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Travel Complaints

There are various modes of transportation in India be it through air, sea or land. Indian transportation, due to its immense population, is one of the most widely used in the world.

For traveling within India people generally prefer to rent a car or travel via train or bus as they deem convenient. Ola and Uber are prime examples of this. These startups have skyrocketed and are one of most used traveling apps in the India.

Meanwhile, many people prefer to travel via plane as it saves times. For this they either book the ticket through the website directly or look for agents to do the same.

Apart from big names there are some private travel agencies in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata etc, which try to lure customers by offering them lucrative discounts. Travel agent frauds are quite prevalent in India. The most common travel agent/agency complaints include refund not provided, hotel denying check-in, fake promises etc.

Travel complaints have a sense of urgency and responsibility attached to them because no one wants to board a late flight or wants to stay in low-quality hotel.

We all want our travels and trips to be smooth right from the beginning. And if something does not go as per our expectations, the mood gets spoiled!

Therefore, it brings a significant responsibility on the shoulders of the travel companies to solve the issues faced by their customers. One should only book their hotels/flights via trustworthy sites to avoid getting duped. However, sometimes even these reputed travel companies commit an error.

In this article, we have covered the common travel complaints that are faced by customers and how you can resolve them.

But first lets check out the famous travel companies in India

Famous Travel Companies in India

1. Make My Trip
Make my Trip is one of the leading online travel companies in India. In 2000 it was founded by Deepak Kalra and had its headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana.

They have more than 14 company-owned travel stores in India and have over 30 franchisee-owned travel stores in India. They also have offices in Dubai, Phuket, Bangkok, New York, Kuala, and Lumpur.

2. Yatra:
Founded by Manish Amin, Sabina Chopra, and Dhruv Shringi in 2006, Yatra.com is the pre-eminent Indian online travel agency. It is based in Gurugram, Haryana. According to the sources in 2012, Yatra became the second-largest online travel service provider company in India.

3. OYO:
Oyo rooms, popularly known as Oyo hotels and rooms and stylized as OYO, is the fastest and largest growing hospitality chain in India. They worked on the franchising and leased system, which fortunately turned out to be the best for the company. Founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, OYO gained much popularity right from the beginning.

4. GOIBIBO:
Subsidiary of Make My Trip Limited, Mauritius Ibibo, is a travel organization in 2006 by Ashish Kashyap. In 2013 Goibibo made it among the top five most trusted e-commerce brands in India.

5. HappyEasyGo:
Happy Easy Go is one of the emerging online travel company founded by Boris Zha in 2017. In 2019 it became the second-largest online travel booking platform in India and had more than 10 million customer bases all over the world. It has its headquarters in Gurugram, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, and Singapore. During late 2018 HappyEasyGo established its hotel business.

6. Thomas Cook:
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd has its headquarters in Mumbai and caters to all the travel related requirements from visas to foreign exchange. They established themselves in India in 1881 and expanded its business to all the nearby countries.

7. Clear Trip:
Clear Trip earlier was known as Clear Trip Travel Services Private limited is a universal online travel company established in 2016. It has its headquarters in Dubai and Mumbai. In India, they started with a vision of making travel simple by bridging the gap between the Indian hospitality and travel sector. It was founded as an air and hotel aggregator by Stuart Crighton, Mathew Spacie, and Hrush Bhatt.

8. Travel Guru:
Travel Guru is India’s leading and growing travel website. It offers flights, holiday packages, and hotels at the best prices; they aim to make your trip smooth and convenient.

9. Travel Triangle:
Founded by three IIT graduates Sanchit Garg, Prabhat Gupta, and Sankalp Agarwal. It is India’s first fully stacked Holiday Marketplace that connects verified travel agents and travelers. It was founded in 2011 and competed with companies such as Thrillophilia. It is a platform that is trusted by many.

10. Travelocity India:
It is rated as one of the best online travel portals in the world and perfectly caters to the local needs of the people by launching specialized programs. In India, they cater to both business and leisure requirements.

Types of Travel Complaints

1. Tickets canceled, but money is not refunded:
One of the significant problems that are being faced by customers of major travel companies is that they cancel the tickets, but money is not credited to their bank account. This is the most common issue faced by almost all the consumers in cities like Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru.

During COVID-19 times, many have reported on the internet that they have booked tickets, and they got canceled due to the pandemic. However, the companies did not refund the amount. Either they are saying that they have refunded the amount, or instead, they are offering a credit voucher.

2. No refund for flights canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic:
Due to the global pandemic, suddenly, flights were canceled. It was reported by customers of many major travel companies that they did not get their refund; however, the airlines did return the full booking amount. Many customers were upset because the travel companies did not inform them about the refund from the airlines.

3. Partial refund for the flights canceled due to COVID-19:
Many customers reported that they did not receive the full amount of flights they booked pre-corona. However, airlines have refunded the entire amount, but travel companies did not credit the whole amount; instead, they deducted a certain amount without giving any valid reason.

4. No refund against booked packages:
Many planned trips in June assuming that pandemic will end, but in the wake of current times, still, the tourism industry is on hold.

As people booked packages for traveling and now are requesting for a refund, but many companies are simply denying it.
However, many customers are disturbed with it because, in these uncertain times, they are struggling so much to get their refund.

5. Unable to connect with customer care service:
Many customers from significant travel companies face this very issue when they contact the customer care, they are not entertained, or their complaints are not correctly handled.

Many faced this particular issue while they were contacting the customer care, and their complaints were not appropriately welcomed or they were not able to connect with them.

6. Fraudulent booking agents:
Many travel companies have their booking agents, but some fraudsters just dive in and cheat people.
Many customers from significant companies, including Make My Trip and Yatra complained that they had been cheated by fraudsters in the name of these companies, and they have demanded a refund from the company.

7. Rescheduling of flights due to COVID-19:
Due to Corona pandemic, many people had to reschedule their flights, but travel companies are not helping them or are not considering their request.

8. Over billing by travel companies:
The most common types of complaints regarding Ola and Uber include over billing issues and not returning the left item in the cab. But you can try contacting the customer care number of Ola which is 098842437 and customer care of Uber which is 1300091272.

How to resolve travel complaints?

1. File support ticket/send an email:
You can always contact travel companies through their official website by going to their contact us section and by sending them an email. Customer service emails of some leading travel companies are:
Yatra- support@yatra.com
Make My Trip- care@makemytrip.com
Happy Easy Go- cs@happyeasygo.com
Clear Trip- customersupport@cleartrip.com
Goibibo- travel@goibibo.com
Travel guru- service@travelguru.com

2. Call Customer support:
One of the perfect ways to directly come in contact with the travel company is by contacting it through phone call for customer support. All these well-known travel companies have a 24*7 working customer care number which helps in resolving complaints as they value customer feedback. The customer care number of some of the leading travel agencies and hospitality companies in India are :

Cox and Kings Customer Care Number - 1800 209 0400
Thomas Cook Customer Care Number - 1800 209 9100
Club Mahindra Holidays Customer Care Number - 044 6695 3435
Expedia Customer Care Number – 800-319-4834
Yatra Customer Care Number - 0124 3040500
Goibibo Customer Care Number - 1800 208 1060
Makemytrip Customer Care Number - 1800 102 8747
Travelguru Customer Care Number - +91 92111 77444
Oyo Customer Care Number - 093139 31393
RedBus Customer Care Number - 1860 121 2102

3. Report to the airlines/hotel directly:
As we have seen above, many customers have reported that the airlines and hotels have issued a refund, but the travel companies have not refunded the money in the bank accounts. It is always better to contact the airlines or hotels directly if the companies don’t issue a refund by time. You can contact the airlines and hotels by calling them on their customer care number or by sending the email.

4. Send Legal Notice:
Consumers can send legal notices to travel company in case it is unable to resolve his complaint. It is one of the efficient ways to handle the issue legally. Check below to know how to send a legal notice to travel company?

Step 1: Firstly, get a legal notice drafted by a lawyer.
Step 2: Check it properly and make sure it is signed by lawyer.
Step 3: Keep a copy of it for future purposes.
Step 4: Send the legal notice to travel company by registered post.
Step 5: Keep the slip or delivery report for evidence.

5. File consumer forum case:
Consumer forum deals with consumer complaints and you should approach consumer forum if you feel that your rights as a consumer have been violated.

If travel company is not responding to your complaints even after sending legal notice by a lawyer then you should file a case against it in a consumer court.

Here is how you can file a case in the consumer court?

Step 1: Intimate the aggrieved party via legal notice.
Step 2: Draft the consumer complaint
Step 3: Attach all the relevant documents and proofs to support your complaint.
Step 4: Select the appropriate court for filing the complaint.
Step 5: Pay the prescribed court fee that is required to be paid along with the complaint.
Step 6: Submit the case along with the affidavit & fees in the court.

If you feel uncomfortable doing all this yourself, then you should use Voxya to file a complaint against travel company. We will send Legal Notice and prepare Case for filing in consumer court. We, at Voxya, are generally receiving more than 100 travel consumer complaints every month.

Most Common Issue Reported for Travel Complaints

Money deducted, Ticket not booked

No Refund

Booking canceled

Customer care not responding

Bad hotel booked

Misbehavior by staff

Fraudulent Booking agents

Fake Club membership sold

Train canceled without knowledge

Booking dates changed

Room was not clean

Cab did not arrive on time

Cab driver canceled the trip

Flight Refund Not Processed (Cleartrip) ^Open

I have booked a flight with cleartrip ( ************ ) , which was cancelled by Vistara with full refund , the flight was cancelled on **th June **** and till date they have not cancelled or initiated the refund , everytime i call their care , ...

Jul 28, 2020 by Ravinder Singh

TAX INVOICE OF LESSER AMOUNT (Oyo) ^Open

Booked a room through OYO app twice from **.**.****-**.**.**** and **.**.****-**.**.****. Paid Rs **** and Rs **** online. But received tax invoice of Rs **** and Rs ****. Want tax invoice of complete paid amount. ...

Jul 28, 2020 by FAHAD AKHTAR

Refund against cancelled flight (Makemy Trip) ^Open

Dear Sir, I have booked flight ticket through makemytrip. Due to covid ** restrictions, my flight was not operational. So I requested for cancellation. Initially they approved my cancellation request and after two months they removed my cancell...

Jul 27, 2020 by Mohan

I want my refund not credit shell (Goibibo) ^Open

I have booked air ticket of two men round trip hydrebad to Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad to hydrebad for april ** and may ** this year. But due to covid pandemic all flights have got cancelled and airlines has refunded amount to customers who booked ...

Jul 26, 2020 by Mohammed Akbar Basha

Driver ask for bribery (Uber Cab) ^Open

Today I booked an Uber Cab at * o'clock from my PG (in Chennai) to Chennai International airport which came around Rs *** only. The driver, named Senthil Kumar, messaged me on Uber app and asked me for Rs *** extra otherwise he won't come. I ca...

Jul 26, 2020 by Ishwar Kumar Singh

Refund not processed for cancelled flight (Makemytrip india Pvt Ltd) ^Open

The flight got canceled because of Covid-** lockdown and the concerned airline had already processed the full refund which was to be credited by MakeMyTrip in my account which it hasn't done....

Jul 26, 2020 by Lakshya Saini

Refunding amount (Indian Railways) ^Open

its been more than a month i have cancelled the train ticket yet amount has not refunded the date of the journey was on **-**-**** and ticket was cancelled on **-** due to pandemic train was cancelled by it self and per IRCTC guidlines we hav...

Jul 26, 2020 by Kalyanshetti Patil

Refund of my payment (Deal4holiday) ^Open

I planned a trip to goa with my family and contacted deals*holiday in the month of Feb **** their representative called me and i did a deals of Rs ***** they asked for Rs **** token money and subsequently for flight tickets Rs ***** after depos...

Jul 26, 2020 by Gajender singh

Refund Not Done Properly Contact Voice Email Support Nil (Goibibo) ^Open

Following E-Mail on the Copy sent to goibibo, Hi, There is a big communication gap between goibibo and customer like us. You people are not responding on phone numbers because of limited staff that you people are saying. But Every comp...

Jul 26, 2020 by Apurba Banerjee

Refund from goibibo (Go Ibibio) ^Open

I booked a flight on **th of July from hyd to sxr but it got cancelled, then I rescheduled it to **th july and now also it got cancelled. I requested for a refund bit the airlines are saying it would take them approximately ** days to process t...

Jul 26, 2020 by Abrar Rashid

Airline tickets refund (Go Ibibio) ^Open

I had booked GoAir flight tickets from go ibibo from Jaipur to Ahmedabad for *th July **** for my wife and infant son. But the airlines cancelled the flights leaving them stranded so I had to rebook tickets through other airlines. At first go i...

Jul 26, 2020 by Lalit Kumar

Full Refund Amount not initiated or paid by MakeMyTrip when flight got cancelled by AirAsia in COVID (Make my trip) ^Open

I booked my flight from Ranchi to Bangalore on May-**-****; Travelling Date: June-**-****; Booking Agent: MakeMyTrip; Flight: AirAsia; Flight No.: I*-****; PNR: F****T; Booking ID: NF**************; I received SMS from AirAsia on May-**-**** th...

Jul 25, 2020 by Gautam Kumar

Wrong refund calculation by Goibibo (Goibibio) ^Open

While cancellation on *th May I received e-mail from Goibibo that total refund amount is *****/-. But in the beginning they transferred only Rs.,*.*. After chasing given next rs.***/-. I raised issue on twitter then they again settled rs. ****...

Jul 25, 2020 by Nitin padmanabh Mayya

Refund of cancelled flight (Goibibo and Goair) ^Open

PNR No. GFNKWR I booked flight ticket in GoAir through Goibibo website. for Ranchi-Bangalore-Cochin trip. Paid Rs.****/-. Later the flight cancelled by GoAir and issued full refund of ****/- as cash to agency Goibibo (email attatched) and told...

Jul 25, 2020 by JERIN C JOSE

Refund issue by Goibibo (Goibibo) ^Open

My return flight has been cancelled by Airlines and issued as a refund on ** June **** to travel agent as it was booked over Goibibo. American airlines has sent confirmation to me over email and refund receipt also available on their portal. G...

Jul 24, 2020 by PRASHANT PADOLE

Refund not provided (Goibibo) ^Open

I have booked flight tickets thru goibbo PNR U*NQKL & PNR F**EMS travel dates *th April **** and **th April **** due to lockdown travel was banned .Airline first offered credit shell I have spoken to the airline and requested refund as iam not ...

Jul 23, 2020 by Shanmuga Anand

Ticket refund (APSRTC) ^Open

Hi I'm booking ticket vij to tirupathi on June ** ticket was not booked payment deducted from my account. I'm booking through APSRTC app only I got message like ticket not booked you money refund * to ** working days one month over no response....

Jul 23, 2020 by Dharmarao suragani

Amount not refunded (Goibibo) ^Open

I had booked air tickets for travel to Singapore and back by Singapore Airlines via Goibibo in May ****. Due to Covid-** pandemic, Singapore Airlines cancelled the flights and returned the full booking amount. This information was not shared by...

Jul 22, 2020 by Ipsita Roy

Non refund (Makemytrip) ^Open

I have made a transaction by purchasing a ticket to my native place via googlepay vide Upi transaction no ************ which i have got the receipt of but makemy trip neither acknowledge nor did they issue me a ticket .Now their contact system...

Jul 22, 2020 by Sujit Nayak

Travel agency not refunding money back (Holiday Junctions) ^Open

We booked Europe trip for December *, ****. But got plan cancel email from travel agency and was assured that we will be getting our money refunded back and they will give us extra travelling coupon to aboard our expenses for next travel. But i...

Jul 22, 2020 by Abhishek Tiwari

Hotel did not let me check in (Oyo) ^Closed

The hotel did not let me check in by saying that they have booked that place married. You should make another arrangement. And OYO rooms are not refunding my money. Booking no. QXUV0529...

May 08, 2019 by Shailesh Kumar

Excess amount charged by driver (Uber Cabs) ^Closed

The driver forced to pay extra for a cab booked by me for my father. I have already raised a complaint on the app but no response even after * days. This is very sad....

May 08, 2019 by Ambreen

Not worth of money (Makemytrip (india) Pvt. Ltd.) ^Closed

Booking id: ******-******. First of all, this is not a luxury hotel. We stayed in many * star hotels and this good and worth of money but this hotel totally worst. No one welcome staffs and not available guide person so difficult to find our ro...

May 08, 2019 by Lourdu Vinoth

Regarding hotel meal cancellation (Oyo) ^Closed

I have booked a meal plan from Oyo app but in the hotel, there was no restaurant and they are not refunding meal plan amount....

May 04, 2019 by Mohit bansal

Non cooperation by a tour and travel agency (Yatra.com) ^Closed

My husband booked hotel tickets through Yatra.com for our holiday in the month of April. While booking was scheduled for the month of June he by mistake did it for July. The moment he received the confirmation he realised the same. So he immedi...

May 04, 2019 by Gauri Ranade

Denied check-in due to tariff issue (OYO Rooms) ^Closed

I had booked Oyo Rooms RockWood Resort at Paonta Sahib for *th May **** to *th May ****. On *nd May **** when I reached the hotel travelling from Delhi to Paonta Sahib on *th May **** at *:** pm, manager at reception denied check-in stating the...

May 04, 2019 by Tanu Arora

Asked for double payment (Ola Cabs) ^Closed

I paid through UPI on Ola cab. But the driver asked to pay in cash as well. How to apply for a refund. No customer executive picking call from Ola support....

May 04, 2019 by Komal

Money not refunded for cancelled flight (Yatra.com) ^Closed

Through yatra, I booked a Jet flight for my parents from Lagos (Nigeria) to New Delhi (India) dated **th May ****. Now that the jet flights stands cancelled yatra is not refunding my money. Please help....

May 02, 2019 by Rohan Agrawal

Money not refunded for cancelled ticket (IRCTC) ^Closed

I have cancelled my tickets but money is not refunded yet. I have mailed so many times to IRCTC website. They said money is refunded but it is not credited to my account. Regarding this, I have mailed for so many times. Even I contact bank but ...

May 02, 2019 by Kalyana vinothini

Package is not fulfill as promised (Oyo) ^Closed

I booked * rooms (Anandha residency) which is in Kodaikanal through OYO. But there is no parking facility and even can't able to reach that residency because of the worst road condition. When we contact the receptionist we were shocked by the w...

May 02, 2019 by Anandharaj S

Does not inform customers about schedule changes (Makemytrip (india) Pvt. Ltd.) ^Closed

MakeMyTrip did not inform me about the change in arrival time and as a result, I had to miss my connecting flight and get a new flight ticket for an additional cost of INR *****/- After a month, MakeMyTrip is not interested in resolving the c...

May 01, 2019 by JAI KRISHNA RANGANATHAN

Cheating in refunding the money (OYO Rooms) ^Closed

The problem which I have faced by Oyo booking is that we have reached the hotel OYO ***** Varsha Boarding And Lodging, Manipal at *.** pm to visit KMC hospital Manipal. Afterwards, we have referred booking id UMNE****, which I have paid for one...

May 01, 2019 by BASKARA M

Non cancellation of ticket (Makemytrip) ^Closed

I have booked my train ticket through MakeMyTrip from Delhi to Haridwar for ******. The passengers are me and wife. My reservation is confirmed and my wife could not be confirmed. I wanted to cancel the ticket. MakeMyTrip system is not working ...

Apr 30, 2019 by Krishnakumar

Refund of flights booked not given (Goibibo) ^Closed

We have booked the return flight vide PNR ARCTWV and flight no. *w *** and *w **** through Goibibo. After cancellation of flights from Jet Airways, we contacted Goibibo for the refund. After passing more than ** days we have not received a refu...

Apr 30, 2019 by Radhey Shyam Sharma

Flights booked for wrong dates due to website error (Goibibo) ^Closed

I made the booking and mistakenly it was confirmed for the next day. I spoke with Goibibo agent and airlines agent. They simply denied the changes. if I made the booking and I am calling within ** min I should get some help. Worst experience r...

Apr 28, 2019 by Anu

Booking confirmation not received but amount got deducted (Agoada) ^Closed

I was booking through Agoda a website. After giving the details of my card to pay the page session expired. But my amount got deducted from my account. When I am continuously trying to mail them and contacting Cc. No proper information is been ...

Apr 27, 2019 by Vani Bs ghouse

Amount debited from my account but no booking confirmation (Make My Trip) ^Closed

Subject: Reference ID: [******-******] - Amount debited from my account but no booking confirmation. Booking id NH*************A*. It's been ** days since I am following up with Make My Trip on email and phone for the refund of my money. Durin...

Apr 26, 2019 by Aditi Bhalla

Blocked account without any reason (Ola Cabs & Ola Money) ^Closed

My Ola account assign with no has been blocked without any proper reason and due to this, I am not able to use money balance in my Ola account of Rs. ***. Please help me....

Apr 24, 2019 by Amolkumar Gainar

Cheating with cancellation policy (Redbus.in) ^Closed

I've booked a ticket with RedBus on **th April from Hyderabad to Bangalore. I've checked the cancellation details within the app before booking the ticket which says I can cancel anytime before * pm on **th of April with a cancellation fee of *...

Apr 24, 2019 by Chaitanya Reddy

System failed in booking right ticket (Makemytrip (india) Pvt. Ltd.) ^Closed

We booked a multicity ticket but MakeMyTrip booked a round trip ticket instead. This was supposed to be a Mumbai - Munich - Hamburg -Mumbai ticket but they booked the mum-Munich-Mumbai ticket. Now they aren't even changing the ticket and insi...

Apr 24, 2019 by Anuj Bagri