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  • Sunwing Vacations has 1.9 star rating based on 220 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.

  • 13% of users would likely recommend Sunwing Vacations to a friend or colleague.

  • Rating Distribution
  • Pros: Cheap, No pros, Good value.
    Cons: Customer service, Customer service and satisfaction is non existent, Customer services.

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"FLIGHT WG693 TERRIBLE FLIGHT ONLY BAD SENARIO IN 20 YEARS"

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Hello our family was on the flight of WG693 ... 8 people with 2 children. Our experience for our travel to return to Canada was horrible. We have traveled with...

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"Confused"

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Delayed a 6 a.m departure out of Winnipeg to Mazatlan and moved depart to 8 pm and than to 9 pm with WHAT REASON.? The weather is great hear ?

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Claim my taxi cost

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It took sunwing staff an hour to figure out which bus is for us. Long wait when we got cancun airport.

Again when we were leaving the resort, no pick up showed.

No any notification for no show. We had been waiting for an hour for the bus, had to run to the sunwing office in the other building to check.

At this moment he said the bus will not come. Eventually we had to take a taxi at cost 50 usd what the Mexican driver wanted.

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Loss:
$50
Pros:
  • All inclusive
Cons:
  • Bad communication

User's recommendation: Please confirm the pick up a day before leaving

Sat A Wof

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Hotel Sanctuary of Grand Memories Holquin

No proper communication at the front desk.

No shows in the theatre as told by the receptionist

No entertainment in the evening except a music played.

No service in the room as my room telephone is not working for the last three days. Four time complaint, no one showed up to repair.

Feeling bore in the evening as no entertainment.

Last year I was at the Grand memories Varadero and wow it was great.

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Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Go somewhere else and not to Grand memories Holquin

Rabia M Dpf

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| map-marker Miami, Florida

Flight delayed many times

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Sunwing Vacations - Flight delayed many times
Updated by user Feb 28, 2025

On top of the delay and loosing one day of vacation, I got sick with food poisinning spend two days throwing up , heart burns I was not able to eat and was affraid to eat. It was not only me my sister who I accompanied got very sick as well and we came back and we still sick.

My total vacation was a nightmare. We enjoyed one day of it and the rest was not enjoyable.

I really appreciate your help solving my delema. Thank you in advance.

Original review Feb 24, 2025

Our flight going to cancun was delayed 24 times. We lost one night of vacation.

I am looking for compensation to make up to the frustration experience. First delayed 3 hours. I was ready to leave my home and received a message that the flight is delayed again due to weather condition according to sunwing but the weather was ok. The trip was due on the 20 of february but left on the 22 early morning.

Booking number is 14230****.

Please help. Thank you

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User's recommendation: Book with another company

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Jeff W Loj

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Resolved: Lack of Wheelchair accessibility and service at the Hyatt resort in Mexico

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Updated by user Feb 22, 2025

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. Partial refund and apology

Original review Jan 22, 2025

First and foremost, I would rate the Hyatt Zilara as a three-star resort. They are misrepresenting their resort to be of a higher standard. The quality of the food, service, and amenities were not acceptable. During my stay, some of the guests were sick due to food poisoning, and therefore, I was very careful about what I ate. The selection of food was extremely limited and at times, there was no variety of good food.

When I arrived on the first day, it was raining very heavily, and I was not able to use the wheelchair ramp at the front entrance of the resort. The staff had to assist me up the stairs, which is not always safe. When I checked into my room, I was told that my room was the only designated wheelchair-accessible room at the resort (room 139). This room was terrible and not ready to receive guests. There were many issues with plumbing (water backing up in the shower), the air conditioning was not working, and there was a very bad odour coming from the septic system. I could not stay in that room given the many issues and the staff were not surprised that I requested to be moved to another room. My second room (room 242) was a big improvement, but was not completely accessible and needed to be sprayed for mosquitos a few times.

As for the resort property, it was not wheelchair accessible and here are many examples. I couldn't access all the restaurants like Lola Beach due to stairs. I could not access bathrooms on the property due to stairs or doorways being too narrow to access the toilet stall. There was no universally wheelchair-accessible bathroom on site. The elevators were too small to get in and out. Designated smoking areas had stairs and no access. No staff offered to assist at the buffet to take food to the table. Ramps were too steep, and I needed assistance to get up and down. The staff did not have any training to respond to accessibility issues or how to assist people with disabilities.

During my stay, there was a business conference for corporate travel agents, and they were shocked by the lack of accessibility and sensitivity towards people with disabilities. In fact, two agents told me that they would never refer clients to this resort who require assistance and accessibility.

I will never return to this resort and will also be sharing my experience with others. This was not a cheap vacation and I am very disappointed with my vacation. I feel that people with disabilities who are traveling are not considered important or valued as customers/clients.

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Loss:
$2500
Pros:
  • All inclusive packages
Cons:
  • Resort destinations are unpredictable

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: I would not travel to this resort

Halim Pet

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| map-marker Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua

Unwarranted 16 hour flight delay

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16 hour flight delay not weather related and causing a loss of a day a resort we have paid for deserves more compensation than a $ 40.food voucher per personTry another airline

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User's recommendation: Fly with another airline

Halim Pet

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| map-marker Winnipeg, Manitoba

Confused

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Delayed a 6 a.m departure out of Winnipeg to Mazatlan and moved depart to 8 pm and than to 9 pm with WHAT REASON.? The weather is great hear ?

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Alissia Zmx
map-marker Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Trip cancellation

Updated by user Feb 19, 2025

I was told to go to Sunwing Cares. No opportunity there to address my issue.

Original review Feb 18, 2025

I had a vacation package booked from Toronto to Jamaica today, February 18, 2025. I purchased insurance for this trip.

Im from Cape Breton and booked a flight to Toronto on February 16, 2025 from Sydney Nova Scotia which was cancelled due to weather. I then drove five hours to Halifax for another Air Canada flight which was also cancelled due to weather. I phoned the travel agent to cancel my trip due to inability to make it to Toronto and was told Id receive a travel credit. Then they called me back and said I would receive nothing because I didnt cancel three days prior to the trip.

So I drove another 21/2 hours to Moncton for a flight I booked only for that one to be cancelled due to the plane crash in Toronto. All of this was beyond my control and I tried every avenue to get to Toronto. Im hoping you can review this and at least give me a flight credit for my trip. Confirmation number 14139****.

Decameron Club Runaway Bay. Thank you Marion MacKa

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Donna M Rhz

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Hotel Room Rental

We were flying to Cuba Sunday Jan 5th, 2025, 2 hours before we were to fly we received a couple of texts that it was delayed and then cancelled until the next morning Jan 6th. We were to fly out at 7.30 in the morning.

We were forced to take a hotel room the night before we live over 2 hours away from ottawa airport. How do we get reinbersed for the cost of the hotel? I do not see anywhere I can submit a claim for this.

There were hundreds of people at the airport for this flight and we were not given any food voutures or told where to stay. So we found a hotel on our own I just submitted a claim for the cancelled flight the flight number was WG630 and the cost of the hotel we were forced to rent was $176.79 HILTON GARDEN INN NEAR OTTAWA AIRPORT.

I would appreciate an email back please confirming where to submit this claim: dlmanion900@***.com or contact me on my cell 613-878-****

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Loss:
$200
Pros:
  • Staff are very pleasant on the aircraft
Cons:
  • Do not compensate for cancelled flights or delayed flights

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Do not fly Sunwing they will delay or cancel your flight and you loose out on vacation time. They will not follow the rules and compensate you for nothing evey if your flight was cancelled even if you flight was delayed more that 3 hours in there computer system it showed our flight took off even though it was cancelled for than 15 hours

Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

A nightmare vacay at Memories Flamenco in Cayo Coco

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My recent experience with Sunwing Travel was nothing short of a nightmare. From deceptive online advertising to non-existent customer service, this company has completely disregarded customer satisfaction and seems intent on exploiting hard-earned money with no remorse.style="background-color:

Deceptive Advertising & Misleading Amenities

Sunwings website and promotional materials advertised a range of amenities and services that simply didnt exist.

I specifically booked an ocean view suite with premium amenities, only to arrive and find that the accommodations I had paid for were non-existent. The suite was nothing like the pictures and descriptions on the website, and when I asked the staff about it, they offered no solutions or explanations. It was clear that Sunwing had falsely marketed their products to lure customers in.style="background-colo

Non-Existent Customer Service

When I attempted to reach out to customer service, I was met with long wait times, vague responses, and an overall dismissive attitude. It's nearly impossible to get a clear answer or any resolution to your problems.

This lack of accountability is alarming, especially when youve paid for a service that is subpar at best.

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Collusion with Hotels & Deprivation of Paid Services

It became evident that Sunwing was colluding with the hotel management to deprive customers of the vacation experience they paid for. In my case, I was denied access to the suite I had booked and paid for in advance, and hotel management seemed unwilling or unable to provide any remedy, until I insisted on day 3 to get the suite I paid for. Many customers at the resort reported similar situations, where Sunwings failure to deliver on their promises resulted in miserable vacations, with little to no recourse.style="backgroun

Refund Practices and Corporate Greed

Attempting to get a refund for the services I did not receive was an excruciating and labor-intensive process. Sunwing does not offer straightforward refunds but instead insists on issuing vouchers for future travel, knowing full well that many customers will likely never book with them again.

This practice feels like a blatant attempt to trap customers into using a service theyve already proven to be unreliable. Given their monopoly on certain routes, it seems they are banking on the fact that customers have few other options.style="backgr

style="bacSunwing Airlines has built a reputation for deceptive practices, poor customer service, and a blatant disregard for consumer rights. Online reviews are full of complaints from frustrated travelers who feel taken advantage of, and I can confidently say Im among them.

The companys business model appears to thrive on exploiting customers trust while offering subpar services and minimal accountability. If you value your vacation and hard-earned money, do yourself a favor and avoid booking with Sunwing.

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User's recommendation: Do your research and ensure you are getting what you’re paying for.

diana v Izm
map-marker Grimsby, Ontario

SLEPT IN HOTEL LOBBY !

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WE HAD TO SLEEP IN HOTEL LOBBY FOR 2 NIGHTS !!

NO COMMUNICATION BTW SW AND HOTELS. ???

GRAND BAVARO PRINCESS PUNTA CANA

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User's recommendation: COMMUNICATION AND RESPECT FOR CUSTOMERS

Bob M Ksk

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Can't be trusted

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We have flown with Sunwing more than 20 times, and almost always there is some sort of unplanned delay without a legitimate reason. Sunwing will delay departure, causing you to lose any benefits from the first day of a 7-day vacation, so you pay for 7 and enjoy 6.

This must be in tandem with the hotels, as they save money and advertise a vacation they don't fully deliver on at a seemingly good price. It's a great scam!

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Loss:
$600
Pros:
  • Great destinations with lots of options
Cons:
  • You pay for 7 days but really only get 6 with consistent flight delays

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: Book with anyone but Sunwing if you want your full vacation.

annel L

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SUNWING IS THE WORST AIRLINE!!!

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Original review updated Aug 08, 2024

Booked a vacation for my family of 4 (myself, husband, 2 young kids age 7 and 10). I am writing after I tried to submit a claim under flight delay and filed a formal complaint but was told that my claim is invalid.

Here are the facts:

- My flight was scheduled for July 27 @16:45

- 1st Delay to 21:45 that same day (5 hours later) due to staffing issues

- 2nd Delay to 08:00 on July 28 (one day later) due to technical/safety issues

Although I can appreciate that the second delay was due to safety, the first delay was due to staffing issues which is unacceptable and within the control of Sunwing. We spent over 5 hours at the airport just waiting with one delay after another.

To make matters worse:

- After we were offloaded from the unsafe flight, we were required to wait for our luggage which took over an hour

- After retrieving our luggage we were required to wait in line for another 1.5 hours in order to get a taxi voucher. By the time we got home, it was almost 1am.

- We were required to be back to the airport the following morning by 4:30 am (per their employees). This meant that we got 3 hours of sleep (at most) and this is how our "Wonderful" vacation was to start

- We finally got on the flight the following day and upon arrival at the hotel at around 3pm, we were advised that they could not find our room booking.

This was strange since I would have expected Sunwing to have advised the hotel of this delay since we purchased a vacation PACKAGE. But it appears that we did not have rooms. It was another 2 hours until we were situated in rooms.

As you can tell from the above, our first (but really second day of vacation) was a complete write-off. We were sleep deprived, tired, stressed and in foul moods.

Keeping in mind that we went through all of this with 2 young children. We were so exhausted by the time we were in our rooms, that we just slept. That is 2 days of vacation gone.

After all of this, Sunwing's response was: Sorry, nothing can be done for you. Had the flight not been delayed in the first place due to lack of staff, we would have found out at 4pm that there were issues and things would never have been as awful as they were.

They DO NOT take responsibility for their issues at all. USE ANY OTHER AIRLINE!!!

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Pros:
  • Hotel that was part of package was ok
Cons:
  • Entire flight experience

Preferred solution: Partial refund. $150 per person. Total $600

User's recommendation: AVOID SUNWING. USE ANY OTHER AIRLINE!!!

Anonymous
map-marker Midland, Ontario

Mobility assistance

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Updated by user Jan 11, 2025

Martina was excellent. The man who did our original booking was terrible.

He made mistakes on our invoices. Martina corrected a spelling mistake with my name.This person left us waiting for 20 minutes while he attended to his crying child.

He then told us the price had gone up.Thanks goodness you have agents like Martina. She was so incredibly professional.

Original review Jan 10, 2025

Have a mobility probem due to arthritis pressing on the sciatic nerve on my back. Affects down mu legs also.

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User's recommendation: Service has been perfect This age6nt saw and corrected a mistake on my documents. She was friendly and efficient.

Charles R Exd

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Sunwing Vacations- Dec. Cuba No Electricity, water or basic services

Booked a 10-day stay at Cuba's Grand Memories, a 4-star hotel. There was no electricity, running water, hot water, working toilet, or toilet paper in my room.

After 4 days, I paid for a flight home to Canada. The hotel is infested with cockroaches, bedbugs, and rats (a kid got bitten by one). The country is in rapid decline, the hotel is run by government staff who don't care to attend to anything. They just blow you off, but if you pay $150 in US dollars cash, they can move you to another room.

I'm out $3500 and now am looking to recover my costs. WestJet-Sunwing should have never offered this nightmare.

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Loss:
$3500
Cons:
  • Difficult customer service and lack of upfront insurance terms

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: NO to Cuba and No to Sunwing

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Anonymous
map-marker Oshawa, Ontario

Item pulled from my luggage in by CATSA. I'm giving the run around by Sunwing

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My power invertor was pulled from my luggage by CATSA. A card was placed in my luggage informing me of this.

Baggage tag reference number is: 029225****; airport YYZ; checkpoint location:INT-RIU.

There's no customer service with Sunwing. Two different customer service rep.

and two different outcomes both not helpful. I feel as if they stole my power inverter.

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User's recommendation: Avoid if you can

Kaydence Oiy
map-marker Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata

Worst travel experience

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Long story I dont have all day to type

Will never use or recommend to my friends

Cant believe a Canadian company can treat you like that its asham paid $8.0000 for vacation and my third day here without a luggage

I want to kill my self

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| map-marker Trenton, Ontario

Complaint about the hotel and asking for a refund

no running water for days, food was very poor, toilets stopped working 4 days into the trip, barely any drinking water, room wasnt cleaned, blankets had bodily fluids that werent mine nor my fiancées, bars ran out of alcohol, nothing to mix drinks with, no toilet paper at any the resort bathrooms, not to mention any toilet paper for our room, we got food poisoning twice, because food wasnt properly cooked at the restaurants that they gave us free twice to try to make up, the food was cold food and not properly cooked at the buffet either, which resulted in us getting sick from it, water was brown coming out of the jacuzzi, no mini bar as promised, cracked window in our room, bars on resort were always closed randomly, balcony lights were out and one was flickering, hotel supplies when asked to restock our room they said no promises, stray dogs on the resort, cats everywhere and I seen a rat in the lobby, security couldnt properly handle a fight happening at the bar, resulting in injuries to the people staying there. - 24 hour snack bar consisted of only grilled food hot dogs/ wheat burgers and they arent there past 3:30-4pm if theyre is even anyone there

- Stains on the blankets ( as in throw up and other bodily fluids) before we even entered the room as well as a cracked glass window

- Excursion that we paid money and got up at 6 am for waited in the lobby the reception told us that it was the next bus turns out it wasnt and that resulted in us not going but missing the only excursion that was already purchased on the plane and now have to wait.

2-4 weeks for a refund. Hotel contacted the driver of the bus and he basically said that he didnt want to come back for us. As the sunwing rep seen that he didnt even exit from the resort

- 24 hour buffet ( false advertisement) but its only open 3 hours at a time and if you miss a meal you have to wait hours for your next one and the food is extremely bland and cold and it was the same thing daily and once they were out of something they didnt refill it even though the buffet is open, staff always rushed us by asking to take our plates, when we still had food on the plate.

- The water was out due to them replacing the waterline (from what we were told when we complained the next day) when we got there we were unaware about this and didnt get to shower for days on end

- They ran out of drinking water.

and when we asked to get our room restocked they said just bring the empty bottle down and ask one of the barman to refill your water bottle.

- the jacuzzi/toilets/ faucets/ and the tv in our suite was broken and therefore unusable

- There was nothing at any of the bars there that you could mix your liquor with it just pure liquor if there was any liquor theyd run out often.

- They were serving cucumbers, coleslaw and things youd get served for dinner/lunch at their breakfast buffet didnt have any fruit nothing someone would want to eat when they just woken up

- The beach bars were never open constantly closed when they shouldve been open

- when youd request new towels or blankets in your room they wouldnt be brought up and it was never a straight

resulting in us not having anything.

absolute nightmare of a trip, we came out more stressed then relaxed from this trip, bar staff would only serve people that were closest to them resulting in us having to wait 10 minutes to get our drinks and not to mention we were eating food and a staff member came out of the kitchen at the sports bar and started picking his nose in front of us, snack bar wasnt 24/7 if they ran out, they ran out, you would have to wait like 30 minutes to get food from there because no staff was ever present, snacks were just hotdogs and burgers and very stale rice. also the maid came into our room while we were naked almost, she came in without knocking or anything to announce herself, she seemed shocked and started counting the towels.

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User's recommendation: try to get a heads up going to this resort

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Sunwing Vacations is an online platform offering plenty of travel options to choose from. At Sunwing Vacations, users can book flight tickets, hotels and home stays, cruises, and holiday packages choosing among hundreds of destinations around the globe. Group travel options at Sunwing Vacations offer a selection of special pricing, reduced deposits, group block seating, and private transfers, etc. Sunwing Vacations has ongoing promo offers allow adults to book vacations at special prices. Other offerings at Sunwing Vacations present plenty of opportunities to choose among different excisions and guided tours in Aruba, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, and Saint Lucia.

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