ComplaintCensus

Travel in the UK: the complaint league

Holiday companies, travel agents, tour operators and cruises. Ranked by the share of recent Trustpilot reviews our census classified as complaints, for companies operating in the UK with at least 50 recent reviews analysed.

Most-reported issues across this sector: Support unhelpful (2717) · Not as described (2237) · Support unreachable (1845) · Other (1603) · Misleading pricing (1158) · Overcharging (763) · Poor core service (691) · Refund refused (629)

#CompanyTrustScoreComplaint rate (recent)Complaints foundTop reported issueOfficial record
1American Express Global Business Travel1.793%54Support unhelpful—
2Sonder1.392%92Support unhelpful—
3Southwest Airlines1.591%100Poor core service—
4British Airways1.579%461Support unhelpful—
5The Camping and Caravanning Club2.869%132Other—
6Ruthin Castle Hotel2.868%41Not as described—
7Z Hotels2.849%36Not as described—
8TheTravelMakers.co.uk440%93Support unreachable—
9On the Beach3.832%1,417Support unreachable—
10Karma Group423%23Other—
11BudgetAir.co.uk3.920%279Support unhelpful—
12Home From Home Vacations3.119%19Support unreachable—
13Villa Plus4.318%415Not as described—
14Jet2holidays4.417%1,343Not as described—
15Wowcher416%415Support unreachable—
16loveholidays UK4.413%963Support unhelpful—
17TUI4.610%852Support unhelpful—
18Helloguest4.78%14Support unhelpful—
19Sovereign Luxury Travel4.97%12Support unhelpful—
20Travelbag4.85%42Support unhelpful—
21Holidaysplease4.74%46Support unhelpful—
22ROL Cruise4.93%76Misleading pricing—
23My Kind of Cruise4.83%7Support unhelpful—
24Kenwood Travel4.93%68Support unhelpful—
25Debbie's Villas4.93%5Support unhelpful—
26Fareforyou4.92%4Support unhelpful—
27Viva Cruise4.92%4Misleading pricing—
28Travel Hub Ltd4.82%4Support unhelpful—
29The Internet Traveller4.92%4Not as described—
30Exodus Adventure Travels4.92%56Support unhelpful—
31Rickshaw Travel4.92%55Not as described—
32A & E Leisure4.92%68Delivery late—
33Southampton Cruise Centre4.92%4Not as described—
34Travel Center4.92%88Support unhelpful—
35Flight Centre UK4.92%275Refunds delayed—
36Halo Holidays4.92%47Support unhelpful—
37Tourdesigners4.92%4Support unhelpful—
38Discover Scotland Tours4.92%10Other—
39Love Cuba4.92%21Not as described—
40Kandoo Adventures4.92%10Poor core service—
41Jacada Travel4.92%47Support unreachable—
42Scotland’s Cruise Centre4.92%3Support unreachable—
43Citalia Holidays4.92%73Support unhelpful—
44Find A Golf Break4.92%3——
45IgluSki4.92%64Support unreachable—
46Aerotravels4.92%44Support unreachable—
47Yellow Zebra Safaris4.92%13Support unhelpful—
48Destinology4.92%43Support unhelpful—
49Bluelotusvacations4.92%32Support unreachable—
50Bolsover Cruise Club4.92%84Support unhelpful—
51Golfbreaks4.91%88Not as described—
52CruiseKings4.91%43Support unhelpful—
53The Turquoise Holiday Company4.91%2Other—
54Your Florida Holiday4.91%2Not as described—
55Golf Travel Centre51%6Support unreachable—
56Trek Travel4.91%4——
57Freedom Destinations4.91%41Support unhelpful—
58Barrhead Travel 4.91%527Support unhelpful—
59Panache Cruises4.91%25Support unhelpful—
60Trailfinders51%498Support unhelpful—

Complaint rate = complaints identified per recent reviews analysed in our census window; it is not an official complaints statistic. Companies below 50 analysed recent reviews are not ranked. See the US table for this sector.