This is just one of the many negative reviews Tony found this morning! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CheapOair Reviews | CheapOair Click Star to Rate This Site: Rating: 2.0/5 (72 votes cast) Cheapoair Reviews CheapOair offers 100 million+ airfares from 400 global airlines 85,000 pre-negotiated worldwide hotel rates CheapOpick hotel special offers – the original CheapOpick is now at CheapOstay $20 OFF all Flights with coupon code Business Class airfares with $100 OFF coupon code* First Class airfares with $100 OFF coupon code* Around the World airline tickets under $2500* Car rentals CheapOair lowest airfare & hotel rate guarantee $5 flight & hotel inconvenience coupon – Covers flight delays that exceed one hour, and baggage delays or lost baggage (per person) Our Editor’s Review: CheapOair has numerous coupon codes for airfare and some good hotel deals. Moving on to….. the fees. Oh man, the fees! We were very frustrated when testing CheapOair’s airfare prices against the competition, because the first result that comes up includes the taxes/government fees, but it does not include their total booking fee. You are forced to click on the lowest available fare (which takes you to the final booking screen) to see the total price with all taxes and booking fees. And how much is the CheapOair booking fee? It’s $26! That is more than the coupon code discount that they provided me with….oh, geee….thanks! After all was said and done, CheapOair rarely came up with the best flight prices during our search. Perhaps CheapOair should revise their search algorithms so that they can come up with better prices, or lower their booking fee. It is 2012, and the fact that CheapOair increased their booking fee from $24 to $26 in the last year really turned us off as well. They have also increased their hotel booking fees since the last time we reviewed CheapOair’s website. True, CheapOair always has coupon codes for $15 – $20 off, but this does not even cover their booking fee. Let me make it clear that this doesn’t make CheapOair a scam as some customers complain, because they clearly disclose the amount of their fees from what we could tell. On the final booking screen, click on the link that says “Taxes & Fees” for a complete list of the fees on your reservation. Most of the fees are government and/or airline imposed, however the $26 CheapOair airfare booking fee is not. We are also not impressed with CheapOair’s “lowest price guarantee”* as it only reimburses you $10 if you find a cheaper flight or hotel elsewhere and this does not even include airline websites (aka. where the cheapest prices are usually had). Save yourself the headache and try searching (or bidding) on airfare at Priceline or Hotwire. For international flights, we find that Vayama has a nice search engine. CheapOAir Fees & Policies: $26 Airfare booking fee (per person) Up to $32 Hotel booking fee (per room) Up to $15 Car Rental booking fee All airline tickets and cruises are fully non-refundable, but “in certain cases where the Airline may allow cancellations, a credit may be available for future ticket purchase and travel on the same airline“. $100 – $300 airfare cancellation processing fee by CheapOair $25 hotel cancellation fee (plus the cost of the first night room stay if cancelled less than 4 days prior check-in date). No refund for hotel cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to the check-in date. Fees vary per hotel. All cancellations are subject to a booking fee. *Based solely on research done by TravelSiteCritic, these figures may be inaccurate and are subject to change.Verify policies with CheapOair before you book. Please be aware of airfare taxes & fees, applicable to any booking that includes airfare.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:43:40 +0000