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Marian B

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2018

09 Oct 2018, 14:06

Sorry nothing we can do !!!! Travelstart

Purchased tickets for holiday next year March 2018 x 6 on the 30/09/2018 @ 19: 40 it indicated at that time that a additional R300.00 special if you bought the tickets at that time which would have resulted in us obviously paying R6505.00 but the R300.00 was not deducted ,when I tried and called unfortunately there offices was closed and you deal with a automated text system on the app where your questions are dictated to you ,i then called the next day also holding on almost 20 mins and 12 secs i was informed that it was only 50 vouchers available and when we purchased it was already up when i questioned why the special was then not removed no answer could be provided so we paid the R6805.00 I recieved an email from Travelstart to indicated payment was unsuccessful due to insuffiecient funds which could not be so this is at 21:41 Sunday evening knowing for a fact that this is incorrect but there email stipulated that i needed to pay by 23:59 which i could not understand as i just purchased another ticket prior to that so i myself was baffled as i knew there was enough money on ,but obviously this could only be sorted out during office hours and there email Phoned the bank they looked into this only to discover That my account was \ is handed over to ***** department as Emirates/Travelstart incorrectly put in card details upon trying to recieve /retrieve funds from Credit Card and card was blocked . Call Travelstart the say unfortunetly that price is no longer available as it ended at 24:00 and it was done 30/09/2018 and now the price has significantly changed to R7525 .00 Called Travelstart a few times you hold on for quote along time and get propmted by voice automation that the currently have are expierincing a high call volume then the call disconnects eventually when i got through to them again this morning and obviously asking them how this is possble if there was and is still money on account all they tell you is unfortunately that is all there system is saying so i need to contact my Bank AGAIN !!! Been whole morning on the phone to Travelstart they say unfortunely there is nothing they can do and new price is applicable which is utter nonsense if the problem was not on my side . if i entered my details incorrectly it would be a different case then it was to my detriment but why would Virgin Money say that Emirates incorrectly inputted the card number 5 times hence why they sent it to ***** Department and why they blocked my account was blocked .

So now i need to Pay R11379.00 for the same flight so my Husband can travel with me or like travelstart consultant indicated wait till black friday and Maybe tickets will become available When you plan an overseas trip it is not an overnight decision you save and you try and do everything so that your holiday is successful and maybe to you it is not but to me it is .

I am dissapointed that this has happened how do i explain to my husband that he will not be able to go with me for my Birthday to Thailand cause i now need to pay almost R5000 +- more ...

ZA ********** 8 this was the booking number ,we can supply all the proof if you require from the Bank as Banks and statements dnt Lie .

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Replies (13)
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply09 Oct 2018, 15:30
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Hi Marian Bruiners

Thank you for contacting us.

I believe that Avril from our ticketing team has been in contact and that she is awaiting further feedback from you.

Please do let us know if you need assistance with anything else.

Kind regards,

Melony at Travelstart

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Marian B's update09 Oct 2018, 16:02
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Good Day Melony ,holding on almost and still holdinf on for Avril 25:52 minutes .To provide her with the FEEDBACK .
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Marian B's update09 Oct 2018, 16:29
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Still holding on 54:32 minutes
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply09 Oct 2018, 17:05
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Hi Marian Bruiners

We do apologize for the long wait. We are currently experiencing high call volumes.

Avril has advised that she has called you back and that your booking has been reinstated.

You should be getting a call back from one of our agents in the payments/ ticketing team at 19:00 tonight as we are waiting for your final decision on whether or not we can go ahead and process payment and issue the ticket.

I trust you find the above in order.

Kind regards,

Melony at Travelstart

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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 08:19
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Good morning no one called as stated above sent and email last night with screenshot Also ticket was reinstated but with different pricing as well different return date so it is not a reinstatement .I have sent an email. As when I recieved your reply as well as email yesterday at justafter 5, I called but your office's was closed I then sent an email to urgent@ travelstart.com to clarify the reinstatement but to no avail ,then I recieved a payment link just after between 9-10 last nightwith the almost R10000.00 amount and date difference . I know Avril mentioned that the flight is almost fully booked hence why it might be that he would need to fly back a day earlier ,but when I called Emirates last night @ 18:50 the economy class had almost 70 seats if not more the agent said still available so a bit confused .
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply10 Oct 2018, 08:56
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Good morning Marian

I have checked the booking and an agent tried calling at 19:07 and again at 20:27.

A payment link was sent at 20:27.

An email was then sent to the webmail email at 20:31, as they were not having any luck when calling the cell number, to advise a payment link was sent and that the deadline was 22:00 as we are unable to guarantee fares.

An sms was sent to the number ending in 1000 at 20:31.

Can you please respond to the email sent from our ticketing team to advise the way forward.

Kind regards,

Melony at Travelstart

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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 09:45
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Either your sms line is not or something working as no sms was recived no calls was recieved on ********** 000 this is swear on my kids I sat with the phone from 18:00 till 23:00 alongside my IPAD . I attached even screenshots to email sent last night to prove that i did not recieve any calls from your call center .So now this is strange or convienent ...I will forward you all the proof if you want please post your email addy or should i just email to ********** Maybe you think im looking for a freebie which i am not . Actually a pity i cant upload everything .
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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 10:13
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This was the email we recieved last night Hi There, Greetings From Travelstart ! Kindly note that we tried to call to you Twice regarding your Booking. We have sent You Payment Link for your Booking.Please enter your card details and make Payment. Please get Back to us By 2200.Also note that we can only guarantee the fare until 23h59. Many Thanks, Kind regards, Dixon Travelstart This was our reply as well as attachments were attached for both ********** 000 as well as ********** 273 the number Avril called me on yesterday . Good Evening just to inform that no one has called as discussed with Avril at 19:00.Attached please find call logs no calls recieved on ********** 000 or ********** 273 Recieved payment link to do payment for R9458,which is obviously more as well as he will need to leave a day early than initially, Still awaiting Document indicating that we inputted incorrect CVO . I am aware that this offer is valid till 23:59 and unfortunately without the proof that CVO was entered on our side which might not be as I'm sure that if you enter either the card number or CVO incorrectly you will not be able to proceed to the next step as it will come up invalid or incorrect like many online purchasing apps which I attempted this evening on a few online stores and it comes up invalid . Before purchasing the tickets he verified his details a few times and he did the first purchase as at the time when u selected two tickets the price kept changing hence why we did it one buy one and the same card was used twice to buy both tickets as we bought six in total two on each card , and on your app it saves the card details. I not sure how things work on you systems and if details are inputted again by one of your staff when payment is taken or when credit card is debit ,I unfortunately cannot give you that answer but I know human error can occur so you are more than welcome to investigate this further . Also as discussed Avril advised besides an email a sms would have been sent to ********** 000 which was the number inputted when booking was done nothing was received . So I don't know as this is more than what we anticipated as we were scouting your app for a few weeks if not months before deciding to purchase. Herewith is all the references numbers used to buy the tickets so u can see as these tickets were all purchased minutes if not seconds after each other . ZA ********** 4 (1) ZA ********** 5 (3) ZA ********** 1 (3) ZA ********** 4 (2) ZA ********** 7 (2) ZA ********** 8 (1) The numbers in brackets indicates which cards were bought on the same cards . This is a call log from landline how many times i called and held on for without exageration besided my cellphone . 0 10-09-2018 17:18:51 29,0 anonymous ********** 300 Outgoing 0 10-09-2018 15:30:06 61,3 anonymous ********** 300 Outgoing 0 10-09-2018 12:06:40 47,5 anonymous ********** 300 Outgoing 0 10-09-2018 12:01:50 14,2 anonymous ********** 300 Outgoing 0 10-09-2018 10:14:34 5,5 anonymous ********** 300 Outgoing
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply10 Oct 2018, 10:13
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Hi Marian

Please respond to the email from our ticketing team and you would can attach the screen shots to that email.

Kind regards,

Melony at Travelstart

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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 10:13
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My husband recieved a call now ten minutes ago from you guys to check if number is correct .
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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 12:16
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HAVE SENT THEW BELOW MAIL ALONG WITH LAST NIGHT EMAIL ,ALSO PLEASE NOTE SPOKE TO AVRIL BUT I WAS BUSY ON ANOTHER CALL . -------- Original Message -------- Subject: As requested Date: 2018-10-10 12:08 From: Michael Bruiners ********** To: ********** Good Day As requested herewith all documents ,as per discussed on Hello Peter ,even price difference when two travellers were selected with the price difference which was more expensive hence why indiviual tickets was bought ,screen shots has dates and time so it wasnt tampered with and call records . I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE WAY FORWARD IS :as you are not gonna reinstate booking at same price or same date . So i will most probably have to check everyday from today till next till a ticket comes along with not so much price difference as Emirates has practically assured me that They have 314 seats available as at today on this specific flight and coming back on the same flight 171 so now im gobsmacked as i was informed by your staff this flight is practically full . and copies af all emails sent last night . Good Evening just to inform that no one has called as discussed with Avril at 19:00.Attached please find call logs no calls recieved on ********** 000 or ********** 273 Recieved payment link to do payment for R9458,which is obviously more as well as he will need to leave a day early than initially, Still awaiting Document indicating that we inputted incorrect CVO . I am aware that this offer is valid till 23:59 and unfortunately without the proof that CVO was entered on our side which might not be as I'm sure that if you enter either the card number or CVO incorrectly you will not be able to proceed to the next step as it will come up invalid or incorrect like many online purchasing apps which I attempted this evening on a few online stores and it comes up invalid . Before purchasing the tickets he verified his details a few times and he did the first purchase as at the time when u selected two tickets the price kept changing hence why we did it one buy one and the same card was used twice to buy both tickets as we bought six in total two on each card , and on your app it saves the card details. I not sure how things work on you systems and if details are inputted again by one of your staff when payment is taken or when credit card is debit ,I unfortunately cannot give you that answer but I know human error can occur so you are more than welcome to investigate this further . Also as discussed Avril advised besides an email a sms would have been sent to ********** 000 which was the number inputted when booking was done nothing was received . So I don't know as this is more than what we anticipated as we were scouting your app for a few weeks if not months before deciding to purchase. Herewith is all the references numbers used to buy the tickets so u can see as these tickets were all purchased minutes if not seconds after each other . ZA ********** 4 (1) ZA ********** 5 (3) ZA ********** 1 (3) ZA ********** 4 (2) ZA ********** 7 (2) ZA ********** 8 (1) The numbers in brackets indicates which cards were bought on the same cards .
Travelstart
Travelstart's reply10 Oct 2018, 13:56
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Hi Marian

Avril advised that she has been in contact again and that you will be waiting for our sale to make a new booking online.

We can't wait to welcome you back online soon!

Hope you have a wonderful day further!

Kind regards,

Melony at Travelstart

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Marian B's update10 Oct 2018, 15:46
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AFTERNOON : Have spoken to Avril dnt have much of a choice but to wait and hopefully get a ticket at a better price . Thank you for your feedback Lets hope you have a sale soon . Regards Marian