new itenerary.. CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE TERRIBLE AND VERY POOR THEY NEED TO UPGRADE THERE PEOPLE .

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“The best travel Agency I've ever used...”

★★★★★

written by Charlotteu1967 on 30/04/2018

I was referred tp fareboom by a family friend. We booked our flight through fareboom at a very affordable rate with no hidden fees. We had no problems with our issued tickets. Unfortunately, before our return, we were stricken with grief when our sister fell ill due to cancer. We canceled our return flights through Fareboom with no hassles. We were advised accordingly on how to reissue our tickets come time to fly back. We had to postpone our return for an additional 4 months. Once we were prepared to return we contacted Fareboom and they were able to get us affordable seats and travel dates with minimal difference-in-ticket fees. Everytime we contacted Fareboom via email, they responded immediately. They are a great and highly efficient travel agency. I will definitely use them in the future and recommend them to my friends and family. Thank you,Fareboom!!!

Cathia's Comment

Written on: 06/07/2020

Did someone employed by Fareboom write this review?

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“Bait and Switch is Fareboom”

★☆☆☆☆

written by ClarissaMalone15 on 05/04/2018

Bad Seller! Never again! Everytime we clicked on "Purchase Tickets", we recieved pop-up saying "Your seats were just sold." Followed by: New Search resulting in an additional $402.00 per person. Enough said!

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“Agents without experiences”

★☆☆☆☆

written by pablolivaresf on 08/01/2018

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH TRAVEL AGENTS TO FIX JUST A SIMPLE MISTAKE (CORRECT PASSENGER LAST NAME SPELLING). THEY LIE EVERYTIME WHEN I DEAL WITH A DIFFERENT AGENT OVER THE PHONE AND I GOT ALL THE EMAILS FROM COSTUMER SERVICE, WHAT ACTUALLY PROVE THIS COMPANY ARE NOT VERY PROFESSIONAL AND THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR SITUATION. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS WEBSITE OR COMPANY TO ANYBODY. IS BETTER TO SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD AND PUT THE TRUST ON THOSE COMPANY YOU SEE ON TV.

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“No contact w/customer service after an easy purchase...”

★★☆☆☆

written by Myqest on 08/11/2017

(Preliminary Review) To be fair, I can't say that the customer service is poor, as I have never been able to contact the office, and I have had no response to my email. About 10 days ago, I booked a flight from Seattle to Kathmandu using Fareboom. The flight booking process went well and there seemed to be no problems will getting the flight confirmations and e-tickets. When I went into the "traveler information" settings on their website however, I notices a couple of inconsistencies (such as an incorrect passport expiration date) that would cause potential problems when flying. I tried to fix this on the site, but ran into another snag as the site tells me that I must enter a redress number as well as a trusted traveler number. Uh, no, a redress number only comes into play if a person has requested a redress of their placement on a denied boarding list. This sort of thing happens though. My real concern is that I have been unable to contact anyone at the website's posted phone number in 3 day. My email from 3 days go has not been answered. Online chat is disabled. This is trying to contact people located in my own time zone, during the course of a standard working day (attempts made between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm) over multiple days. The initial ticket purchase was efficient and the lag between the order placement to receipt of the confirmation and e-ticket was less than 30 minutes after using the credit card verification process. In fact, if I were only reviewing the initial purchase, I would have given 5 stars. It's the very frustrating lack of contact that is driving this review.

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“Great price, great flight choices,and great customer...”

★★★★★

written by jotraveler on 12/08/2017

I just booked a round trip flight to Croatia from the U.S.A. for my husband and myself. Everything that was written in the emails and everything that was said by this very kind woman in customer service today alleviated any stress that I have about using this little known (to me!) company. I have already recommended it to my sister who has frequently traveled throughout the world. She was very impressed with my experience, and may use FareBoom for her next trip. I did read the reviews of this site first because I was wary of using it, especially about the small charge on my credit card and its verification by me via email before I was officially booked on my flights. But after subsequently verifying that the charges were correct, it was a nobrainer to continue my booking. You do have to read the fine print, but it is spelled out for you quite clearly. I have received an email with my e-ticket information with instructions to copy this email and use it as my e-ticket. Nothing left to do now, except pack! In addition: We have already booked a tour to Ireland for 2018 and I am definitely going to use FareBoom again for my airfare and encourage my friends who are joining us on this tour to use this site, too. Happy travels!

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“Amazing service, cheapest price ”

★★★★★

written by Caylee480 on 17/06/2017

The price was cheapest for the rout I was looking for. Smooth checkout, polite customer service, not bugging you with lots of upsales. Definitely recommended.

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“Excellent experience”

★★★★★

written by on 01/06/2017

When I booked my trip to Ireland thru Fareboom I was nervous. One, because I had never been to Europe before and, two, because I had never heard of Fareboom before. I took the leap and book my trip. I have to say I am overly impressed with the service I received from Fareboom. I was provided with my initial booking within a few days and I was notified of flight changes without delay. My oringinal booking had me stop over in Boston for a day and a half. At first I thought this was a fantastic opportunity to end my Irish adventure in a very Irish town. However, seeing the hotel prices in Boston left me less than excited.  Two weeks before I was to fly to Ireland I contacted Fareboom to see if I could get a flight change to avoid the layover. Within 24 hours I received a response advising my flight was changed and there was no overnight layover. In fact my new flights home were even better!!!! I cannot express how much I appreciation the accomodation. No questions asked, no extra charges. I do not know who granted my request, but from beginning to end the whole Fareboom team has gone above and beyond. It is not often we see this customer appreciation. I will continue to sing your praises and promote tiur company. My many thanks to Fareboom. You truely started and ended my trip with a Boom!!!

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“Great Pre-Flight Customer Service”

★★★★★

written by on 24/05/2017

I got a great price on a ticket from the US to Cambodia - and of course, booked it! THEN saw that there is a change of airports in Japan. I am up to that - and reached out to FareBoom to see if they had any advice or tips. Within just a few hours, I had a response, and some good information for me to be able to plan this next part of my adventure. Great price, responsive customer service, enough information for me to make plans. Who could want for more????

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“fairboom is fair, fast and reliable.”

★★★☆☆

written by AlissonNapier157 on 23/04/2017

of course the price was my first consideration but the ease of using the site came in close. i didnt like the waiting for 14 hours for my confirmation, one or two hours is ok.

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