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Hit or miss and quite expensive for the little you get. I have been a member for years but the Albatross membership level (interesting hame and reflects the difficulty turning it off) cost has doubled in the last few years. The group events are not that interesting from my experience and one member I connected with was trying to sell me products which I think should be against policy since the idea is not to become a sales target. They should lower their price for the paid membership.

I enjoy the diversity of the events and the numerous social opportunities to form online friendships and keep networking. However, I do realize this may be out of scope for the event organizers, at times, I feel a room for improvement at the online social events could be to include some conflict management with follow-up, to keep to the guidelines of respectful conduct, and to provide an opportunity for long-term acquaintances to connect freely as well as others to fuly take part in the events. I have not attended many in-person events, but I believe they provide a frequent opportunity to meet and socialize.

InterNations uses all the common deceitful tactics on subscription renewal
I was not notified when the renewal was going to take place
I was not given any time to decide
When I tried to cancel the renewal, I was not able to select the same day, I could only select a date that was 1 month in the future so that InterNations could charge me for 1 more month at least.
These common traps are illegal in many countries and should be avoided.
I received a bill for the one month, I contacted internations explaining, however the person replying does not appear to be familiar with customer protection laws against these types of traps and continue to insist that I owe for this month. Although the monetary value of one month is not huge, it is the principal and the financial scam that are at main concern. I recommend against leaving your credit card information with this company as they will try to at least squeeze out one more month of payment despite the customer protection policies by NOT allowing the cancellation date to be the date that you select to prevent renewal/cancel but rather a month ahead

The issue of inconsistent event timing was traced back to a systemic disruption caused by 'latent bug' in the system, which has since been patched and resolved.

I asked you to send me your bank account to pay the overdue amount and nobody answer

InterNations is an excellent platform for anyone living abroad or planning to move to a new country. It provides a welcoming and well-organized community where you can connect with like-minded people, attend local events, and get practical advice about life in your new city.
What really sets InterNations apart is the sense of belonging it creates — you meet people from all walks of life who share similar experiences and challenges of expat living. The events are thoughtfully arranged, the local ambassadors are friendly and helpful, and the online forums are full of useful insights.
It’s a great way to build both social and professional networks while feeling at home wherever you are in the world. Highly recommended for anyone starting a new chapter abroad!

The support team took care of the matter promptly.

The actual score tells almost all about this site:
I Signed up.
And its more than disappointing. You can not add friends, you can not answer messages. You can do nothing when you don't pay. And the amount they charge is way to high for a website like this if you pay monthly. 13.00 USD. Who want sign up 1 year when not sure what is the site exactly about and does it match the needs.
They could at least do some free credits per month. And add contacts should be anyways free. When its like this it looks a lot like a money machine. I understand they want make money. But let people subscribe and then they can not do anything, makes no sense. Then better straightforward "pay by registration". That is more honest.
There are a lot other websites out there, free and same in the final result.

In addition to the fraudulent way they handle membership renewals, I can also say that their money management policy is less than transparent. The entry fee raised from basic members is supposedly used to self-finance local community activities, but the reality is that event organizers are unclearly invited to take the cash left over at the end of the evening (a sort of don't ask, don't say). InterNations only cares about ensuring that the price for basic (non-albatross) members is high enough, so as to get more people to become albatross members or agree on a trial period. Then they're stuck in automatic renewal with no notification.

InterNations offered me the opportunity to meet locals and newcomers in the city. I was able to enjoy beautiful encounters with people with different stories and backgrounds.
The interaction with the assistance team was a pleasant one. I appreciate their quick response.

The service was efficent and fast
I AM happy to contact you

It took a few days for the response, but started with an apology of them being backlogged. The answer was provided to my satisfaction, and I am grateful to have my setting issue resolved. Thank you !

I had a very disappointing experience with InterNations.

I signed up on their website just to explore the platform and started a free trial of the Albatross Membership. I entered my card details only for that purpose — not to authorize any payment or subscription.

A short time later, I deleted my card information from the site, thinking this would prevent any charges. However, after the trial period ended, money was withdrawn from my account without my knowledge, consent, or even a message from my bank.

When I contacted InterNations, they refused to issue a refund, claiming that the membership renews automatically after the trial. I find this policy misleading and unfair, especially since I had already removed my payment details.

It is unacceptable that a company can process a payment after the card information was deleted. This raises serious concerns about data privacy and payment authorization. I have since blocked my card to prevent further charges.

Prompt response, kindness

I signed up for a paid membership trial as most things are inaccessible without one, and tried to attend an event.

As the events are generally community based, it really depends on the city and who is organising them. I did not find the platform useful as there were few events.

Cancelling the membership was then difficult and I ended up paying for the full year at 97€. It seems that it is impossible to get any sort of refund from this company.

It appears that the a good amount of membership comes from people who unintentionally signed up.

Although not a scam, definitely predatory business practices and not a very useful community in general.

I applied to join and was rejected for nonreas

Clear and Quick answer.

Not only are the content and services of this organization mediocre, but WORSE, is their money-hungry membership policy. I signed up for a Free Trial of their "Albatross" membership and informed them long before the renewal date of my desire to terminate my membership. Still, they CHARGED ME!
After I complained online, they said I only "enquired" about canceling my membership and didn't follow their instructions about HOW to cancel. Bullshit!
Since they WOULD NOT REFUND MY MONEY, THIS IS MY ONLY RECOURSE!!!!

Internations GmbH Blocked/Banned me the third time. already because they would like me to avoid to share my ideas how to improve their community webservice or they would like to keep their human ressources on a dogchain, instead of answering to customer recommendations in a human manner. They use human resources without paying them to generate revenue for the bosses. Community Support, Consuls, Ambassadors, No one get's paid from the Albatross members payments, and the Albatross members if they try to be NORMAL and Politically Correct are kicked out of Internations.org and the money is not refunded. I have two occasions and Internations.org is approximately 200 USD/EUR richer for being able to consume more human resources by marketing. Actually, the .org subdomain is misleading, it is a PROFIT oriented GmbH and not a gGmbH. They have more than 1 Million human ressources who fell in their trap already. I wish and I will pay with all the non yet paying customers of Internations GmbH that someone like BakerMc Kenzie or PwC to makes a real professional audit for Internations, so Internations will get improved and stops that block behaviour just because they prefer to consume human ressources instead of watching their blockchain wallets.

I only just created an account and was immediately flooded with marketing emails, including numerous “DM messages” that were actually automated engagement messages rather than real human interactions. These inbox messages were trying to upsell me to a paid subscription before I had even had a chance to even use the service.

The website itself looks primitive and dated — more like something built by an insurance company in the early 2000s than a modern community platform.

After this experience, I checked Trustpilot and found a striking pattern: a cluster of 5-star reviews praising the “amazing support,” and a much larger group of 1-star reviews describing predatory, unauthorised yearly subscriptions and serious difficulties cancelling, obtaining refunds, or reaching support. That pattern makes the 5-star reviews look suspiciously like astroturfing intended to offset legitimate complaints.

When I tried to delete my account, the site repeatedly threw up error messages saying I was being “rate limited,” whatever that means. I did eventually manage to delete my account — but I’m relieved to have escaped before losing money. Phew. Dodged a bullet there.