Travelgenic
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at 16:38 by MartynSinclair.
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PeterParticipantI booked a flight for my son, on Qatar, through this travel agency. Realised far too late that while they may well be ‘legitimate’, they are impossible to contact. No WhatsApp, no telephone number, no email, nothing. Tried contacting them to attempt to get an answer as to why I was charged a different, higher price to the one I clicked on but literally could not find a way. Got onto Qatar (Customer Service dept. is in Kenya)but they washed their hands of the issue. “You booked through a third party/travel agency so, sorry mate, can’t help you in any way. Nothing to do with us”. Qatar, presumably, took most of the nearly US$2k fee paid but thought that they were in no way responsible for helping in any way.
My obvious advice would be not to use Travelgenic under any circumstances.
Disappointing response from Qatar.1 Feb 2023
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BackOfThePlaneParticipantWhile I fully understand your frustration with Travelgenio, I’m not quite sure what you expect Qatar Airways to do? Assuming that you do have an actual booking on the flight, issues regarding the fare you paid are between you and Travelgenio. If Qatar Airways (or any other airline) was to get involved every time a customer had an issue with a 3rd party agent, they would probably need to quadruple their staff count. Upshot, yes, very frustrating / annoying / upsetting, but only ever book flights direct with the airline or through an agent that you have checked out in advance. If in the UK, I would prefer to book through Trailfinders, pay a higher fare and have someone I could talk to. If you want the lower fare, well, caveat emptor and all that.
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1 Feb 2023
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AlanOrton1ParticipantIf you live close to an airport or a Qatar ticket office it might be worth physically visiting them in person.
I had an issue a few years back when I booked through a cheapo online website, who were useless. This was for flights with TK, who couldn’t have been more helpful when going to their ticket office at LHR.
Lesson learned though, book with a good agent. (Tim on here is excellent).
Best of luck.
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1 Feb 2023
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MartynSinclairParticipantI endorse AlanOrton1’s recommendation 100%. Tim handles all my tickets at prices and desired schedules, I could not achieve.
Best of all though, I have never needed to ring an airline for queries or changes since I have been dealing with Tim – the only part I handle, are missing airmiles and avios…tier points
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