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Booking Group Reviews

3.7 Rating 938 Reviews
70 %
of reviewers recommend Booking Group
3.7
Based on 938 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver
On-time Delivery
Greater than 8%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.4 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better

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Booking Group 3 star review on 12th October 2025
Valentin Bahamonde
Booking Group 1 star review on 15th January 2025
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Booking Group 1 star review on 15th January 2025
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Booking Group 2 star review on 4th January 2025
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Booking Group 1 star review on 11th November 2024
Theo W
Booking Group 1 star review on 8th November 2024
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Booking Group 1 star review on 16th October 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
This company is scammer, it doesn't deserve a star even. I choosed pick the car up on September 9th at 1am. After i made payment i got the voucher pick-up time 1pm which is 12 hours after my arrival to the airport. Then i wanted to check this with local agency and explained your system issue and they confirmed once you choose 1am system pick it as 13pm and they can not provide the car 1am at all... Then i cancelled my booking and now they don't refund me. I wanted to use their service and i couldn't because of their system setup adjusted only steal money!
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Posted 1 year ago
scammers refused to give me a car when i had a funeral on asked for a $1000 bond called them and the lady i spoke to was so rude absolutely terrible company definitely shoudve booked with another company
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Posted 1 year ago
Warning: Do Not Purchase Insurance from This Company – It's Not Valid Everywhere
I rented a car for the dates 07/09/2019 to 14/09/2019 under booking number B72947935, with payment processed on 04/09/2019. The total cost, including car insurance, came to 233.78 EUR. However, upon arrival in Montreal to pick up the vehicle from "Routes Car Rental", I was informed that the insurance purchased through your platform was not valid in Quebec, Canada. This meant I was unable to collect the car without purchasing their insurance (receipt attached). I filed a complaint, as it is misleading to sell insurance that cannot be used. The response I received simply quoted your Terms & Conditions: “10.4.3. If you cancel your Full Coverage policy less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled pick-up time or after you’ve picked your car up, you won’t receive a refund. There will be no refund if the Full Coverage option was not removed in accordance with the cancellation policy." While I understand policies are in place, there was no clear or easy way to cancel the insurance. More importantly, if you know the service you're offering isn't valid in certain regions, why sell it at all? This feels like a scam, and it has left me incredibly frustrated.
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Posted 1 year ago
if I could give less than a star, I would. complete scam and showed up to rent our car and they said it was an invalid reservation. have attempted 3 times to get a response but have yet to hear back. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! will stop payment with my credit card company.
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Posted 1 year ago
I confirm it is a scam, rip off. they are just stealing your money. No shame, they will end up in court and jail
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Posted 1 year ago
You are dishonest I don’t recommend this site Watch out! Please they are understandable
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Posted 1 year ago
Criminal organization masquerading as an Australian business, however it is located and operating from Latvia. Claims to offer full refunds yet withhold full refund for cancellation made eight months in advance of car hire commencement. They withhold part of the payment ($23) fraudulently claiming it was "a last minute cancellation" just enough for most people not to bother taking it up with their bank. The company call center and company is located in Riga Latvia. So our Australian consumer laws do not have authority to assist. The bank needed to assist to obtain full refund. Done for the principal of the matter. Avoid these operators! Worst of all, if you read the fine print of the fully warranty car policy it states the car hire driver will need to liaise and sort out repairs and claim should an accident occur. Outrageous! What is the point of paying for top cover to have nil excess and stress free car hire, when you have to lodge the car claim etc.
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Posted 1 year ago
Awful experience with Economybookings as well as Alamo. I won't rent anything from this third party company anymore. As a service provider, at least be more clear and try to help your clients when there are stranded in an international airport. Knowing the "new rules in Italy" in certain car renal companies for having international driving licence is essential for clients. I travelled a lot and in fact had a trip to Italy 6 months ago with Canadian driving licence and rented a car with no problem. This time I was surprised to find out about international licence requirement. I understand It was written somewhere on your terms/ conditions documents but honestly who would read the entire 8 pages before completing the booking. This kind of information is critical for customers and if you care about your clients you should put this on a bold font on front page of car booking. Your customer service is terrible. I called from Rome report to ask for help or at least a credit. However, I got a response that they cannot do anything with this issue. I already paid for the car rental that I won't be able to use at all and basically I should deal with this on my own. Economybookings got its prepaid payment with full care coverage from the client (myself). so why bother to deal with customer problem.
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Posted 1 year ago
This company is a TOTAL RIPOFF. Don't use them.
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Posted 1 year ago
SCAM. They refused refund even that th e car WASN'T Provided. There are plenty cases like ours, look over the internet.
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Posted 1 year ago
Do not rent from this company, bunch of thieves, showed up to get my rental, was told I needed a credit card with at least $500 available, I only had $300, I was not told I needed a credit card being that I already paid for the fee for the days I was going to rent. Well I went with Enterprise with no problem, tried to get my money back and they will not refund my money because I didn't have a credit card with $500 available. Never will do business with this company ever again, and I implore you not to do the same, unless you have $500 available in your credit card. Which by the way we needed this credit card to spend money while we were visiting our son's Navy graduation ceremony.
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Posted 1 year ago
I saw muletilla reviews on here and led me to be afraid. But I picked up my car no issues at my trip in Seattle. Did not even interact with the desk went straight to the car that was provided by Thrifty no issues.
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Posted 1 year ago
SCAM. They advertise a free cancellation policy 48 before travel, but in reality they STEAL 60 euros from you just because they can...
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Posted 1 year ago
Zero star. Worst rental company economy booking. Com. First they charge you before you pick up your vehicle. My flight was cancelled so i called they didn’t pick up their phone so i cancelled my reservation via app. After a month later they couldn’t get my money do i disputed with credit card but they refused. They are scammers. Never book through them.
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Posted 1 year ago
Economy bookings took our booking and money for a car hire to pick up that day few hours later in Sardinia. We even phoned up the call centre to confirm that the car was physically there and available, they said they checked and it was. We took a taxi down to the airport to pick it up. The company literally laughed at us and said it was ridiculous by economy bookings as there was never a car available for days. We called up ecoomy bookings to ask for help. ABSOLUTELY useless. Just said we had to email and we would get a response in days. We were left stranded at the airport with no car. They then took days to reimburse the money and no real apology. Really poor company and not to be trusted. Will never use again and I would recommend others don't either.
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Posted 1 year ago
They work like a Scam. If you flight was delayed, the reservation is canceld and you will pay few hundreds dollars. Stay away By the way, tere was additional 5 or 6 costumes with the same issues. All of them didn't receive any car but was scamed with hundreds of euros
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Posted 1 year ago
I search the website and noticed that Economy Booking has of the cheapest offering for car rental. I took the option of full insurance coverage + free cancellation with a total of US$798.73 (22 days in Europe). I paid a deposit of US$42 and it show that I will pay US$756.73 at the counter when I collect my car. But when I logged into the economy booking website and view my account, to my horror, it indicated that I have to pay a full amount of US$798.73 and still have to purchase protection option. Thus, I then choose the "cancel" option on their website and to my horror again, I have to pay US$26 for cancellation fee and then the remaining amount will credit into the e-wallet in economy booking website itself. Basically, the amount of US$42 is NON-refundable at all. Please avoid economybookings.com as it was a fraud!
Booking Group 1 star review on 29th August 2024
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Posted 1 year ago
ECONOMY BOOKING IS A SCAM!!!! Horrible. Flight was delayed so they cancelled my reservation. Economybooking kept my money because somehow I was supposed to get off the plane on the runway to call them and let them know I would be delayed. It's apparently literally in their terms of agreement and putting your flight info when you book the car is meaningless.
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Posted 1 year ago
28 day rental that I couldn't get without major credit card. If rental was modified to any place outside the airport, I could get the car. Attempted to modify before pick up time but over the phone is only automated(even though they call call if rental is under 48hrs) Sent email that they reply to 1 HR after my pick up time saying they can't because pick up time has passed. I'll be booked as a no show and get no refund. 28 days, $678 dollars and you can't amend my rental outside the airport not give a refund. This rental was made yesterday and attempted to pick up today. So I just donated almost 700 dollars because the full terms came after I paid.
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Posted 1 year ago
I had an incredibly frustrating experience with Economy Booking (often the cheapest option on Kayak and other travel sites). They lure you in with low prices, but you end up with nothing in return. It's surprising that no regulatory authority has shut them down for their deceptive practices. I booked a car rental through their site, only to be denied the vehicle at the rental location due to an undisclosed residency restriction. The rental company, Routes, offered a different car at nearly $50 more per day, but not the one I originally booked. When I asked for a refund instead, Routes directed me back to Economy Booking, claiming they couldn’t help since the booking was made through them. It’s a classic bait and switch. When I contacted Economy Booking for a refund, they dodged the issue and focused on the unnecessary "Full Coverage" insurance I purchased—another scam. This insurance only covers minimal damage despite its misleading name. When I questioned them, they rudely told me to read the fine print and hung up on me. I ended up with no car and a worthless insurance policy. To make matters worse, Economy Booking has ignored my refund requests entirely. Their customer service is atrocious, and they clearly don’t care about their customers. After researching online, I found countless similar negative reviews from others who have been deceived. I strongly urge anyone considering using Economy Booking to stay far away from this company. Their business practices are deceptive, their customer service is rude, and their "deals" are nothing but a scam. Save yourself the headache and book directly with a reputable car rental company. Economy Booking is not worth the risk.
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Posted 1 year ago
Booking Group is rated 3.7 based on 938 reviews