ComplaintCensus

Flight Centre UK vs Travel Counsellors: most-reported complaints compared

Most-reported issues at Flight Centre UK and Travel Counsellors, according to reviewers on Trustpilot — classified by our automated reader and backed by verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. This is a side-by-side of what reviewers report, not a score, rating or recommendation for either company.

Flight Centre UK

TrustScore 4.9 · 41,337 reviews on Trustpilot.

626 reviews analysed, 2019-05-23 to 2026-09-23.

Complaint rate (recent window): 2%

100% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Refunds delayed36%
Support unhelpful30%
Support unreachable29%
Misleading pricing11%
Refund refused10%
“I was misadvised on the best flights, was led to believe our flights were ATOL protected when they were not”
2★ Trustpilot review, 2020-06-01

Travel Counsellors

TrustScore 5 · 26,678 reviews on Trustpilot.

2,199 reviews analysed, 2025-07-24 to 2026-09-23.

Complaint rate (recent window): 0%

91% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Other32%
Not as described27%
Support unhelpful24%
Poor core service10%
Support unreachable8%
“The Appartamenti degli Artisti by Mmega apartment is utterly appalling.”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-05-21

Reported on both

Issues with an evidenced category (at least two verbatim quotes) on both sides.

IssueFlight Centre UKTravel Counsellors
Support unhelpful30%24%
Support unreachable29%8%
Other7%32%

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Figures are census classifications, not official statistics, and reflect what reviewers reported — not findings of wrongdoing by either company. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trustpilot A/S, Flight Centre UK or Travel Counsellors.