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Author: Kalicia Bateman

LAST UPDATED: April 16th, 2022

Expedia was launched by Microsoft in 2001 and spun off as a multibillion-dollar company. Expedia is one of the world's largest booking services and has many subsidiaries that help customers set up travel plans. As an online travel agency, guests can book a variety of travel accommodations and vacation packages through the company’s website or the Expedia app.

In addition, Expedia was one of the first travel sites to accept Bitcoin, helping international travelers pay more easily with different types of currencies. Expedia also offers credit cards that don’t charge a foreign transaction fee, making them ideal for travelers.

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The Good

  • Technology
  • Travel Accommodations
  • Features
  • Rewards Program
  • Travel Insurance

Technology

Expedia is one of the leading travel sites on the web and has helped thousands of travelers with their booking needs. Over time, the company has made innovations in the online booking space and its technology ultimately allows it to pull data and pricing information from thousands of traveling and airfare sites. These results are then presented to the traveler to compare, contrast, and book.

Travel Accommodations

Expedia seeks to ease the regular pains that come with travel planning by allowing customers to book all of their accommodations in one place. With Expedia, consumers can book flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages either online or over the phone.

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Customer Review: Karen from Tallahassee, Florida

"Expedia is awesome! I have found all the best traveling deals on Expedia. It makes planning for a trip so much easier since I can find flights, hotels, and more all in one."

Features

Aside from allowing travelers to book standard accommodations on its site, Expedia has also found a way to help travelers make booking a trip as straightforward as possible. Features that travelers may find useful during their research and planning time include the following:

  • Triple points for using the Expedia mobile app to book travel accommodations
  • An easy-to-use website that features deals on airfare, car rental, cruises, and more
  • Packaged vacation deals that include options for the particular time of year
  • A user-friendly destination search tool that allows customers to select the components of their travel plans

Rewards Program

Another benefit of using the Expedia platform is access to its rewards program, which includes a number of membership benefits and no annual fee. The rewards program is broken down as follows:

  • Three-tier rewards program (Gold, Silver, and Blue)
  • Earn a point for every dollar spent on flights, hotels, and activities
  • Earn 2 to 4 rewards points for every dollar spent on hotel and flight vacation packages, depending on the size of the package

Guests can qualify for tiers in the Expedia Rewards platform by booking a qualifying hotel room, rental car, airline ticket, or vacation package. Members can obtain Expedia gold status by booking 15 nights at hotels or other qualifying Expedia purchases. Guests can also sign up for the Expedia Rewards card or the Expedia Rewards Voyager card from Citi and enjoy gold status for the duration that they have the credit card.

Travel Insurance

While there are some exceptions, Expedia does provide travel protection. Travel protection plans depend on what is booked, but they are backed by the Transamerica Casualty Insurance Company. Ultimately, an Expedia travel insurance policy will cover up to the total cost of the vacation for trip cancellations and interruptions.

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The Bad

  • Website Ads
  • Complaints

Website Ads

Expedia's site contains several ads, which contribute to a text-heavy page and make it difficult to find information about deals and travel options.

Complaints

Expedia has received a number of complaints from consumers, most of which circle around the company's customer service. Many individuals have cited miscommunications and bad experiences when dealing with Expedia's customer service representatives.

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The Bottom Line

Expedia offers up-to-date technology, several travel accommodations, a number of site features, a rewards program, and travel protection. However, the company has received many complaints about its customer service and its website contains several ads.

For a frequent traveler, it might be a good idea to take advantage of the Expedia Rewards card and the Expedia Rewards Program. For the less frequent traveler, the sheer amount of accommodations available on Expedia is definitely worth looking into.

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Eddie Rios Ogden, UT

Expedia offers tremendous value in cost and time savings. They are an easy site to find cheap travel options with great travel brands. The site can be trusted with your personal info and the reservations are fool proof-no mistakes. Great online portal to use for travel planning.

6 years ago

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Brittany Wilkinson Herriman, UT

We booked a vacation to Cancun through Expedia after lots of comparing. on websites. We were thrilled with the travel arrangements. The hotel was great. The flight was great. It all worked out perfectly and we loved the price we paid. It was a great value and we'd do it again in a heart beat.

6 years ago

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Claudia

Overall I like this side. It is easy to use, gives you great deals and bundles. As a former Travel Agent I know how to find things quicker and easier, but this side is a great alternative if you don't have your office tools on hand. I also like that most often you have a 24h reservation Periode. I don't like that even with this 24h they charge your credit card right away and if you need to cancel, you sometimes have to wait days before the money gets reimbursed. Over all a great side to work with

7 years ago

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Wendy

I have had the most wonderful and affordable trips through this amazing site. I book everything thru them and I have no worries of missing flights, no car rental issues and transport to my favorite hotel, when I visit back East.

7 years ago

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Debora Paez Columbia, MO

When traveling outside the country for my first vacation abroad, Expedia made the process of booking a safe, budget friendly, and even luxurious hotel a possibility for us. We received the best deal possible, were able to reserve the perfect room, all in under an hour and a half on Expedia. When we arrived to our hotel, everything was as we had been told and seen on Expedia. If you were looking for a trustworthy company to help you plan your dream vacation, this is it.

4 years ago

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AJ & Maria Ferguson Riverton, UT

We travel a lot in state (Utah) for our daughters' mountain biking races. Expedia has helped find the best hotels for our budget and hotels that will accommodate our family of 6. They were great also when we all came down with the flu during a family vacation and had to return a day early. We were able to get a refund for our night we didn't spend at the hotel.

6 years ago

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Whitney Stanko Smithfield, UT

Booked a hotel through the site. At first I was a little worried but once I got the confirmation email and confirmation from the actual hotel it was great. When we arrived at the hotel there was an Expedia guy who was there to help us and tell us about what all our cost included and other ways to book excursions. Super great company to book through

7 years ago

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Anne Sainsbury Payson, UT

I love Expedia! Over the past 3 years I have been in Utah while my parents have been in Alabama. I have had the chance to travel to visit them often, but getting flights has been a challenge. Expedia has been a wonderful tool for me. I have had it track flights for me and monitor the change in pricing to help me find the best ticket for me. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for tickets but does not have a large amount of time to spend on this. Great company. Great search capabilities.

7 years ago

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Luke Swierczynski Troy, MI

If you are too lazy to figure out the logistics of a quick trip and aren't super pressed for a cheap schedule. Expedia makes it super easy to coordinate everything you need on your trip from hotel, flight and car.

4 years ago

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Brittney Mac Gregor Louisville, KY

Expedia has been helpful to find last minute travel deals. The site is fairly easy to use and I even booked some tickets through the site. The only think that I didn't care for was the amount of pop ups when your trying to compare flights and hotels, etc.

5 years ago

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Max Cable Akron, OH

Of you are not app savy just call the hotel company. I booked two nights in Reno for the wrong date. When I got there there was no room available and I had to use credit card to get another place out ten miles with an taxi. Then instead of getting a refund they said I no-showed which yea I didn't have enough money or time to stay the days wrongly corrected. So buyer beware if you are traveling and hit wrong button accidently it's your problem not theirs!

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Emily Crawfordville, FL

Expedia makes it easy to book anything but I have found that often they do not give me the best price on hotels. I have compared prices on hotel websites before and gotten them for cheaper. I have also experienced several issues with their customer service department which is a mess in general. And their rewards system is not that great, you have to spend at least $1000 in order to get $10 off.

6 years ago

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Mickey Mangum Long Beach, MS

I've used expedia for several vacations and the deals are really good. The only downside is you are sometimes charge resort fees on site they don't mention. Also, the cheaper rooms will be upper floors at the end of hallways (lesser desirable rooms).

6 years ago

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Breanna Jones Salt Lake City, UT

I have found good deals for hotels here. I like when they provide free cancellation or they don't make you pay until you arrive at the hotel. I think their prices are pretty comparable to other sites like them but I always make sure to check here when I travel.

9 years ago

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Nashali Vescovacci Fort White, FL

I love this company because it provides me with the best deals for flights and hotels. It also lets you accumulate points you can use to get lower rates which is so helpful. The website is extremely easy to use and is my go-to website for vacations!

4 years ago

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Emily Guareno Tallahassee, FL

When needing to book flights, they give you every range of prices that benefits you. Once you have booked your flight, they give you hotels with the best reviews and itineraries to go by. They help a lot and are very reliable needing to book you flights and hotels.

4 years ago

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Grace M. Columbia, MO

Expedia takes the stress out of travel booking. I was able to cancel a reservation the day before in a matter of minutes with no additional charges. Their automated customer service is super ahead of the game and actually beneficial, as opposed to most automated systems. They always show me the cheapest deals when compared to other travel sites too!

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roberto arcia Columbia, MO

My experience with Expedia has been amazing. When it comes to travel, there are hundreds of options, so you have to keep your eyes open for the best possible options. Expedia makes traveling so easy, allows me to spend more time with my family which is something I truly appreciate.

4 years ago

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Jarrett Ingram Newport News, VA

Expedia is an excellent tool for me to use when planning trips. Very convenient to have best pricing for flights/hotel/car rental all in one place. Every place I have checked into has been just as advertised on Expedia, Its the only way I travel these days.

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Stephanie Byrd Miami, FL

Expedia is an amazing service for travel. I would say this is an awesome startup site for those beginner travelers, like myself. Traveling and planning trips can be an excruciating process but Expedia makes it easy. I planned a whole trip to Puerto Rico with the help of Expedia. You can book flights, resorts, cruises, excursions, and many more!

5 years ago

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Karli American Fork, UT

We use Expedia to book all of our hotels when we are traveling. We've always had a good experience. They have great rates and easy cancellation policies and allow you to edit your trip if things come up as well. Great resource with tons of great options for travel.

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Wendy Smullin Logan, UT

Expedia is the best place to book your flights, cars and hotels all on one spot. The ease of navigation on the website is fantastic. Expedia offers a lot of options in various price ranges giving you the ability to find just what fits your needs and budget.

5 years ago

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JMeyer Somerset, WI

This is generally my go to place for travel. They do have ways of making bundle deals affordable, but sometimes affordable means lacking, read all accommodations reviews and check the hotel website, before booking. I have been disappointed a few times because I choose most affordable instead of Expedia’s choice. Expedia does give ratings for accommodations, use them.

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Eric Wilkinson Herriman, UT

I like to price and plan our family vacations. Expedia makes it easy to see what we need to budget for our trip and if we can afford to take the kids or if we have to leave them at grandma's. It's really easy to see how much air and hotel will cost.

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Irinna Danielson Riverton, UT

I first started using Expedia to book air travel, and while I still do use it to find cheap flights, I've been impressed with the hotel deals feature on the site. I now find myself logging in to find good deals on hotels when we're going on vacation. It's easy to use, it's nice to see comparative prices in one spot, and it's a nice one-stop shop to take care of all my travel needs.

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take7 Cheyenne, WY

It does what it’s supposed to do. It gets a bit crowded and I feel like too much info coming at me all at once but there are times when I do need all that. Reviews on there helps with searching too. Free and accurate service haven’t had a problem with using Expedia.

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Stephanie Love Herriman, UT

I’ve used Expedia a few times for my travel needs. The site is very user friendly and it can set up your entire trip from airline tickets, to car rentals, to hotels, to transportation, etc...the even offer monthly payments to pay for your trips. I’ve been very happy with my purchases thru Expedia.

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Brenda Horne Orem, UT

Expedia is where I always go when I put together a vacation package--flight, car, hotel. They have a user-friendly online format to see what is available, and their costumer service representatives have always been very helpful when I've had additional questions.

6 years ago

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Garrett Mingus Provo, UT

I booked my honeymoon through Expedia and was very impressed with how much money we were able to save. By bundling airfare and hotel I saved money and the whole process was much easier then I was expecting. Really happy with my experience.

7 years ago

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Paige Baldwin Wellsville, UT

We used Expedia for our recent vacation and loved it. The prices were very affordable and we loved all the extra add ons that came with us booking through them. They were very helpful and did their best to make our stay the most enjoyable.

7 years ago

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susie Kaysville, UT

i have used expedia recently. and i loved it. me and my friends got some cheaper deals. and the service is so good too. we got some cool little excursions that came with it too and it was so nice to have those too. and very cheap too.

7 years ago

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Haley Baldwin

I recently booked a hotel through Expedia and I loved it! My stay came with many added perks because of it and they got me such a great deal. They were also so helpful and their customer service was great. They checked on us throughout our stay. I will use Expedia again.

7 years ago

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Sierra Beck Herriman, UT

I was on a trip and had to get a last minute hotel for the night. I was looking on a ton of sites and Expedia had the best value. It was late and in Las Vegas and so much was full but I was able to find a hotel and the booking process was simple.

7 years ago

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Ashley Pleasant Grove, UT

We enjoy using Expedia for our travel needs. When we have a last minute trip I like to check Expedia because they seem to have the best deals for hotels. The reviews are people just like me trying to find the best deal out there. I've never been disappointed with the Expedia choices on their website. I would highly recommend this company.

7 years ago

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Reese Pleasant Grove, UT

I have used Expedia many times, usually for a hotel, or a rental car. They have a great selection of options, it is easy to fill out what I am looking for and they also give you the ability to compare to other companies. when I booked through them, it is easy to pay and the price doesn't fluctuate and I trust that I will be taken care of.

7 years ago

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Steve Schulz Aurora, CO

Five hours it took to cancel a one night reservation with a hotel that was booked on the wrong night Tried to cancel for three hours online but they couldn’t locate the record with the virtual Ass sistant and when I tried to call I would get her recording that says it would be an hour but they would call me back but they never did despite leaving that request three times. I called again of the evening set an agent would be there within two minutes 35 minutes later I was in contact with a human. Five hours later. The way to do it is look at Expedia to see how the rates are and then call the hotel direct tell them what Expedia is doing and can they do it also. When you need to make a change I need some help do you want to go to the hotel you never ever want to go to Expedia. The DMV could teach them a lot about customer service

4 years ago

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Ed Alexander Calgary, AB

I was going to Calgary for my Nephew’s wedding. I booked my flight MONTES in advance. Few weeks before the wedding they cancel the flight to Calgary and gave me another choice which was not that convenient but I took it. Couple weeks before the wedding I realized they have a more convenient flight but they refused to change. On the day of the flight I received another message that they changed my flight again and I had to find an alternative so I wouldn’t miss the wedding. In the way back I discovered that they canceled my entire trip without a refund because I didn’t take the flight from Washington DC to Calgary. Therefore my entire round trip was canceled without a refund. I can understand canceling one way from DC To Calgary but why they canceled my trip back to DC and refused to give me any break. They took my money and gave me nothing. I booked the trip on Expedia which was just as terrible and didn’t offer me any help. This is the definition of highway rubbery

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Daniel Mitchell Manchester, MAN

Really don't know where to start with Expedia, these guys are a terrible Business with little to no 'Genuine' interest in customer service or empathy. The back end of 2021 we had a really nice place booked for weekend but sadly caught covid. Being honest and genuine people, we contacted the hotel in question and Expedia to advise them of our condition. Expedia initially recommended a refund or amendment, but as we really wanted to go we opted for an amendment.... this is where is started and continued to go terribly wrong. Put into perspective, have 16 contact periods between December and March to try and get an amendment. The hotel in question was pitiful, and a second review will follow. But Expedia were just not good enough! I am out of pocket with absolutely no contact whatsoever. Will be reporting this to consumer affairs. The most laughable part to this, is their affiliation with feefo to highlight 'genuine reviews'... these are about as Genuine as Vladimir Putin!!!

4 years ago

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david H Allen, TX

Booked a trip to London in November 2020 and had to cancel due to Covid but I was assured by Expedia customer service that I would get flight credits but I had a year to use them. They don’t tell you that it’s a year from the original purchase date so I only had 4 months to use them. Now came the worst part… trying to book a trip using those flight credit’s! I spent literally hours on the phone over three days trying get my trip booked. Expedia would tell me to call American Airlines and they would tell me to call Expedia. Expedia wanted to charge another $4000 for just the flights on top of my $3200 flight credit. In the end It was cheaper to rebook the entire trip not using the credits which I did. But that $3200 is just gone and Expedia couldn’t care less. This trip will be the last time I will ever use them and I will trash talk them to anyone that will listen!

4 years ago

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Jennifer B. Nashville, TN

Horrendous outrageous service. Never never never use expedia. And watch closely for their fraudulent methods of obtaining customers via you getting re routed to Expedia from another site. If you book Expedia your money is immediately taken and then if have ANY problem whatsoever it won’t be solved (and you will never see a refund) using their horrible Bot chat system or by their equally terrible “customer service” number assuming you can dig and find it because they will run you around for days weeks months and read from a script until you’ve ruined your own vacation and finally you give up which is what they want.

4 years ago

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truvkngfan Minneapolis, MN

Of the reasons that you may have heard to avoid booking your vacations through Expedia, let me give you one more, All in all, after 3 attempts to resolve this with Customer Service, I would suggest avoiding Expedia in any of your travel needs. Whatever ease you think you get from searching everything in one location, you will pay for 10 fold if something goes wrong. My wife and I decided to book a cruise for November of 2021 for the 2 of us and our stepson. We booked the airfare for the cruise through Expedia.com. After hearing of increased Covid restrictions and a change in flight time by Delta, we decided that this type of vacation wasn’t a viable option for us. Expedia gave us airfare credits to be used in the future for the flights. In January of this year we decided to use those credits for a flight to Orlando leaving Minneapolis on March 17th and returning on March 20th. This past Friday (March 4th), we logged into Expedia.com and noticed we still had over a $300 credit per passenger that had to be used by August 9th. No where did it say that these credits were already being used for our Orlando trip. We decided to book a trip using these credits to Los Angeles in July. This is a trip we would have never booked if we didn’t have the credits to do so. On Saturday we logged back into Expedia.com to find out that our Orlando trip no longer existed. This is a trip that we have already rented a house and car for. A trip that was supposed to happen 12 days from then. I called Customer Service and after getting the run around from Level 1 I was finally transferred to a supervisor (at least that is what I was told). The supervisor could do nothing to resolve this. I wanted my trip to LA cancelled and the original trip to Orlando back on my account at the original cost. I was audibly upset after 1 hour and 10 minutes and the supervisor I was speaking it told me it’s obviously I don’t want her help. I did want her help, however she was not able to help me. Her choice of words were poor at best. She also went on to say that they “Always suggest you call Expedia to use credits” She kept repeating this phrase as if it was some sort of protection for her and Expedia. The truth is, not once was I told that. Not by any representative, nor the website prior to me booking the unnecessary Los Angeles trip. This morning I began Customer Service chat with a representative Galal on Expedia’s website. Her lack of understanding was unbelievable. She read the explanation that I concisely spelled out, and came up with my problem being that I no longer had a hotel. Her inability to determine the problem was exacerbating. When she finally understood my problem, her solution was to cancel all the flights with me receiving a refund for my newly purchased departure on Delta and for me to handle the return flights with Sun Country on my own. In addition to this, her solution would have cost me an additional $690.03 for just rebooking the Delta flight. Attached are screenshots of that conversation. All in all, after 3 attempts to resolve this with Customer Service, I would suggest avoiding Expedia in any of your travel needs. Whatever ease you think you get from searching everything in one location, you will pay for 10 fold if something goes wrong.

4 years ago

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Emily D Herriman, UT

Expedia is great because of the prices. I feel like it really does helps ace money as opposed to going through hotels, airlines and car rental places directly.

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Miranda Bawol Calgary, AB

I will never book with Expedia again. All I wanted to do was utilize some flight credits I had, which they tell you that you have to call Expedia Customer Service in order to use. The customer service agents constantly tried to upsell me and gave me never-ending reasons why I needed to pay more than the cost of the flight that was listed on Expedia's website, and on the airline's website. After 3 hours on the phone of trying to get them to book the flight I needed, with the credits I had, for the price that was listed on their own website, I eventually gave up and went directly to the airline (which Expedia advises you not to do). I managed to book the flight I wanted, with credits, and for the listed price, within 10 minutes online directly on the airlines website. I've come to the conclusion that they insist that you have to call into Expedia so they can force upgrades on you. Don't fall for this scam! Everyone at Expedia should be ashamed of how they conduct business.

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fe zh South Pasadena, CA

I booked a flight from LAX to ORD, roundtrip. On my return, my metro train in Chicago is delayed (shout out) so I missed my flight by 10 mins. Before I put in the missing flight fee for Spirit, I called Expedia to confirm the insurance coverage (I got the insurance because it's snowy in Chicago). Got "transferred" to different departments 2 times, entered my itinerary # 5 times, held for 50 mins, the flight 6 hours almost filled up on me, and finally the callback, the receptionist: "Hello? What's your name... hold for me", after 1 minute hang up. Now, what should I do? I called back the hotline and it was another 50 mins wait. Paid the missing fee of $100 out of pocket and here is my resentful review.

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vince Dunnellon, FL

we have used Expedia for years in travel all over the world. I have always bought the insurance but never had to use it until February 2022. We had planned a trip to France but had to cancel after the state department warning and a positive covid at home test. When I called the representative told me I was fine and would get a complete refund because of the Expedia insurance I had purchased. At first they gave us credit for the flight on the Expedia account, but within a week this was erased without any explanation. I have still not heard from Expedia"s insurance carrier, I would never use Expedia again or recommend them to anyone, the one time we had to use the insurance this happened, we paid over $100 for each traveler for this insurance for a $650.00 ticket. Outrageous!!!!

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Shea Helms San Jose, CA

Just had the WORST experience with Expedia. I purchased the protection plan when booking my trip, and unfortunately a couple of days after booking my trip (and 10 days before our trip) I got sick and we had to cancel our trip. Called Expedia (1.5 hour hold) to say we wanted to cancel and get our refund (because, protection plan) and after they called the hotel and airline the Expedia representative asks if we also want our insurance plan refunded. My husband was confused and the guy made it seem like we were supposed to get refunded for that too so he refunded it (AKA - HE CANCELLED AND REFUNDED OUR PROTECTION PLAN and then tried to say we couldn’t get anything refunded because they cancelled our protection plan!!!!!!). What??? I told you I wanted my trip refunded. They tried to confuse and trick us into getting the protection plan refunded (cancelled) so that they didn’t have to refund us.been on hold with their insurance provider now for another hour and was told there was nothing they could do because we cancelled our protection plan. After grabbing the phone and yelling at the guy, he’s going to “call the hotel and airline in the morning” but he has to “follow the policy” and it’s up to the hotel and airlines discretion now. Absolutely ridiculous and dishonest.

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T Stinar Meridian, ID

Expedia lies. I booked a car reservation from Expedia and realized that I wanted to extend the rental by 1 day. I called Expedia and they said to cancel the original reservations and make another reservation. However I said no because Expedia will charge me $50 cancellation fee. The service rep said no, they will not penalize me for cancelling. Big lie. They did charge me the $50 cancellation fee and even though I had the chat transcript to prove what the service rep said, they refused to forgive the $50 fee. My credit-card company (Chase) was no help either. Expedia lies. They are unscrupulous. Stay away!!

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Johnson Johnson ID

Booked a hotel for an week family vacation months in advance. We paid Expedia. However, upon arriving at the hotel discovered that Expedia never paid the hotel. The payment was terminated by Expedia without notifying us. The hotel still showed our reservation but no payment. It took multiple calls by both travelers and the hotel. We were on hold for over an hour. Expedia customer service hung up on us and the Hotel staff. It took hours to resolve and late at night while traveling with kids. We'll never recommend nor use Expedia again. We're also identifying their parter companies to avoid these also. 0 stars for Expedia customer service.

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Vivian Liew New York, NY

I have worked with Expedia for years and recently I've lost sleep over the terrible customer service. My first flight originally got cancelled and I received airline credit from Expedia. Then I used that credit to book later and the price was surcharged for only my airline and I then had to pay an extra mid 200's out of my pocket additional. Peaking at Google flights, my airline had a lower price. So this is Expedia knowing I had to book with my airline with my credit and they raised the price of only my airline to make more money. Now my flight was unavailable and I received an email to either rebook or receive credit. Knowing that I will be surcharged again, I called to make sure the price without factoring the credit would be honored. Apparently no matter what even though the flights were lower prices, the remaining balance of my credit will be forfeited aka they pocket the rest. I have asked to speak with a supervisor multiple times. Then I was being put on hold to "check on policies". Some of the agents that put us on hold have hung up and i have also been lied to about a supervisor's office hours by over 3 agents. Then I asked to receive an email for confirmation and one person was able to send me an email while a few other agents claimed they don't have email. Also one agent said they were going to transfer me to a supervisor and 20 minutes later, another agent their level picked up. So they lied again. I received a call over 30 hours later and the supervisor said the same thing as the agent and that according to the airline, the remaining credit balance will be forfeited. Also there was no way to identify them or identify which call center this is from. From big corporations, they will provide you with an employee number for reference if you had to speak to a higher power and also the supervisor claimed that there is no one above them to speak to which is definitely a lie as well. To verify if this is true, I went above and called the airline directly and they said this is not their policy and whatever remaining balance would remain in my account to use for future trips. My airline ended up rebooking my flight free of charge and also honored the lower price and now I have over $300 of credit in my account which was the extra money I was surcharged by Expedia. These people will do everything in their power to lie to you and keep your money. Do not book with Expedia.

4 years ago

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Khalid Kurtom Centreville, MD

I booked a tour in Paris with your company, I waited at the hotel and the driver never showed up. I tried contacting the number on the reservation and was not a functioning number. I contacted Expedia customer service multiple times, they attempted to contact the vendor without luck. I never got the tour. I finally tracked the parent company, Viator, and provided their contact to Expedia to attempt to obtain a refund. Expedia declined my request for a refund because they stated that the vendor is not reimbursing them. This is fraudulent activity. I booked with Expedia and it is Expedia’s responsibility to reimburse me.

4 years ago