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Hotwire Hotwire refuses to refund the money

I purchased airline tickets through hotwire.com for a holiday trip. The trip was cancelled by the airline and the airline agreed to refund the ticket price in late december. Hotwire refuses to refund the money to me because they are "waiting" for the airline to provide the check number of the refund. Hotwire knows how much money I paid and acknowledges that a refund was agreed to by the airline. At this point they are in possession of my original payment, plus the refund from the airline. Repeated calls to resolve the matter go nowhere, and I am not getting return calls by anyone with authority to fix the problem. This is unethical and hotwire employees should be ashamed.

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Scott Jeffers
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Dec 03, 2023 10:06 am EST
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I completed an on-line rental for an "economy" booking in Orlando for 6 days. Hotwire choose NU rental agency. The reviews are horrible and I don't believe Hotwire should be using them at all!. I called and asked for some help in canceling so I could have Hotwire book someone else for me. Got nothing but bs about policies. Horrible experience.

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Tee1215
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Mar 02, 2020 4:58 pm EST
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Hotwire would not refund my money on a hotel that had bedbugs and dirty as heck. The cleaning woman said they keep bedbugs
Extended stay in Greenville SC . The hotel managers was angry i wanted to leave,

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Adrienne Niecy Martin Ferguson
US
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Nov 13, 2018 1:32 pm EST

I bought ticket but my mom died had to cancelled ticket was told to contact delta for refund.Back and forth for two months I sent all documents requested.Now hotwire won't approve refund.Spoke to Emily Jade from corporate and she was very very nasty and rude to me.She has no customer service skills.Shame on you hotwire I can't help my mother died

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Bruce lesperabce
CA
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Nov 06, 2018 12:04 am EST
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Hotwire booked me a hotel in Saint Petersburg with a hotel that was being demolished within a month. The room was disgusting so we never stayed on the agreement with Hotwire to refund my 166 usd. It never happened and that was years ago. I have reservations about the integrity of this company so buyer be ware.

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James pirtone
US
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Nov 05, 2018 9:35 pm EST
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Book a car rental online, Hotwire says this car is not available. No car and Hotwire charges me $1.00 for nothing. They do have the car but now it's more money. Fauls advertising. How many people do they do this to. Would be a great class action lawsuit to check into.

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Christophe C
FR
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Oct 23, 2018 3:42 am EDT
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Hello,
I made a reservation through Hotwire to stay in Holiday Inn ST CUGAT, reservation [protected].
When I arrive in the hotel, they didn't find the reservation and I should pay my night. Holidau Inn contact you but never received news. Please credit me or solve this situation. C.CAMPION :campion.christophe@gmail.com

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SANiknam
US
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Oct 22, 2018 8:06 pm EDT
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Booked a hotel through Hotwire. At the hotel reception I was told that they do not have any registration under my name and they can not let me in. Imagine, I was with family (two kids), took me two hours to reserve another hotel. After almost two months Hotwire is still researching. The customer service is beyond disaster.

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Robert siefman
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Oct 21, 2018 4:32 pm EDT
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Clerical error made me miss my flight and cost me 24 hours...4 hours on the phone...worst customer service of my 62 years on earth...probably going to sue unless i get my flight compef and 2 thousanf dollars compensation for lost time and

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frankiko
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Oct 21, 2018 4:45 pm EDT

I booked a room on April 2018 in New York city .And work issues arrive I was unable to make and call and cancel the reservation and until today ram waiting for the rembursment the customer service is terrible and the are acting like I am taking a loans from them .never ever buy from HOT =WIRE IS UFAWL COMAPNY.

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Marlene Hairston
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Sep 18, 2018 8:29 am EDT
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I was charged $73.13 from hotwire and was charged $61.16 from University hotel. Please help. I was told to screenshot my bank statement from hotwire.

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