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Overview

GoToGate has a rating of 2.9 stars from 1,599 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about GoToGate most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and full refund problems. GoToGate ranks 16th among Plane Tickets sites.

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    492
  • Value
    469
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    301
  • Returns
    390
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    438

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 62.1%
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Top Positive Review

“I had a great experience with the phone support”

Dayane N.
10/21/24

I was feeling really insecure and anxious about my trip, but your representative helped calm me down by explaining everything clearly. By the end of the call, I felt much happier and relieved because we were able to resolve my issue. Now, I can look forward to having a great trip. Thank you so much for everything!

Top Critical Review

“NO REFUND AFTER AIRLINE CANCELS FLIGHT”

JG T.
10/13/24

I booked 2 tickets from South Africa to France on Air Algerie through Gotogate in about June 2024. Flight departing mid September. The flight was cancelled by the Airline on 17 August. Their refund policy stated 15 working days. This was 6 weeks ago and no refund has been received. The reason now given is that I was a "no show"! There are currently no Air Algerie flights to South Africa, so it would be difficult to be a "no show" if there are no aircraft! Gotogate keep fobbing me off with excuses. My advice - do not book through Gotogate if you want a refund if the airline cancels the flight. They should just be transparent and tell you upfront - no refunds on this flight for whatever reason. I am going to pursue this further.

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Thumbnail of user robertoc339
Italy
2 reviews
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July 26th, 2021

I booked a Belavia flight through Gotogate. Belavia cancelled my flight. Gotogate informed me that if I wanted to get reimbursement, I should pay them a 30 € service fee, or get a voucher. But that's not what's written in their regulations, which say I can ask the airline directly. So, I wrote to Belavia, who said they cannot accept direct reimbursement from me, as I paid Gotogate. Gotogate provided no option to getting reimbursement without paying fees. Phoning customer service is a joke: I was placed in a waiting list as no. 1043. After 45 min I was no. 1039.

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I bought a ticket. my flight was cancelled. i was asked for a reimbursement fee to pay them. I called their customer service but could never talk to them.

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Thumbnail of user saik78
California
1 review
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April 12th, 2022
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Booking and payment was smooth...
But when there was a need, Worst customer service, phone keeps disconnecting. The customer service representative is not willing to help.
They ask you to list the name of the agent you last spoke. How can you expect to remember each of their names, when you had to call multiple times for a single issue.!
They also give false confirmation and donot follow up on it. Cut the line and do not call back.
Very unprofessional! I would say they are cheats!

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Please do not use GoToGate service, they are rip off!!

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Thumbnail of user meysam.faghfouri
Sweden
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May 2nd, 2023

I recently purchased flight tickets from GotoGate and opted to buy their support package for additional assistance. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with the service I received. Despite being promised full support, I was simply redirected to different teams whenever I attempted to contact them for help. When I tried to cancel my return ticket, which I had been told was possible, I was told that it was not possible and ended up losing a lot of money. Overall, I found GotoGate's customer service to be very poor and unsatisfactory. I would not recommend this company to other travelers.

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GB
1 review
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January 13th, 2023
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Got covid was told to send my medical form in to prove I was sick. Ran around in circles by 6 of their employees. Each of whom told lies and different stories. Did not honour the airlines covid rules. Would not give a voucher and refused the refund blaming the airline. I rang the airline who told me straight up Go to Gate are "stealing your money". Hours trying to get my money back and told on two occasions I will get it. Sent all form in and got reply's to say no refund. All while dealing with covid! Stay away from this company. There is a dedicated FB page to how bad the company is.

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Do not use! Dedicated fb page with many unhappy customers. They are thieves!

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Thumbnail of user carad43
Spain
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August 12th, 2020

Do no book ticket with Go To Gate! If anything goes wrong and your flight is cancelled, they will not help you. We tried calling them a dozen times, just to be on the phone for hours. They will play this game saying its the airline who needs to give you the refund but this is not true. We lost 1700 euros for a flight that was cancelled and we never got our money and were not given the option to reschedule flight. From now on I am booking directly with the airline even if it's more expensive because it will save you all the hours on the phone and a lot of hassle.

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Colorado
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August 12th, 2020

I just booked a flight for 2 people and only hours later had to remove one of the passengers. The airline would give a full refund but gotogate wants to charge $71 on a $101 ticket. Nowhere does their site say a 71% fee for cancel/change.

Thumbnail of user karlaf68
Ohio
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February 16th, 2021

Legal proceedings begin tomorrow after a flight they cancelled in September with no compensation to follow. 6 months of documentation will be filed with Small Claims Court. Blatant robbery - will do everything in my legal power to help take this company down.

Tip for consumers:
DONT USE UNLESS YOU LIKE THROWING MONEY DOWN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL

Thumbnail of user tushars29
Canada
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November 21st, 2020

GOTOGATE booked ticket via a route which was not allowed destination country and airport authority declined me to board.
Return flight was also not showing in the airline itinerary but gotogate provided a confirmed ticket.
They never returned ticket cost and never cancelled all they said that it is mistake of Airline, airline people are not aware of rules.
Furthermore you need to wait minimum 30-40 minutes for single call or 1-2 days for email reply so no urgent help available.
If someone know a way I can make a complaint against them in Canada then please let me know I have all proof and call recordings.

Thumbnail of user sophiemaer
GB
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November 2nd, 2022

Doesn't even deserve the 1 star. Words can't describe how awful, stressful and disgraceful this company are. Messed up their end, countless times they told me they'd ring back, they didn't. Messed up their end by accidentally cancelling the flight, not admitting it and went to the airport unknowing if we were actually going to make it. They do not care about you, messed up absolutely everything and I strongly advise no one ever to use this company. A holiday should be relaxing not the complete opposite. How awful to tell your kids at the airport that go to gate have messed up our flight and we can't go on holiday. Customer service is shocking and disgraceful. I strongly advise anyone to never ever go through this company. Worst company out there. No one use if you're actually wanting a stress free holiday- or a holiday at all for that matter.

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Never ever, EVER use this for anyone who actually wants a holiday, a stress free holiday or just a nice time. Awful company- strongly advise to never use ever

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Thumbnail of user tashab113
Canada
1 review
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April 24th, 2022

They booked me on a flight that did not exist, just to get my business. Showed up to the airport to find out that Flare Air does not fly on Sundays. They felt it was okay to advertise and sell me a flight that didn't exist and stick me on a flight on Monday instead. They refused any kind of refund for me having to deal with this inconvenience as they stated I cancelled the flight and that goes against the return policy. Please book directly through the airline to avoid these major mess ups. The amount you save will never be worth the hassle. I feel there should be a class action lawsuit against this company and others like it.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this book directly through airline and shut these 3rd party booking scams down.

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Thumbnail of user richarde1036
Philippines
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February 11th, 2022
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I have booked with gotogate previously with no issues, however on my last booking the airline cancelled our flights. The airline message gave me options but would have to contact the agent if I want a refund, I have asked for a refund by their contact form and have not received a reply (only an automated one). I have tried many times to ring waiting hours on end to get through, one said my flight was not cancelled, then put in queue again and phone call dropped. Do some research, there are many similar cases waiting with no real customer service, particularly with the current covid situation putting a stain on the travel industry as a whole. Back to booking direct with the airline otherwise you will be taking a gamble.

Tip for consumers:
By booking with this agent you risk your money being lost or waiting for a long time before a refund. Book direct to the airline

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Thumbnail of user galibaha
Canada
1 review
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May 6th, 2023

This site is a complete scam and will take your money quickly but when it comes to refunding after you cancel a ticket they will string you along for months.

Same as all other reviews, avoid at all costs your refund will never be processed

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Thumbnail of user alans354
Canada
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July 4th, 2019

I booked a flight through Gotogate. There was a stopover in London where I had to change airports (Gatwick to Heathrow) that was impossible to make. The change of airport was very well hidden when you purchase the tickets

I informed them of this issue as it seemed like an error on their part. They told me that it was not possible to make the flight and they will not be refunding me.

Support was incredibly rude. If you chose to do business with them be prepared. You may end up paying for nothing

Thumbnail of user patm309
Switzerland
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November 2nd, 2018

#gotogate: Watch-out. Do not use them. This is a scam. They changed our flights without any warning (and at a different date. The tickets are useless). We asked for a refund, and after many emails/communications nothing happened. They refused (and this was several months ago).

Thumbnail of user ivanr89
Florida
1 review
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December 13th, 2019

Don't ever use their website or book a flight with them. Nothing but scammers. Had a family member pass away and they charge $71 just to get a refund. Never again. No sympathy, don't want to work with you at all.

Thumbnail of user sukhdeepgill031
Canada
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July 4th, 2023

Don't trust them. They will not reveal handling fees in their terms and conditions or on call. But if you will cancel or make changes they will deduct more than 50% and then there is no resolution for your problem. My experience is worst with them. Please book directly through airline rather than giving them your money. They are no help at all.

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Thumbnail of user dineshs84
Michigan
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April 24th, 2024
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Didn't know about Goto gate but booking are quick and not too complicated.

Thumbnail of user mohammada834
Saudi Arabia
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March 22nd, 2024
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I dealt with go to gate many times and found it to be reliable and price of tickets is better than the others.

Thumbnail of user vamsi.vijaya
New Jersey
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August 22nd, 2023

Had if I had option of negative review, I would definitely would have given. Hopeless company and nothing short of fraudsters. They dont know country/airline specific policies and neither airlines with whom they are tagged have knowledge of visa policies. Specifically Saudi Airlines. Worst customer service. Had to shell out $300 for no reason because of incorrect and inconsistent information by customer service of both airlines and gotogate. Bunch of thieves. Do not ever go with this company when booking flights tickets.

Thumbnail of user prashantm19
India
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May 26th, 2021

No customer service. Even if the airlines has processed the refund and confirmed me many times that the money is paid back to travel agent. They wont refund it to me at all. Its been more than 1 month I have been waiting for my money. Like thieves they will just shamelessly keep you money. In my case it was more than USD $ 2500

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Thumbnail of user nancyl2002
Illinois
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July 3rd, 2023

After waiting for two hours to try to change the destination on my "flexible fare" which cost an extra $60, I am now being told that I can't change the destination, only the date and time. You can book directly and get much better service for much less money. Please do not waste your time. I'm sorry that I didn't see this site before I handed them my money. Live and learn.

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Please, there are so many reputatable sources. These guys should be out of business.

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Thumbnail of user braydond1
California
1 review
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June 21st, 2022
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I purchased the absolute MAXIMUM in every insurance category because I was travelling with very expensive computer equipment for work and everything arrived broken. It's been two months and they haven't responded to my claim, nor can I reach anyone on the phone after 20 phone calls and emails. I'm not giving up. I'm tasked one of my employees to destroy them in every travel forum and review site online. Only in AMERICA can $#*! companies like this exist. This was for my ticket and AA/Japan Airline made me pay another $500+ for one extra suitcase that was 23kg. On an international flight from Bangkok to Toronto. I was told that the insurance only covers Americans. So they will not honour it. Then why did you sell it to me?

Tip for consumers:
STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM EVER USING FLIGHT NETWORK, GO TO GATE OR XCOVER. It's a shell company of a shell company of a shell company all to cover their asses and never pay probably all owned my Expedia.

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Thumbnail of user hadij8
Canada
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February 10th, 2024

You pay 200$ extra to be able to change flight later. However, when you want to change flight, they ask you to pay twice as amount of ticket price for chsnging.
They dont give you a way to pricr check. Basically you have to call and thry allow you to give one date and they gave you the price difference.

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Thumbnail of user deshikaj
Australia
1 review
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March 17th, 2022
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This is the most disappointing airline service. I had to change the dates of my flights, so this person told me that I would have to pay an extra $160 for that. Then, I purchased their platinum package to avoid the additional fees. Because they have mentioned that they will not charge an administration fee if you bought a platinum package. But after that, they said I'll have to pay $212 extra for the changes? What is wrong with these people?

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Do NOT Use it

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Thumbnail of user valaried10
Ireland
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June 24th, 2021

My flights of €3,000 were cancelled in April 2020. It is now June 2021 and no refund has been refused. Gotogate do not accept queries or complaints. They say they are guaranteed etc. but refuse to refund what the airline refunded to then which is dishonest. I would not book with them again and advise others not to book with them

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