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About GoTripWay

An independent booking desk, reachable by phone

GoTripWay helps travellers research, book and manage reservations for flights, rail travel, hotels, car rental and cruises. We are not any of those companies. We are the people who compare the options, explain the conditions and stay reachable when something changes.

Who we are

A travel service, described plainly

GoTripWay operates as an independent travel service provider. That phrase has a specific meaning and it is worth being precise about it: we assist with booking and reservations, and we hold no inventory of our own. Every reservation is made with the operating provider — the airline, rail operator, hotel, rental company or cruise line — or through an authorised distribution channel.

That distinction matters to you, not just to us. It determines who holds your booking, who can change it, whose terms govern a refund, and who is answerable if a service is not delivered. We tell you at every stage which provider that is.

We are also not an airline customer service line. If you need an airline’s own support, contact that airline directly using the number on their official website or your ticket.

What we do

Six services, and the boundaries around them

Each service has its own page setting out what is included, how it works and what falls outside our scope.

What we do not do: we are not immigration advisers and do not issue visas; we are not an insurance provider and do not sell travel insurance; we are not a tour operator and do not sell packaged tours of our own. Where you need those, we will tell you and point you to the right kind of provider.

Our approach

Four commitments that shape every call

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We read the terms out loud

Fare conditions, cancellation windows, resort fees, insurance excess, mileage caps. The parts nobody reads are the parts that cost money, so we go through them with you before anything is confirmed and then send them in writing.

We say when the answer is no

Sometimes a rail pass loses to point-to-point fares. Sometimes the direct booking is cheaper than anything we can arrange. Sometimes the itinerary you want will not work. You will hear that from us, because a service that only ever agrees with you is not providing a service.

We do not invent credentials

You will not find awards, star ratings, customer counts, certifications or partner logos on this site, because we have not verified any such claim to publish. What you see described here is what the service actually is.

We put it in writing

Every quote, condition and confirmation goes to you by email. A verbal agreement about a cancellation deadline helps nobody at the point it matters.

Why travellers use our service

The trips that bring people to a phone

Self-service booking is excellent for a simple return flight. These are the situations where it stops being excellent.

  • Multi-city and open-jaw itineraries that consumer search tools build badly
  • Trips where several elements must connect — a flight into a cruise, a train into a car hire
  • Group and family travel where everyone must arrive on the same day
  • Travellers with accessibility requirements that need confirming rather than requesting
  • Anyone who would rather explain a problem once to a person than navigate five provider queues
  • Bookings already made elsewhere where plans have changed and options are needed quickly
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Business information

How to reach us, and where we are

Address

19 Washington Square N, New York, NY 10011, USA

Phone assistance available 7 days a week

Have a trip in mind?

The first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.