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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015

    Expedia is clearly a criminal organization. I booked a reservation with Expedia for a hotel in Punta Arenas, Chile for the night of 12/27/2014. It was four miles out of town and a taxi took us there at 9:30 p.m. only to discover that what had been the hotel was dark and abandoned -- clearly not in business, at least for that night. We had a very hard time getting back to town and finding another room during the holiday season. When I got back to Philadelphia, I called Expedia four times: each clerk I talked to said she would call me back after calling the hotel. No one ever called me back. Expedia needs to be investigated and sent out of business.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015

    When I called their customer service in Philippines they was so rude and they won't take responsibility for their false advertising. They are getting the same complaints over and over and they know how to ignore it. They will not be there for you when you need them. It's marketing trick to increase sales.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015

    I reserved a car for rental through Expedia for a Christmas trip to Todos Santos, near Los Cabos. I was proud to be able to share this first ever vacation with my aging parents. On Expedia's recommendation, I also purchased "international car insurance", so as to avoid complications in Mexico. I received a confirmation email from Expedia confirming all was set for my trip and I did not need to contact anyone further. With confirmation in hand, I arrived to Los Cabos from Los Angeles, CA., while my parents arrived from Mexico.

    Our car rental company was SIXT. When I approached the SIXT representative waiting at the airport terminal, I was informed there was no car for me. SIXT had oversold their cars and my confirmation was invalid. I was stranded on Christmas eve at the mercy of other car rental sharks who instantly surrounded us with car rental rates of close to $200 per day. No other options were available. To top the whole experience off, I was informed by our new, expensive car rental agency that the insurance I had purchased was invalid and a scam, as no car rental organization in Los Cabos or Mexico would honor an "international insurance", with no local offices. This is the second and last time I will be left stranded by EXPEDIA.

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    After a positive interaction with Expedia, sherry increased their star rating on Feb. 1, 2015.

    Updated review: Feb. 1, 2015

    I would like to undo my poor review of Expedia and can't figure out how. The company did give us the one night refund that we were promised. Our complaint should have been with the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. Our room was unbearably hot two night with no way to regulate it and the hotel insisted we stayed one night longer than we did.

    Original Review: Jan. 7, 2015

    Please save yourself a lot of hassle and do not use Expedia. We have spent almost four hours trying to cancel one night of our hotel reservation within the 48 hours required. Beware, you are not allowed to make any changes once you have checked in even if it is 48 hours before. This was never explained to us and there is nothing we can do. Horrible company.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015

    Expedia took our money! Booked our trip, then when we arrived at Negril Beach Club condos the resort said they overbooked the property. Negril Beach Club condos wanted to put us up in a dangerous room on the cliffs. We asked for a refund or a credit for the one day we had to book another room. Negril beach club refused. Since then the owner of the public booking resort has gone bankrupt. Expedia refused to stop payment on the single night and refused any remedy. Please in the interest of travelers worldwide never use Expedia!

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015

    Expedia lied, mislead and deceived us! Once the money was paid, Expedia refused to admit their mistakes, washed their hands and rid of us from their concerns. Please spare yourself from extra expense, time lost on the phone and aggravation. I thought I was saving money by booking with Expedia, but I ended up with paying double at the end. I booked an all-inclusive room for my family of 4 at Riu Hotel and Resort in Costa Rica through Expedia online/phone for this past winter break, 12/2014. Only after I made the online credit card payment I then received an e-mail confirmation receipt stating 'CONFIRM for 2 adults'.

    I then called right away informing Expedia that there is a mistake on number of people on my reservation. Expedia said not to worry that they are now putting a request to the hotel for 4. Expedia assured me that everything will be fine. I asked that they will resend me a new confirmation which they did. The new confirmation came stated as CONFIRMED 2 adults, request 2 double beds, non-smoking room. "This Reservation is for 3 Adults and 1 child age 15". I then called again to make sure that I will not have any problem checking in since it stated 2 CONFIRMED (but not for 4). I was once again reassured that everything will be fine because on the request line reads 'This Reservation is for 3 Adults and 1 child age 15'.

    Fast forward, on the day of checking in, after traveling over 10 hours to our destination, my worries were confirmed. The hotel did not take the request into account, only the number of CONFIRMED guests did matter. I explained to the hotel manager the scenario with Expedia. The hotel understood our frustration but they were working strictly by the book, and the book said 2 CONFIRMED adults. The hotel helped us get in touch with Expedia on the phone right then and there. Expedia at the time seemed very accommodating, again they reassured me that everything will be fine and that they were fixing this problem and there will not be additional cost to us (all of this conversation was on the speaker phone so all parties involved were aware of the conversation including the hotel front desk manager).

    Expedia then told me, for now, in order to check my family in I needed to pay the difference to the hotel, while from their end they (Expedia) were fixing their mistake and will be sending the hotel the corrected reservation. And once the hotel has received the corrected reconfirmation (in two business days at the latest) the hotel will refund the extra charge back to our credit card. Needless to say the hotel had never received a corrected reconfirmation from Expedia and we did not get our refund back.

    Today 1/06/15, I contacted Expedia by phone about the status of our refund. After 1 hour and 6 minutes of Expedia reviewing the recorded phone conversations (so they said), the booking records and of me repeating myself over and over again, Expedia still came back denying their mistake, and informed us that we will not get any refund because we only booked for 2 guests. It is now very obvious Expedia ignored any notes, conversations and promises and completely WASHED their hands. We are out of $3552.

    We want to take this a step further with the legal help, but it might cost us more aggravation and money. Big company like Expedia knows this very well. It is too often these big companies get away with tricks and deceptions robbing consumers of irreplaceable valuable time, trust and resources and causing much aggravation and stress. My personal advice is please DO STAY AWAY from EXPEDIA. They don't stand by their mistakes! They make you pay for their mistakes!!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015

    My name is Mark.. We book 2 trips in December 2014 for February 2015.. 1st trip for 2 was $1600.41 round trip plus all inclusive hotel... The 2nd trip for $1340.88 what I thought was 2 after looking at it online was for only 1. This was booked over the phone because I work for an airline and we only needed 1 plane ticket...

    So when I saw that it was only for 1 I called to have this fixed... Well they will not fix it and always say that the hotel does not answer. Nothing but one excuse after another.. Imagine that... No way that happens... Funny they can call to book the rooms if needed with zero problems... After many times on the phone with them there is no way I will ever trust Expedia with my money EVER.. They told me I could cancel the second trip which I paid 1340.00 and I would only get 639.48 back... NEVER EVER TRUST EXPEDIA!!!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015

    I rarely review any companies, and most times, only leave reviews for the ones I feel have provided exceptional customer service or products. However, Expedia provided such a terrible experience for me I am willing to write a review and agree with the 1,069 other reviews leaving Expedia rated with one star. My story takes time to tell, but in short, my boyfriend and I booked a trip to Europe with a flight out of Seattle. When we got to the airport, we were standing in line when Air Canada who the flight was with (through Expedia), told us that even though we were in line waiting, they were closing the flight gate due to the flight leaving in one hour and we would need to book another flight through Expedia. When we called to ask Expedia the options, they told us that the ONLY way we were going to be able to use our flight is if we booked another round trip ticket (and extra $2,000) even with the fact that we had trip insurance.

    When we asked if there was any other way to get to our trip the Expedia agent informed us that we would forfeit our flight home if we did not book this extra flight. Minutes after booking, I went to the manager of the AirCanada airline and asked if there was something they could do. David, the manager, informed us that people miss their flights everyday and they could put us on the next available flight out, also that our original flight was delayed for an hour and they were not sure why we weren't put on it. He said to call Expedia and get our money back. When we tried to do this, Expedia refused to give the money back even when it was only moments later. They also booked us a round trip flight and used our same return flight from the first tickets, making us pay more for a second return flight we already had.

    My boyfriend and I have called multiple customer service representatives only to be not called back or hung up on by one woman who told me "there is nothing I can do for you and we will not reach a resolution." EXPEDIA IS THE WORST COMPANY. Please save yourself the stress and horror and pay the extra $200 for booking through an airline. I will ensure I tell as many media outlets about Expedia and that I inform as many people as possible to save them from the absolutely horrible experience of using Expedia.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015

    Booked flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manchester. Flight Date: 30.11.14. 28.11.14 - Booked a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manchester on Expedia.com.my. Found out that my name on the e-ticket (Etihad) has been shortened. Spoken to expedia's customer service and they blamed that it’s my fault. However, I had the confirmation email from expedia where my name is spelled in full. They required my passport copy for further action. 29.11.14 - Forwarded my passport copy and spoken to customer service team. Total time on call was approx 2 hours 30 min. Expedia requires me to pay for the changes but I refused as it was not my fault. However, Expedia claimed to have some issue with payment method so they asked me to pay using my credit card where Expedia will make an immediate refund to my credit card. As I had no other choice as my flight is on the next day, I made the payments.

    09.12.2014 - E-mailed expedia stating the issue that has not been resolved. They required me to call the customer care for security reasons. I made the call and I was told that the refund has been approved and will reflect in my account in 4 days maximum. 5.01.2015 - It has been a month and I have still not received any refund or any mail notifying me that my refund is under process. This is my second experience dealing with Expedia and I'm very disappointed with their service this time.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015

    We travelled using Expedia over the holidays and had purchased travel insurance for this trip. Due to a flight being late, we missed a connecting flight. After multiple attempts to re-book through the airline and a 45 minute call to Expedia that resulted in absolutely no assistance in re-booking, we found alternate transportation to our destination. When we did this, we understood fully that the cost of the alternate transportation would be ours. However, we did later attempt to contact Expedia regarding the missed flight and refund/credit for such. We were on hold for a ridiculously long amount of time (about 55 minutes) and were told that they would not credit or refund the missed flight.

    Then, due to absolutely atrocious customer service, we tried to cancel an upcoming trip booked through Expedia (also with travel insurance). After being hung up on and then put on hold for 40 minutes again, we were told that the travel insurance only covers the fees incurred through expedia and does not cover any of the airfare or airline fees. The supervisor stated "What it (the plan) does not state is that it does not cover any airfare or fees". Then why have insurance???? I read the insurance plan prior to purchase and multiple times while waiting on hold. It NEVER once states that it does not cover the airfare or airline fees. It CLEARLY states that "We will reimburse you, up to the amount in the Schedule for the amount of prepaid, non-refundable and unused Payments or Deposits that you paid for your Covered Trip."

    In addition to the many other fraudulent claims, I found that the insurance only provides coverage in the continental U.S. Our trip is to the Bahamas. So, on top of all of the fraudulent claims made in the insurance explanation, they knowingly sell insurance that doesn't cover anything outside of the U.S. to travelers traveling outside of the U.S. This company is extremely fraudulent and deceptive. Absolutely no attempt was made on their end to rectify any of the situation and the only thing each representative could tell me was "I'm very sorry for your inconvenience".

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015

    I called customer service wanting to change my flight time and instead what they told me was that they couldn’t do anything because the airline had already "modified" the tickets. I don’t know what that means but when they offered to transfer me to the airline I accepted. Instead of getting placed on hold, all I heard was the chatting and laughing mocking me. When I said, “Hello” I immediately got a dial tone. This kind of service is unacceptable and I expected more from such a large business. I will be looking forward to using Hipmunk for my future travel bookings. I am severely disappointed in Expedia and do not recommend anybody use their poor service because if any trouble arises, it will most likely not be resolved due to their inadequate customer service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015

    We rented a car in Vancouver from a company offered on Expedia called ACE. When we arrived at noon they were not available by phone. Calls went to voicemail and nobody called back - EVER. We called Expedia where they said that they would try to call the company and put us on hold. Eventually we went to voicemail. They never called us back - EVER. We sent an email, no response EVER. These were international minutes that I had to use totaling $30 to call Expedia. Car rental was originally $234.65 and, instead, we have to rent one for $878.06 because it was the ONLY one available among many companies during that holiday week. No refund possible and all they offered was a $50 COUPON. Awful, awful company.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015

    I purchased airlines tickets and trip insurance through expedia on frontier airlines to get my daughter and her boyfriend home for the holidays. Their return trip was cancelled due to the airline needing the plane some where else, not because of weather conditions or mechanical issues, that I would understand but only because they needed the plane elsewhere. Expedia would not help us in anyway with getting a refund or helping to get them back home within a reasonable time period even though I purchased their insurance. I had to purchase two more return trips home which flew out of a different airport so I also had to purchase a shuttle to get them to the airport which was a lot further than where they where to originally fly out of, which in turn cost me as much as the full trip originally cost me. I am out a lot of money because expedia does not stand by their own policy's. I will never use their service or lack of service again. I would strongly suggest to anyone thinking of using expedia to not do it, save yourself the trouble. Go with a company that actually cares about their customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014

    Made a Christmas vacation reservation through Expedia in Phuket Thailand. Taking into account the peak season, I made the reservation and paid 3 months ahead and received the confirmation from Expedia.com. Few days before my flight, I received an email from Expedia saying that the hotel cannot accept my reservation due to an unexpected incidence. I called Expedia but they had no explanation or solution other than passing to me the message that the hotel had me an alternative reservation in another hotel. They were not able to contact the hotel or give answers due to time zone difference. Promised to call me back but never did.

    It's important to say that my reservation was not refundable without any option to cancel. What made it worst is that Agoda.com were still offering the same hotel but with much higher price that the one I paid 3 months ahead, and when I arrived I discovered that the hotel I was moved to is under the ownership of my original hotel and they are simply making use of it's reviews and simply overbooking.

    Bottom line I was stuck in a much worst and cheaper hotel that I would have never booked by myself. I ordered a beach hotel of the top 10 in Phuket; I received an uphill hotel in a different location. My recommendation, never book with Expedia, especially if you don not have the option to cancel your reservation. They are not taking any liability. When you need them, they are not there. Very bad experience that ruined my vacation.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014

    After taking a taxi from Miami International Airport and arriving at the Santa Barbara Hotel, South Beach I was told that they did not have reservation for me on file. I explained to them that I had confirmation that I did reserve a room and proceeded to showing them the reservation I booked through Expedia which CLEARLY states that the reservation was booked and that there was no need for me to call to reconfirm. They proceeded to admit to what I already had the impression, the issue was they were overbooked due to the Art Basel event going on at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

    I waited for about an hour under the rain at the hotel in hopes that they would find a resolution to this unprofessional and unethical mistake on their behalf. They let me know that they are able to give me a room but it has no air-conditioned which was unacceptable. I asked that they arrange accommodations for me at a nearby hotel as my room was already prepaid and reserved through the package I purchased through Expedia which means they had already collected my money. They let me know that they were not able to do this, that I would need to look for other accommodations and then put through a claim to Expedia to obtain a refund for the amount I had paid for my stay at Santa Barbara Hotel, which they were not able to honor because they purposely overbooked.

    I went ahead and tried to find another place to stay but to no avail due to the Art Basel event going on at this time. After I waited for another 20 minutes they let me know that they were able to give me a room. I should have known better by now, I should have known the type of business they ran. The room they provided me with was the most disgusting, unsanitary, repulsing thing I have ever seen. I have traveled many places around the world and never have I come across something like this. I am sure that if the health department was to walk into this room, the hotel would no longer be operating. The room reeked of cigarettes, it was dirty, there were no curtains, and the bed was just the mattress. Unfortunately I had no other place to go as I was here for meetings and it was either take that room or sleep on the streets. In addition to the items listed above, there was no toilet paper, towels or soap provided. The bar of soap that they provided me with in the bathroom was used. I went out and purchased toilet paper and Lysol disinfectant spray.

    During my stay I had unknown people knocking on my door during the wee hours of the morning 3:00AM, 4:00AM looking for people who apparently are regulars renting at this hotel and this is an assigned room for them. Although I asked again to be moved to another room the next morning because now I was not only concerned for my health, I was also concerned for my safety. They once again advised that they had nothing else available.

    As mentioned before I have stayed at many hotels around the world and I myself worked in the hotel industry for many years and I have never in my life seen anything as appalling as this. I cannot understand how Expedia, being the reputable company they are, would promote this type of hotel and expose their loyal customers to a health and safety hazard as the Santa Barbara Hotel is. I send this to Expedia and I’m still waiting for a response, I think they don't care.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014

    I booked a hotel room for the next night. I entered in all my information and my card payment, clicking to confirm the $60 reservation at Sand Castle Inn in Seaside California. When the confirmation/receipt page came up, the total came to 96.19- almost forty dollars in hidden fees that were not specified when I confirmed the purchase. I called Expedia to speak to a representative and never got access to a live representative, I was told I would receive a call back in two and a half hours. The actual estimated time of call back was in itself ridiculous, if the average call back takes that long then Expedia needs to get more representatives.

    I called the hotel to see if I could deal with them directly and potentially cancel the order and then rebook directly with them for the posted amount I had confirmed on Expedia, or just cancel the reservation completely. They stated that there was a different amount posted on my reservation records on their side (that they could see) and after being on hold for a considerable time they stated that I would have to call Expedia directly, that they were powerless to make a change.

    My issue with Expedia is twofold: Hidden fees that are not shown before hitting confirm should not occur, and if it was a glitch on the website it would be nice to be able to get in contact with Expedia quickly. Instead, I had to call Expedia several times and still haven't received a phone call. This is ridiculous. Secondly, the hotel that I booked with should have some power to deal directly with customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014

    Affinity Berkeley Insurance purchased through Expedia is a lie. Expedia claims no responsibility for death in the family appeals and they claim no responsibility for the insurance third party behavior. I am trying to appeal directly to the airline for a refund but the email Expedia sent to do so is a "shell" and goes nowhere. The reps lie and get off the phone to avoid you. If all else fails we will sue since I did purchase the insurance. In particularly smug and rude is Dave extension **. He relished saying Expedia had no idea what they were doing and the answer was no. Not giving up - but this - on top of a very sad month for our family - is a huge pain. Do NOT use Expedia. I rarely use caps, but it seems warranted.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014

    Let me shed some light on what these DIRT BAGS do. They work in concert w/ Resorts (this one being, Occidental Grand Flamenco, Playa del Carmen, Mexico) so they can get money from you on both sides. My family and I just got back from a trip to Mexico, which was originally scheduled from December 24th through December 31st 2014. We ended up leaving the 27th. Let me tell you why: It started out terrible from the get-go. Upon arrival to the airport, we found my husband's Passport had expired May of this year. After agonizing over it we decided that my 2 teenaged Daughters and I would continue on without him... Hoping he could expedite a renewal quickly and join us soon after. We selected AND purchased the "Ultimate XCaret Xperience"(/+) the resort's "Grand Concierge Deluxe"-1 Room-2 Adults/2 Children, for 7 nights, which was advertised and sold TOGETHER by Expedia.

    In PRINT it STATED that it INCLUDED: "UNLIMITED ALL DAY ACCESS" TO XCARET PARK for the "DURATION OF THE STAY". When we arrived at Occidental Grand Flamenco, myself and the front desk person looked at the "confirmation" email that was sent to me. It ONLY stated 2 Adults/2 Children, 7 nights. NOTHING ELSE... BLANK otherwise. The front desk informed me that the Resort's Max Capacity Policy was "2 Adults/1 Child" per room and once Children were older than 12, they were considered Adults. NOWHERE, I mean NOWHERE did it say on the Expedia website that kids are kids ONLY until age 12! Expedia ACTUALLY stated that a room could accommodate up to 3 ADULTS/3 CHILDREN, NO AGE LIMIT. So, they told me that I was out of luck basically. I panicked and was understandably upset. We were stranded there, in a foreign country, AT THEIR MERCY. I asked them if there was anything we could do because I was NOT going to have my daughters stay in a separate room. I thought, maybe they'll charge me an couple extra hundred bucks or something? Which I was totally willing to do.

    NOPE! They told me that it would be an EXTRA 1000+ dollars in order for them to let her stay in my room! I was ABSOLUTELY FLABBERGASTED! But WHAT COULD I DO??? I KNOW that Expedia AND this Resort have some kind of agreement in place to benefit the BOTH OF THEM! I HAD TO PAY... I then overheard them say that they WE'RE GOING CHARGE MY HUSBAND 600 MORE DOLLARS, when he finally arrived! I KNOW for a fact I was being taken because I asked a different front desk person what their Capacity was per room and guess what? It suddenly CHANGED to 3 ADULTS/1 CHILD!!! Oh REALLY??? I wonder what went on there?! THIS HAS GOT TO BE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR and DOWN RIGHT APPALLING that they can take FULL ADVANTAGE of people once they are stuck there out of their Country! SO SAD, REALLY SAD... If they think for 1 minute that we are people who just take things lying down, they've got another thing coming! Any advice anyone can offer us would be welcomed. Feel free to email us. Thank You.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014

    My husband and I waited to go on our honeymoon till I had a holiday break due to being a teacher. We decided to go in November. We bought out tickets and paid for everything in August. The night before our trip I couldn't scan my husband's passport into Expedia to check into our flights. I discovered then that his last name was listed as my maiden name and therefore it wouldn't take his passport. I called Expedia right away. The guy looked up the itinerary and said he would call the airlines for us to see if a name change was possible.

    I was put on hold, when he came back on he said that they could change the name and asked me what name we needed to change to. I kept saying it but he said he couldn't hear me, I tried shouting, check to see if I was on mute, put it on speaker phone, everything (I had full service where I was at as well). Not even 2 minutes he said he would be hanging up if I didn't respond. I was furious, and pretty sure he could hear me because he would wait till I stop saying anything to say he couldn't hear me. The call ended.

    I called back again, I got another foreigner this time a lady. She said that there was no way to change the names, even though the previous agent said he could. I pointed this out, she had no response for it. She stated that since there were 3 airlines involved nothing could be done. She stated that we could just re-buy new tickets. I told her that I would not be purchasing over 2,000 dollars worth of airline tickets again when I have already paid that much. Also, our flights were totally full so there was no option of purchasing even one ticket with the correct name. She stated that I could maybe call the airlines myself. I decided that I would do so, but first I wanted to call Expedia one more time and talk to another agent since the first one said it was possible.

    My third call I got another guy, he stated that it wasn't possible because of it being 3 airlines. If it was 2 airlines they could do it, but with 3 they couldn't (what kind of logic is that?). He also suggested calling the airlines. I called United first, they stated that the tickets were all issued by American airlines so I would have to call them. I called them. The lady there was shocked that Expedia wouldn't make the change. She stated for me to get to the airport early and with my marriage license and that they should be able to change it at the desk.

    So the next day, we went to MCI and to the American desk early. The attendant had to call a manager to see what they could do. She stated that she couldn't do it because Expedia was the one that has to change it due to one of the flights being Liat (which is a Caribbean airline). I called Expedia, I got another foreign guy, he said he would have to put me on hold and call American to confirm. I was on hold for over 25 minutes and then the line went dead.

    I called right back and got another man, this time he sounded like he was from the United States. I explained the situation and that the line was cut when I was on hold. He looked for any notes on the account. He stated that they couldn't change the name due to there being 3 airlines the only thing I could do is cancel the flights. He stated I could try to make a claim since I had bought the flight insurance. He told me that I would get flight credit back. I asked if the flight credit would be out all in my name or if the flight credit for my husband would still be listed under the wrong name. He stated the credit for my husband's ticket would be under the wrong name with the maiden as his last. I asked how I could change that, he stated I couldn't that my husband could just change his name to use it. I lost it when he stated that.

    So, in the end we have lost over 1,000 dollars for my husband's ticket, since he can't use the credit nor can I get a refund. My credit is in limbo since I have to change my name to my married name, and they state they can't change names on credit. I have to change my maiden to my married since my educator's licenses are due for renewal and I need to do that in my married. Expedia customer service is the worst! They ruined our honeymoon and Thanksgiving, I will never use them again and I warn everybody else to stay way from such a horrible company. Book through a travel agency... You will have better luck!

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014

    I would never book anything with Expedia again. There was a mix-up in booking the hotel and when I arrived they said that I had missed my arrival date and had been charged a late fee. So, I called the company. I was put on hold for nearly half an hour before I was finally able to explain my problem. The lady apologized and said she would have to talk to her manager and have him contact me that day or the following day. However, they never contacted me... So, I was left to pay for a hotel room I never got to stay in, in addition I was charged a late fee. I found another hotel and paid for a room for the night.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014

    Yesterday, I was looking for an all inclusive vacation to Mexico for February on expedia.ca. I filtered in the left hand column by selecting the All Inclusive option. On all other websites, checking this off means you are only shown all Inclusive options. However, on expedia.ca, it is all smoke and mirrors. When you check the all inclusive option, the page refreshes and the prices appear higher which seems right. An all inclusive package will be more expensive than the one that doesn't include anything.

    I then selected the hotel we wanted to go to and I was presented with 4 prices depending on which type of room I wanted. I then booked the room we wanted and after the payment went through, I noticed we had a room only booking and were to be charged if we wanted breakfast included at 169 pesos per person.

    That didn't seem right so I went back and ran through the booking steps again and sure enough, with the All Inclusive option checked again, the page refreshed and when I selected the same dates and same hotel, I was presented with the same 4 prices again.

    And then I saw it at the bottom of the page. A tiny blue link saying "Show all rooms and rates" which really should be made larger and renamed to "Show what I actually asked for." And after clicking on it, there it was. An extra $99.16 a night for all inclusive. The price I paid at booking was not unrealistic either. I had checked on selloffvacations.com for a month earlier at the same destination and was presented with an all inclusive package at only $33 more than I actually paid for the non inclusive package with Expedia. It was not one of those cases where I should have thought, this price is too good to be true. If it had of been, I would have been more suspicious before booking it.

    Surely if I filter by all inclusive, that's what I am asking to be shown. Just as when I am booking flights, if I filter by non stop only flights, I do not expect to only be presented with flights with stops and have to click through further to see only non stop ones. Expedia actually confirmed this on the phone. It was my fault because I did not understand the difference the way the filters behaved on their website between flight options and vacation packages. In other words, it was for me to know that if I filter by non stop flights, that is what I will be shown but if I filter by All Inclusive vacation packages, I will be shown anything but.

    An hour and a half later on the phone after speaking with 2 reps that thought the same as me - if you search by All Inclusive, that's what you expect to get and they thought it was a website error and was trying to get an explanation of why it happened. Well, I finally got put through to Carla only to be told the entire mistake was my fault and took great delight in telling me what she was not going to do for me. I had to accept a full refund there and then and a call back within 72 hours. If I did not accept the refund before the call back, the refund would not be available by the time I got a call back. Also, I should have known how the website worked and that I would only be presented with non all inclusive pricing despite asking for all inclusive packages. And Carla has a special customer service skill in that she is grade A in shouting over you while you are talking to drown out anything you are trying to say.

    In all, I have booked all of my travel with Expedia over the past 10 years. Countless flights, hotels through the Expedia and Expedia owned hotels.com and never have I experienced what the true face of this company is like until now. They could not care less that their website is misleading and dishonest in what it presented to me, Carla was one of the rudest customer service managers I have ever spoken to and customer care is completely non existent. I will be submitting a complaint to the Quebec consumer protection board concerning this company, will never do business with them again and would advise anyone else to do the same. Please ensure you book with a reputable company that has some customer service ethics, unlike Expedia which, from my personal experience, has absolutely no shred of.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014

    I work at a hotel. A guest booked 2 rooms for the nights of the 28th and 29th. They arrived at the hotel at 2:45 AM on the 28th to check in. I explained that check in time for the 28th was 3:00 PM at which they got upset and said that they were told they would be able to check in at 2:00 AM when they arrived. I explained that we were on the night of the 27th and that the room type that they requested for the 28th was not available. They also stated that Expedia had told them that they could have a smoking room... We are a nonsmoking hotel. If you don't want to deal with this you would be better off to book through the hotel directly.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014

    I booked a trip Miami-Rome-Miami with Hotel plus a trip from Rome to Paris round trip with Hotel. The price was good and the lady give a $50 discount just I decide buy the package right away. I booked both package and I was clear with her in how many times she going to charge my credit card and she said "Just one time. Expedia is a US company and if you book with them you do not have to pay transaction fee." Well the lady book my second trip directly to EasyJet airline and of course my bank is charging me a foreign transaction fee. She never told me nothing about it. I was calling Expedia and the lady in Customer Services hung up my call after try to explain her the problem. I have 4 different charge from Expedia and the fifth from the bank (Foreign Transaction Fee).

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014

    Cancel your Expedia account to avoid deceit, hidden charges, and lack of customer support. Recently I made a reservation for a hotel in Las Vegas. The package stated very clearly, "Excludes Resort Fee of $34." When I arrived to the hotel they told me the fee was mandatory and that Expedia misled me and to contact the company. Expedia told me it was the hotel's error. This is problem with using a third party, both establishments can tell you to contact the other party. I had a feeling that the resort fee might be charged, regardless of the statement, so I sent Expedia an email confirming what was included in my reservation. I asked if the resort fee would have to be paid and they again, said NO.

    I spoke with managers at Expedia and the Hotel and both parties referred me to the other. I recently found another hotel on Expedia which also stated that the resort fees were excluded. I wrote Expedia and this was their reply: "We do understand your frustration regarding this matter. This is the reason why, before we ask our customers to complete their purchase, we are requesting them to review the summary of their reservation." What is stated on their website is not what is included in the reservation. Please stay away from Expedia to avoid being overcharged. I am closing down my account and telling others to stay away.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014

    I booked a vacation with Expedia to the Bahamas. I cancelled this vacation 15 hours later. This is within the time frame they require in order to get a FULL refund. They issued me a refund that was much lower than the amount I paid. Tried speaking with 8 different managers on Expedia's end. They ALL hung up on me and all literally verbatim told me "too bad." When I conference called Chase Bank and Expedia, Expedia repeatedly hung up the phone. EXPEDIA ROBBED ME. And now I have to take legal action.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014

    I booked a hotel room for the weekend at a low rated hotel. I found a better hotel for the same price the next day so I decided to cancel my other room. I was told when I cancelled that I had followed the guidelines and I would not be charged a cancellation fee. However I was charged the full price of the room. I called the hotel and they told me it was a non-refundable room. Something Expedia didn't tell me! I called customer support and they said it was the hotel's policy and there was nothing they could do. I was suppose to be given a $50 gift certificate but I never even got that.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014

    This is simply the worst site for booking a flight!!!! Today I had my flight which I booked one month ago. I had to stop in the USA during my flight. When I went to the airport today they told me I have to get a visa for the USA and Expedia did not mention that just for stopping in the USA I need to have a visa. The so called supervisor told me on the phone, "I cannot do anything for you...!!!" Now I had to reschedule and pay additional fees... Expedia I need my money back or at least what I paid today. To all the people: DO NOT BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS WITH EXPEDIA, THEY ARE SOOOOOO DECEIVING.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014

    If I could give zero stars, I would. Hung up on numerous times, the site misrepresented a price (reflected one at booking page and a different, $300 higher price at the confirmation). No Expedia representative is willing to divulge their information so I am forced to repeat the issue constantly. Horrible people to talk to, excuse after excuse, "our site is experiencing difficulties," "we are at capacity," on top of hold times and electronic prompts that do not even recognize itinerary numbers or phone numbers of bookings.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014

    I booked a ticket for my son to come visit us in the Netherlands from the States. On the day of his travel to us he was informed that changes had taken place at work and he needed to return a couple of days earlier. I had purchased the total travel plan (HUGE MISTAKE) knowing my son's schedule could change. I then called Expedia to make the change and was informed that I had two options: purchase an entirely new ticket for $3000 or buy a new one-way ticket for $1000. I questioned the purpose of the travel insurance and then the Expedia representative proceeded to condescendingly tell me that she always reads the fine print of the travel insurance she's purchasing. So, I passed on purchasing a new ticket through Expedia and called the airline directly and was able to change the flight for $300. I'm wondering why Expedia's offer was so drastically different from the airline itself. Not inclined to use Expedia again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014

    We booked a stay at the Krystal Grand Punta in Cancun Mexico 12/2014 and got bedbugs during our stay. Expedia refuses to publish our negative review. This makes us wonder if Expedia has more of an arrangement other than a booking agent. We followed their guidelines, but they will not publish the review.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014

    I have used expedia.com for at least six years now, and have always trusted their "lowest fare" guarantee. I booked a ticket to Asia in October for $1,020.00 and then happened to check the same trip today, it's $251 less! So I called to see if I could get even just a credit for the excess amount, and the representative said, "Sorry, no, changes are only possible within 24 hours." When does ANYthing ever change within 24 hours, unless it's the stock market????

    I asked if I could cancel the first trip and book the same one at the lower price, and that wasn't possible, either! The flight was non-refundable. A couple of people I spoke to previously had suggested I use their travel agents, but I said I'd always gotten a good deal with expedia.com. Well, now I know NOT to use expedia unless I have no choice. Thus, I start my New Year feeling gypped, and sore at a company that's large enough that they should be able to extend even a bit of leeway to their faithful customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014

    I made a reservation on Delta airlines through Expedia for a Christmas vacation to the Dominican Republic. On the day before our departure, when I went online to check in, I discovered that Delta had no record of our reservation, and in fact, the flight on my reservation did not exist! When I called Expedia to sort this out, they transferred me to 3 levels of escalation, each taking 1 hour to be on hold, explain my problem, and then be told they could not solve it. I was finally told that a manager would call me back. They refuse to acknowledge their error or make it good. I am now sitting at home waiting for them to call me back, our vacation is ruined, and non-refundable air tickets and hotel bookings are at stake.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014

    I booked Treasure Island hotel, Las Vegas, NV through EXPEDIA.com. The trust Expedia.com reviewed of 4.1 stars out of 5 for this hotel. I checked in the hotel on Dec 16 around 11.30 PM. The room is HORRIBLE; Dirty, dusty and hairs everywhere in the bathroom. My son got bugs bites on his legs. We checked out after 2.5 hours into the hotel room. The hotel refunded the resort fees because we complained. I called the Expedia.com for refund. They apologized, and promised to get back to me in 2-3 days by the supervisor. Never got one back. I wrote bad review in the Expedia.com. They keep asking me to revise. I revised the first time and now they asked me again to review. Are they trying to manipulate customers to get good reviews which is a big LIE. I am not a liar. Customers deserve to know the truth. I canceled the Expedia credit cards. NO MORE EXPEDIA.COM FOR OUR FAMILY.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014

    Purchased two tickets from Houston to Tokyo on Expedia.co.jp and then had to cancel. The first issue being that they switched our first and last names but multiple conversations to their India call center did not resolve it. Before I cancelled my itinerary, they confirmed over the telephone that the airline charges a $300 cancellation charge per ticket. When I received my refund, there was $380.83 charge per ticket. Numerous calls internationally from US to their India call center proved fruitless. Their replies ran the gamut from "oh the airline doesn't refund taxes" to "oh the charge is in US Dollar and not Aussie Dollar", the latter of which was totally irrelevant as the ticket was in JPY and the credit card was USD. They said the airline should supply the receipts, whereas the airline said that Expedia.co.jp should supply the receipts as the transaction was through them and they performed as my agent. I 100% believe the airline. Let me put it this way, I will continue doing business with the airline, but I will never again do business with Expedia.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014

    I reserved a hotel for my family near the Hongkong airport for the 21/10/14 from Expedia.com.au. Upon arrival at HK airport, they called the hotel for directions how to get there, but were told there was no reservation made. They did recognize the reservation number. My family had to go to another hotel not pre-booked. Upon lodging complaint to expedia.com.au on the phone, they eventually accepted my claim. But to no avail to this day. Below is a copy of my last letter sent by e-mail via customer service on Expedia.com.au website, on Fri. 12/12/14 at 22:54, referring to itinerary number: ** .

    "I refer to documentation ID # ** made by phone to Ankett on the 22/10/14 and the promise to receive a confirmation e-mail within 24-48 hours and a refund within 7-15 business days. After 8 phone calls made since the 21/10 to the 8/12/14, I have yet to receive either confirmation e-mail nor the refund of my reservation. Please deal with this without any further delays."

    I have also tried to lodge a complaint with Expedia.com (USA) but they got out of it by claiming they have nothing to do with Expedia - Australia. In short Expedia Customer Service was such a bad experience - NEVER AGAIN!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014

    I booked a cruise on Expedia (which I never do - I always use Vacationstogo.com, but I received an offer in my email from Expedia and stupidly clicked on it). I spoke with the Expedia Cruise representative to book a cruise and she told me that since we were a party of 5 that we would have to have separate reservations if we wanted two cabins (which we did - 1 for us & 1 for our kids). She booked the two cabins but said that we would not know the cabin numbers until later, but that our reservations were linked together so there would be no problem that the cruise line would ensure that we were next to each other or within a few cabins of each other on the same deck. SHE LIED!! We were separated onto TWO DIFFERENT DECKS and my youngest is 7 yrs old.

    When I called to fix it they said the cruise was FULL and there was nothing that could be done and I also could not get a refund. NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER USE EXPEDIA TO BOOK YOUR CRUISE!!!!! They were not helpful AT ALL and basically said tough **! Don't ever book through them - especially if you need more than one cabin within the same vicinity. ALSO they ended up being $300 MORE PER CABIN than Vacationstogo.com and they would not give us credit for the difference either. Horrible Customer Service, more expensive than other sites and dishonest representatives, that is what you can expect.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014

    I am an Elite customer of Expedia and have been purchasing airline tickets for all my family several times a year. So, Expedia made tons of money from my business. On December 20, 2014 my daughter who is a freshman at UC Davis was supposed to come and spend the Christmas break with us, her family, in Saudi Arabia. The flight was through American Airline/Etihad Airways partnership. The day before the trip I confirmed with Expedia that the flight time is still the same and no changes exist. It was all confirmed. My daughter traveled from Davis to San Francisco by car to catch the flight at 12:25. It was the first time my daughter travels by herself and the first time she takes a break from her College, so she was extremely excited to come and visit the family and we were anxiously waiting to see her.

    She arrived at San Francisco airport 3 hours before the flight. Tried to get a boarding pass through machine, her request was denied. She called me in Saudi Arabia and told me what happened, I called Expedia to find out if there is a problem. They said, "No problem just tell your daughter to wait in line and go to the check-in counter." She waited one hour and it was her turn, the check in counter told her that her name is not on the reservation for 12:25 and that her original flight was cancelled. She broke into tears and my wife in Saudi Arabia was having a nervous breakdown. I called the corporate manager at Expedia after waiting and waiting on the line to get connected to her what seemed like eternity. I explained the situation to her and she said she would fix the situation and call me back. I was calling my daughter long distance every 15 minutes. American Airlines said they could not do anything. The flight took off and my daughter was still waiting in shock and tears. I tried to reach the corporate manager, they told me she was working on the case. Then I called my daughter and she said Expedia (corporate manager) told her she might have to wait 3-4 days before they could get her a flight. That was disastrous news. Then I gave up and called the Etihad Airways.

    They looked into the situation and said it might take 4-5 days before my daughter could get a replacement flight. I said that is NOT acceptable. They told me that Expedia is responsible for this situation and that the only thing that can be done is to request a refund. What about my daughter's trip. She was collapsing with frustration and despair at the airport having been there for more than 6 hours.

    I finally reached the corporate manager and she said there was nothing they could do further and that since I discussed the issue of refund with Etihad they assumed that was it. I was shocked. I said, "I called Etihad because for two hours I was waiting for you to call me but you did not." She said she was working on the case. I said, "Listen I want my daughter here with us for the Holidays and it was Expedia's problem and obligation to find the earliest and best flight to offer to my daughter not 3-5 days later. Since you can't come up with a better solution, I am going to look for a flight myself." I ended up buying my daughter a one-way ticket business class for $8,100. That was the only option that would bring her to Saudi Arabia within 2 days. She had to go back to Davis for one night, then catch the flight from Sacramento to Seattle to Dubai and then to Saudi Arabia. I spend all night dealing with this problem. Both my wife and my daughter were having a nervous breakdown while in different continents and I was dealing with all the stress calling different airlines until I found this flight.

    Today I called Expedia and I asked for some compensation (other than the standard refund of the unused return ticket). I said this whole thing is Expedia's fault. They did not notify us of any flight cancellation or schedule changes; on the contrary they confirmed the day before and on the morning of the flight and on their website and on my mobile phone that the flight was at 12:25 with NO changes. I told them if I had purchased the ticket from the airline itself and I faced such a problem, they would fix the problem immediately even if they had to fly my daughter first class. If my daughter had to wait another day or two in the process the airline would also pay for hotel and other expenses. So, since this whole issue is Expedia's fault, they should at lead share part of the cost of the ticket that I purchased for my daughter (never mind 7-8 hours of longer distance phone calls and extreme stress that we endured). Their answer was ridiculous and shameful. They said they don't have a mechanism to compensate for such cases. I said "so if this is your answer to one of your best customers, you must be treating your regular customers in worse way."

    I told the corporate manager that they have lost my business and I would never buy anything from them. If their business model is to just collect commission on sales and bear no consequences related to their system problems or operational problems that cause serious stress, financial loss and complications to their customers, then what value are they adding. Nobody needs such a lousy business. I am so disappointed at Expedia and I will never buy anything from them ever again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014

    Until payment was made, it said the tickets were "refundable" (I have a screen shot). After payment was made, it said the tickets are "nonrefundable and non-changeable." I would not have bought the tickets if they were nonrefundable and non-changeable.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014

    Supervisor Perry number ** could not help me with any information and was not willing to give me a live person or manager. I had to change my credit card information.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014

    I was booking the accommodation in Rusutsu Japan where I was attending the conference. The booking was from January 6 till January 14. Despite double checking with my wife and also when I booked connecting flights to Sapporo, I had reservation for December. This has made my situation very complicated because January is fully booked. I have not received any email or notification about booking. We are family of 5 - three children under 10. Contacting Expedia was unhelpful, we were advised to contact the hotel. This is not the first time we experienced problems with hotel bookings by Expedia. Last time we arrived to Vanuatu around midnight and at hotel, there was no booking organized. I will not use Expedia again in the future.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014

    Dec 5 booked flight from Toronto to Vancouver for Dec 19. Computer showed cost $583. When checking online Visa they had billed me $686, upon checking I was quoted in us $, so in less than an hour I cancelled with Expedia and given authorization number. When had asked when I would get my credit which they said should be in a few days. I then booked direct with Air Canada saving myself $60. On Dec 16 checked my statement and no credit done so called Expedia and was now told credit should be between 6 to 8 weeks. Got hold of a manager who said if I got fax number of Visa they could send authorization. When I got back to them in the afternoon with the number they said they now couldn't do it. Spoke to another manager who called Visa Direct which she did but Expedia still have not sent funds. I now have to wait till Dec 26 to formally have Visa go after them. My BIGGEST ADVISE, DON’T DEAL WITH EXPEDIA.COM.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014

    I used Expedia's "Unpublished Rate Hotels" as they offered up to 40% off. I chose a 4 star hotel and a price which looked good. Then at check out there was $41.34 worth of fees on a $122 advertised room for a total of 153.34. After deciding to continue with the booking, the name of the hotel was revealed. I looked up the hotel and they have horrible ratings - many stating the 4 star rating is crap and the hotel is outdated and smells and the fee for booking a room normally was only $5 more than my "Unpublished Rate". No savings and was sent to a crappy hotel. The way "unpublished rate hotels" is supposed to work is that I trust Expedia to provide good rates at good places. I will not use Expedia's Unpublished Rate Hotels again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014

    Booked a week in Vegas and even bought the $52 travel protection in case we had to cancel. What a joke. Been using them for over 10 years booking everything. Well, needless to say, we had to cancel. We got back only 25% of our trip. The reason - because the airline is at fault. What a scam!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014

    I purchased insurance on 2 tickets from Atlanta to New York. Afterwards, I needed to change the outbound. I contacted Expedia and the customer service rep explained to me that if I just canceled the tickets and waited for the credit to be put on my account, there would be no fee involved. He instructed me to wait at least 3 days for the credit to show up and he also had to send the insurance information to Delta so there would be no fee assessed when I re-booked the tickets. When I called back, the first person ended the call in the middle of a 15 minute conversation. The 2nd person passed me on to another person who told me he could book the tickets but I would need to pay the fee of $200 per person in addition to the ticket costs minus the credit.

    I asked to speak to a supervisor explaining that I was not supposed to be assessed any fees. The supervisor came on and told me that I would have to pay the $200/person fee and then they would petition Delta to refund the fee and that it should come through in 3-4 weeks. I told him that was not explained previously and that Expedia needed to honor the process laid out by the employee who canceled the original tickets. To which he explained that he would turn it over to the Corporate office and ask them to review the tapes and that it would take 72 hours minimum for them to start the process. I asked him for his name, which he gave, and for the name of the person who originally canceled the tickets. It took 10 requests to get him to provide the individual's name and he kept insisting that I was threatening him and that he was trying to resolve the issue. I will never deal with Expedia again and I recommend that no one book any tickets with them unless they are certain they won't need to change anything and whatever you do, do not purchase insurance -- it is a complete scam!

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014

    We booked a hotel and flight package thru Expedia! I will never do this again! I booked on Dec. 15 because we decided to book a trip to NY for New Years. I thought using Expedia and booking a flight and hotel package would be the cheapest package, well I was WRONG! I had some spare time on Dec 17 to research flight prices and the hotel prices separately not through Expedia. First I would've saved $700 on plane tickets and had a better flight schedule than what Expedia offered and I would've saved on the Hotel also! I have learned a lesson the hard way! I WILL NEVER use Expedia to book my travel plans again!

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014

    I recently booked my first email with Expedia and what a huge mistake this was!!! I wrote several emails and complaint emails to the email address provided and they rang me to tell me they deny all knowledge of my complaint. Why call me then? Dreadful customer care. I will never book a holiday with Expedia ever again!!! I will not write in detail on here the dreadful holiday I had. But I am considering legal action.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014

    I have talked with Expedia customer services 6 months already. I called them get refund for my flight tickets from NYC to Spain, since my wife become pregnant after tickets are booked. It worth over $1,600. I fax and email them all necessary document and doctor documents. In the last 6 months, all customer services guy from Expedia keep telling me to wait for refund. They gave out all the promise and such. Two days ago, they claim that there will be no refund. This is unacceptable. They should tell me there will be no refund 6 months ago. I wasted so much time and money to deal with Expedia customer services.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014

    First of all, I used their service last year to book a flight to China via LAX and had no problems. This year, I tried to book a flight from St. Louis to Bangkok and their software would let me book it as one continuous flight but had to book my flight from St. Louis to Chicago separately. There was not enough time between my arrival to Chicago and my departure from Chicago to Seoul Korea so I missed my flight and had to book a hotel in Chicago to stay overnight. I called Expedia.com customer service to book another flight and had nothing but problems like the person who wrote the review before me on this website. At first, they were going to charge me $4,000 for re-booking the flight and then after I said I would sue, it went to $2,000. I said, "Fine I would just sue to get my money back," and got a supervisor who said the charge would now be only $400. The operators they have fielding problems and questions are the most ignorant and obstinate people I have ever encountered using any customer service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014

    All is great until you need a change. The staff was unable to understand requirement, very rude and unwilling to accept their mistakes when they made some. I made a booking to Far East and needed to extend my stopover in Dubai (simple requirement). Initially they lead me believe that this was possible with 100 admin charge. But it's better to be done when I had completed first part of my journey (i.e. outward journey) as less of a journey needs to be re-evaluated that way. However, when I called back to confirm the change - they refused to do this, blamed it on Airline policy and pretty much told me I'm a liar. Then when they started an investigation to review the call history on my insistence - they never completed it.

    I finally paid significantly more for the change to be made. But they then got this wrong as well and made changes to my wife's flights rather than my own. All in all - The staff is incompetent and rude to say the least. They will lie and drop your calls to save their own skin. There is no one to turn to in UK or US, so you're left with just the Indian staff. I was extremely Angry with the service as they wasted so much of my time and money for a small admin change. They bring bad name to the Airline (in this case Emirates) and I will never book with Expedia again!

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014

    I reserved a flight for my daughter 3 months in advance. Expedia reserved under my name instead of my daughter's. I was told I would receive a credit for their mistake. I tried to use the credit and was given a price above the price on their own website by $400. Then I was berated by a so-called manager.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014

    I was supposed to arrive at this hotel (Marea Brava, Puntarenas, Costa Rica) this past Nov 28th and two days before this, I called the hotel to ask a couple of things that were not too clear on their website but to my surprise, the lady that answered the phone let me know that although expedia.com had confirmed my reservation, in reality they did not have any room left. I said OK, although this is a great inconvenience for my wife and I, I guess I understand systems sometimes fail or somebody dropped the ball somewhere etc.. The fact is, I understand that a mistake can be made, after all, we are all human however, neither the hotel nor expedia.com have refunded my money!

    Based on this, I did not use expedia for my booking and I ended up finding a different hotel which was great however, I have placed seven international phone calls to expedia and they have not refunded my money. My last conversation was with this "supervisor" called "Marcus" whom was disrespectful and patronizing me throughout the call basically letting me know I was not going to receive my refund. I could not understand due to his accent plus I was already angry so I ended up disconnecting the call since I knew I wasn't gonna get anywhere but this will be the first and last time I use expedia for anything. I lost my money, that's fine, but I am taking the time to write this so that you do not lose your money either. Do use this hotel or expedia. P.S. If you end up using expedia and for some reason need a refund of your money, be ready to be put on hold for a prolonged amount of time.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014

    The online system will not let me close my account. I get the message that I am not authorized to close my account. When I emailed them, they sent me to the link that doesn't work. I called them three times to deactivate the account. Three times, this was not accomplished.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014

    Booked a hotel reservation, had to pay at booking time but rep assured me that if cancellation was necessary that it would not be a problem if done within the stated time constraints, didn't tell me it would take 2 weeks!!!!! Although they immediately charged my card at booking time, talked to rep, supervisor and manager, no satisfaction, so my advice to all who read this make your reservations directly with the hotel, not 3rd party, especially NOT EXPEDIA...... you will be SORRY!!!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    Having extensive past positive experience with Expedia, I booked air tickets for a dream vacation over Christmas from the US to Cairo, departing 12/21 and returning 12/31. Simple enough? No. They sent me a confirmation that I would leave on schedule BUT would arrive in Cairo, lay over 23 hours, and then return from London (and how would I get to London?) to the USA . BUT I was confirmed to return from Cairo to London on 12/31. (And how would I get from London to the US?) The sweet customer service reps assure me that all is in order, but Expedia e-mailed me yesterday with another copy of the screwy itinerary, and I am leaving in nine days. Have called multiple times because Expedia informed me that the best thing to do is call the departing airline(!), which I did and they told me weeks ago everything was okay. Don't know where to turn. I would like to know why they are getting a commission on $2800 worth of tickets and I am getting nightmares...The latest explanation by Expedia is that they can't do anything when the airline changes a flight, as they did on the final leg of the trip, forcing an overnight stay at Dulles on New Year's Eve??

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    I booked a flight and had to cancel. I was told that I had a credit with American airlines. Not true! Now I cannot get an expedia supervisor on the phone. Total rip-off!

    DEC. 24, 2014 UPDATE: I had to cancel a flight on America Airlines booked thru Expedia. I tried to re-book another flight thru Expedia with AA and was told that it could only be done directly with AA. AA told me that they could not apply any credit because of the way the flight was booked by Expedia. After spending approximately 2 hours on the phone with American Airlines and then Expedia, I finally got a supervisor at Expedia on the line. This person stated that he would book my flight with the credit I had from the last canceled flight with American Airlines. The problem was that the flight was $80 more than the posted price on the American Airlines website. I questioned him about this and he said that prices change every minute and that this was the lowest price for the flight I wanted to take. I declined to book the more expensive flight with him and went onto the American Airlines website and booked of the same flight for $80 less than the Expedia supervisor gave me as the lowest fare for my flight. I will never use Expedia again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    I booked plane reservations and hotel stay through Expedia. Our hotel stay was to be from Oct. 30, 2014 - Sun. Nov. 2, 2014 at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental, Houston. We flew into DFW to spend a week with our son, wife and family and then were to leave and drive to Houston on Oct. 30. My husband had chest pains on Wed., Oct. 29 and was admitted to the hospital to be checked through the night for heart problems. About 11:30 pm on Wed., when I got back from the hospital, I called the Sheraton North to let them know that we would definitely not be staying Oct. 30 and that we might not be coming at all. They told me it was okay with them but that I had to call Expedia because I booked through them.

    So I called Expedia and explained the situation and told them that the hotel said it would be no problem. I even stated that I wanted to cancel the one night because I did not know if we were going to be going to Houston at all. It would depend on health of my husband. She put me on hold and said that she called the hotel. I have my doubts that she even did that. After a good while, she got back on the phone and said the right person at the hotel was not there to take care of it because it was late but that she would contact them in the morning and have it taken care of. She told me that I would get an email regarding a refund.

    What a relief having that taken care of with the worry about my husband. I did tell her that I wasn't sure if we could go at all and she said to just cancel one night and if we could not go to call and cancel the other two. We were able to go to Houston a day late but I never received that email or a refund. So I called Expedia and was put on hold. After quite a while, he got back on the phone and told me the hotel had my money and that I would have to contact them for a refund. So I contacted the hotel and she told me that Expedia had my money and that I had to contact them. I told them that Expedia told me they had my money and she put me on hold and said she would check. After quite a wait, she got back on the phone and said she would have to check with an accountant who wasn't there right then. She told me that she would call me the next day. I never received a phone call.

    I went online and saw all the other customers who had received the same run around that I did. Expedia blames hotel and hotel blames Expedia and there is no honest outcome. This type of business should not be allowed. I have since mentioned this to a few people and have discovered a couple who have had this same type of experience. They never reported it. I have to wonder just how many people have called for their money and never received it and just did not know where to go with their complaint. I will never ever book through them for anything and I am going to write to the Sheraton and let them know that I will never book anywhere through a Sheraton again. Expedia I do not think will care at all but the hotel chain might. That might be wishful thinking on my part. My itinerary # **.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014

    Been purchasing my airline tickets (only travel once a year) from Expedia for some time now, but never had to deal with their support so never realized how ineffective and waste of my time it was. Until my recent trip where I wasn't receiving an email and had to contact Expedia - nice people, but so time consuming and ineffective. I also discovered that buying directly from the airline was a few dollars cheaper than Expedia! My bad, this time. Anyway won't be dealing with Expedia anymore.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014

    Bought a domestic ticket and wanting to change date of departure but customer service was so much of alibi when I was told by Qantas whom I was flying with that it could have been able to change the booking if the flight was book in their site instead. I should have not booked from Expedia. Will never use Expedia again, would rather go to other search flight website next time and after selecting the flight I would like to go, will check first directly from the airline website.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014

    I had flight reservations via Expedia. My father broke his hip and I needed to prep on my trip by couple of days. I have called Expedia at least 10 times in the past 16 hours, have been on hold for upwards of 1 hour and right now I am waiting for a supervisor after different customer service agents have been trying and apologizing for the past 2 hours and 25 minutes. I will NEVER AGAIN use Expedia. I urge all of you to dump them. The worst there is.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014

    I have been a loyal customer with Expedia in the past. Experience online was great all along. I have a 100 dollar VIP hotel coupon in my account which is expiring soon. I tried to redeem it online but it was not successful. Therefore, I have to call Expedia to book my trip. 1st call: I was told by the agent that the coupon was only valid for hotel in US. I double checked after and realized it wasn't true. It applied to hotel worldwide. The agent gave me a wrong information. 2nd call: I was disconnected while the agent was helping me with applying my coupon.

    3rd call: This agent is better. She told me she wasn't able to apply the coupon on my booking. She didn't know what was wrong and had to transfer me to customer service. Okay. The gentleman in customer service put me on hold for a couple of times and then told me he didn't know why the coupon cannot be applied while it was still valid. He suggested that I paid the booking in full while the company would refund me 100 dollar (coupon value) on my booking. However, he can't help me finish the booking and had to transfer me to another agent to finish it. I agreed and then I was transferred. The agent whose name is Karen as I remembered was very slow and unprofessional. After I have given her my trip specifics, she said the hotel I would like to book is not included in the VIP hotel list and does not qualify for coupon. I told her it was as it had a VIP logo on the Expedia website. She was like "oh okay, let me check" and after 5 seconds, I GOT DISCONNECTED AGAIN!!!!

    4th call: I spoke to the agent again about what happened and got transferred to customer service. The agent in customer service said she would like me to hold while she was going to look into my problem. There again, I GOT DISCONNECTED. 5th call: I was really frustrated and I call booking again and told them to transfer me to customer service as they can't retrieve the note on my previous phone calls. While I was waiting to be transferred, the line got DISCONNECTED!!!

    OVERALL EXPERIENCE IS REALLY BAD AND DISAPPOINTING. It is a very simple problem and it seemed there was no way to resolve it with their customer services. First of all, there is no communication or notes regarding customer's previous phone calls. I have to repeat my problem every time I called and while I was transferred from one agent to another. Second of all, I was hung up all the time and it seemed there was no way to finish the conversation when a problem emerged. I have never encountered such an ineffective team! I have made the worse assumption that I would not be able to use my coupon. I don't think I would book with them ever again until they give proper training to their agents in customer service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014

    I booked a vacation & they tell me they will not swipe my card till the 8th & they swiped it & they say the only thing that you can do is cancel your hotel. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE at all. Please think what you do because you will cry.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014

    I have a Gold account with Expedia. I spend over 50k a year in trips. The only time ever I need a help from the customer center it was a HELL. I still have open and paid more 11 trips until January 2015 and the manager Karen ** (She "can't" give me her last name) says that is better to lose me as a customer than to avoid $200 fee to change one of my flights. I will never use their services again. I have been contacted by other websites to transfer all my company's trips and I will definitely do that. Besides the rude employees, the call drops every 5 minutes.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014

    On Nov 27, 2014, I used 19,600 points to redeem a 1 way flight from Sacramento to Long Beach California for the holidays. Although points were deducted from my Expedia+ rewards account, I never got an email confirmation of my flight or it appeared on my future trips in My Account on Expedia's website. I've called customer service 4 times, navigating the difficult telephone menus designed such that you never talk to a human being. Each time I got a hold of a human being, was transferred from one department operator to the next each one saying they can't help me and that some other department handles issues related to my missing flight. Each time I was transferred, the call was dropped after 15-30 minutes of elevator music. This is the worst customer service I have thus come across. They offer no help and each time tells me what I already know. I don't have a flight coming up. Exactly the reason I called after they took 19,600 points out of my rewards account!

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014

    300 dollars in long distance phone calls to sort out a flight cancellation by Cathay Pacific. Expedia staff was slow, incoherent, and intransigent. There is no free lunch. With Expedia, if it goes smoothly, it’s OK. If it is derailed, it is a MESS. Expedia never again.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014

    I booked a number of flights with Expedia before and they were very easy but I found out that when it comes to a refund, you can forget about it. I failed to use my flights (Abu-Fra) booked through Expedia on August 2014 due to immigration clearance. I tried to ring up all the numbers available several times and sent numerous email but until this very moment, I have no luck. No one seems to know what to do or no one seems to be willing to help you when it comes to refund.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014

    I have booked 6 months in advance for a 3 plane fare tickets round trip to Asia. A week later, certain circumstances arises and changes had to be made. I wanted to rebook my flight moving 5 days later based on the original flight. Called up Expedia. Told me that they could not change my flight according to the policy based on my flight reservation. So I went to see the fine prints... There was nothing stated or mentioned that I cannot rebook my flights. In fact it was even clearly stated that in certain circumstances flights can be change but with a certain fee between $150.00 to $200.00... To cut the story short, I rang the Airline and said it is possible for Expedia to change the flight but wanted me to pay $610.00 per person just to move the date... Does anybody knows that changing the date will cost you a price like this nearly a one way ticket so to speak? Not only they're trying to rip me off, put me on hold for 45 minutes... Not even helpful. I will never go back to Expedia.

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014

    Expedia's protection plan are a joke......The Total Package protection plan is a crime. I can't believe they even offer this plan. When you are asked about signing up for this $150.00 plan it states within the purchase window "Cancel for Any Reason" and receive a refund. It does not include that you will not be refunded the purchase price of the Airfare which in our case would be a $1,308.28. My wife and I rarely travel and booked this 6 months ago and keep in mind that this trip does not even happen for 6 months but to some unseen events in our household we decided to cancel the trip. Yet still they want to keep 1,308.28 as a credit. After my wife and I heard about this horrific plan, my wife cried because this is a lot of money in our house, but they don't care. I will and would never refer anyone to Expedia and wanted to tell consumers to not trust what they say.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    I wanted to stay at a hotel with an ocean view in Rio de Janeiro and Expedia had an offer listed as Deluxe Room, View at the JW Marriott - turns out the view is one of the atrium view!!! Who goes to Rio to look at the insides of a hotel?! Story short - the hotel made me pay an additional 120$ per night in excess of the 250$ I had paid per night for two nights, which were non-refundable, to get an ocean view. There are plenty of other luxury hotels in Rio that round up to 350$ a night and this is not one of them. The staff at the hotel were extra friendly and tried to compensate for this mishap and instructed me to demand a refund from Expedia. I called them and Expedia said they were not going to issue a refund on the extra costs. Expedia writes inaccurate information and sells it to people. I will never use Expedia again. I feel cheated. And if anyone has to use Expedia I advise caution and reading the fine print because they can easily cheat you too.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    Long, long story short: After trying to cancel a flight within 24 of making the reservation with Expedia, they never issued a refund and we never received a confirmation email. When we called the company to check that our flights had been cancelled, they said they had no record of the cancellation because we did not cancel it properly through their very misleading phone system which tells you to simply "Hang up" if they verified your flight.

    In total, I was on the phone with Expedia for over 4.5 hours (most of which was spent on hold) changing my flights, speaking with different managers, supervisors etc. each of which had a condescending attitude. In the end, I still had to pay the change of flight fee, despite the fact that the flaws in their system are what caused the confusion in the first place. In this process I was told all of the following by different employees: My flight could be changed for a $200 fee per ticket with no change in the price of the ticket; we could not change the ticket at all; that the fee would be over $700 dollars; and that the fee would be $200 with a change in rate.

    Finally, when we made our change we asked them to send us a receipt confirming the price of the change. We were told "no", but upon asking multiple times, they were able to send us a confirmation of the money that they had charged to our credit card. Why this is not standard procedure only further confirms that this company intends to mess with their clients. Honestly, I feel as though this company does everything they can to mislead their customers, keep them on hold for as long as possible to wear them down as not to fight their rules, and confuse them with differences in prices. If you use this company please do so cautiously and get EVERYTHING in writing.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    We stayed at the Holiday Inn Midtown Austin from 11/23/14 to 11/27/2014. We booked through Expedia and paid $475.08 for the four days. While staying there, there were numerous problems with the hotel room. On 11/26/2014, there was a reception at the hotel. The music was so loud and the bass was so strong that we could hear it on the 8th floor. We called the front desk around 9:30pm to complain, and they stated they would address the problem with the DJ and would ask them to turn the sound down to reasonable level. The sound not only was not turned down, it got louder. And this went on until after midnight.

    No one cleaned the room on 11/24 or 11/25. The “do not disturb” sign was taken off the door around noon each day. We let the first day go, but when no one cleaned the second day, we placed a call to the front desk around 3:30pm on 11/25. We were told housekeeping went home for the day. The toilet was slow to flush and the sink was slow to drain - although they fixed the problem on the day we reported it. The sliding metal lock on the sliding glass door was not installed properly. It took us almost three days to get it to lock, and we only got it to lock by using all our weight to pull on the door and then pushing the sliding lock in. I cannot imagine that this lock on the sliding glass door is acceptable to Holiday Inn audit standards. The TV programming and sound was completely messed up. For example, if we watched Anthony Bourdain “Parts Unknown,” the sound was for a completely different program on another channel. This occurred the entire time we were there. We did not report this to the front desk until the last day we were there because we assumed it was a problem throughout the hotel (e.g. cable related).

    When we checked out on 11/27/2014, we gave a list of all the problems to Porshia, the front desk clerk. She advised us that she would have been happy to give us a discount if we had not booked through Expedia, but because we directly booked through them, she had no access to adjust our bill. Therefore, we took the problem up with Expedia when we arrived home.

    On 12/01/2014, we spoke to Lauren at Expedia. She stated they would phone the hotel on 12/02 at 10pm when Porshia arrived for her normal work day, and they would contact us about the discount. On 12/02, we received an e-mail from Expedia stating that the Holiday Inn was refusing to give us a discount despite the numerous problems we had and despite what we had been told upon checkout on 12/27. We called the Holiday Inn and spoke to Porshia. She stated she would have to get a manager involved and that we should have booked directly with them. She stated they never recommend Expedia due to problems like this.

    To put it bluntly, we were more than dissatisfied with the problems we experienced at the hotel. Finally, Porshia should have never offered a discount, period, if she was not authorized to do so. As a result, we have filed a BBB report, an Attorney General report with the state of Washington where Expedia is based, another one with our own state, as well as complaints against Holiday Inn. If you have experienced similar problems, I would suggest you file your own reports.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    This is the worst customer service experience I have ever had. I have called over 5 times to resolve one issue and still have not gotten an answer. I received an email stating that I can change my reservation without penalty for up to 2 days before the trip and within the last month (calls were made every week for a month) and I have not been able to get a straight answer. The front line employees do not understand simple requests, mid level management understands better but still cannot make decisions and upper management thinks that it is OKAY to yell at the customer. When on the phone with the manager he stated, "customer service cannot be provided when the customers do not listen," "sometimes you can't get what you want" and proceeded to be rude and speak in a loud voice. I had to be the voice of reason and give suggestions as to how this issue can be fixed. The suggestions were tried and a plan was offered that would still require extra steps and paying twice as much for a product. If maybe Expedia tried to do their jobs and establish that the customer was right then their job would be a lot easier.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014

    On December 1, 2014 my husband and I were delighted to book our Christmas trip as we had many times before, we went to Expedia.com. Since using the site multiple times for prior trips, we had accumulated enough reward points to have a $100 package coupon. We redeemed our rewards coupon and we proceeded to book our trip. As we entered all the credit card information and hit book we received an error message for our credit card. Knowing there is not a problem with our credit card, we double checked the numbers, expiration date and CSV code and tried again. We received the same message so we called Capital One, our credit card company, to see what the issue was.

    Capital One's extremely kind and professional representative told us that we now have a fraudulent block on our card due to TWO prior authorization charges on our card from Expedia. We ask her if prior to the block if there was an issue with our card and she said, "No, but we have had to block your card due to the same charge twice on your credit card from Expedia." We explained to her that this would ruin our chances of getting the trip at the price we were booking and was there anything she could do to help. She told us that she would be glad to call Expedia and see if she couldn't help find a resolution. This is when things went down hill, quickly.

    In 30 minutes my husband spoke to 3 separate Expedia Customer Service representatives that each told him they did not have the authorization to do anything to help the situation. They were each difficult to understand, but did provide adequate customer service, however could not provide any assistance which is what we called for. After much frustration I ask my husband to hand me the phone and told the representative that I would like to speak to someone that could authorize anything to help the situation. We were loyal customers and as far as I was aware this was not the way you treated loyal customers. After 15 minutes of waiting, Karla **, a manager answered the line. She started with a calm tone and explained that there was nothing Expedia could do because we needed a credit card to book the trip. I again explained that it was Expedia's website that caused our credit card to be blocked by sending us an error message and placing prior authorization charges on our card causing a fraudulent block on our credit card. She told me there was nothing she could do about it and offered no solution as her tone became condescending and demeaning towards me.

    She rudely explained that flights and rates fluctuate so they could not guarantee our trip price and we needed a credit card to book the trip. Yes, I had a very stern voice but not one time did I use any inappropriate language I just told her the facts that it was Expedia's website that caused us not to have a credit card and how could they tell us they could not use our card, put place 2 prior authorization holds on our credit card when we did not receive a confirmation, we received an error message. I also told Ms. ** that she was NOT what customer service was about especially to a loyal customer. At this time, our Capital One representative, that was also still on the phone, tried to come to a resolution so we could still book our trip. She was also told that was not possible so our Capital One representative ask if there were any vouchers we could receive for our trouble and after 1 hour and 45 minutes and 4 customer service representatives (1 being extremely rude) we were offered a $50 voucher and told that was all Expedia could do for us.

    Our representative from Capital One tried to explain the Expedia website was what caused the issue on our credit card and asked if Expedia could place a hold on our trip (the way they placed 2 prior authorizations on our credit card that had a combined total greater than the trip) and she was told no. The Capital One rep then asked if Ms. ** could authorize the cancellations of the prior authorizations from Expedia and proceeded to remove these holds from our credit card. I then ask Ms. ** if I may speak to someone above her and in her same condescending tone, she told me that I would have wait 72 hours to hear from her Manager as that is Expedia's policies. That she could not promise me 24 hours because I would be madder if someone didn't return my call in 24 hours. I did tell her that Expedia might want to review these policies because I know if we didn't call our customers back in a more timely manner that we would lose business.

    It is interesting to me that Expedia can place 2 holds on our credit card costing more than the trip, but will not work to hold our trip while we receive a new credit card because Expedia's website caused a fraudulent block on our credit card. It is even more interesting that Expedia would not want to bend over backwards to a loyal customer for years that has spent thousands of dollars using their booking site to book multiple vacations. Not once were we even offered ANY compensation for our troubles until another company asked if this was a possibility and then we were offered a $50 voucher and told, that is all she can do!

    As I stated to Ms. **, I provide customer service training for the company I work for and I know we would not have a 4.4 rating on Facebook if we provided the same customer service we received from Expedia. I also noticed when I went to Expedia's Facebook page the ratings were not visible and the post I posted was not accessible (in fact there were not any outside posts on Expedia's page). Facebook is to correspond with your consumer; two-way interaction. I also manage the Facebook page for the business I work for.

    Additionally, I know that when a customer receives positive customer service they are likely to maybe tell one person, but when they receive a negative customer service experience they are more likely to tell on average 11 people. In my case, I have shared it with my over 750 Facebook friends, many asking what happened because they also use Expedia. I have also shared the wonderful customer service I received from Capital One. I will continue sharing this story with any outlet I can find until there is an adequate resolution from Expedia. I have emailed multiple email accounts at Expedia. If you don't believe this works, please visit the following website to show what happened when ONE customer received negative customer service relations from United Airways. I also make the commitment to tell the positive story on the way Expedia handled and corrected this situation.

    Unfortunately, my husband and I spent 10 minutes booking the trip, 30 minutes on call #1 with Capital One to find what has caused fraudulent activity on our credit card, 30 minutes with 3 Expedia customer service representatives that were not authorized to help the situation, 15 minutes with Ms. Karla ** the manager with a condescending tone and 20 minutes compiling the information to write the letter to get this issue resolved. I am extremely disappointed in Expedia. I should not be inconvenienced, to this extent, for an error on Expedia's behalf.

    I ended my email with two comments to Expedia execs:

    #1: Just as a reminder one of Expedia Inc.s strategies is, We are aggressive. We will grow and take share from our competitors. Looks like you could be losing a very loyal customer rather than taking share from competitors.

    #2: I leave your company with this thought from Charles Swindoll, 10% is what happens in a situation and 90% is how you deal with the situation. I hope Expedia does what is right for their customers and deals with this situation appropriately.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014

    I booked with Expedia Australia for a hotel room and due to unforeseen circumstances rang the hotel that I was booked at to change the booking. They informed me that since I had made the booking with Expedia, that I would need to contact them to make any changes. I did this immediately and was assured by the customer service rep that it was ok to check in the day after my original booking due to flight delays. However when I went to check in the next day as per the instructions given from Expedia, a rather embarrassed hotel manager informed me that I didn't have a booking and that my booking remained as it was for the day before and that I had lost the booking due to a "no show" and they had already processed the payment. I explained the situation to the hotel manager who then said that it was Expedia's fault and that he was happy to speak to them on my behalf, but that the refund needed to come from Expedia since they were the ones who informed me that the changes were all good to go!

    After a very lengthy conversation (approximately 2 hours ... on my cellphone at my cost!) and back and forth with Expedia (including the hotel staff speaking with them), Expedia finally informed me that I would be refunded for the accommodation booking. This was on the 23 October 2014 and I have been chasing Expedia up for the refund which they keep saying will take up to 14 days to process. It has now been almost six weeks (today is 1 December 2014) and I have not seen any refund, nor have I had any communication from them to explain the delay. I would not recommend booking with Expedia, nor will I be using them again due to this experience. I just want my refund!

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014

    I made a reservation for a hotel in Munich, Germany months ago, with a change/cancellation date of the day before arrival. A week before leaving, travel plans changed and I needed to change the reservation from two to one day. I contacted Expedia online and received a return call. I spoke to a woman with very difficult to understand English and explained I needed to modify my existing reservation. She indicated that there were no rooms available at the hotel. I said I already had a reservation, just needed to change the number of nights - not a new reservation. The customer service associate indicated I needed to contact the hotel directly, which I did - in Germany. They indicated that they could see my reservation and changing the number of nights was no problem, but that Expedia had to do so. Since Expedia would not revise my reservation, I was 'stuck' and ended up staying only the one night but having to pay for the two nights. The hotel when we checked in said that Expedia could have changed it as late as the day before we arrived and that one night would have been no problem. I will never book through Expedia again since they do not provide customer support for their reservations.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014

    I had to change me travel plans, so I called the hotel I was going to stay at to explain I would need to move my booking by one day. Reminded that the booking was made through Expedia, I called them and was told I would have to pay for 2 nights, as I was within the 24 hours of check-in, so I had lost the money for the first night. This could not be changed. Fair enough, but decided at that point I would book the night I was going to stay at the hotel through the hotel itself. When I called the hotel and explained my situation they said that Expedia had no reason to penalize me as they (Best Western) would not penalize Expedia and I was encouraged to talk to Expedia again. Once I had explained to the next person with Expedia, who subsequently contacted the hotel, she came back and said that it was OK, I would only be charged for one night.

    Yes, here comes the credit card bill, and I am charged for 2 nights. Called Expedia back today, and surprise, with Jeremia I got "disconnected" when he was going to call the hotel (why do they ask for your phone number when they can't call you back if you get "disconnected"). The next person said I had to explain via e-mail. Being old enough to recognize a goose chase when confronted by one I told the representative to please keep the money, if they were not going to honor their promise then that was the prerogative. While I travel a lot for work, this is about the first time I have used Expedia I believe. "Kick me once... shame on you", but Expedia will not be given to chance for a second kick. We had a deal, but it was verbal, and it turned out to be worthless. Disappointing.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014

    In September I booked 3 days away to Palma with 5 friends. We were celebrating an anniversary of starting work together many years ago and having spread about the business, decided to get together. We booked the Luabay Costa Palma hotel. Two of us booked double rooms/single occupancy and paid for the upgrade; however, on arrival, the 6 of us were split between 3 hotels and the two of us that paid for the double rooms with single occupancy were allocated single rooms. We spent several hours over the 3 days speaking with hotel staff. The hotel said they had not received a request for the double rooms. It appears the hotel was overbooked as we could not move.

    Over the course of the 3 days we were offered: 2 days car hire, spa treatments, dinner for 6, all of which we declined due to our tight schedule. I enquired about the wifi and was given this as a goodwill gesture, yet when I asked for tea & coffee making facilities which our friends enjoyed in their hotel, our hotel wanted to charge 5 euros a day. I contacted Expedia as soon as I discovered we had been allocated single rooms and I have now e-mailed them and contacted them several times. Last week, I was offered a total refund of £62.50 + a voucher for £25 which clearly didn't cover the overpayment of the rooms by two of us, nor compensated us for the time wasted with the hotel staff on our short break. I was given an e-mail address at Expedia to complain to, but have not received an acknowledgement of my e-mail and have spent hours on the phone so far.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014

    I asked for a refund of the travel protection fees for two airline tickets over a week prior to the trip. Apparently, once you hit that button, you are stuck. I asked for a refund and Logan, a manager said it was against their policy to ever issue a refund for the travel insurance (Case# **). The only way to get a refund is to file a claim with a doctor's note and let the insurance company review it. Never buy travel protection from Expedia or use their service for that matter.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014

    I booked the Gotham Corporate Apartments through Expedia for my stay in New York. It was a horrific experience! When we arrived, we were told to go to a different address than was on the site. The apartments we arrived at were not The Gotham Corporate apartments but the Anthem apartments. We were told not to check in and a man met us and took us to the room. The pictures on Expedia showed a spacious and bright 2 bedroom apartment. In all actuality, it was extremely tiny. There was a bed and a pull out couch crammed together. A small kitchen and of course a bathroom. The couch/bed was so awful to sleep on. Every time someone leaned up to get out of the bed, the other person would literally be launched forward from where they were sleeping! On our first day there, the toilet flooded. We used all of our towels to clean the floor and called the desk.

    They told us that we were not allowed to stay there since it was a private residence and we had to leave!! We couldn't find any other accommodations so after spending over an hour talking to the manager, he agreed to let us stay. We contacted the man who had let us into the apartment the night before and he told us "just don't use the toilet and go buy new towels! " They had only given us four towels for four people for five days. It was insane. We were on hold with Expedia for over four hours and called back twice because they hung up on us. We ran out of our one roll of toilet paper on the first day and had to get our own. Then before we left, we were told that we had to clean everything ourselves and take out all of the garbage. It really ruined our vacation! The whole experience was so awful and I cannot believe that Expedia did nothing!!! We booked the room through them trusting their name and what a massive error that was. Hopefully you are reading these reviews before you choose Expedia!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014

    Made a booking on the 3rd of November for flights and accommodation for myself, my wife and two children in Bali, traveling in January. When I received the confirmation email I saw that the operator who made the booking for me after the two hour phone call had booked the wrong hotel. I called back straight away and told the next guy on the phone what had happened and asked if he could fix it for me. I was told that I would have to rebook the accommodation and pay again at a far increased rate than before because now it was no longer a package deal.

    The $2200 that I had paid would be refunded at some time in the future. That was 22 days ago and still I have not received any money back. However they have charged my credit card a further $230 for God knows what. I can't get that money back either. I have now spent over 10 hours on the phone in the last month trying to get my money back and are made the same false promises each time. Never use this company!!! What do I do??

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014

    While I have always been a loyal customer of Expedia, my entire perception of your business has changed following a recent dealing with your company. Needless to say, the experience was beyond abysmal. Despite confirming my reservation, verbally and in writing, Expedia has decided NOT to honour my booking, leaving me with several thousands of dollars in related travel expenses (flights, travel Visas and other hotel costs) that can't be reimbursed. While these sunk costs are lost, I am also left with a (now) inaccurate Visa application which will not allow me to enter the country that I am planning to visit.

    Not only is the mistake on Expedia's end, it took the company 3 weeks to identify its own pricing mistake - which had been advertised on its site for more than 5 days making it very difficult to believe it was a computer glitch. During the more than 3 hours that I spent on the telephone with Expedia (2.5 of them on hold), I was continuously repeated the same disingenuous apology from several of Expedia's representatives. Furthermore, the same line was repeated ad nauseam we have a policy in our terms and conditions which allow us to cancel and/or reimburse the customer if the advertising pricing is not correct. Allow me to reiterate this was Expedia's mistake. For the record, booking the same room will now cost $839 more, which is not an option I would have considered in the first place. I find it appalling and unpleasantly surprising that a company, like yours, has shown such obvious disregard for its clients. I would certainly appreciate a real answer - with substance and arguments - from your team.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014

    This is the worst travel company I have had the misfortune to deal with. They hid charges until after I had paid and then refused to refund me the full amount. Whatever you do don't use your Nectar points to book, it's a scam... I will not be held to ransom by these modern day highwaymen. I urge you to book with one of the many other available companies many of which I have found to be honest with their pricing. Book at your peril.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014

    I used Expedia to book family vacation often. A few months ago, I booked the Norwegian 4 nights Bahama cruise at $1202 total. I checked the price again today, same category room at $1032. I called customer service and ask for price adjustment. I was told the room all sold out while I still can book it online. Why do they lie to their customers? The supervisor answered the phone after 30 min waiting, and she said it's up to the cruise line. There is nothing to do with Expedia, and Expedia doesn't offer price adjustment and refund! I don't really know why I use Expedia from the first place if there is nothing to do with Expedia. It's not a big amount money to waste my time on the phone for an afternoon...but I will not book any trip from Expedia again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014

    Booked a holiday package totaling approximately $10,000. Asked specifically about no-charge cancellation policy within 24 hours. I was assured that there would not be one cent charged, including insurance, if cancelled within 24 hours. After 5 phone calls (calls kept disconnecting on their end) placed 3 hours after reservation, I was told I would be refunded approximately $9600. Said that they couldn't guarantee what the travel insurance company would be refunded. AVOID THESE PEOPLE. This is not the first time with difficulty, but it will definitely be the last!

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014

    I called Expedia for a vacation get-a-way to book a hotel for me. Told them and confirmed with them several times that it had to be Ocean front view and Pet friendly. They found one for me, re-confirmed everything several times, sent me numerous emails with specific details and pricing. When I got to the Hotel, I went to check in, they did not accept pets. I called Expedia, asked if they could find me another beach hotel, PET FRIENDLY and Ocean front view with same price point, nothing to be found. I was so aggravated, because I had traveled 2 hours, went grocery shopping was looking for time off at the beach and just because someone cannot enter in the right criteria, it ruined my whole vacation. Then I asked to speak to a manager to refund my money, he said it would take 2 weeks. Unbelievable!!! NEVER use them when booking a vacation!!! I would have called the hotel directly, but it sent me straight to EXPEDIA! The name of hotel that did not care to help was the Clearwater Beach Hotel!

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014

    Worst customer service ever! I'm using Expedia since 2010, but on 20-Nov-2014 is the first time I require some changes in my booked flight itinerary, here the core business appears and the true face of irresponsibility appears. All I want is cancel 1 of 3 passenger's flight, so the agent on the phone instead of cancelling 1 of 3 flight she cancelled the whole itinerary! I stayed on phone over 6 hours! 6 hours of long distance call.

    No one want to admit & take the responsibility, even some RUDE agents just dropped the call many times. Finally we've agreed that Expedia will cover the cancellation fees of 2 of 3 passengers and will book on the same flight covering rate difference, so I just agreed here the agent asks me for payment, I just told him, "you should hold the refund process and re-book the flight then make re-fund for rest of amount," but the seem to be robotic, refund process takes from 5 to 15 working days and my credit card wasn't ready at that time so he just keep telling me they can't guarantee the flight availability until the refund appears on my credit card. bla bla bla bla. 6 hours of bla bla bla. on last call the RUDE agent just dropped the call after connected me with Delta agent!

    Anyway, Expedia may offer some good deals, but if you make simple google search you'll find tons of alternatives, plans not always go right, so I recommend to stay away from Expedia, specially if you're leaving outside US, Expedia's customer service is worse than ever worst customer service in poor developing countries in Middle-East or Asia.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014

    Don't book with CarRentals.com. The car rental agency National/Europcar desk in Lisbon did not honor my reservation confirmation for a car rental. The amount quoted from Car Rentals.com was 79 euro and the car rental desk wanted 179.00. When I tried to call National they said it was booked through carrentals.com and I must contact them. I tried but had no internet or wifi and at midnight I gave up and rented another car from another agency. I sent an email to carrentals.com instead to complain about them having no credibility and they answered this: "In order to best serve our customers, we exclusively handle all customer care via e-mail. This way we can deliver assistance as efficiently and effectively as possible." Can you believe that? It sounds like someone saying in order to achieve the best possible diet for your health, we will now eat chocolate cake for the next month... Never use them... you have been warned.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    I am emailing you because I have been dealing with Expedia's direct customer service for almost a month now. I have over 6 cases open, 8 claims, and have spent over 8 total hours on the phone with your company. The interesting part is I get the same "concerned" spoof email you clearly send out to all customers complaining. I have copies of over 6 emails from 6 different cases with the same reply emails... word for word.

    Here is a short version of what happen. My girlfriend and I had been saving for over a year to take a trip to Jamaica. Unfortunately when we got to the resort we were transferred from room to room, given the cleanliness was an issue. When did find a clean room, one without condoms in the sheets, there was cockroaches in the room. Again we moved but room after room had issues, we even had a ceiling cave in on us. We found rat poop and rats in the dining rooms. To say the least it was not very much fun but we were smart and took photos of everything, though Expedia didn't care if I took stool samples as it was just my looney word over theirs...

    When we got back to the state I immediately called Expedia and explained the issue and told them we had proof and would like a refund for the hotel in hopes we could start to save for another trip. They said time after time there was nothing they could do. Some claimed I was supposed to call while in Jamaica even though we did not have internet access nor a working phone due to the fact it was "broken" at the hotel, along with everything else.

    After 3 days of dealing with this I finally got a hold of an employee named Herbert that was able to help us. He explained that in order to get any type of refund he needed to confirm these issues with the hotel, regardless of the photos we took and our work as consumers. He tried countless time to call the hotel and speak to a manager. But after him calling over a dozen times over the course of 4 days he got nowhere. He was apologetic and tried to make things right by offering us $200, even though it was nowhere near what we deserved. We accepted in the thoughts that something was better than nothing. He told us this was a credit that could be used at anytime through my Expedia account.

    Well today we attempted to use the coupon. After 2+hrs on the phone and after being transferred to over 4 different employees repeating the same thing over and over, a woman named Mary told us that she could only use the coupon if he got a hotel. We explained this is not what we were told and referenced the case number we were given. She said there was nothing she could do and forced us to buy a hotel stay onto the flight in order to apply to coupon given we could not afford the flight by itself, a hotel we did not need given we were going to see my mother in Idaho.

    This has been issue after issue and we have spent literally thousands of dollars through Expedia with my family. They treat you like kings when you spend money but the second you questions anything or complain you get the robotic, "I am sorry for for concerns" reply. I felt used, mistreated, and disrespected with the utmost horror. I do not understand how a multi-million dollar company can't help rectify the situation for us, and not only NOT helping us by making us pay more just to use the offer they gave us in the first place. I will continue to post this story within all sources of public media and any corporate email I find until I as a consumer am heard. Please help me and thank you for your time.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    I made a hotel reservation for the December time frame (2014) in New York City. The Expedia page was very clear that payment did not have to be made - that the reservation was a holding and that there was free cancellation. Through Expedia - a few days later I cancelled the reservation. I have no proof of this, unfortunately. There was no confirmation of this. Then to my dismay about 5 days later I find the full charge was made against my credit card.

    I called the Hotel directly and they verbally told me they will reverse the charge. The issue for me - why was a charge made against my credit card when it was presented as just "holding" the reservation? Needless to say, I am very concerned about this. I also was not able to find a Phone number at Expedia to call about this. All the pages seem designed to avoid having customers call them. I have sent an email and am waiting to hear what their explanation is. I have called the Hotel - Club Quarters World Trade Center, New York and cancelled the reservation and they said they would reverse the charge. Who should one complain to?

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    I have been on the phone 2 plus hours. Not sure what country I am calling, they don't speak english. They can't find my reservation, when you ask too many questions they just hang up. I am now 5 minutes past the cancellation time and they don't want to give me a refund. No wonder we get so angry. DON'T EVER EVER USE EXPEDIA.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    My husband and I was scheduled to travel to Ft. Lauderdale on Nov. 8th, 2014 at 10am and I booked my flight through Expedia. After booking I received a confirmed statement and an itinerary number. My confirmed statement also stated that I could of used my confirmation as an E-ticket to check-in. I also received a follow-up email "Get Ready" for my upcoming trip. Upon arrival to the airport on Nov. 8th, 2014 I was told that I had no confirmed reservation. This infuriated me and I called Expedia, only to be told that they had some technical difficulty and my reservation was not confirmed, despite putting a charge on my credit card that I had to cancel. The service representative also went on to say that he could not book me a flight until another 6 hours. I was royally pissed. I therefore had to book a flight last minute and pay an extremely higher price for our tickets. I was truly displeased and felt that the representative response was unsatisfactory. I truly feel that I should be compensated in some way for the aggravation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014

    Please note Expedia promises a per cabin on board credit but doesn't issue a receipt or email confirmation after filing for it. I called after filing and was told the credit was there. I stated I had two cabins and had filed for two credits, again I was told it was credited. Only one of the cabins was credited and I called from the ship and was told it would be credited to my charge account when I returned from the cruise. It wasn't and they refuse to issue it saying I never filed for the second cabin. This is ludicrous as I DID them at the same time and called to confirm. Please be aware Expedia does "not" send a confirmation via email or any method so you can't prove anything. They are simply taking advantage of the consumer. It should be mandatory they issue a receipt so one can print it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014

    My friend has bought airplane tickets from Toronto to Miami November 09, 2014, which they told him there is no direct airplane from Toronto to Miami, and he paid 1000 thousand and plus. But I have find out there is direct flight, and I have called Expedia. They changed my ticket and I gave my credit card. I asked to refund to my friend credit card. A lady said yes, but they didn't. Expedia charged my card as well as my friend's card too. They charged double. I called Expedia, I spoke to one of their agents. She said I am right but can not do anything, ask me talk to supervisor. He was very rude. He said some misunderstanding. There is no misunderstanding. You recorded our conversation just listen. Anyway Expedia charged two times one airplane. People dealing with Expedia should be very careful.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014

    I went online at Tripadvisor.com portal to book a hotel room for my sons Christmas Party night Nov 22. The Portal offered 3 sites all with the same price, I choose the first one listed Expedia.com. I was transferred to there site. I filled out everything online on there site including my credit card info towards the end, I hit the confirm my reservation button, a large type message came across the screen: OOPS ! WE ARE SORRY, WE ARE OVERLOADED AT THIS TIME AND CANNOT COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION, PLEASE TRY AGAIN AT A LATER TIME ! Assuming at this point the reservation NEVER OCCURRED I went back to the portal and re booked through BOOKING.COM for the same room at the same hotel, same date, same price.

    A few hours later I get a email from Expedia.com saying my reservation was now confirmed and I need not doing anything else. To my surprise I couldn't believe they went ahead and processed a reservation they had said couldn't or wouldn't be processed. I checked my account and my account had not been charged by them up to that point. I emailed their customer service and informed them they were not authorized to bill my debit card and the reservation was not needed nor authorized due to there own web site technical problems.

    The next day I checked my account to find they had gone ahead and taken $114.49 cash out of my checking account. They sent me a email with a track case # to acknowledge my email and directed me to a phone 1800 # to resolve my complaint. I called and talked to a foreign customer svs agent for 45 min only to be hung up on without any resolution. I find that Expedia has THE WORST CUSTOMER SVS and ABSOLUTE WORST contact abilities in business I have ever seen. I am going to file a fraud charge with my bank to get my money back in my account as I have EMAIL PROOF directing them NOT to authorized this billing.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014

    My problem is total frustration with Expedia over a travel issue which could have been cleared up in one call instead of around 10+ hours of phone calls, mostly international, and many e-mails. Expedia's answering service says all calls are monitored but after asking maybe 20 different Expedia staff to please listen to the recording simply fell on 40 deaf ears! No one ever called me back, they did not do what they said they would do, e-mails were not answered, nothing was resolved. After 40 years of travel visiting 132 countries and literally booking with 'everyone' Expedia wins hands down in the very worst customer service ever. The problem was made even more difficult when Expedia gave 9 Itineraries (bookings) for one simple family booking including airfares, transfer and 2 hotels. Every day of my 8-day holiday was ruined as I called not only Expedia but their local agent who was just as frustrated as I. The Expedia system is such that they simply make any complaint so difficult that the disgruntled customer just can't take anymore and just goes away. I cannot let this go...

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014

    On July 2014 I booked a flight from Newark, NJ to Lima, Peru via Miami with departure Dec 20 2014 and return Jan 03 2015 through Expedia with LAN Airlines and US Airways. After one month I realized that my last name was wrong: either myself or Expedia software used my first name instead of my last name. I got in touch with Expedia to ask for a change in name. Due the fact that the Newark - Miami is fully booked, they were not able to make the name change. I got in touch with LAN Airlines, which confirmed me that the name change could be done, by moving the ticket to a different day/flight not fully booked and paying the difference and the name change fee.

    After 45 days of continuous calls with Expedia and LAN, nothing has happened: my last name is still wrong and I cannot take that flight. I've made more than 10 calls to Expedia and 5 to LAN. Every time I spent at least one hour on the phone. Most of the time the Expedia customer service reps hung up on me after making me wait between 30 and 50mins. Their customer service supervisors are even worse.

    I received 10 different answers from 10 different customer service reps and 10 different supervisors. The last one has just told me "Buy a new ticket" as his solutions to the problem. And all this for a stupid name mismatch for a flight which will leave in 40 days, and could be easily fixed by somebody using the Expedia or LAN software. This has been my worst traveling experience ever, and my travel has not even start. I take flights every week for work and I had never experienced anything similar. Expedia is pure SCAM. Their Customer Service is the worst I have ever seen in my life. I will never use their service again and I will join any class action that any consumer wants to start against them (please, advice). The CEO of this company should be ashamed of his coworkers and of himself.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014

    This is a criminal organization! They will rip you off and hold your money hostage. They can barely speak properly and sound like they are drunk over the phone. The supervisor is rude and disrespectful....I am writing my congressman and senator. They are criminals!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014

    My wife is in Brazil waiting for our marriage visa, we hoped for her return tomorrow 14/11/2014 as we did not think the visa would come in time and more importantly her passport. I called Expedia to have her return ticket kept open. Yes you can do this for 100 euros (£78 approx) I agree, I am advised a call the following day and an email once the airline (Europa) had been contacted. Seven calls later and investigation into two calls as I am deemed a liar re the open ticket and a final email telling me as my wife was not on the flight I will get nothing. Dreadful company. They have forgotten that it is the humble customer that keep them in business. Never again will I use them. Others beware!!!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014

    International flight delayed 2 days, never available by phone to help. Called hotel and told them situation and they said they would refund my money for nights missed. Called Expedia 12 times, kept getting disconnected by them and put on hold for 20-30 minutes. Had to explain case each time. They said they had to have me on phone while they talked to hotel, otherwise they don't contact hotels. 2 weeks later they say no refund, because hotel said no. Hotel tells a different story saying Expedia does not follow thru. Expedia is farmed out to foreign people who have poor understanding of language. Very frustrating. Their booking engine booked my flight to close causing whole ordeal to begin with. Consequently I spent 3 of 9 day Europe trip stuck in airport exhausted. Missed tours etc., no refund, or compensation from Expedia at all.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014

    Had made a reservation at a hotel in Los Angeles, and canceled the reservation a month prior. My card was billed for the cost of the night's stay anyway, in violation of the policy saying 24 hours prior cancellation would negate this fee. Called Expedia, they said they could not refund, to call the hotel directly. The hotel said they could not refund, Expedia would have to. As of now, no one has refunded this, and we can be sure never to patronize the hotel, nor Expedia again. Lots of choices out there, and this was the worst experience we have had, highway robbery.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014

    I work for a company that often books travel on behalf of our clients. I booked tickets from the UK to LA for a client of mine whose name is 'Steven', however his passport and official documentation read 'Stephen'. He unfortunately did not tell me this until weeks after the tickets were purchased. I called Expedia and asked them how to get his name spelling changed and they informed me that American Airlines would not allow this. They said they would try and figure it out and proceeded to place me on hold for over an hour.

    At around an hour and fifteen minutes of holding, the call was disconnected. The woman I was speaking to NEVER asked for my contact number should we get disconnected, so I reluctantly had to call them back. I redialed and spoke to someone new, informing them of my situation and asking to be redirected to the person who was previously assisting me. After 30 minutes of holding they informed me that they had no notes on my account or record of my previous call and I had to start all over. As frustrated as I was, I was pleasantly surprised when they told me 'There is no need to call back as they I have your phone number and will call you should we get disconnected.' One hour later, I was again disconnected and they NEVER called back.

    Fed up with them, I called the airline directly. They happily told me the name change shouldn't be a problem on their end and that this sort of thing happens all the time. They assured me it would be honored and just asked that I get Expedia to update the e-ticket. I called Expedia back once again, was put on hold for a combined 2 hours, and ended up speaking with an extremely rude "supervisor" who told me that despite the airline's policy they would not honor the name change. Their reasoning was idiotic and lacking any reasoning. Not only that, they told me that despite having flight insurance, the tickets were non-refundable. When I said 'So you're telling me I'm losing over $1000,' he just snidely remarked 'That is sad for you.' I will NEVER EVER EVER do business with them again, and I encourage you all to stay as far away from this terrible site as possible.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014

    My wife ordered tickets for our trip months ago. We travel at different times. Expedia calls to state my return flights no longer exist. My wife called repeatedly to try and fix it and is put on hold for up to 2 hours. I'm writing this review while on the second day of this and currently 1:15 into the hold. They say they are going to do something and put you on hold to only get back on 30 minutes later to tell you they are now going to do the same thing they said they were going to do 30 minutes ago and repeat. Unbelievable! Who has time for this? I don't and will never purchase anything else through Expedia. I'm going as far as blocking their site on my computer (if I can).

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014

    The online hotel reservation default calendar booked the incorrect dates. Within 5 minutes I noticed the travel dates were wrong and attempted to get the dates corrected. Expedia personnel would not give me any help whatsoever! I had booked airline flights before with Expedia with no problem but I will never ever use them again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014

    I went online to a specific Hampton Inn location website to make a reservation. I did not know that Expedia was in charge of the reservation. It would not give me a choice of a room or an AAA discount. Thought it was odd, but having to make an emergency reservation, accepted the situation. We never received an email confirmation on the reservation either. We did not know that the room was billed thru a third party (Expedia) until we checked out. The hotel couldn't even give us a receipt showing the amount of the room charges. Also found out that my AAA discount, if I had been given the opportunity to use it, would have given us a $12/night discount from what we were charged. I will never use an online reservation system again, but instead will call the hotel desk! Hampton Inn needs to disassociate itself from Expedia!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014

    I wrongfully reserved a hotel via Expedia (Melia Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) not realizing they would charge me at the time of the booking. I then requested a refund, to which they obliged immediately. After inquiring about the refund, I received an email from Expedia that said: "We checked on your account and verified that USD 4,125.38 was charged last January 15, 2014. It is showing cancelled and refunded last January 27, 2014. We already initiated your refund of USD 4,125.38, which will go on the card used to make the booking. The time it takes to post to your account depends on how quickly your credit card company processes refunds."

    However, my credit card says (and shows, attached) that Melia charged me on February 24th the amount of USD 3.950,89 and refunded me on the 26th of February the amount of UDS 3.371,55 neither amount which compare to the cost of USD 4,125.38 of the hotel. Expedia still says that they charged and refunded this full amount but my bank extracts read differently. The bank was unable to solve this dispute with Expedia and is forcing me to pay the difference with interest! It's been almost a year! I need help asap!

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014

    I can't decide which is worse having a call center in India or the Philippines for American companies, but I think it is the latter. Beginning November 6 to 9, 2014, I called 4 times and finally on Sunday, the 4th time, my issue was solved. Twice my telephone call was dropped, and the last rep on Saturday told me to call back in 2 days. On that day I was on the telephone 2 hours with no resolution. Every rep - I talked to 6 different people - at the call center could not help me change a date from November to December for a hotel in Hong Kong. Every rep thought talking fast, loud and repeating what s/he said 3 times would convince me that they were helping me. It was only after I enlisted the help of Capital One VISA, whose call center is in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday and Sunday that there was confirmation of my hotel reservation in Hong Kong - using a conference call, she called the hotel on my behalf. It seems to me that the service reps in foreign countries are not schooled to help their customers that needs to stop.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014

    Booked hotel and airport pick up from Expedia for a trip to Dubai in August. The pick up service never happened. We were supposed to be picked up Alpha tours. I waited around for 15 minutes, looking everywhere for someone holding up a sign. Started chasing them from 10 days afterwards with phone calls and emails. Just auto generated replies saying they were looking into it. Finally late October they started contacting me. They apparently couldn't find the details at first and kept messing me around. Then final the con artist assigned to me, a Steven **, tells me the small print says I was supposed to contact them and give them my flight details! Said I should have looked at the small print when I argued I was never told about this, nor was there anything on the email which confirmed the booking.

    There is apparently an attachment with the details. So, I argued, if I didn't book it, then they can refund the money. Not so... I have booked it from Expedia, but I haven't booked it (or reconfirmed it from Alpha tours) so even though no one was inconvenienced at all, I don't get my money back. Absolutely appalling service. I would have called them had anyone told me so at the booking or even in the email confirmation I was sent. I can't believe they are allowed to con people like this.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014

    I have Expedia over the past few years for small trips and had no problems. My family and I (10 of us) planned a vacation to Punta Cana for Christmas to New Year's. It is the only time of year we can all be together and is my mother's birthday. 5 of us are from NY, the other 5 from Florida. The tickets were all booked at the same time for a cost of almost $9000. My sister in Florida started to receive emails that they were changing her flights (which in itself made no sense since they were booked and paid for months ago). She advised me to check my flights.

    When I called the airlines, they advised me my departure and return date were the same! I said that was impossible....but it was correct. I called Expedia very calmly and explained "clearly there was a mistake made...could we please correct it." Well, that was one agent, 2 supervisors (when I was disconnected) and one "Manager," who were all pleasant but told me the only thing they could do was modify the reservation for another $4-5000! So in essence, I was paying for the trip all over again. I asked why would we book 10 tickets simultaneously for this much money and have half the party come home the same day. I pleaded, implored...explained how this was ruining a much-anticipated family vacation...but absolutely nothing was offered... They all went into repetitive robot mode when they explained it was $200 each ticket to make any changes...and then the difference in price for every ticket.

    One manager was extremely nice and seemed compassionate. He even said he would continue looking to find a solution and would call me back but never did. When I called him back from the number he used, it was a non-working number. The bottom line is, it is a very obvious mistake. We are not asking for a refund of $4370, we are just asking for the proper return flights! At this point, although I feel it is very unfair, I am willing to pay the $1000 to modify the tickets, but that is just not good enough for Expedia. This has been a complete nightmare and we will NEVER use this company again. Buyer Beware!

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014

    Expedia has a very comprehensive website - so I've got to give them that, but they are quite inflexible once a booking is made. I recently booked travel several months in advance. This included a separate hotel reservation. A friend at my destination offered up his home to stay and catch up. When I called the hotel to cancel they said that their hands were tied and directed me to call Expedia. When I called Expedia they said that they would be unable to provide me a refund, but if I cancelled and stayed with my friend they could sell the room to someone else (so would keep my fare and charge someone else for it as well - seriously?!?). It's left a bad taste and I cannot use them again. Besides other travel sites like Orbitz is rated higher anyway.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014

    We are in the hotel industry and receive reservations via Expedia/GDS. When Expedia is called to obtain information regarding the guest, Expedia is unable to locate their client. Wait times have been between 30 min. & 1 hour only to be told they have not record of their reservation. This results in guests not receiving information regarding directions and our hotel not knowing anything about our guests including special needs.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014

    Awful customer service. Expedia told us that our hotel was unavailable the day before we were due to fly, having booked it months in advance. They didn't give any reason and suggested replacement hotels that had much worse reviews. I had to spend 1.5 hours on the phone to one of their reps over a crackly, phone line to reorganize another hotel. None of the available hotels in the area had reviews anywhere near as good as our original booking. Despite this being a complete and utter mess caused by them, they refused to accommodate an upgrade. They offered £50 each as compensation which is pathetic as they had effectively ruined a large portion of our holiday. I could have handled notice a week or two in advance, but a day is laughable. They also haven't responded to any of my complaint letters either. Never booked with them before and NEVER will do again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014

    I booked flights to Carlsbad CA from San Jose CA 4 months prior to our trip to get the best deal and options. I found flights that worked with our 4-day timeline, with a 2-hour delay between flights to/from LAX to Carlsbad. The tickets were expensive. A month after the purchase my flights were changed to less preferable ones, ones that were options, cheaper options, when I originally booked and increased the delay between flights (both ways) to a 4-hours layover in LAX - driving would have taken less time. I called to complain that if I had wanted these flights I could have gotten them cheaper when I booked. Now I was paying a premium ticket price for less desirable flights. They took up 2 hours of my time on the phone, most of it on hold, saying they were trying to find acceptable alternatives.

    The alternatives were to change my plans - other days, or cut my vacation shorter by leaving later or coming home earlier. No acceptable options were provided after wasting 2 hours of my time and becoming quite rude on the phone. I asked why I had been bumped and they blamed the airline. I said my flights existed, I knew they did and they said the airline changed things because of equipment issues or air traffic control issues. When I said, "that didn't make any sense" when my trip wasn't for 2 months and they couldn't possibly predict either of those things, they became rude and said "they were examples". I will NEVER use Expedia again. They either have no control over what they are offering or they intentionally bait and switch; does't matter, they can't be trusted to deliver what you pay for.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014

    I have a hotel in Seoul-South Korea using Expedia, paid in full by debit card but when arrived to check in I was met by this big wooden box which is the reception counter. But you cannot see the person behind the counter's face because it's a closed wooden box with a gap in the middle enough for two hands to pop out through it to hand the room key. So I found out it's a hostel not hotel, although it had Eco Hotel written on it, but the standard is no more than a hostel. So I asked to check the room using this wooden lift enough for two people to get in it. It was dark so I quickly checked the room and hurried down stairs and handed the key back to these two hands through the gap of the wooden box and said “no good” as the person cannot understand more than these two words. I quickly taking some photos before the guy shouted at me and chased me out.

    I walked out to my taxi and phoned Expedia to be put on hold forever so I had to hang up as it's an international costly call. I asked the taxi driver to find me another hotel. Driving for couple of hours with driver phoning hotels and offering me crazy prices with taxi meter ticking, so I told him to drop me off on this random street with my cases in a cold night and phoned my daughter back in the UK and asked her to book me a hotel online asap. So she did using Booking.com. Finally got place to stay although it's more expensive than what I planned for but it was worth and still cheaper than the taxi driver's offers.

    When returned to the UK I tried to file a complaint to Expedia but I discovered they are nothing but a bunch of robbers. The email to send a complaint does not work, so I phoned. The person answered the phone after a long hold tried to say it's not their responsibility. So I got angry with him then he put me on hold so he can phone the hotel. I was on hold listening to their music for about 30 minute so I had no option but hang up. I wonder why these criminals are allowed to operate and continue robbing travellers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014

    This is the worst online booking ever. I booked a flight on Expedia, I really really don't know what made me use this web to book my flight, maybe by curiosity. I booked it with insurance and cancellation fees. After I decided to change the date, the additional charge was 1 and half time more than my original price, keep in mind that I booked with insurance and cancellation fees. I then decide to cancel and purchase another ticket somewhere else they literally refuse to refund. Instead, they decided to give a credit. Just to keep me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014

    We booked our airfare through Expedia and reserved our seats at the time of booking. My husband and I have 4 young children and wouldn't have booked the flights if we couldn't guarantee seats together. At some point since we booked 6 weeks ago, every single one of our seat assignments has disappeared, and American Airlines wants me to pay $50 a seat to sit together. They said the seat reservations were never sent over from Expedia. So now we are going to be sitting all over the plane separated from our kids.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014

    In November 2013 buy Air tickets to get to Manaus, Brazil on November 2, 2013 via Miami and return by the same route Miami to Santo Domingo on November 13 of that year. My mother seriously ill and had to go back home the next day after arriving in Manaus. I had to buy a ticket again back at US $ 900.00 because It was physically impossible to reach any agreement with the airlines since only expedia had the power to make changes and to make them have a protocol that takes days (would say months). 10 months have elapsed after visiting the airlines involved in my ticket (American Airlines and Gol) none have been able to honor the missing half of my flights, always referred to as expedia could only make such credits or exchanges. After several e-mails and phone calls to expedia I have not gotten my rights to a refund or exchange tickets.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014

    I had to rearrange a short holiday in the USA booked with EXPEDIA because the wedding of my niece had to be rearranged because the groom is in the military was posted for training. Hotel cancellation was ok which I received a refund. I was told that the flights were not refundable but the dates could be changed which I did. I received a refund for the hotel but my account was debited 460 for no expanded reason and EXPEDIA will not explain or return my phone calls or emails.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014

    Do not book with Expedia! This company ruined my honeymoon! The plane ticket they sold me did not actually exist, which was wasn't apparent until I got to the airport. I had no ticket to my honeymoon, it was awful! Instead of fixing the problem, they blamed the airlines and told me to call them. They have the worst customer service, and they do not stand behind their services. After four months and countless phone calls, the problem is still NOT resolved. I'm out money and time (and a happy honeymoon!). Traveling is stressful enough, don't let Expedia make it worse for you!

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014

    I had made a booking online and that was fine. When I was forced to change my arrangements I called customer service (in India) very strong accent hard to understand. They made my changes and explained the penalty ($200) from the airline that would be charged. My Original flight was $301.. When I looked online for the new dates the fee was $305. I was quoted $319 which I wasn't sure what that was for but didn't try to get an answer. Later that day I called back to get an explanation also in India with very strong accent and was told that the fee included a $119 difference in the airfare. I spoke with a Mgr - made no difference. They were not going to do anything about the charges... Basically screw the customer. What's billed is billed and no one you speak to is going to make a difference. NEVER USE EXPEDIA.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014

    Never use this wesite or company. Worst customer service ever. I won't suggest anyone to book any of service from Expedia. I booked flight 3 months ago then they called me back after 3 months to let me know one of the flights is cancelled. I accepted new flight. Then they called me back after 3 weeks that they cannot book new flight because Air Canada and that flight has no contract. They changed it again. They booked me in a new flight that has 20 hours waiting time for connection between flight, which I can't accept. Now they says they can refund my money but the prices are triple now for sale ticket which I just realize. So now I know why they want to refund my money because they can sell my ticket in triple price. Please don't buy any ticket or package from Expedia.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014

    I booked a hotel for Saturday, October 25. Upon arrival I discovered the Wi-Fi was all but unusable and spent the next 90 minutes troubleshooting. There were two signals, one under the name of Days Inn (4 of five bars) and Regent (1 of 5 bars). I naturally tried the Days Inn signal, as that was the name of the hotel, but got a "restricted access" message. The same message occurred with my phone's browser. The front desk clerk stated I should use the Regent signal, even though that was nearly dead, and impossibly slow, and wouldn't remark on the browser message. It was only when the manager asked about my issue that I was informed that the Days Inn signal blocks service. While he was able to grant me access, I had already lost my desire to stay there. In addition the room smelled heavily like bleach cleaner and the bed was far from comfortable.

    I requested a cancellation, and after some discussion, the manager agreed to grant one, signing a copy of the receipt. I spent the next three days going over this with Expedia, and it was on the third day that I received an email from them stating the manager denied my request for a refund. Expedia reps, all five of them (over as many hours) refused to go the extra step, even though I had a written note from the manager himself, verifying that the refund was approved. In the end they wanted to stick me with a $90 charge for a room I never stayed in. My only option at this point was to request a charge back by my bank. I hadn't used Expedia in about 7 years, but it's far from the service they used to be. And clearly I won't be using them again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014

    This organization shouldn't get any starts. You are screwed if you wanted to change your reservation or add things to your reservation. Hours and hours waiting to change my reservation but I would have to pay almost double what I already paid, even though I paid damn $289 for insurance in case something like this happened. I was not able to change the darn reservation, so I said I want to cancel it, "sure sir, but your flights money for 5 people will be credit and you have to use it within a year at the same airlines." What the **.

    OK I said "fine, let me add mails to my reservation and transportation from the airport"... hours of waiting and then disconnected. I called three times after that, and I finally talked to a person who took my number in case we get disconnected, nice move. Well after 45 minute waiting, he comes back and said, "sir we can add anything to your reservation." What the ** why I am adding money and services what's wrong with that!! "Well sir to be able to do so, we have to cancel all your reservation and start all over again." I said, "OK fine, please do." Another 25 minutes he comes back and said, "sorry sir, we can't find any reservation to a hotel or airplane." In a way you are ** sir, so take it like a man. Man I am so pissed, I will never recommend them and will never use their services ever again.

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    After a positive interaction with Expedia, Benjamin increased their star rating on Aug. 10, 2016.

    Updated review: Aug. 10, 2016

    Great!

    Original Review: Oct. 29, 2014

    Expedia was timely and did a great job! I really love this company. Everyone I talk to seems to be so friendly! I love working with them because it seems like they truly care for their customers unlike other big name companies. Look for me to use them again for sure!

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014

    I made a hotel reservation on a non-refundable rate. They booked to the wrong city and then refused to let me change it. I tried calling several times (6 to be exact) and each time was disconnected with the promise that I would get a call back if that happened. NEVER HAPPENED. Oh yeah and let's not forget they are all in the Philippines and can barely speak English (or so they say). But the biggest complaint of all is that I could never reach anyone to complain about the service and they refuse to give you a phone number or email address. REALLY? What the hell kind of customer service is that. These people should not be allowed to exist.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014

    I am extremely disappointed in my experience with using the Expedia service. We had booked a room at a local motel in Mississippi and moments after I confirmed the booking our plans were disrupted for good reason. I called the hotel to cancel and they said they would be happy to but it was in a third party's hands. I then cancelled with Expedia online. I called Expedia customer no service, held for 37 minutes and was ultimately cut off. When I reached them again, they stated that they would have given me the full credit if I had called and not cancelled online. Wow. I held the reservation for about 30 minutes and they charged me $220 - what is disappointing is that the hotel acknowledged that a full credit was due. I don't recommend using Expedia unless you are absolutely certain that your plans will not change or if you need any kind of service related with your booking.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014

    I always book on Expedia, and used to be satisfied with it as I feel I save a lot of money and efforts through backages and rewards. BUT, I recently had an exceptional chance to review some of my credit cards statements and was surprised that Expedia charges 1 dollar few times, one of them was even for a car rental that I didn't complete because the site said "There is no available cars at the selected dates or times" but they charged me anyway. It happened again and again, with many credit cards and on different purchases. They find it easy to collect an extra dollar for most of the transactions without any notifications. That is not inconvenience, that is stealing. Thanks for reading. Don't use it, just go to the direct site of the airline or call hotels and ask for special rates.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014

    On Oct. 26, 2014 I tried to book a cruise from Tampa to Vancouver on Norwegian Cruise Lines using Expedia. The date of sailing is April 19, 2015. A freestyle choice sale Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, 2014 is printed and when clicked a drop box shows 10% cash back in the form of an onboard credit, free balcony upgrades and free onboard coupon book (value of $300) & reduced deposit. The agent I spoke to said she was unable to book this cruise with the extras. She turned me over to a supervisor who said she was unable to help me and that she would have to wait until Monday, Oct. 27 to talk to someone in the promotions department. I am writing this to make consumers aware of booking anything with Expedia without first checking the facts. I called Norwegian Cruise Lines. They said there never was such a promotion on this cruise.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014

    I made a reservation of hotel through Expedia. I changed my plan due to the bad weather. One cancellation and another reservation, still via the same Expedia. I called the representative number to cancel. The automatic machine responded, but still completed the cancellation. Double checked it by calling to the answering machine again. Later, found the credit card charge $142. I claimed it to the hotel and Expedia. The funny story is that all the Expedia agents I contacted disappear during my calling. Too much time I wasted. No resort to claim this issue. My friends want me to go to the consumer agency or the police. I regret too much. I will never recommend one of the worst company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014

    I called Expedia to cancel my daughter's flight as she had been in a car accident the day before her departure. I was told I would have a credit on the account to use for future booking. Upon calling back 2 days later to use the credit the airline said the reservation has never cancelled and I could not use the credit. Expedia says I never cancelled the flight but notes that I did call. In fact I had booked ticket for myself through my corporate travel and had cancelled it on the same flights which the airline acknowledged. I was left on hold for over 1 hr to try and clear this up. To no avail. I will never use Expedia again. And I book over $50,000 in travel per year.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014

    I am a travel agent affiliated to Expedia.com. Beware of this people from Expedia.com, their customer service is really poor and they try to avoid to solve consumer problems. Honestly this a fraud, no client satisfaction, they really don't care. They kept one of my customer's money and marked them in a hotel stay as a no show. They kept the entire money for a total stay of 4 nights because my client got late to the hotel. They simply said, he didn't notified the hotel about his late arrival. Please beware is all I can tell.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014

    Missed my departure flight. Tried to call Lufthansa and pay a rebooking fee but they were closed so called Expedia since I booked through them. Expedia told me that Lufthansa's policy was to cancel the entire booking. Even my return flight which I wanted to keep. Booked another airline to get to a wedding. After called Lufthansa who denied that is their policy. Expedia blames the airline, the airline blames Expedia... Hung up on more than once and lied to repeatedly. At one point I asked if the call center was in the Philippines and "Alex" told me he was in El Salvador! Lol. His supervisor verified he was in the Philippines. You can't trust anything they tell you! Spent over 6 hours on the phone repeatedly telling my story over and over again. NEVER AGAIN!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014

    I had made a hotel booking through Expedia. The hotel is Royal Rihga Hotel in Osaka and I already made a full payment using my debit card. However, I received an email a week before my booking date stated that I need to make another payment (wire transfer) to Expedia because they can't charge my debit card. And they promised to refund my money back within 5 days. So I made another payment to Expedia. It's been more than 5 days now and Expedia still don't refund my money back. I have make a few calls to Expedia customer support. After waiting more than 30 minutes on the line, the operator hang up my call. They are very rude. Please refund back my money.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    Tried to reschedule a trip with a credit we had and the process took 3 1/2 days to get taken care of. Each day my husband and I were on the phone, 1st day for 4 1/2 hours, 2nd day 5 hours & 45 minutes and third day 7 hours, and the 1/2 day for approx 3 hours. We were transferred from a customer service person to a supervisor to being hung up on, to being told they would call us back and never did, to telling us it was the airline's fault, and the airlines told us that Expedia had to make the reservation and that they did not submit the information correctly. We spoke to people in the Philippines as well as India. We kept getting our old itinerary sent to us instead of a new one. We still have not received our new itinerary 3 days later.... I cannot stress it enough, DO NOT USE EXPEDIA!!!! Go through the airline directly or through a credible travel agent. People at Expedia are very rude, and lie..

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014

    I tried to book our honeymoon with this joke of a company...that was my first mistake. After entering all our information, I received a message stating there was an error with the credit card. After the third attempt I called customer service...mistake #2. They charged my card each time for $2300, which actually exceeded the total price of the trip! I was given no confirmation number and no reference number. Their billing department was closed for the night, but I was given an authorization number as well as an itinerary number. I called back today and was connected with the most obnoxious and useless human being I've ever dealt with. She refused to help me until I gave her my bank's name and phone number. I told her I was done talking to her and requested a supervisor, and she said she is the supervisor...absolute bold face lie. After a snotty thank you, I was put on hold to be transferred to billing and hung up on.

    I called back and was immediately hung up on again. On my 4th try I finally was connected to their only helpful and polite customer service rep. She confirmed that supervisors don't answer the phones and that I was hung up on each time purposefully. Apparently the horrible rep left a note in the system with my number. This company is a joke. I work in customer service and would have been fired if I treated a client the way I was treated. I ended up booking the same trip with a different company and even saved some money. WORST SERVICE EVER!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014

    I had a nightmare with Expedia. My flight was cancelled that was supposed to be on 18/10/14 with airlines on 01/10/14. I flew to Turkey on 02/10/14. From 3rd of October I contacted Expedia dozens of times and asked them for refund. They were on a line for ages and it costed me loads due to I was abroad. I spoke to so many supervisors and agents through the phone to get my refund. My holiday was ruined. I had to buy return ticket for double price. Still trying to contact them and get my refund.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014

    DO NOT EVER BOOK ANYTHING WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE A DISGRACE. I called to change my flights and they refused to. The JetBlue wouldn't allow them to. I called JetBlue and they said Expedia is lying and they don't want to make any changes. The supervisor told me to have Expedia call them on three way. I asked the supervisor Frank at Expedia to do so, and he refused. He was very rude and told me there was nothing he could do. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he told me NO! I called again and he hung up on me! He is rude and needs to be fired!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014

    As an infrequent but long time user of Expedia, I have always had a pleasant experience with their services. However, my most recent trip to Cancun, Mexico is a shining example of how one simply cannot trust this company. Expedia has a very convenient and (usually) accurate option to search for deals on all-inclusive vacation packages. Using this option my spouse and I recently booked a 10 night stay at the Marriott CasaMagna in Cancun. The price for the whole package was very reasonable due to, I suspect, the fact that this was the off-season for travel to Cancun. The flight was reasonable and upon arrival to the hotel, we learned to our surprise that there is no All-Inclusive option at this particular establishment.

    We immediately called Expedia and after three hours of being put on hold, bounced around, dropped we finally talked to a Customer Service Representative. After explaining the situation to the CSR and his supervisor, it was agreed that Expedia had made a mistake and would reimburse us for any food or beverages we ordered from the hotel during our stay (we were to treat this stay as an all-inclusive). As neither of us are big drinkers nor big eaters, we averaged about 2 meals and 2 drinks per day each. At the end of the trip we had incurred $921 (CAD) in additional charges for food and beverages. Considering that the stay was for 10 days and there were 2 of us, that works out to $46/day each for food and drinks. I think this is a very reasonable amount.

    When we returned home after the trip, we emailed Expedia a copy of the receipt showing the breakdown of the $921 in extra expenses incurred because of the All-Inclusive mistake. Then after spending over seven hours on the phone with them over the next two weeks they only agreed to reimburse us for $300 of it. Without giving us any reasons, they threatened that it was to be $300 or nothing. In the end I'm glad that they only stole $621. Reading some other people's reviews of Expedia's services have shown me that it could have been a far, far worse experience costing me far more money. Needless to say I will never book another flight/hotel/vacation with Expedia ever again. I sincerely hope that people react to this kind of business practice and join me in boycotting Expedia. Please note that I'm no longer interested in being reimbursed as the time I have spent dealing with this is worth more (to me) than the monetary amount.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014

    I have had my hotel reservations put on hold due to the protest in Bkk. When I called Expedia to resume my booking, they told me it has expired. I was so upset & resorted to write in to the hotel. The hotel was hospitable enough to grant me my backdated reservations and honor my new booking. But because Expedia was in the way (they weren't responding to the hotel for 2 weeks), the hotel decided to grant me my refund. I spoke with Navin on 16 Oct, who called the hotel to verify on my refund. While I thought I got it right this time, when I called Expedia again on 18 Oct, there was no record of my latest conversation with Navin! During the conversation with Navin, the hotel had emailed to Expedia for the 2nd time about approving my refund and yet again, there was no acknowledgement.

    I've called Expedia since Day 1 of the above matter for up to 8 times! And each time, I've to repeat my ordeal as the previous & previous etc agents didn't or couldn't be bothered to document our last conversation. During one of my 4 calls, they couldn't find my details, even after giving my mobile no., email, personal id etc! Each time I called Expedia, I was put on hold for no less than 20 mins, for them to contact the hotel. My anger with their slipshod service & lack of customer care is beyond words!!

    I've tried emailing them with the hotel's approval of my refund, and similarly and consistently needed with No Response. I mean why would they respond, coz calling them is just as fruitless effort. My case is still pending! While I'm writing this, I'm still having my call with Expedia put on hold for the last 25mins! DON'T BOTHER USING EXPEDIA!!! It will save you from many 'expected unhappy ordeals'!

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014

    I had to call expedia and they have the call center outside of usa. Communication was very difficult. They book fly & hotel + tickets to go to disney. They said the hotel will provide transportation & when we arrive at the airport, I had to rent a car since the hotel don't provide no transportation. The tickets for Disney end it up only for universal parks only and they charge 3 times what it cost to pay at the door. DO NOT BOOK W/ EXPEDIA if you want to avoid a headache.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I booked a rental car through Expedia. Expedia quoted the taxes and fees as $47.45. The rental car company actually charged $74.59 in taxes and fees. I contacted Expedia about the problem twice. Both times, I received a form letter in response stating that taxes and fees listed on the site are their best estimate based on information the rental car company provides. I would understand if the estimate was off by a few dollars, but when an "estimate" is off my more than 50%, that is not just a misestimate, that is a total misrepresentation by the company. I have contacted Expedia a third time to try to rectify this, but have yet to receive any response at all.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    Expedia inputted the wrong flight number on my daughter's ticket. The American airline agent was not able to print the ticket. We contacted Expedia agent and was told to keep trying and if he couldn't print a ticket we were to call Expedia back. I explained to Expedia that the AA agent had been trying for more than an hour to correct Expedia error. Expedia agent was useless. I spoke to the Expedia supervisor in the customer service department and she too was useless. Expedia would rather have an unsatisfied customer than help correct an error they made. The American Airlines agents were fantastic and did in depth search to find my daughter's ticket. I WILL NEVER USE EXPEDIA AGAIN!!!!!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014

    After dealing with two unpleasant team members to assist me with their reservation mess up, I finally got one who seemed like he knew what to do. WHAT A JOKE! He insisted that our company cover the cost of their mistake and laughed at me while I voiced my concerns on the incident that happened. He literally laughed at me while my company was dealing with an overbooked hotel. Oh, not to mention he refused to help me out by giving me the guests phone number so I could reach out to them and give them a heads up to book elsewhere. Worst place to book. Book directly, better deals.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    Expedia stands by their no cancellation policy for ANY reason. Be careful. I made a reservation for 1 room in Daytona Beach Florida. I had my receipt stating one room. 1 day later I had 2 rooms reserved and all funds for both rooms removed from my account. Several calls were made to many consumer service advocates to no avail. Upon arrival to hotel still unable to cancel 2nd room even with evidence of 1st receipt. Recently, accidentally left incorrect month for reservation, called immediately. Expedia refused to refund or change date d/t reservation being "non refundable" for any reason. Ok corporate America let's pray human error or 'ooops you now have two rooms' is not in your future.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    I booked 2 way flight just yesterday and I immediately received a confirmation saying that everything is okay. And then few hours later I received another email stating that my booking is not confirmed. I immediately called Expedia to verify as this is a very important trip. And here's where my headache started. I called 6818 5635 and spoke to someone. He said he is from hotel reservation (Expedia) so he can't help me then he transferred me to Abishek. And then this Abishek said he can't view my itinerary so he need to transfer me to a Singapore agent, and he did transfer the call and he did, and I waited for 20 minutes for someone to answer and then a Japanese agent answered. She is very nice, very apologetic and told me she can't help me as she can only see Japan bookings. The following day I called again, I spoke to Abishek and he said the same thing as last night.

    He transferred me to Prabind (at this moment the phone call is already around 30 minute) then this Prabind said he can't help me and he said he will transfer me to the correct department. Guess where he transferred my call? JAPAN DEPT AGAIN. And same thing happened, I have to call back the number again and guess who I spoke to again, PRABIND! And I told him he transferred me to wrong dept. And then same thing happened he transferred me to Japan dept AGAIN!!! Imagine my frustration while trying to check the status of my flight? And finally, after my nth call I spoke to Mat. He is such a nice lad. I sounded frustrated, or upset even but he handled the call professionally. He took ownership and he said he will cancel my booking as requested. And he assured me that the charges will be refunded back to my credit card in 2-3 days, and so now I wait. This is the very first time I've booked through Expedia. Worst mistake EVER! NEVER AGAIN.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    I am extremely disappointed in my experience with Expedia and its customer service. After calling no less than 5 times and being hung up on/disconnected each time after relaying my issue, it seems that the hang up treatment is an intentional ploy to not deal with the issue. Finally, after waiting on hold for upwards of an hour on my 6th attempt, I was able to finally speak to a supervisor. The supervisor was rude, her accent was so heavy it was difficult to understand, and she was unwilling to make a minor issue right. Here is the issue: I booked a trip from San Diego to Cabo from December 29 - January 2. Flight was on Spirit Airlines and the hotel was the Hyatt Ziva.

    The recent hurricane in Cabo affected the hotel. The Hyatt Ziva is closed until April. So I needed a new hotel. I called Expedia and explained the situation and booked the Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach. No change to the flight on Spirit Airlines. I was told that the refund on my initial purchase left the flight at $1776.60. My new hotel was $3484.24 for a total trip cost of $5,260.84. All seemed ok, until I looked at the Expedia site and, on the same date I booked, the exact same flight and hotel is priced at $4908.00.

    Either I wasn't refunded enough from the first booking or I was overcharged for the second booking. Regardless, I am due a credit of $352.84. I am still doing a package, why would I pay more for the exact same hotel and flight than what is listed on the Expedia site? I simply have substituted hotels in my package due to the unforeseen event of the hotel closure due to the hurricane. Nonetheless, Expedia is refusing to credit back the $352.84. They can't give a rational explanation for why I should be charged more than it costs on the website, but Wendy the supervisor is refusing to budge. I will never use Expedia again and I would not recommend anyone else use the site either. So disappointing.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    My name is Sirilak, I have purchased 2 tickets from BKK to Tokyo via Expedia Website. I would like to share my experience with Expedia service, which I feel very disappointed. This is my first time with Expedia and I feel very impressed. The ticket that I have bought is Delta Airline. The passenger names on the tickets are Mr. Phuvanart ** and Miss Sirilak **, departure date is 13 Feb 15 and arrival date is 22 Feb 15. The total cost of ticket that I have been charge from Expedia is 36,380 THB.

    About one month ago, I have got an email from Expedia, telling that my flight details were changed. The aircraft has been transformed from Boeing 747 to A330, which the size is completely difference. Moreover, the departure and arrival time were also changed. New departure time is 7 am later than the original, this causes me a problem. Since, I have booked the domestic flight from Tokyo to Hokkaido on the arrival date, so I will need to cancel them.

    Therefore, I decided to call Expedia about getting the full refund of the Delta tickets since 17 September 2014. I have been attempting to contact Expedia many times (K. Johny, K. Vichuda, and K. Adisak). The most recent time Khun Adisak informed me that he will get the answer from Delta on 8 Oct 14. However, until now I haven't got any call, email or any contact from Expedia staffs.

    Then, I called Expedia again. This time I talked K. Patchara, I informed her about my case. Nevertheless, she said she couldn't confirm the dateline of the solution for my case. The solution must be waiting for Delta only. I have been waiting with patience for a month already. Is there any way that I would get the answer from Delta soon? I cannot wait anymore since I need to alter my domestic flight would also cost me. Please give me the solution of my case within 15 Oct 14. Otherwise, I will share my disappointed experience with Delta and Expedia on Pantip and Facebook.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    Booked a flight online for a friend stranded and destitute in Manila and received confirmation for her flight scheduled for the following day (October 9) through Expedia Hong Kong Office. Two hours later, an email arrived advising me the reservation had been cancelled. As I had been away it took me more than an hour to discover it. Expedia HK office put me on terminal hold, apologizing for "occasional brief delays". My rechargeable SIM card ran out of funds after 25 minutes and I had to reload. I attempted to rebook through Expedia online but owing to the delay in Expedia's telephone service my rebooking was rejected because the flight was in less than 24 hour. When I finally got through to an agent, he told me my booking had not been cancelled... Then after checking he learned it was.

    Then he told me that reservations must be made more than SEVENTY TWO HOURS before flight time. The reservation for the following day had been made and accept roughly only four hours earlier. I wondered if this operation simply allowed people to wander in off the street, and invited them to take a chair and go to work. I realized I was dealing with utter incompetence ranging well into abject stupidity. I logged on to Cheapoair through that company, booked a flight for the following day - while the Expedia representative continued to dither and to "understand" my frustration while agreeing with my proposition that Expedia's service was incompetent and a disgrace. Incompetence at this level must start well up the management chain - whether it be a complete lack of training or an absence of any supervision.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    Had a 700 dollar credit, ordered a 780 dollar flight. Was going to cost another 700 dollars. What a ** rip off Expedia. I will never use them guys again for anything. They will never honor a credit. So don't ever use them. I was hoping for a cost of maybe.....120. Thumbs down.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    After working 12 hours, I needed a hotel room. This review was reported to Expedia, before it was posted here. Expedia promised to get me a refund or a partial one. Their final excuse was that the hotel wouldn't give me any funds for my inconvenience. There was no warm or hot water in order for me to take a shower. I killed 3 spiders in the bathroom. One of the spiders came from inside the bath towel, and there were two in the shower, that had only cold water. I discovered the problem when I tried to take a morning shower, before leaving the hotel. I was booked through Expedia, failed to get me at least, some of my money back.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014

    I will summarize this long and disaster of a story. I was booking a flight online through Expedia and when I used my bank card to finalize the purchase, the booking engine pre-authorized my debit card twice for the same amount $544.70 x 2 (Essentially $1089.40), putting me negative in my account. But to make matters even worse, they never booked my flight. So now my account is out $1,089.40, I'm negative in my account and have no flight to show for it. Their customer service said they cannot help me and referred me to Delta whom also could not help me.

    Expedia customer service hung up on me twice and the third time the person said Expedia is not responsible for this but it is my bank and Delta's problem, and I should just wait a week to see if I get my money back. No one had answers. No one found my charges and no one ever, I repeat "EVER" helped me. Expedia is a company with horrible customer service and avoids contact which is why it is difficult to find a customer support number on their flight. They want your money, not your complaints.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014

    I wanted to book a December vacation and decided to buy tickets from Expedia. So, I bought them and within the 24 hour window had to make changes. I called the customer care center and they asked me to cancel and rebook it instead to avoid the $200 change fee. So, I asked them to cancel my ticket. The issue started later. I used the same card to book a changed itinerary but Expedia would not take my payment. I thought maybe my card is the problem, but Expedia had issued temporary transactions blocking my credit. I called them and got this fixed. According to the website I should have got back my money after 3 working days but instead the travel insurance was debited onto my credit card account.

    I was afraid that they might charge me for the cancelled ticket too and called them. I could not get any help from multiple representatives and asked for the supervisor. She tells me that they issued a refund and I should wait 2 weeks for my money. At this time my credit is blocked with $2000 and I cannot use this card anymore. Upon this news I felt very surprised and agitated. Come on I am a student and saved this money for a long time and when I exclaimed "2 weeks" on the phone, the Supervisor's response was "Do not shout".

    I was not shouting, I was worried as $2000 is not a small amount to be held up for 2 weeks. She had no empathy at all. This was some call center based of the Philippines with the Supervisor's name being "Marissa". I asked her this information and hung up as I felt cheated and had more pressing issues at hand now. I fail to understand if Expedia ever does any checks to see how their call centers working? I had no reply. I do not know about many but the money they are holding is a lot and their response lacks the basic necessity "Customer Service".

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2014

    I booked a package weekend break to Paris with Expedia and due to the French pilots being on strike our flights with Air France were cancelled. I called Expedia to find out about new flights and eventually after being on hold for 35 minutes we were able to find replacement flights with Easyjet costing 90 more. The agent processed the payment for these flights and then went on to cancelling our booking for the Air France flights. At no point before this did the agent inform me of the refund process for the cancelled flights and after already taking the second payment he informed me that the refund would take up to 37 days! I explained that this was unacceptable and asked him why he had not informed me of this before. The agent told me that it was my responsibility to ask how long a refund would take! I asked to speak to a manager and after arguing with them for another 20 minutes they agreed to refund me the money in 7-10 days and claim the money back themselves from the airline.

    12 days later I called Expedia to find out where my refund was to be told that they hadn't processed it. Apparently Air France had processed the refund before they could intervene so they couldn't do anything and told me I should receive my money in 2-12 weeks! I asked why they hadn't bothered to inform me of this and had left me believing that my money would be coming any day and they just said they didn't know but I would get my money back from the airline. I know the cancelled flights were not their fault but the customer service provided by Expedia has been appalling, the agents are unconcerned and they seem to think sorry is good enough.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2014

    Traveled to Cancun, arrived at airport early, told we were on standby. Normal practice, Delta overbook flights by up to ten people and those with the lowest status get put on standby and only get on if they can get volunteers to opt out of the flight. This was a surprise 40th birthday present for my wife and only three days, so you can imagine the stress it caused. Whilst we did get on the flight, when we asked why we were one of the ten CHOSEN to be off loaded, they told us it is all to do with STATUS. As we are new to the US, we have no Delta airline membership. They also told us that using a third party like Expedia means you have even LOWER status!!!!

    This was totally unacceptable and means we will NEVER use Expedia again. If, when booking, we were told there was a RISK of being off loaded, I would not have booked it. In future we will book directly with airline and join airline miles. We will be spreading the word WIDELY warning others that if you book through Expedia, you are at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to service, status and risk. Sorry, but not good enough. We booked weeks ago and paid in full. UNACCEPTABLE by Delta, but too risky via Expedia.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2014

    I booked a ticket as l have done over the course of several years. Expedia charged me three times for the same ticket and misspelled my name. Instead of refunding me for their error they blamed me and moreover l incurred a fee for rectifying the name misspelling. I have pursued the matter via a consumer association in the UK and the USA but they both informed me that Expedia is registered elsewhere and that Expedia had been unhelpful.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2014

    I was trying to book a flight and I thought it was all fine, but I never got a confirmation. So as my flight date neared I called all the airlines going to Phoenix. And asked if they were able to locate my name, because I didn't have a flight number or I didn't even remember who I booked the ticket with. My only contact with Expedia was when they send me an email with a sad/happy face and asked how the flight was.... I was shocked. So I called immediately to explain and they kept bouncing the problem to the airlines and vice versa. I just want credit or a refund.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    Rented a car at the Munich Germany airport for 16 days through Expedia. Printed out my confirmation, which I presented at the Dollar car rental desk upon my arrival. The agent laughed and said he would not honor the Expedia booking price, offering me a car at triple the price I was quoted by Expedia. Called my wife in the U.S. with the details. She said they put her on hold for 45 minutes, finally answered, and offered her no solution. This episode changed the entire dynamics of my Europe vacation, causing big problems and inconvenience. Upon returning home, I have emailed Expedia twice asking for an explanation as to why this occurred. They have twice responded with a form letter response which basically said too bad. The bottom line....don't do business with Expedia...unreliable booking and zero customer service...

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    I have try to modify a couple dates after I made a booking to a hotel in Houston TX, without success. I call three times, and three times they hang up on me. I spend over 45 minutes on the phone without success. The only choice left was cancelled my hotel booking and after two days I haven't receive a confirmation of my cancellation so I can do a re-booking. I think is the last time I use Expedia. I wrote this and they apologize but not fix problem.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    Expedia's website for hotels, asks for amenities. We're looking for free parking in Barcelona at a 3 star hotel. Expedia lists 8-10 hotels with that criteria. When I contacted those hotels, they actually charge guests for parking. Expedia's explanation is that "the hotels haven't provided up to date information to Expedia."

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    We used Expedia and were charged for an extra airline ticket, and they say there is nothing they can do about it. We called Expedia, and they say there's nothing they can do because they don't show the ticket, ticket number, or charge. We called AmEx, they were great, and going to dispute it with Expedia. We then called Frontier, amazing service, they showed on their end where Expedia had in fact pushed 3 tickets through, 3 charges, and 3 separate ticket numbers. They cancelled it on their end and refunded the money. PLEASE don't use Expedia, use it as a tool to find the cheapest ticket, then go to their website, book directly!

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    Put on hold over 29 minutes than they hung up on me. Called need to cancel as I was called to court. Told since I decided to accept a different invitation I could not cancel. Asked for Supervisor, that's when Marvick at 877-262-3524 hung up on me. I am canceling over 13 days from trip.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    At 24 Sept.2014 I called to Expedia for hotel booking in Shimla for the period 2-6 Oct 14 which was our planned honeymoon and customer care executive provided me some option among which I selected one (hotel sunrise) and he made a confirm booking then amount has deducted from my bank account and I received confirmation on e mail for booking. On 1st Oct 2014 around 10 am in morning, I received a sms on my mobile from hotel sunrise that booking is not possible for anyone who booked hotel after 16th of September, please contact to Expedia for more detail. And when I called to hotel, hotel manager told me it's complete fault of Expedia and he has informed to Expedia that hotel will not accept any booking made after 16th September and he has a mail in sent folder in his mail box to proof same. I called to Expedia customer care, they kept me wait more than 1 hour and finally said, "yes there are "some" problem and we will call you and provide you some alternate option in next 1 hour", but I have not received any call even after next 2 hours. Then I called again, and this time again I explained all to them and they said we are transferring your call to relocation dept.

    But on transferring my call I kept waiting exactly 2 hours and no one picked my call, same thing happened to my next call to Expedia. Again executive kept me wait for 2 hours and finally transferred my call to relocation dept. This time call got picked up and a lady said, "sorry we do not have list for option so please contact to Expedia India office". I again called to Expedia and after 1 hour wait executive again transferred my call to relocation dept. This time same lady picked up and said I need to see and look what I can do. I told her that please take my case seriously as since morning I am trying to call but none of them I got any serious rectification. She said she will call me in some time.

    I received a call from her and she gave me options like can you cancel this trip and go to some other dates or can you take another hotel (which was 80 km far away from the location of Shimla). I refused as it was not suitable at all, so finally she said, "I am dropping an email, you may contact to the no. mentioned in email". The no. was "travel guru" who are associated with Expedia. I called on given no. but to my surprise I got an answer from travel guru that we do not have any booking information in our system so we can't help.

    Place contact again to Expedia, I again contacted and by the time it was already 10 pm and I could not start my travel and it was not possible to reach shimla at 2 Oct by any means. I had to lose my travel. I again called Expedia and asked for refund of booking cost and the loss of travel ticket cancellation but they plainly said, "Only refund of hotel booking is possible and for other reimbursement please write mail on this and we will revert in next 7 business working days." I made biggest mistake of my life booking via Expedia India. I lost my holidays, wasted full days calling Expedia more than 10 hours in day. which is not a toll free but paid call travel ticket cancellation amount and mental stress complete hell like treatment all the time. I been saying please take My case urgently - it's a planned honeymoon for me but nothing happened. They never took it seriously. I want a full refund of the losses I had (mental, financial). If i don't get it I will file a case against Expedia in consumer court and fight for justice. I am sharing this horrible experience with every forum on internet so that people may be aware what Expedia is doing with its customers. Shame on Expedia.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    I purchased two reservation for my brothers with different transactions. I remember correcting the defaulted return date twice for both. The tickets were reviewed before departure - it had the wrong return date. They were charged $300!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2014

    Tried to book a holiday online with Expedia but the booking failed at the payment through my credit card - excuse - card not accepted please try another card - this happened twice on my card and once on my wife's. Rang Expedia on their help line and tried twice more via their service agent to no avail. Used my debit card to pay, which left me overdrawn, before transferring money back to my account. Fair enough - holiday booked and small charge from bank to pay overdraft fee.

    One day later I tried to book a train ticket home on my credit card to find it was refused. Had to return to work to borrow money for fare home! Rang bank to find all five attempts to book the holiday had been charged to my credit card!!!!! Rang Expedia and they stated it was the bank's fault. Rang bank and they say it is Expedia's fault. Still waiting for further response from Expedia but not hopeful!!!!!!!!!! The one star rating is only because it won't let you put no stars! BOOK ELSEWHERE!

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014

    Booked a connecting all inclusive to Costa Rica from NY. When arrived in Miami, was told that flight to Costa Rica is canceled and never existed. I got a confirm from Expedia that morning that all was confirmed. Stressed out. Called Expedia 3 times. On hold for 30 mins each to be transferred to a supervisor. 3rd time, the call dropped. Stranded in Miami. Booked a separate hotel. Sister got stress sick. Tried to call Expedia the next day to get a flight home. They were not able to locate my reservations. Went to airport, they did not have us booked on a connecting flight home from Miami to NY. WORSE TRIP EVER!!! Expedia sucks and agents are not experienced nor know what they are doing. I was told to look at my itinerary to check my fight home, then got hung up on. Spent more money on hotel and food in Miami. On phone with EXPEDIA now for 2 hours after we got home. Still on hold. Horrible customer service. PS. Number to hotel in Costa Rica was also wrong on the itinerary. Could not cancel reservation.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    Found a cheap week family holiday in Cyprus online so called them to go through finer details and book. Only after it was booked, did I find out baggage and plane meals not included, not any guarantee that I would sit with my child which is crazy as he could end up sitting elsewhere with his father. The only way was to pay for a ore booking service, baggage for my 2-year-old, and a meal for him. There was this bundle deal but you had to book for all 3 tickets to get the offer so it cost nearly 200 on top! I was told family room she had chosen would suffice only to find out later it was a double bed and a bunk bed.

    I had a 5-month baby and 2-year-old and this was not a possible sleeping arrangement. I was told I would have to speak directly with hotel who couldn't guarantee alternative sleeping arrangements. So for weeks I was anxious as to where my 2 babies would sleep. Luckily the hotel could accommodate by providing a crib but this made the room considerably smaller. Expedia also said there was a discount deal that day if I booked online, but the page disappeared so I called in.

    When I asked about the discount, she said it was already included, but I couldn't see any difference in price so the advert for online discount seemed like a deceiving sales tactic. Whilst the lady on the phone was friendly, I felt she hid the baggage allowance information from me until I had paid, and I felt pressure to book ASAP. The price online ended up being totally different with all these extra charges and fees. The holiday cost a lot more than it was worth in my opinion.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    Booked a vacation for Sept 2014, back on JAN 22nd from LAX to Buffalo NY. Took out trip insurance next day saw identical vacation from Orange county (JohnWayne) to Buffalo. Contacted Expedia, after about an hour they agreed to change reservation due to trip insurance. Sent me new Itinerary from Orange County to Buffalo Right up to the vacation date. Kept getting reminders, even had seat assignment showing Orange county Buffalo. Showed up at American airlines ticket counter. Told me tickets were invalid and that it showed us flying out of LAX. Tried for over an hour to contact customer support in Philippines, hang ups and wait. Missed flight, missed ruby wedding vacation. Called Expedia after three hours. Promised refund - still have not seen it. Rip off company who I will never do business again with. Do I have options..Thanks.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    We paid for a round trip ticket and took the first half. When we arrive in Istanbul airport to return home there was a reservation but Expedia had not paid it. We were not allowed to board the plane. We called Expedia and were put on hold or had dropped calls over 12 times over 5 hours. We were ignored and forced to spend money for a hotel room, taxi, meals and now we are told we have to pay the increased fare to fly out a day late. Plus, we will miss a day of work so the cost is in the thousands! No one should ever use Expedia. I plan on suing for civil theft and am open to others joining in a class action suit if this has happened to you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    We booked a room for the first time using Expedia seeing that it was a 2 1/2 star and looking at the pictures it looked great. When we got there and saw the room, we quickly realized that this room was definitely not 2 star or more, should have been a negative 2. Does Expedia not check these properties before recommending them? I was able to get refund and they booked another room for me. We drove 10 more miles and got to the hotel and the king size beds were over booked. They did give us another room with double beds. That is so romantic for you and your wife to have two beds and go through all that. Needless to say we ended our trip short and just came home. I will never use Expedia again. This was a script from the twilight zone. Thanks Expedia for ruining my planned weekend.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2014

    Please listen to us. Keep away! Expedia took an extra $560 from our account. We picked this up after checking the transaction a few days later and found they charged us for an extra night at the Disneyland Resort Hotel without our consent. We have spent a total of 8hrs on the phone in the last 3 days with this unprofessional Expedia Scamster Company to get our money back. They tell us that they can't find the booking, put us on hold for 25 minutes each time, hang up... You name it... every trick in the book to not allow this refund. These guys work on a commission. You will NEVER get your money back. You have been warned.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014

    My mother booked my brother's honeymoon - flights & accom - over the phone. Agent said it was ok to use married name, even though they were going to depart 3 days after the wedding, so the passport wouldn't be updated with new name. Nevertheless, booking was made. After numerous phone calls to Expedia, 30 mins each time on hold, they still weren't able to get a hold of the airline. The matter wasn't 'urgent' enough so they would call me back in a week. Still waiting and no change has been made.

    One of the agents said I will have to pay a fee, non-negotiable from the airline, for any changes made to the names of the passengers more than 3 letters, ranging from $150-$220. These prices are absolutely ridiculous for something they can easily change in the computer system. The flights aren't until January 2015. All ID has been provided for the name adjustment, yet they are still asking for a marriage certificate. There has NOT been a marriage as yet, which has been explained numerous times, but they cannot understand. Will NEVER use this "service" again. Incompetent staff, outsourcing calls to countries you cannot understand and that cannot understand you. They will have you on hold for 30 minutes. Very disappointed and the matter still isn't resolved. If you do choose to use their services, read the guidelines, do NOT book over the phone and double check ALL details. They will make it very difficult for you to adjust.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014

    I scheduled a vacation flight through Expedia because the price was a little better than other sites I visited... Oh what a silly mistake. I had to cancel my trip due to a work/business conflict - that was the beginning of all my trouble. They charge a $200 change/cancellation fee and they do not make the credit process easy. The customer service department keeps you on hold for extensive periods of time in hopes that you will hang up and get frustrated. Their customer service department is overseas and they definitely do not follow the same moral codes as we do in America. It took me over 2 hours on hold and several reps to get my latest trip scheduled. I am done. I just finished my final credit with Expedia and have no plans of ever using this company again. My money and time is way too important to me. Expedia's customer experience is not professional. Use at your own risk... Good luck.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014

    8/30/2014 booked hotel at Hampton Inn and when I arrived they had no rooms. Money was not refunded, room was not available.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2014

    I have booked a hotel in St Lucia (Hotel Chocolat) via Expedia. The hotel did not have air-conditioning and there was no windows and we have checked out after one night. The hotel has kindly agreed to fully refund us. This was confirmed to Expedia by hotel manager in writing and via phone. However, Expedia has not done anything about it for over a month. Now they want to contact manager again and again as they do not have any record! In the meantime they put me on hold and their line repeatedly gets cut off. It was a horrible experience and I will never use them again!

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2014

    I made reservations for a hotel room in Virginia Beach, Days inn At the Beach. I called expedia. However I later found out it was a third party company. So therefore some company has my bank information. They told me that my money would not be deducted until I checked in. A few minutes later it was deducted from my account. I called and they told me that I would have cancel entire reservations to get my money back. Also it would take a week. I'm filling a complaint with Attorney General's office and recommend everyone else do the same. It's time to stand up to these rip off companies.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2014

    I booked a king size bed at the Days Inn in Helen through Expedia. When I arrived, the manager said I had no reservation. He was very rude and stated that he would've got a fax. I asked him to check the fax, he found a paper jam and my reservation printed. He said all he had was a double. I asked if he could check with another hotel or at least give us a discount, he said it wasn't his problem, we are lucky he had a room at all and we could just leave if we didn't like it. Expedia was no help at all. They suggested a room with a double bed in a town over twenty miles away. We found a hotel on our own with a king size bed at a better price. I will never use Expedia again nor will I ever stay at the Days Inn.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    My name is Ahmed, from Riyadh Saudi Arabia (a former frequent, loyal customer). I am posting this to conduct my awful experience dealing with Expedia in my last trip, a trip among many and many trips that I managed throughout their passionate, innovative, enterprising company. I booked a flight for my vacation to Larnaca, Cypress from Riyadh through Bahrain with the Gulf Airlines on the 27th of Aug with a return flight on the 6th of Sep. It took off as scheduled and everything was normal, having a good vacation till I decided to make a righteous amendment to my booking, to go back home from Athens, Greece on the 11th of Sept instead of Larnaca, Cypress on the 6th of Sep.

    I called the customer service and my call was transferred from an agent to another in order to make it done for more than 40 minutes before it got disconnected to go through the same tedious process again for another 40 minutes and finally to make it done and receiving an email from Expedia with the changes, also a message from my bank with the withdrawal of 332.67 USD (as mentioned and clarified by your agent). I finished the call after wishing your agent a good day, and went to Athens by booking another flight smoothly.

    On the day of my coming back trip on the 11th of Sept., as I approached the airlines counter to get my boarding pass, I was told that there was NO reservation for me, and was advised to contact my agency (Expedia). I called the customer service inquiring about what was going on, and begging all agents that I was calling after transferring and holding my call to do something fast enough to catch my flight. Finally an Expedia supervisor answered, to inform me that the cancellation was due to AN EXPEDIA AGENT MISTAKE (the one handled my earlier amendment call), and that he was sorry for that mistake BUT he will make it up by looking for another option on the expense of Expedia (of course it was too late and my flight took off).

    I was on hold again as he was looking for another option and then got back to me to offer me the flight option that was scheduled to take off the same time next day with no further compensation, even after articulating to the supervisor the expenses to be incurred as a result of Expedia's error (1 Extra hotel night + transportation + a day expenses) not to mention what would I incur as not being back in my city on that particular important day. The supervisor rejects all appealing and refuses to even upgrade the class of ticket after showing a compromising glance from my side.

    Finally, I obey and accept his offer to end my nightmare and to manage what it needs for an extra day, before having the call to be DISCONNECTED at that minute. The supervisor called me again, and I picked the call up answering him to proceed with that and again got disconnected at the time, and he never called me back again. The total length of the multiple calls was more than hour and a half. I do not know how I actually had the guts to call back and try to go throughout the same tedious procedure, but when I was on hold (as expected) I opened my laptop and visited Expedia website, while I was still at the airport. I ended up on page saying Our Mission is to Revolutionize Travel Through The Power of Technology.

    Shortly, the call got disconnected while on hold without reaching me back. Then I went to a conventional old fashioned travel agency to book a flight (cost of 370 Euros), thanks to their revolutionary company. I truly do not remember my last time I had to manage a booking without the power of technology. My vacation was almost perfect before it got ruined by Expedia. I sent them an email in curiosity to see how would this complaint be handled! Probably with delay and disconnection. P.S. My mobile company billed me with a total calls cost of almost 540 USD, for what it was advertised as a toll free number.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    Booked a trip to Bali for 30th October returning 6th November over the phone. All went well, repeated my details at least 6 times and they were repeated back to me correctly. 2 days later I received my E-ticket confirmation and realized they had left out a middle name and incorrectly spelled my surname. I emailed them immediately explaining the problem and after 3 days received no reply so I called and was told, "No problem, we will just change name on booking" very politely. Received email shortly afterwards and was just the same problem. This happened 3 times. After 17 emails with no help I called again and again.

    So I rang Garuda Indonesia myself and was told Expedia just had to call and pay $50 to correct their mistake in spelling on ticket. After $230 on phone charges to Expedia they told me they would have to cancel my ticket and rebook the same ticket on the same flight, pay $671 and wait up to 60 days for refund of original tick minus fees and charges and said the airline had lied to me about the process. Apart from the fact that their foreign accents were hard to understand I don't think they could understand me either. I'm a minimum wage earner and saved for a long time for this holiday.

    In the beginning 7 nights for $912 sounded pretty good but now I've used my spending money to rebook the ticket and could have barely enough money to survive on for 7 nights and the refund probably won't get back to me before I leave. Luckily breakfast was included so if I fill a tray with food at breakfast it will last all day but no car or bike hire, no trips, nothing but walk to the beach, swim, surf and wander around. Very disappointed. I've been to Bali before and a good time can be had by all for a low price but not for nothing. All their operators were very friendly but so unhelpful. I just can't believe it they just blatantly lied to me over and over. I will never book with them again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    We were looking last minute for a hotel for a convention. Expedia had a blind deal. Book this room. In a grey box. Price was great. Booked it then it told us where. All reviews said dangerous area. Bad area. Homeless People Partying All Night IN Front Of hotel. Called to remedy situation. Conveniently kept getting disconnected. Asked for manager and same thing. Just get disconnected... They told me hotel has no cancellation policy. Called hotel, they said they didn't even have our info but would cancel. Kept trying to tell Expedia we have a toddler and 2 infants and we felt it was unsafe and not in our best interest. We didn't want a refund, just to be moved to a safer area. They wouldn't budge and I'll have to dispute it. I will never deal with them again! Shame on you Expedia!

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014

    On May 30th, I was visiting Greensboro, NC when my accommodation plans fell through. Using my smart phone, I booked a room at the Howard Johnson via Expedia at approximately 2200. Shortly after which, I was informed that I really shouldn't stay at that hotel. So within an hour, I had called Expedia to cancel the reservation. I was told that it was too late to communicate to the hotel since I had booked so close to the reservation, but that it would be taken care of for me. Furthermore, just to be safe, I arrived at the hotel in person to let them know that I would not be staying nor checking in, which the employee at the front desk acknowledged.

    I then went and booked another hotel in person. However, I received an E-mail alert that Expedia had put the charge through for the Howard Johnson. I immediately called Capital One to verify the situation; the dispute department representative spoke with Expedia and informed me that the Howard Johnson was showing that I had checked in. However, she said she would handle the situation and that Expedia was already aware that I spoke with them and was putting a refund through.

    The refund never occurred so I eventually put in a dispute request and received the funds from Capital One. Unfortunately, I received a message a couple months later from Capital One that Expedia was resubmitting the charge with provided documentation and therefore, Capital One would be putting the charge back on unless I further disputed it. So I called Howard Johnson, at which point, extremely rude ladies informed me that they didn't know anything and couldn't do anything because management and ownership had changed so they had no hands in the matter.

    I then called Expedia and was escalated three times until I spoke with a representative named Tracey. He said that there was nothing he could do other than to apply a $100 coupon onto my account for a new reservation because they couldn't receive authorization from the ignorant hotel management that didn't know anything. I replied saying that would not help me and asked what he would do if someone stole money from him. He replied that there was no way for him to know if I was eligible for a refund as there was no record of a refund request. He claimed that any time an associate logged into my account, it was systematically noted and that notes would need to be placed.

    So I asked him if he could see the communication with Capital One back in May, to which he said, "No." So I asked how it's possible that my refund request isn't there and that the communication with Capital One isn't there. He had difficulty responding and ultimately fell back on the fact that he could not do anything. I then asked for his identification information, as I was very offended and angry at his attitude. He gave me only his first name and that he was out of the Las Vegas office. He refused to provide his employee ID number saying that there was no employee ID information available to share with the public... (I've implemented continuous improvement efforts in call centers and have a good idea of when a representative is lying).

    I ended the call asking if he was logged as accessing my account, which he acknowledge. I then called Capital One, at which, an extremely helpful dispute representative listened to my entire rant. She also read the "supporting documentation" that Expedia had provided, which turned out to be a completely false generalization. She ultimately told me not to worry and closed the case as she was able to see the 2nd hotel transaction to support the fact that I didn't stay at the Howard Johnson and the notes left by the initial Capital One representative who spoke with Expedia and wrote that they would be providing me with a refund.

    Honestly, the fact that my complaint in alignment with many others about how Expedia treats its customers with the guilty-until-proven-innocent attitude while having no problems taking their money, they really should be audited. It feels to me that Barry Diller and Dara Khosrowshahi are running a pirate ship...

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    My mother passed away. We had booked a package hotel, car and flight and Expedia had the best price. Besides the fact I used them before with no problems. When I'm making the booking I explained we were traveling back to Puerto Rico to have her funeral there. They booked us with Delta Airlines and when we got there at 5 am since our flight was schedule to leave at 8:25 am, had been canceled. According to the Delta employee our reservation had been canceled because Expedia agent had not created the E-ticket for us. My account had been drafted for the full amount.

    We contacted Expedia from 5:25 until 12:10 am to correct the situation. It took 3 cell phones different customer service agents in Expedia hanging up on us ignoring our request to get us a new flight. All they kept saying was to book another flight for the next day and we had to pay for it since they could not refund what they had withdrawn. We found out in the airport there are cheaper flights for grievance (Expedia never told us), we had to put money together and buy a one-way flight directly with American Airlines, their agent Diane was helpful and caring.

    After talking with a lot of employees there with Expedia, we found out they are all oversea and the employees demonstrated they have no customer service ethics. After all the people we spoke to at around 9:30 until 12:10 am we got one person, but the name of Alex who cared enough to refund our money the next day and spoke to a supervisor her name Diane from the Finance Department, for some flight vouchers. The agreement was that they would refund issue flight vouchers and leave our hotel reservation.

    Well, we got to Puerto Rico to find out they had canceled our hotel. It took another 2 hours to make them aware we had no money left over to pay for a hotel after what they had done. They booked the hotel I think with the flight vouchers they had given us because when I went to book the flights home we only had one voucher that could be applied. I did contact them to try to clear this up but it took an hour and a half placed on hold to find out I could only book through Delta Airlines with the voucher. Which makes me think they had no loss with all the transaction they had refunded because Delta issued the vouchers.

    I hanged up and proceeded to purchase with American Airlines again. So, tonight I will be contacting Expedia again to see what happened with their promise of vouchers. I would not recommend Expedia anymore and do not plan to use them in the future even if they may look cheaper online. To think such a big company and such bad customer service. To me just the hassle of being in a situation where you didn't expect and playing with your money is too much.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    Disputed charges on my Amex 4 times regarding Expedia booking practices with phone reservations. Each time Expedia gives a different rebuttal. The first response indicated I did not cancel within time frame; I produced phone documents. Now they are saying room was nonrefundable. I was not given a confirmation.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    Traveled all the way from Australia to Santorini Greece. Had confirmed booking at lovely Kafieris Blue hotel overlooking the cliff sunset. Checked hotel shuttle would collect us and was told we had no booking, Expedia had booked us somewhere else. Called Expedia at great cost and they held me on the line 45 minutes then line went dead. Relocated to hotel on Main Street. Bed 3 meters from truck traffic. Expedia were not willing to help any further. Called them four more times to tell them it was impossible to sleep with house, air on noisy, general rating not what we booked. Reception at new location were exceptionally nice but were unable to assist us as all rooms had same problem and no views.

    Requested Expedia call the hotel to speak with us as already spent considerable amount on calling them, to no avail. They were just not interested in helping remedy their mistake. They stupidly offered us a voucher towards our next booking. That didn't solve the problem at all. The cost in getting from Australia to Santorini only to be told they forgot to tell us our CONFIRMED booking was unavailable, is unbelievable and as Expedia were unable and unwilling to remedy this problem, we will never ever book through Expedia ever again.

    We will definitely be following through with this matter once home in Australia. We saved a long time to travel/fly Business class to Santorini, so Expedia can expect to hear from us shortly. We have records of every call and who we spoke with etc as well as our confirmed booking from Expedia. More disappointed we could not be! I would never recommend anyone dealing or booking with Expedia if you want to be treated as a customer when problems arise. They are happy to take their booking commissions but not happy to remedy their own mistakes!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    My boyfriend booked us a trip to Mexico for my birthday. Well unfortunately it was a complete nightmare through Expedia! About a month before our trip he noticed the price had gone down so he asked if we could get a price adjustment. Amazingly they said yes and said we would receive our refund in about a week. A month went by with us calling every week for our refund but every time they claimed another week or month or so. The day before our vacation we just decided to call the hotel. They claimed to have little communication with Expedia till just before we called, and they put through the refund for us. Although we still have not received it. But that's just part of it.

    When we got to the hotel to check in they told us that Expedia only sent them a reservation for one person... So we had to fork out another $300!! After we spent hours on the phone with Expedia representatives who basically blamed all of the issues on us and tried to make us feel stupid and accuse us of lying. This was more than stressful and we will never do business with this horrible company again! They do not understand customer service. While we were on our vacation me met two other couples who had a similar experience with Expedia... Coincidence? I think not.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014

    Expedia system is a hassle!!! If you miss a flight, it's a nightmare. Expedia and Copa Airlines work together to make the customers' experience worse. I'm very frustrated with theses services!!!! Will never ever use it again!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2014

    If there are no changes in your plans, Expedia may be the way to go. But when we had to change my son's return date, they cancelled the entire reservation (including mine), even though my husband and I told them many times not to change my plan. It took days to clear it up and they did not get me back on the original flight. Not only that, I said that this was their mistake and was told repeatedly that they "would take care of it." Yes, they took care of it by authorizing the additional $1800 against my account without mentioning that this would happen. My bank allowed it even though it put me well over my limit. The Company didn't even bother to get me with the same original airline. I talked to several different people (including "supervisors" out of state) and so had to tell my story over again -- when it came to getting the new booking, OOPS, suddenly it was a shift change so I got a new person to tell the story to. So now I have a $3,000.00 credit, and when I go to use it will be charged the $600 rebooking, even though I have flight insurance? How is it that this company has not been investigated for fraud?

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014

    Last month, I booked a flight from Albuquerque to Rome and back on Expedia. The return flight was Rome to Atlanta to Albuquerque, or so I thought. However, when I was organizing some papers this weekend, I ran across my Expedia itinerary, and the return flight was only Rome to Atlanta with no connecting flight to Albuquerque. I couldn't believe I'd made such a mistake, so I logged onto my Expedia account, and sure enough, the itinerary showed no flight beyond Atlanta.

    I called Expedia to double check, and asked the young lady who answered if it was possible that I had booked a connecting flight that wasn't showing up on my itinerary. She replied, "Ma'am, if your itinerary doesn't show a flight, you must have forgotten to book it." I was disgusted with myself but assumed because I'd recently moved across country and been a little discombobulated that the mistake was mine.

    I then logged onto Expedia to book a flight from Atlanta to Albuquerque, but the only flights available for that evening were three times what I would have paid last month. It was less expensive to book a hotel room at the Atlanta airport and a flight the next morning, so I did this and vowed to always check my itinerary more carefully in the future.

    So, imagine my surprise this morning when I received a call from Expedia to tell me that there were changes to my flight from Atlanta to Albuquerque -- the original flight that I thought I had booked in the first place. I called Expedia to find out what was going on. I explained that my itinerary still did not show the original flight and that I had booked another flight the next day so I wouldn't be stuck in Atlanta. After 7 phone calls to Expedia and 1 to the airline involved -- some lasting over an hour -- I confirmed that the airline had a record of the original flight that I thought I had booked. Expedia was very cagey about whether or not they had the original Atlanta to Albuquerque flight in their records; first they said no, then they called the airline themselves and confirmed the flight, then they said it had been in their records all the time. So now I had two flights from Atlanta to Albuquerque and a hotel room at the Atlanta airport to boot.

    When I finally got to speak to a supervisor, he said the onus was on me to prove that the Expedia rep had told me that there was no flight for me because as far as he could see, no rep had accessed my account on the day I said I called. (Frankly, I don't remember if the rep actually looked at my itinerary. I basically asked if it was possible that I had a flight if it didn't appear on my itinerary, and the rep said no.) It was also suggested to me that I should have called the airline myself to verify that I hadn't booked a flight from Atlanta to Albuquerque before booking the second flight. Seriously? If I'd wanted to deal with the airline, I would have booked the flight with them in the first place.

    Fortunately, I was able to cancel the hotel, but I'm now out the $240 for the second flight, not to mention having spent the entire day on the phone. As of 5 minutes ago, the original flight shows up on the airline itinerary but is still not visible on my Expedia itinerary. And yes, the very expensive lesson I've learned is that I should not have accepted Expedia's word that I didn't have a flight booked but should have then called the airline myself. In fact, I should have booked directly with the airline, and in the future I will use Expedia to find the flights I want and then go directly to the airline and book them myself. Because that's about the level of customer service you're going to get from Expedia anyway, so why give them any more of my money?

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014

    I had an emergency business meeting in Houston that I needed to get to. I have always used Expedia - not particularly because their price comparison results are any better but because I have never had an issue with them. But this last experience has made me rethink my choice. So, I booked the ticket two days before my flight. I got a confirmation email that said ticket was confirmed and the total was charged to my credit card already.

    The next day I went to check in and was not able to. I called Expedia and they said call United - ticket is confirmed. I called United - they told me ticket was not paid for and was on hold (and would get cancelled at midnight). Called Expedia back - was on hold for over an hour while they checked and finally they came back and told me it was not ticketed and that they will cancel and refund the ticket and I should rebook. What??? That's it? But I was in the middle of a busy day and my flight was the next day. So, I went on the United website and booked the same flight myself.

    What makes me upset is not that something got messed up - happens. It is how a service company treats the customer afterwards and how they fix what happens that builds good customer relationship. I sent a complaint to Expedia and they basically said "Sorry, but we have refunded your fare - so we're awesome." I still don't know why the ticket was not booked and they did not do anything to fix the issue for me.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014

    I booked a $2,410.29 holiday, and was charged $8571.32 all up over 2 days! And I've only got a $6000 limit in my card. I'm so furious with Expedia. They over-charged my credit card by $6,161.03! Originally they said some of the charges should be back in my account within 72 business hours. They now say it has to go through some department for approval or something.... I've called 4 times now.... apparently going to get a call back in 1 or 2 days they say... and then what?!? I better get my $6000 back soon!!!! Shame Expedia! And to top it off Malaysian Airlines is the airline involved! I'm scared to fly with them too!

    Update: I don't think I'll EVER be booking through Expedia again! Finally got the problem sorted, not fully refunded yet tho! Has taken 15 days, and ME calling THEM constantly! Having to explain the prob to every single person they transferred me to, every time I called! I spent a grand total of 3.75 HOURS on the phone to them sorting this issue out! And I'm still waiting on $700 which will take 12-15 days and $1,166.88 which can take up to 60 days!! I'm furious and appalled! Just another mistake Malaysian Airlines can add to their list! Although it's Expedia's website that made the mistake in the beginning by saying my card was not accepted and to call instead, which I did but when I checked my account it had been charged for twice.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014

    We recently booked a trip to Las Vegas to go to see Ron White the comedian. We booked it through Expedia. We got a flight through Frontier. Hotel through Expedia. We also bought travel insurance through a link on the Expedia website so we could cancel the trip if we wished. When we decided to cancel the trip, for whatever reason, the hassles started. Plan on the "you need an excuse, we'll send you documentation to fill out" and refusal to return our money scam. Plan on talking to people in India for an hour and not get any results.

    Put simply, you are screwed. We contacted American Express, who said they would resolve the issues and give us the money back. Our thanks to AE for their help. It will take about 30 days. Expedia was going to give us the hotel fees back but not the flight costs. Overall a very frustrating experience. Their insurance link proved to be a farce and a scam. Beware. You won't be informed upfront.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2014

    I attempted to pay for a trip to Rome (flights and hotel) with my Visa debit card on expedia.com. Although I had enough money in the account, I was unaware that my transaction limit was not set high enough (easily remedied with a call to my bank), and the transaction failed. In the process, however, Expedia had placed a US$512 preauthorization hold on my debit card.

    In a call to Expedia help immediately after, it was explained to me that the hold could be removed with an authorization number they could supply to my bank. I got the bank on another line who explained to me in equally clear terms that this was not impossible. Expedia support then informed me that the hold would be released automatically in 24 hours - this sounded reasonable enough to me, so I ended the support call.

    I waited patiently, but a month (!) later I still did not have access to the money. I could see it on my account statement, but it was not available to me. After another fruitless call to Expedia support, as well as a round of emails, I contacted my bank who explained that the money would only be available to me 45 days after the hold was released. Just as well I had started making travel arrangements far in advance! The 45 days has since passed and I have access to the money again. But that's enough Expedia for me - I'm out!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014

    I used Expedia to book a group of flights to Puerto Rico. The flights were cancelled by the airline. I called Expedia and after 45 minutes was able to get a refund of the flight costs. I was told I would get the $180 flight insurance as well. Second call 2 weeks later (30 + minutes), I was told the money would be in my account in 72 hours. 3rd call 1.5 weeks later (again +30 minutes), I was told they do not refund flight insurance. I am out $180 of the original travel money, through no fault of my own and almost 2 hours of time on hold with people who cannot speak English as well as a 2 yr old. I will never use this company again and will be sure to encourage anyone I talk with to book directly with the airline.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014

    Despite repeated assurance, charges would not be charged to my account until I checked in. They charged one week earlier resulting in $175 in overdraft charges to my checking account. Other credit union customers have had this done to them often with illegal added charges. Obviously a business practice that is deceptive and illegal in many states! They took five days to refund. I demand they also pay the $175 and any other fees related to their actions. Reporting to NM attorney General FTC and will mount boycott campaign on Facebook and Twitter tomorrow!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014

    We made reservations through Expedia and Hotel.com for a three-night stay in Bath, England in March 2014. We confirmed the reservation for a late arrival on Aug 5 prior to leaving the US. We received confirmation for the reservation both times. Upon arriving at our accommodation, the proprietor showed us an email from "Booking Confirmation" cancelling the reservation. The date of that email was Aug 6. WE NEVER ordered nor received such a cancellation notice.

    We arrived at 10:30 PM and the proprietor was able to accommodate us for that night but not subsequent nights. She was able to find other accommodations for the other two nights at a local hotel at a much higher rate. Expedia has no excuse for cancelling the reservation and thus far has not compensated us for our inconvenience or additional cost for accommodation. We recommend never using Expedia or Hotel.com for making reservation. This is the second time Hotel.com has stiffed me on reservations and Expedia should not be associated with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014

    My son is going to college in Ontario and we live in BC, so he flew into London Ontario and then went to pick up his rental car. He wanted to arrive early, pick up his car, pick up things for the apartment, school, and to have wheels to drive around to go and look at vehicles to buy. To just generally drive around and get to know the area where he will be living for the next 3 years. This was all well planned out as he could not get into his apartment until noon. We booked through Expedia, filled out the Expedia application form and where it asked the age of the driver we put 19. We got confirmation that the car is booked and all is well.

    It is 6 am in Ontario when he landed and 3 am in BC, when we got the call that he is not old enough to rent a car through Hertz. So my husband called Expedia to see how we can resolve this problem because my son is stuck at the airport and does not know a soul in London. After speaking with Aya and she admitted they had made an error then we talked to her supervisor Beth, and this woman does not have any customer service skills whatsoever. We were then blessed with supervisor Miya. He tried to say he was trying to find our confirmation and application form and he was having problems finding it and he needed a different number than we were actually supplying. It was ridiculous.

    At the end of it all and 3 hours later as my son sits at the airport, we were told that there is nothing they can do and it is our fault for not knowing Ontario Laws that no one under 21 can rent a car. When my husband asked if they realized they supply a travel service and should probably know car rental laws. Obviously age does matter or you would not ask for it on your application form. That is when they blamed it on Hertz. I'm wondering if all these other companies that deal with Expedia know that Expedia is hurting their business too. Because now I will never deal with Hertz either.

    My WARNING is a company that does not read their application forms and does not know the laws are a TRAVELER'S WORST NIGHTMARE. We would have been better off calling the Car Rental Company ourselves. What good is Expedia? They certainly are not supplying the travel service they advertise.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014

    I was booking a hotel in Belize then I asked about the price match policy. The sales person told me I had to book it first then another department would cancel the reservation and issue a certification for a $25.00 off the next booking. I booked the room and waited for a customer service rep for over 2 hours as she tells me that she was waiting on a supervisor approval. I hung up and cancel the hotel but the charges went through and now all I get is I can't hear you call back or I am placed on a long hold until I hang up. I am calling my bank to reverse the charges. I will never use this company again. I will go with a travel company where I can see a person.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2014

    When booking family travel through Expedia, be very careful with your air travel component. I found out the hard way that the airline (Air Canada in this instance) does not send an email to advise you that you can complete your online check in 24 hrs in advance. I ended up having to go back to my original Expedia itinerary, find the airline booking reference, cut and paste, and then return to the airline site. A bit of a hassle when you are traveling. Additionally, they did not forward that I was traveling with my wife, and as a result of a later that usual online check in, I was unable to sit beside my wife for the return trip home. Was also unable to book Air Canada 'premium' economy seats, which I normally do. I am not that certain that the 'savings' that I received by making a air + hotel + rental car reservation were substantial enough to warrant the Expedia booking. From this point on, I am more likely to book everything individually and spend a little more time comparing prices!

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2014

    My parents and friends have been booking with Expedia since ages. So when my office colleagues and their family decided to go on a long weekend trip to Udaipur this Oct 2014, I was told to do necessary arrangements. I booked 4 rooms in August 2014 on Expedia in Mandiram Palace and got confirmation instantly. Was happy when next day I got a call from hotel saying they will not be able to honor my booking because hotel is sold out. I contacted Expedia and they asked 24 hrs to get back to me. No one called....so I called them but as it was evening they couldn't get hold of anyone in any other hotel. When I called next day...after 3 hrs of conversation, no outcome. Did not get any hotel near lake Pichola, area where my original hotel was located, not any hotel near Fateh Sagar lake. No option, nothing.....don't know what to do. I'm being asked to pay extra now. Pathetic service, and it's like conning consumers by giving incorrect information. I WILL NEVER CHOOSE EXPEDIA AGAIN AND WILL RECOMMEND SAME TO ALL KNOWN PEOPLE TO ME.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2014

    I booked 3 reservations with Expedia Aug 2014. Had to separate them since there was 9 people. On the 3rd reservations I was then informed Ohhh the price has gone up $20 each. They should have reserved the price quoted. I was on the phone over 1 hour giving the names. I immediately told them to cancel the reservation and they said no problem. NOW 5 days later there is still a pending charge on my credit card, so I'm unable to purchase tickets. Expedia says it's Jetblue and Jetblue says NO its Expedia. Expedia says there is nothing they can do and of course now the offer I found is expired. I will NEVER use Expedia again. BEWARE.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2014

    This is the first time I’m using Expedia, certainly the last. The airline page I booked my flight with took me to expedia after my booking finished. That's where the nightmare began. I booked a trip for a week and intended to stay in 2 different cities. When you pick your dates of stay and click update and click book, although the dates may look like it's what you want, don't be fooled. You better double check. Why can't they make it more user friendly. Try booking your hotel with agoda, asiarooms, bookings you won't go through this tedious and pointless process!

    The next page hurries you to confirm your booking with credit card information. Most websites give you the dates and price in bold and bright colours before you hit confirm. With expedia the crucial information is in a light shade of grey as if to hide it from your eye. It's placed on the right of the page in small font and looks like a sidebar ad that we are so accustomed to. I realized my mistake and called expedia right away. To their credit customer service was very professional and helpful. However, that's a thousand bucks I’ll never be getting back again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2014

    We have booked many trips through Expedia, so many that we were "elite" members. I was reluctant to book through them this time because of all of the bad reports, but against my better judgment booked a large group family vacation to Mexico over the holidays. Because we were traveling with so many people, we worked on the phone with an Expedia rep to create duplicate itineraries with different travelers' names then we each paid online. It turns out the rep did NOT create duplicate itineraries and now we are traveling separately which impacts our ground transportation. Then to make it worse, some of us have one leg of our flight cancelled.

    We find out about this cancellation by chance when we went to check something on our itinerary and were alarmed to see our incomplete trip. In our attempt to fix this, we learn there is no similar (or even remotely acceptable) alternative flight. We paid a higher price for airfare when we booked in the first place to get the shortest flight with only one stop. The alternative flights are significantly longer, travel across the country in the wrong direction or includes a six-hour layover. I guarantee had we chosen one of these flights in the first place, it would have been significantly cheaper.

    The rest of the group is on another airline but Expedia says we can only book that flight if we cancel and rebook. Oh and it will take 2-3 weeks to process the refund so we can either put out several thousand dollars more to rebook and trust that the refund will come through or wait to rebook and risk not finding a flight. Because our trip is over the expensive holiday travel period, we booked in advance to get a decent rate. Those rates are just going up.

    Calling customer service is the worst I've ever experienced. Nearly one hour in to the first rep and she hangs up. We are now on our 6th Expedia rep (corporate office) and have been through 2 US Airways reps (closing in on second for terrible customer service) and have spent over FOUR hours on the phone tonight. We still have no resolution and a flight that will only get us partway to our destination. Expedia blames US Airways and US Airways blames Expedia. Either way, they took our money and we are out of luck.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2014

    I booked a package to Orlando/Kissimmee on May 2nd 2014 which included airfare, hotel and rental car. This trip was to take place in October 2014. I also purchased a Package Protection Plan in order to protect my investment should I need to cancel my plans prior to the trip. Below is a cut/paste of the plan description:

    Covers All Your Bases

    * Change or cancel your trip for any reason one time prior to departure
    * Enjoy coverage from the time you book until you return home

    * Coverage for emergency medical expenses, lost luggage, and more

    Unfortunately, on August 4th, 2014 I found out that we would be unable to take the scheduled trip. I contacted expedia.com at 800-551-2534 and spoke to a foreign woman and I understood her name to be Jane. After I explained that I had to cancel my trip, Jane put me on hold multiple times over the course of 31 minutes before disconnecting my call completely. During my initial hold, the message repeated over and over, "You may cancel or change your trip at no charge." This is for all customers, without the Package Protection plan. After being disconnected, I gave Jane a few minutes to call me back. I knew she had my contact number because she verified it during our call before putting me on hold. Jane never called back so I was forced to call the 800 number again. I was told by the automated system that my hold time would be less than 2 minutes. Seven minutes later, Larry answered.

    Larry also had to consult a supervisor and put me on hold for another few minutes. He stated that Expedia would be unable to refund the airfare portion of my trip. No explanation even when I explained that I had the Package Protection Plan. Simply no refund on that portion of the trip. I complained that the Package Protection Plan verbiage was very deceiving and misleading, in addition to the greeting customers receive when calling customer service which states "cancel or change any trip at no charge". I asked to speak to Larry's supervisor and was put on hold for 40 minutes until I finally hung up. This 40 minutes on hold is in addition to the 31 minutes I was on hold with Jane before being disconnected. A total of 71 minutes on hold with no resolution.

    My husband and I have used expedia.com exclusively for all of our travel arrangements for the past 10 years and we are very disappointed by the sneaky, deceptive and misleading practices that they are now engaging in.

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