Who does TripRupee work with?
In the last 8 years, TripRupee has only onboarded 25 trusted travel partners across the globe because most of the companies were not able to comply with TripRupee's stringent quality checks. To avoid a direct connection between clients and trusted partners, information is only revealed to consumers once they make the first payment.
If I book through TripRupee, will I have to pay additional fees to their partner?
No, TripRupee's partners cannot charge extra after TripRupee has confirmed the trip price.
How much will TripRupee's partners charge?
It depends on how early you book and how our partners handle payments.
- If you book more than 45 days in advance, most partners take 25% for the package and 100% for flights.
- For bookings made 29-44 days before, it's usually 50% for the package and 100% for flights.
- For bookings made one to 29 days before, it's 100% for both the package and flights.
Do I have to book flight tickets from TripRupee's approved partners?
No, clients can choose to book their own plane tickets if they want to.
Is TripRupee’s quote comparison fee and trusted partners first payment refundable?
No, clients can choose to book their own plane tickets if they want to.
Do clients have the option to freeze prices with TripRupee's trusted partners, given the fact that consumers have 24 hours to make payment and there is a high possibility that hotels and flights may get sold out?
Excellent question, TripRupee never overcommits to consumers. The travel industry has a volatile nature. For example, flight fares are dynamic and increase or decrease over time. Hotel room inventory gets sold out quickly during peak seasons and visa appointment slots may be subject to delays, among other factors. We request that clients make quick payments to trusted partners to avoid discomfort. The sooner payments are made, the better the possibilities we have of cutting these risks. TripRupee conducts strict sanity checks before payments are made and takes the following steps: -
- Rechecks flight fares and airline availability
- Rechecks hotel availability
- Rechecks visa appointments
- Gives early warning regarding possible airfare hikes for bookings that include flights, using our own GDS to forecast airline prices.
- Our partners are given the option to hold airline PNR, prices, and seats, with most airlines allowing this facility in their GDS.
- If seats can be held, TripRupee’s partners can hold flights with a price lock assurance.
- If booking well in advance, TripRupee’s partners have agreed to book hotels if there are price and room availability lock options available, cutting the possibility of hotels getting sold out.
- In the event of flight fares abruptly skyrocketing and consumers not having the budget for it, TripRupee will refund quote comparison fees and travel partner fees.
- These situations are handled on a case-by-case basis as TripRupee evaluates the genuineness of the cases and supports clients with refunds.
- It is an exception to our non-refundable payment policies, and consumers should not intentionally misuse this flexibility.