RBC Rewards VISA Consumer Reviews

We booked business class flights to South Africa via RBC rewards on British Airways after saving up for years for a trip of a lifetime. British Airways cancelled our flights due to the Omicron shutdown of flights to South Africa. We were told by RBC Rewards that our credit card had been refunded on Dec 3, 2021. Still nothing. British Airways won't talk to us as they say it needs to be our travel agent. RBC Rewards have shunted us around for over 3 months, from department to department, endless hours on hold then getting cut off (that was after 4.5 hours waiting), over 20 calls had been made, dozens of emails to customer relations, repeated logging of a dispute, etc. It is beyond frustrating.

Booked a flight for Nov 2021, had to cancel due to covid, was emailed that we have a credit of $4255 (actual dollar symbol used to describe credit so one would expect you get the actual dollar equivalent when rebooking). In Feb 2022, booked a new flight AFTER going on the Westjet site to check the price for the exact same equivalent seats. Upon calling RBC travel was quoted that I have to pay an 'additional' $501.48 for 'taxes'. When I explained that I had looked at the EXACT flights on Westjet and the total with taxes was only $3466, so I should have a credit NOT a charge, I was told I was wrong and that I "wasn't listening". Then insult to injury Westjet also doubled up that exact $501.48 with no explanation or authorization. No one will offer an explanation or rationale. RBC say goodbye to millions of dollars of my investments and banking with your criminal organization. This will not go unpunished.

I wanted to use my points for travel and they said I have to wait until I have enough points to use for let day Europe flights from Canada, (65000) in order to use the Avion travel point system otherwise it would be 100 points to a dollar system. And once I had enough points the offer for the tickets was to use 65000 points plus paying the full amount of the ticket in cash or using a 100 to a dollar system. Which did not make any sense, I thought at first it was a mistake and it should 65000 or pay cash for the ticket but it turned out after calling so many numbers and talking to so many people that's what it was. A complete rip-off and scam.

Booking through RBC, Air Canada charged a fee of $80.00.
Cancelling the ticket is a nightmare, they don't allow it online, you have to phone, 2 hours later I hung up.
Air Canada won't help they consider RBC a travel Agent. I can assure you RBC Visa is not worth the fees or the nightmare dealing with them.

I booked a trip to Mexico which is supposed to leave in 4 days. I have no confirmation other than a booking number. I have waited on hold for a total of 4.6 hours and twice has the call dropped with no callback. This company does not seem interested in providing even the most basic customer service. I was previously with VISA through another bank and am looking into switching back as this is a nightmare and a complete waste of my time

I bought my tickets and in two months I have received 6 changes, my flight is in December. And at this point, I don't know if I can fly with that tickets or I have to buy new ones.
Every time that I called then the waiting time is 2 hours at least.
And everyone that answers the phone has different information!

As per other reviews have had no problem booking a flight but consider the ticket lost if anything is cancelled or needs rebooking. It’s a great mo. Consider it gone. 10 hours on hold for the first booking and 6 hours so far on an airline cancelled flight yesterday.
Shame RBC. I’m done with your card.

If RBC Visa Travel Rewards shows this kind of contempt for their customers, I can only imagine how they treat their employees.
I've been on hold for 02:51 hours because a hotel reservation I made through Rewards no longer appears on their site.

What is going on with this company? I have used them in the past without much problem. I need to change my flight urgently and I honestly don’t know how I’m going to do it. Who has time to sit and wait listening to their god-awful music for 2-3 hours. According to these other reviews they never even got their cal answered. I am seriously thinking of cancelling my card and I use it a lot. They don’t allow to make changes online and then provide abysmal customer service. And they say they’re open 24/7 but they aren’t. This is appalling. I’ve never experienced anything so terrible. HIRE MORE PEOPLE! God knows they make enough profit.

I simply need to change my flight, I tried to do the change online but the trip I booked through RBC Rewards last week does not even show up online under My Trip.
I called last night and waited for 3 and a half hours, finally had to hang up to go to bed.
This morning, I have waited for another 3 and a half hours so far and still waiting...
This is horrendous, I don't think the company cares about or respects their customer's time. I would give this company zero stars if I could :(