Travel Complaints
There are various modes of transportation in India be it through air, sea or land. Indian transportation, due to its immense population, is one of the most widely used in the world.
For traveling within India people generally prefer to rent a car or travel via train or bus as they deem convenient. Ola and Uber are prime examples of this. These startups have skyrocketed and are one of most used traveling apps in the India.
Meanwhile, many people prefer to travel via plane as it saves times. For this they either book the ticket through the website directly or look for agents to do the same.
Apart from big names there are some private travel agencies in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata etc, which try to lure customers by offering them lucrative discounts. Travel agent frauds are quite prevalent in India. The most common travel agent/agency complaints include refund not provided, hotel denying check-in, fake promises etc.
Travel complaints have a sense of urgency and responsibility attached to them because no one wants to board a late flight or wants to stay in low-quality hotel.
We all want our travels and trips to be smooth right from the beginning. And if something does not go as per our expectations, the mood gets spoiled!
Therefore, it brings a significant responsibility on the shoulders of the travel companies to solve the issues faced by their customers. One should only book their hotels/flights via trustworthy sites to avoid getting duped. However, sometimes even these reputed travel companies commit an error.
In this article, we have covered the common travel complaints that are faced by customers and how you can resolve them.
But first lets check out the famous travel companies in India
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<b>1. Make My Trip</b>
Make my Trip is one of the leading online travel companies in India. In 2000 it was founded by Deepak Kalra and had its headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana.
They have more than 14 company-owned travel stores in India and have over 30 franchisee-owned travel stores in India. They also have offices in Dubai, Phuket, Bangkok, New York, Kuala, and Lumpur.
<b>2. Yatra:</b>
Founded by Manish Amin, Sabina Chopra, and Dhruv Shringi in 2006, Yatra.com is the pre-eminent Indian online travel agency. It is based in Gurugram, Haryana. According to the sources in 2012, Yatra became the second-largest online travel service provider company in India.
<b>3. OYO:</b>
Oyo rooms, popularly known as Oyo hotels and rooms and stylized as OYO, is the fastest and largest growing hospitality chain in India. They worked on the franchising and leased system, which fortunately turned out to be the best for the company. Founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, OYO gained much popularity right from the beginning.
<b>4. GOIBIBO:</b>
Subsidiary of Make My Trip Limited, Mauritius Ibibo, is a travel organization in 2006 by Ashish Kashyap. In 2013 Goibibo made it among the top five most trusted e-commerce brands in India.
<b>5. HappyEasyGo:</b>
Happy Easy Go is one of the emerging online travel company founded by Boris Zha in 2017. In 2019 it became the second-largest online travel booking platform in India and had more than 10 million customer bases all over the world. It has its headquarters in Gurugram, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, and Singapore. During late 2018 HappyEasyGo established its hotel business.
<b>6. Thomas Cook:</b>
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd has its headquarters in Mumbai and caters to all the travel related requirements from visas to foreign exchange. They established themselves in India in 1881 and expanded its business to all the nearby countries.
<b>7. Clear Trip:</b>
Clear Trip earlier was known as Clear Trip Travel Services Private limited is a universal online travel company established in 2016. It has its headquarters in Dubai and Mumbai. In India, they started with a vision of making travel simple by bridging the gap between the Indian hospitality and travel sector. It was founded as an air and hotel aggregator by Stuart Crighton, Mathew Spacie, and Hrush Bhatt.
<b>8. Travel Guru:</b>
Travel Guru is India’s leading and growing travel website. It offers flights, holiday packages, and hotels at the best prices; they aim to make your trip smooth and convenient.
<b>9. Travel Triangle:</b>
Founded by three IIT graduates Sanchit Garg, Prabhat Gupta, and Sankalp Agarwal. It is India’s first fully stacked Holiday Marketplace that connects verified travel agents and travelers. It was founded in 2011 and competed with companies such as Thrillophilia. It is a platform that is trusted by many.
<b>10. Travelocity India:</b>
It is rated as one of the best online travel portals in the world and perfectly caters to the local needs of the people by launching specialized programs. In India, they cater to both business and leisure requirements.
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<b>1. Tickets canceled, but money is not refunded:</b>
One of the significant problems that are being faced by customers of major travel companies is that they cancel the tickets, but money is not credited to their bank account. This is the most common issue faced by almost all the consumers in cities like Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru.
During COVID-19 times, many have reported on the internet that they have booked tickets, and they got canceled due to the pandemic. However, the companies did not refund the amount. Either they are saying that they have refunded the amount, or instead, they are offering a credit voucher.
<b>2. No refund for flights canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic:</b>
Due to the global pandemic, suddenly, flights were canceled. It was reported by customers of many major travel companies that they did not get their refund; however, the airlines did return the full booking amount. Many customers were upset because the travel companies did not inform them about the refund from the airlines.
<b>3. Partial refund for the flights canceled due to COVID-19:</b>
Many customers reported that they did not receive the full amount of flights they booked pre-corona. However, airlines have refunded the entire amount, but travel companies did not credit the whole amount; instead, they deducted a certain amount without giving any valid reason.
<b>4. No refund against booked packages:</b>
Many planned trips in June assuming that pandemic will end, but in the wake of current times, still, the tourism industry is on hold.
As people booked packages for traveling and now are requesting for a refund, but many companies are simply denying it.
However, many customers are disturbed with it because, in these uncertain times, they are struggling so much to get their refund.
<b>5. Unable to connect with customer care service:</b>
Many customers from significant travel companies face this very issue when they contact the customer care, they are not entertained, or their complaints are not correctly handled.
Many faced this particular issue while they were contacting the customer care, and their complaints were not appropriately welcomed or they were not able to connect with them.
<b>6. Fraudulent booking agents:</b>
Many travel companies have their booking agents, but some fraudsters just dive in and cheat people.
Many customers from significant companies, including Make My Trip and Yatra complained that they had been cheated by fraudsters in the name of these companies, and they have demanded a refund from the company.
<b>7. Rescheduling of flights due to COVID-19:</b>
Due to Corona pandemic, many people had to reschedule their flights, but travel companies are not helping them or are not considering their request.
<b>8. Over billing by travel companies:</b>
The most common types of complaints regarding Ola and Uber include over billing issues and not returning the left item in the cab. But you can try contacting the customer care number of Ola which is 098842437 and customer care of Uber which is 1300091272.
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<b>1. File support ticket/send an email:</b>
You can always contact travel companies through their official website by going to their contact us section and by sending them an email. Customer service emails of some leading travel companies are:
Yatra- support@yatra.com
Make My Trip- care@makemytrip.com
Happy Easy Go- cs@happyeasygo.com
Clear Trip- customersupport@cleartrip.com
Goibibo- travel@goibibo.com
Travel guru- service@travelguru.com
<b>2. Call Customer support:</b>
One of the perfect ways to directly come in contact with the travel company is by contacting it through phone call for customer support. All these well-known travel companies have a 24*7 working customer care number which helps in resolving complaints as they value customer feedback. The customer care number of some of the leading travel agencies and hospitality companies in India are :
Cox and Kings Customer Care Number - 1800 209 0400
Thomas Cook Customer Care Number - 1800 209 9100
Club Mahindra Holidays Customer Care Number - 044 6695 3435
Expedia Customer Care Number – 800-319-4834
Yatra Customer Care Number - 0124 3040500
Goibibo Customer Care Number - 1800 208 1060
Makemytrip Customer Care Number - 1800 102 8747
Travelguru Customer Care Number - +91 92111 77444
Oyo Customer Care Number - 093139 31393
RedBus Customer Care Number - 1860 121 2102
<b>3. Report to the airlines/hotel directly:</b>
As we have seen above, many customers have reported that the airlines and hotels have issued a refund, but the travel companies have not refunded the money in the bank accounts. It is always better to contact the airlines or hotels directly if the companies don’t issue a refund by time. You can contact the airlines and hotels by calling them on their customer care number or by sending the email.
<b>4. Send Legal Notice:</b>
Consumers can send legal notices to travel company in case it is unable to resolve his complaint. It is one of the efficient ways to handle the issue legally. Check below to know how to send a legal notice to travel company?
Step 1: Firstly, get a legal notice drafted by a lawyer.
Step 2: Check it properly and make sure it is signed by lawyer.
Step 3: Keep a copy of it for future purposes.
Step 4: Send the legal notice to travel company by registered post.
Step 5: Keep the slip or delivery report for evidence.
<b>5. File consumer forum case:</b>
Consumer forum deals with consumer complaints and you should approach consumer forum if you feel that your rights as a consumer have been violated.
If travel company is not responding to your complaints even after sending legal notice by a lawyer then you should file a case against it in a consumer court.
Here is <b>how you can file a case in the consumer court?</b>
Step 1: Intimate the aggrieved party via legal notice.
Step 2: Draft the consumer complaint
Step 3: Attach all the relevant documents and proofs to support your complaint.
Step 4: Select the appropriate court for filing the complaint.
Step 5: Pay the prescribed court fee that is required to be paid along with the complaint.
Step 6: Submit the case along with the affidavit & fees in the court.
If you feel uncomfortable doing all this yourself, then you should use Voxya to <a href="https://voxya.com/file-consumer-complaint?ref=onlComp">file a complaint against travel company</a>. We will send Legal Notice and prepare Case for filing in consumer court. We, at Voxya, are generally receiving more than 100 travel consumer complaints every month.
Most Common Issue Reported for Travel Complaints
Complaints
Refund not received (Zoomcar India Private Limited) Open
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Nov 03, 2020 by Venkata Murali Lakshmanachari Nanduri
Full refund not provided (EaseMyTrip com) Open
I Booked Round Trip Air Tickets Through Easemytrip To Travel To Delhi On March **. My Total Ticket Cost Was Around Rs **,***/-. EaseMyTrip booking ID EMT********. But Due To Corona Pandemic I Had To Cancel The Plan. Communicated The Same To Air...
Oct 31, 2020 by Jeelan
Travolook in Air ticket not booked but amount deducted from my credit card but still amount is not (Travolook in) Open
I have booked a ticket on *th of October **** in "Travolook in" website for * person from Chennai to Delhi. My tickets was not booked but **** RS had been deducted from my account. .After that I asked for refund I still didn't get the refund. T...
Oct 28, 2020 by Samson
Bus didn t went in the boarding point way It took the other route (Redbus online booking Gangotri travels ) Open
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Oct 25, 2020 by Deekshith Podili
Charged twice for a Ola ride (Ola) Open
At time of booking,I chose cash payment as mode, but end of ride, I made an UPI payment for ride and amount got deducted from my account. But still driver asked for cash as it did not showed in his account, so need to pay him cash again. Hence...
Oct 24, 2020 by Sheetal Jain
Refund (Happy Easy Go Com ki) Open
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Oct 23, 2020 by Meenakshi jadhav
REFUND NOT BEING PROCESSED (Country Club Hospitality & Holidays Limited) Open
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Oct 23, 2020 by SATISH KUMAR KARRI
Charged extra 300 Toll Tax (Ola cab delhi NCR) Open
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Oct 23, 2020 by Manoj Kumar Verma
Refund issue (Makemytrip (india) Pvt. Ltd.) Open
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Oct 21, 2020 by Mukesh
Refund not initiated for Air ticket booked Fraud Company (Travolook Com) Open
Hello Team, I had booked a ticket from Travolook.com which was later cancelled due to some technical issue (price hike) as conveyed to me through mail. I am continuously trying to reach out to their customer support team but no one is picking...
Oct 21, 2020 by Rohit Pandey
Money deducted twice for flight booking (Make my trip) Open
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Oct 19, 2020 by Shailesh chopra
Flight Refund Due since 7 months (Cleartrip) Open
On **th April, the clear trip agent confirmed via mail that the flight has been cancelled due to COVID and full refund is eligible and it will be processed in ** working days. However, since * months I am still waiting. They are neither respond...
Oct 17, 2020 by Shreyash Jain
Services not delivered (Trip Sailer) Open
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Oct 15, 2020 by KUSHAGRA GUPTA
Goibibo Refund (Goibibo) Open
GoIbibo deducted all wallet amount to 0. ...
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Money nor refunded (Travalook) Open
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Oct 14, 2020 by Rakesh biswal
Travolook fraud (Travolook) Open
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Oct 14, 2020 by Aabhash Agrawal
Cheque dishoundred due to Signature Mismatch (Holiday Hutzz) Open
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Oct 13, 2020 by Ritesh Kumar Gupta
Cheque dishounred due to Signature Mismatch (Holiday Hutzz 302 floor Bestech Business Tower Sector 66 Mohali Punjab ) Open
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Oct 13, 2020 by Ritesh Kumar Gupta
Travel refund (Shoes On Loose Private Limited) Open
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Oct 13, 2020 by Poorvi Aswani
Refund not received nor initiated (Yatra.com) Closed
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May 14, 2019 by Naveen R Kumar
After cancelling flight amount is not refunded (Via.com) Closed
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May 13, 2019 by Kamini Chavan
Amount deducted but ticket not booked (VRL Travels) Closed
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May 12, 2019 by Mahadevapa
Refund not received after flight got cancelled (Makemytrip) Closed
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May 12, 2019 by Sharon Raj
No resolution of complaint (Oyo) Closed
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May 11, 2019 by SATISH CHANDRA MISHRA
Not giving refund (Make My Trip) Closed
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May 11, 2019 by Sagar Goyal
Extra charges levied without informing customer in advance (Ola Cabs) Closed
The reference number for the CRN**********. I had engaged ola cab from the airport to my residence on **th May ****. I had chosen the airport package. While booking the cab Ola mentioned that the fare for the airport package would be Rs.*** wi...
May 11, 2019 by G S D BABU
Tour package not completed (Aiwa Travels & Tour Pvt Ltd) Closed
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May 10, 2019 by SARBJIT SINGH
Charged extra than the estimated fare (UBER) Closed
While I was booking the cab the amount displayed was Rs.***. When the driver arrived he said the destination is not visible and asked me to re-enter. I opened the app again and it entered my destination again (not updated my destination, it's ...
May 10, 2019 by Gungun
After hotel room confirmation room not allotted (Oyo) Closed
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May 10, 2019 by Parijat Sourav
Ticket not confirmed after paying money (Via.com) Closed
I booked a round trip ticket through travel agent site via.com on *th May ****. After they deducted the amount written on the site they gave me confirmed returned ticket while my forward journey ticket did not get confirmed. The site shows my t...
May 10, 2019 by N khupsianmuang
Extra charges for early check in (Makemytrip) Closed
I have requested an early check in and early check out for my booking but they are asking me to pay extra *** even though I am checking out early. When I talked to customer care they said they cannot do anything it’s between you and hotel....
May 09, 2019 by Shabnam o s
Hotel did not let me check in (Oyo) Closed
The hotel did not let me check in by saying that they have booked that place married. You should make another arrangement. And OYO rooms are not refunding my money. Booking no. QXUV0529...
May 08, 2019 by Shailesh Kumar
Excess amount charged by driver (Uber Cabs) Closed
The driver forced to pay extra for a cab booked by me for my father. I have already raised a complaint on the app but no response even after * days. This is very sad....
May 08, 2019 by Ambreen
Not worth of money (Makemytrip (india) Pvt. Ltd.) Closed
Booking id: ******-******. First of all, this is not a luxury hotel. We stayed in many * star hotels and this good and worth of money but this hotel totally worst. No one welcome staffs and not available guide person so difficult to find our ro...
May 08, 2019 by Lourdu Vinoth
Regarding hotel meal cancellation (Oyo) Closed
I have booked a meal plan from Oyo app but in the hotel, there was no restaurant and they are not refunding meal plan amount....
May 04, 2019 by Mohit bansal
Non cooperation by a tour and travel agency (Yatra.com) Closed
My husband booked hotel tickets through Yatra.com for our holiday in the month of April. While booking was scheduled for the month of June he by mistake did it for July. The moment he received the confirmation he realised the same. So he immedi...
May 04, 2019 by Gauri Ranade
Denied check-in due to tariff issue (OYO Rooms) Closed
I had booked Oyo Rooms RockWood Resort at Paonta Sahib for *th May **** to *th May ****. On *nd May **** when I reached the hotel travelling from Delhi to Paonta Sahib on *th May **** at *:** pm, manager at reception denied check-in stating the...
May 04, 2019 by Tanu Arora
Asked for double payment (Ola Cabs) Closed
I paid through UPI on Ola cab. But the driver asked to pay in cash as well. How to apply for a refund. No customer executive picking call from Ola support....
May 04, 2019 by Komal
Money not refunded for cancelled flight (Yatra.com) Closed
Through yatra, I booked a Jet flight for my parents from Lagos (Nigeria) to New Delhi (India) dated **th May ****. Now that the jet flights stands cancelled yatra is not refunding my money. Please help....
May 02, 2019 by Rohan Agrawal
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