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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. People appreciate the good service received, highlighting interactions with customer service representatives. Consumers found them helpful, professional, and efficient in resolving issues such as rebooking flights. Many reviewers specifically mentioned individual agents by name, expressing gratitude for their assistance. The ease of purchasing tickets and the speed of payment processing were also appreciated. However, some consumers have expressed concerns regarding the booking process and contact methods. While some acknowledge competitive pricing, there are mixed opinions regarding the value offered relative to the price. Some reviewers also suggest improvements to the cancellation fee policy, finding it excessive.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

After getting payment confirmation, SEMBO should issue the ticket and send it to the buyer. All I have now only the payment confirmation.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We ran into some issues with our reserved seats, but once I contacted support it was immediately resolved with new seats that still let us sit together. I don't understand how the issue happened in th... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The company is reliable, often offers the lowest prices, and has good communication — they are easy to reach and respond quickly.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have reserved flight tickets through Sembo due to their competitive pricing. Unfortunately, my flight was canceled by the airline. I contacted customer service for cancelling and refund, and my... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service provided by Andrea was excellent. Even SEMBO has some tricky ways to make you pay ( service package ) to be able to arrange changes or requests in your booking, she was lovely and very he... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I want to thank the agent who assisted me with rebooking my plane ticket. She was very helpful, easy to talk to, and made the whole process smooth and hassle-free. I truly appreciated her patience and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the second international trip I've booked with Sembo. They have always been very helpful and professional. If I have to chose between a booking agent they are my first choice. the prices and f... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I made mistake in my booking and I massage the customers service of Sembo. I was so happy with their fast and reliable action in my problem. I am happy customer here. Thank you so much Saga for you fa... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Steve Watson was very helpful all the way. He explained all my question in an patient and professional manner, and helped me solve my issue in a short amount of time. Thank you Steve! v

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is my first time booking with Sembo. And I needed to rebook my flight. I got in touch with Arturo from customer service at Sembo. He has been so helpful, and experience is that this is one of the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

“I received quick and helpful assistance from Arturo, who made the rebooking process smooth and easy. Excellent service – thank you!”

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service ! My request was dealt with promptly and professionally by Arturo, who was very helpful and polite

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Arturo helped me quick and fast. Responded in time and rebooked my tickets just in time. Thanks for the help.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We'll see if second time is the charm. If this one gets canceled as well. So far OK.

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3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

310 reviews

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We'll see if second time is the charm.

We'll see if second time is the charm.
If this one gets canceled as well. So far OK.

January 24, 2025
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Hi Katja,

Thank you for your comment.

I am glad to see that you gave us 4 stars, which hopefully means that you are happy with us. I am not sure as to why your first booking has been cancelled, but I can look into more if you update your comment with your booking reference if you would like.

Wish you a lovely day!

Best regards
Tenna
Customer Happiness

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Will charge you even if cancellation is from their side

Absolutely pathetic company when it comes to customer service.

I had multiple flights which were cancelled by the airline. Sembo tried to profir from the situation by charging me almost 50Euro to give me a refund even though the cancellation was from the airline.
They turned a deaf hear to my arguments.
Luckily I claimed through my visa card and wond the case. Got a full refund from my visa card provider!

January 16, 2025
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Thank you for your review. How sad to hear that you are not satisfied with Sembo.
Schedule changes made by airlines are beyond our control as an intermediary. In our travel conditions that you have accepted, we inform you about our administrative fee for handling refunds for changes made by airlines.
Regards, Sembo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing and easy. 😊

It was easy like other web sites. Payment was fast and we got our tickets in a minutes. Very happy 😊

October 15, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Hello Sebghatullah,

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! We’re delighted to know that everything from booking to payment went smoothly and that you had your tickets in no time. Making travel easy for you means the world to us.

I hope you have a wonderful day!
Regards Nora

Customer Happiness Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would highly recommend Sembo

I would highly recommend Sembo. Last June, I had a problem with my new passport as it didn’t arrive in expected date before my flight to Philippines. Original ticket should be change into my maiden name as it should be the same with my old passport that luckily will expires 2028. Now, my flight was 20th but we called sembo less than 48 hours and they couldn’t help nothing but to rebooked my flight. And yes I paid rebooking for almost 7,000kr. July came and 2 weeks before my flight — new passport still never arrived. Then I have to call sembo again and asked for help. This time, it was very quick! The person that helped me named Arturo and I’m very thankful for his immediate help!! 🥹 They managed to change my surname by buying new ticket and gave me a refund from my original ticket. Refund took only 5 days real quick! I thought it would come after 2 months. So thank you so much Sembo for being very helpful and to Arturo! 🙌🏼 Would definitely buy our next travel again with Sembo!

July 8, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Dear Mazen,

Thank you for your nice post and comment for Arturo, ill share it with him.

Have a nice day ahead, and again Im happy he could help.
Greetings
Christel
Customer Happiness Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hats off to Sembo

We ordered tickets from Sembo, since the tickets were more cheaper compared to other travel agencies, but unfortunately as we ordered the tickets,we forgot to write the middle name of 1 of the passengers. We called and emailed Sembo and they were very helpful to fix our concern.Hats off to Sembo!

July 9, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Hi Catherine,

Thank you for your nice review.
Im happy we could help, and wish you a nice trip.

All the best,
Christel
Customer Happiness Team

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This website is either a SCAM or…

This website is either a SCAM or misleading the prices all the time. I tried to book a flight and they keep telling me that your order has been failed!! Why cuz that was a cheap price. Now suddenly i have to chose another flight which is like 100$ more. Called to customerservice. He just didnt care. Somwone should digg here and see if this is a LEGIT website.

June 20, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Good morning Masih,

Thank you for your comment.

Sembo is almost 30 years old, and we have served many customers over the years.
We are happy to say that many are repeaters.

Having said that, im sorry if you had issues booking.
Having a technical problem, you are always welcome to take contact like you did.
And we would look into this.
Im sorry that this wasn't your experience.

Unfortunately I do not have the specific details for your search, and without that I cant ask IT to look into the case.

Naturally you are very welcome to send the details to no-sembo@sembo.com

Have a nice day,
Christel
Customer Happiness Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am happy with their Customer Service…

I am happy with their Customer Service Support. They have always been nice and kind to me. Arturo, the Customer Support who assisted me with the process to rebook my flight has been extremely helpful.

March 19, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Hi Chelsea,

Thank you for your nice comment!
We are glad that you were satisfied with the service you received.

Have a good day!
Customer Happiness Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

4 times expensive baggage

I purchased tickets on their website with the Norwegian airline.
When I want to add carry on baggage from their website, it charges 4 times more (40euros per baggage) than when I want to add baggage from the airline's website(10 euros per baggage). And since I made my reservation on Sembo website, the airline does not allow me to add baggage online on their website. If I wanted to add luggage at the airport, I wouldn't have bought the ticket from this agency anyway. I chose them because the ticket was affordable, but now it costs me more. I will never choose them again.

At least warn people that if you buy a ticket from us, you cannot add luggage or make any changes from the airline!!

What you are doing is not ethical at all..

January 31, 2024
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your review.

As we are only intermediaries of the airline's tickets and services, we therefore must comply with the airline's policy and conditions. In the case of add-ons such as baggage, the airline adds all bookable accessories to the internal flight system and if they allow us to prebook baggage, we will offer that to our customers. The cost comparison between booking bags via us or the airline can vary depending on the fares.

If you update your review with your booking number, I will be more than happy to have a look at your reservation and try to solve your issue.

Hope to hear back from you.

Kind regards
Asya
Customer Happiness Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very attentive and polite customer…

Very attentive and polite customer service. I got good solutions to my problems and felt safe after the contact with customer service😊

December 7, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Dear Rune,

Thank you so much for your kind words.
I am really happy to hear that you are satisfied with the service we have provided and that it shines through that we are happy to help and always do our best.

Wish you a nice day!
Hanna
Customer Happiness Team

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi Emmy

Hi Emmy
You did a fabulas job with our journey to Madeira.
Splendid service all-over

December 1, 2023
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Hei Gunnar,

Thank you so much for your nice comment, ill make sure Emmy and the team is told, what a great service she gave.

Have an excellent weekend,
Christel
Customer Happiness team.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had an extremely bad experience with…

I had an extremely bad experience with Sembo. I bought a round-trip ticket to Vietnam with two friends. Tickets will open on December 11. But on November 25, my mother was dying, and I had to return earlier than planned to see her one last time. I contacted Sembo to change my flight date and received guiding to change the flight date. However when we contacted back, it was on Sunday and they closed even though they posted definately wrong information saying they work on Sunday after 10 A.M. Because I didn't have much time left, I had to book a plane ticket with Turkish Airlines to quickly return home. On November 26, my mother passed away and I was still on the plane. Even more sad, I received information from Sembo that Qatar would cancel all my tickets if I did not appear on the flight on December 11. A Sembo employee named Arturo only advised me to buy a new ticket, or to contact Qatar myself for assistance. I called Qatar in Vietnam and was informed that my ticket was purchased from an affiliated agent, Sembo, and Qatar has no right to intervene when the ticket has not been opened. Qatar also advised Sembo to choose to cancel the ticket and refund me, or change the round-trip ticket to a one-way ticket for me from Vietnam to return to Norway because this was an emergency bereavement case. Qatar affirms that the support policy of the affiliated agent can completely do this to help customers. But when I contacted Sembo and recounted what I had been advised by Qatar, I only received superficial silence. After we continued to urge Sembo, once again the young man named Arturo simply replied that they contacted Qatar and could not speed up the process. It's nearly one week now and the flight ticket price jumps higher every day. It's funny that despite such a large Sembo dealer, I only keep hanging around Arturo. Even though I emailed many times and even called many times, it's clear that this guy doesn't want to support me in a good way. From the beginning, instead of advising me, he shifted responsibility and wanted me to contact Qatar myself, when that should have been Sembo's responsibility. After we paid, what we received was not a support service but other difficulties brought by Sembo. It was painful for me to face the pain of losing my dearest mother and have to fight with Sembo to reclaim the rights that I should have been supported by Sembo from the beginning.

December 1, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Dear Thi,

Thank you for your feedback. I am so sorry to hear about your great loss.

I am sorry to hear that we were not able to help you to rebook your outbound flight, but as we write in our terms and conditions; a rebooking must be done no later than 24 hours before your departure/return trip, during our opening hours on non-holiday weekdays. For change requests at shorter notice, we recommend that you contact the relevant airline directly.
As we only mediate the airlines tickets, the airline should have been able to rebook you when we were closed.

According to airline´s rules, the traveler have to fly on the outbound to be able to use the inbound. The airline normally automatically cancel the inbound, if outbound wasn´t used. This is nothing that Sembo, as a mediator, can influence.

However, I can see that our flight team has been in contact with the airline and were able to rebook your ticket so you can keep only the inbound flight. A confirmation was sent to you today.

Wish you a nice day!

Hanna
Customer Happiness Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great and quick service

Great and quick service! Felicia really helped us a lot!

August 3, 2023
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Thank you for your kind review! We will of course share this with Felicia.

Johanna
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thieves!

Thieves!

They sneak inn Kr400 At the check out. When I call them they hang up on me.

May 29, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Good morning Karman,

Im sorry to see this comment.
If a rate change its due to an offer is removed, e.g. if there is an offer to use one type of payment, but then use another. Thats the only reason I can see is the course for the situation you comment.
Regarding hanging up on you, if you are put on hold there is a click, maybe thats what happened as no agent would hang up on a customer.

Have a nice day,
Christel
Sembo customerservice

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Changes

Great communication and promptly replied to my request. Amended as required.

April 10, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Dear Jhamil,

Thank you for your post, and have a very nice day.

Greetings,
Christel
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SEMBO....YOU HAVE AN ANGEL

I have just had one helpful and good old days decent man called Chistoffer to guide me through an otherwise seemingly daunting task of changing my flight dates.In this modern world of technology and me being 68 years young and almost illiterate with keyboards and usually write emails with a pen then photograph them i felt comfortable in my naive logic that this person was here for ME ,to help ME.Thanks to him my faith in the travel business which began 50 years ago has been confimed as it was back then with real humans glad to help others achieve their dreams come true and to overcome any hiccups which crop up on the way.As an australian i just expressed it to him this way ....you are a bloody ripper of a bloke mate...as good a compliment as i know how to express from the heart..THANKS MATE

March 24, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Dear Ross,

Thank you for your very eye opening review, its true that technology sometimes leaves someone behind and this is why customer service is so important. Ill transmit a big thanks to Christoffer and your message.
All the best,
Christel
Sembo customerservice team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reached out to Christopher with my…

Reached out to Christopher with my problem! Solved effectively and in a very professional and nice manner! Good stuff! Hilsen Øystein

March 15, 2023
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Reply from Sembo Norge

Thank you Øystein, for your very nice review.
Ill make sure Christoffer is told.

Have a nice weekend,
Christel
Sembo Customer service.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks so much to Madellen…

Thanks so much to Madellen and Malin for the fantastic service you offered us when we needed to change our flights at the last minute. Totally awesome.

March 7, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

What I dislike

What I dislike. That I couldn't use my AMEX card. Siri helped me arrange seating in a good way. Thanks. In the main it worked very well.

March 3, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10 experience

I had the please of talking with Christoffer. Right from the start, he seemed very helpful.
I was unsure of whether I needed to purchase the baggage. Even after I thought it wasn’t going to work, he called me back, and said that he had found what I was looking for.

Their page looks a bit sketchy, but you’re able to talk with Scandinavians who are not just trying to have you buy things you don’t need.

Thank you very much, Christoffer.

January 31, 2023
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