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Vip Travel Nc Vacation Package Review from Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Update: I'm still pissed off at VIP and now the state of FL for giving me the run around with filing a complaint against VIP. I've gotten no where with the BBB or the Fresh from the Farm website the CPA dept refered me to. Just got a letter from them saying they can't help me either and refered my case to another state dept. This is getting out of hand. The company won't answer the phone or email still and their voicemail box has been full for months.
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Vip Travel Nc - Vacation Package Review from Fayetteville, North Carolina

Updated by user May 05, 2015

Still haven't heard from this company regarded a refund or anything and the BBB hasn't been able to get a reply from them either!

Original review Apr 02, 2015
We got suckered into a $249 Orlando/Daytona package that we can't ever get booked because no one at VIP will answer the *** phone or respond to email. What a scam! They told us they were through Westgate Timeshares and that's where we were supposed to stay at - The Lakes - in Orlando and Coral Sands in Daytona. Wish I had googled them before buying! Filed a complaint today with the BBB after finally doing a good search.
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Guest

In central Florida there are thousands of time shares. They offer low rates for the rooms because they want to sell you a timeshare.

One of the requirements of going is that you go through a sales presentation. The terms and conditions on the Westgate site says:

"Qualified participants are individuals between the ages of 28-70 who must attend a 90-minute discovery tour and sales presentation of Westgate Resorts, LTD. .... Failure to qualify and attend the sales presentation will result in a surcharge of the difference between the discounted vacation package price and the full rental rate based on destination and season of travel plus the retail rate of any discount attraction tickets that were included in the vacation package."

I have heard that some timeshare places (I don't know about Westgate) keep the persons 4 or 5 hours putting sales pressure on them.

As stated, if they both do not go through the sales presentation, they have to pay the real cost of the vacation. There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-967433

Well no kidding?! I already know about the sales presentation.

We have done these before and already own timeshare. We just figured it sounded like a good deal since we travel to FL every other yr or so and knew we wanted to go again with the kids within the next or so. The problem is this ProVIP is not actually with Westgate or any timeshare company. They are an independent company that sells packages to people to tour such places or to go on cruises (from what I read in other complaints).

They say they are offering one thing but then bait and switch with something else when people book or go on their vacation and they wouldn't even answer the phone or return my calls when I left messages for over 6 mos. that's when I contacted the BBB after going on 8 mos went by and I still wasn't able to book the vacation they promised. I even filled out their online refund request going on 2 mos ago and still no response from them.

Have tried to call and email and so has the BBB. Nothing.

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Ike Yyy
map-marker Lawrenceville, New Jersey

I was defrauded of $7596 by VIP Travel

I was victimized by VIP Travel. My wife and I attended a presentation by them in St Augustine Beach, FL on November 15, 2007. I attended the presentation in response to inducements of $100 in free gasoline and round trip airfare for two to anywhere in the country. I signed a contract for a “Platinum” VIP Travel Club membership (#14472) entitling us to 4 weeks per year of “1/3 cost” vacation condominiums for us and four family members. I paid $7596 on a credit card on that day.

I tried to use the service once, in September 2008. I paid for a week in California (Riverpointe Napa), but was unable to travel during that week (September 19-26.) VIP Travel refused to refund the money, and I ended up after a great deal of effort giving the week away.

I diligently kept receipts for $100 in gasoline, and sent them in. I never received a response. I tried to redeem my two free flights “Wings” certificate in February 2008, sending in $100 “deposit”, but finding that with extremely dense blackout dates, extraordinary conditions and restrictions, and lack of service to Orlando FL, I was not able to use them. Upon completing a form releasing them from the offer, I got my $100 back.

VIP Travel filed for bankruptcy in Columbia, SC, on July 25, 2008. US Bankruptcy Court District of South Carolina Case #08-04363-hb. Subsequently my account was taken over by Resort Reservation Services of Fort Mill, SC, which has done nothing for me but bill me yearly for a $199 membership fee.

I recently reviewed my VIP Travel file and found the contract I signed on November 15, 2007. It is called “Acknowledgement of Benefits and Services”, and I believe it is fraudulent. Statement 14 is: “The South Carolina General Statutes does not provide for an automatic period in which this contract can be rescinded or cancelled. This contract is intended to be binding form (sic) the date of signing. South Carolina Law does not provide a three day right of cancellation for travel club sales. This is not a timeshare interest.”

This clause is what discouraged me from acting upon my “buyer’s remorse” and cancelling the contract. I am contemplating legal action to try to recover the $7596 I paid for this worthless membership.

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Ike Yyy

Since posting this I have sent complaints to the Departments of Consumer Affairs in SC and FL. SC said it could not do anything, as the offense took place in FL. FL (to which I had sent a copy of the contract with the fraudulent statement) was sympathetic and followed it up, but finally communicated that as VIP Travel is no longer in business, they can do no more.

Johanna Qvk
map-marker Madison, Mississippi

VIP agent rude and never there

I just returned from Punta Cana where I was a guest at the Occidental Grande from 3/27 – 4/1/13. Although Punta Cana was beautiful I had numerous issues at the hotel which I will address under separate cover.

My travel agency while in Punta Cana was VIP Travel Services. My assigned agent was named Jerry. His hours per the excursion program are 9 – 11:30 am. VIP Travel Services were in charge of the airport transfers and were my contact while in Punta Cana.

When I arrived in Punta Cana on Wednesday, 3/27/13 I was told by the VIP Representative at the airport to see Jerry at 10 am on Thursday, 3/28/13. On Wednesday evening I went to hotel guest services because there were several issues in the room. They told me to see Jerry in the morning to report them and he would take care of it.

The next morning I went to Jerry but he was busy with other guests, I waited a few minutes and he politely asked me to wait 5 minutes. After several minutes (more than 10) my leg was really hurting (I recently had surgery) and when I saw him pause I told him I was there for the transfer and had been told by Guest Services to speak to him regarding my hotel issues. I asked him if we could set up an appointment and I could come back. He told me no appointment was necessary, directed me back to Guest Services and told me to come back later for the transfer. I had no issue with any of this. He appeared polite, he took care of my immediate issue and I saw he was busy.

I came back later in the day but honestly it may have been after 11:30 and he was gone. Again I was not upset at all.

The next day I returned and I was told he was off on Friday, almost everything was closed. Another person mentioned horseback riding on the beach and I signed up for it on Saturday am.

On Saturday we left for our excursion at 8 am but got back before 11:30 and I went immediately to Jerry. I was told he had come in at 8:30 and left early, I just missed him. Again I was not upset by this.

On Sunday we were meeting friends at the Iberostar at 10 am so I went down to talk to Jerry around 9:30ish. The gentleman at the counter told me Jerry wasn’t in but he would call him. Jerry told the gentlemen he would be at the hotel in 15 minutes. I explained I needed the airport transfer, so we would go to breakfast and come back, no problem.

I came back to a very angry Jerry. He told me I was telling people I had come by 4 – 5 times and that if his boss heard that he would think he wasn’t working. I explained to him that I had come by and the gentlemen at the next counter saw that, I was just sharing the truth. It wasn’t a criticism but a fact. I wasn’t complaining to anyone just commenting on my luck. Jerry kept playing with his phone while going off on me by telling me I should look at his stated hours which were on his wall. I even told him I missed him by minutes.

I then mentioned the horseback riding and the time we got back. Why did I ever do that? Jerry then got angrier and told me I should have booked it with him. I then started getting upset and told him, how could I if he wasn’t there. I told him just to give me my transfers and stop being “repugnante” with me (I am fluent in English and Spanish).

I cannot believe anyone would raise their voice, accuse a guest of lying and expect them to put their vacation on hold for their convenience. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I was never upset with VIP Travel Services until Jerry spoke to me this way. I DID NOT DESERVE THIS! I thought I was the client paying for your services, I did not realize that Jerry/VIP Travel Services thought I worked for them. I wonder if I hadn’t been a single mom would I have been treated this way.

I sent this letter to VIP, not even an apology just a voucher from Travel Impressions the company who contracted them. NEVER Again!!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Springfield, Massachusetts

Problems, problems and more problems

Our trip to Punta Cana was WONDERFUL except for a few problems with VIP Travel Services. First, according to our travel info from them we were to be met by a VIP representative in "blue shirts" (pics were attached).No one from VIP was even there.

Great. We were directed to the desk from Expedia and they told us we had to go to bus #187. Awesome. Went to the parking lot and there had to be 300 different kinds of vans, buses, taxis and could we fine #187?

*** no. Had to ask for help again. With several inquires we were finally directed to bus #187. On our way we go.

Showed the bus driver our paper work and destination. Perfect, he dropped us off at the wrong Barcelo. Now its getting REALLY aggravating. We had to get a taxi to the sum of $20.00 to bring us to the right resort.

We were instructed to Meet with Melquisedee Mejfa at noon at the tour desk by the pool.. Waited, waited and waited some more, no Mel. Expedia made a call for us. From what they told us Mel "usually doesn't come to that property".

Your kidding. We wasted our time with this *** from VIP again!!!! What a joke,, dont waste your time or money with VIP, its REALLY far from VIP!!

We were basically left on our own with no help from VIP as advertised.. Yes, I'm PISSED!!

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Aalayah Piw

Not transferrable, not for life, but only for 5 yrs!

we accepted to be engaged in a 'time share' discussion in Cancun. this was supposed to be for 1 hr. somehow we were entertained for 2 and then pressured for 3 more hrs, then through sheer exhaustion and multiple changes of salespersons, we thought that we had seriously considered every angle and had a good deal. what nonsense! we have not been able to use it, and now realize that it is only GOOD for 5 years!!!! we lost the entire cost, the up front cost, the yearly maintenance cost and now with only 6 mths left...what a shock!!! what a sick feeling, what a total SCAM!!!!!!we thought we had years to enjoy this beautiful part of the world!!! Avoid these deals, be stronger than we were and walk out...even if they are screaming at you!!! your momentary humiliation will save you $1000s; even intelligent, patient dealing people like us get CONNED into this...be smarter than us...AVOID the vacation at all cost! then smile when your realize that you saved yourself from becoming a sucker to these smooth talking professionals!!!!!! there are white beautiful beaches in other parts of the world. WHAT A TOTAL DISGUSTING AND DISAPPOINTING SITUATION TO BE HAVE BEEN SCAMMED INTO!!!! BEWARE!!!
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notmycreditcard
map-marker Topeka, Kansas

Travel Option Scam

Telephone call from 954-284-****; Name of Company is Travel Options who says they are incorporated with RCI, Wyndham, Marriott. "You have a $500.00 travel bonus you didn't use on your last trip." You can now buy a travel voucher package for $397.00 and have up to 18 months to use. 1. Disney World- 4 days/ 3 nights Orlando staying at the Hilton Orlando with a magic card of $500.00 in savings (this is the travel bonus I didn't use on my last trip?) 2. Ron Jon- 4 days/ 3 nights International Palms Oceanfront Resort 3. Las Vegas- 4 days/ 3 nights: May stay at the Blue Breens, Alexus Park or Stratus Fear 4. Mexico- 5/4: Villa Del Pal Mar Oceanfront: All Inclusive 5. Cruise- 5/4 All Inclusive on either Royal Carribean, Norweigan, choose your own port Website: www.traveloption.us.com "I'll hold on while you contact the other person so you don't lose your Mexico and Cruise portion". I must have laughed because he noted this before I hung up. Looked on BBB and it has a C- rating. They will not get my credit card number.
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reallyunhappy
map-marker Tucson, Arizona

VIP Travel is a scamming company

Just like many people we were on vacation in Mazatlan Mx. and got sucked into a time share showing.

The scam man Eric Scot said he had a deal, buy this VIP Travel package and you will have it all. Well we cancelled the deal the next day it was supposed to be a money back no problem. Well that is funny cause I guess they would have to work in order to get your money back. So we filed a case with PROFECO and that is not going so well they just keep telling us that they did not show up sorry we just rescheduled it again for a year now.

We never recieved any thing from VIP in the mail like we were supposed to. STAY AWAY

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Guest

We were lucky not to have bought into the big package, just 25 weeks for $4000.00 Since then, we are unable to get a date at the Fisherman where we wanted to go and bought because of it. I now find that in order to go there period, it is now an "All Inclusive" and you have to pay $100.each per day up-front. I am scared to do that as if they handle the money as they handled the time-share, it might be loosing good money again.

jullit
map-marker Bellingham, Washington

VIP TRAVEL CONSUMER BEWARE

Same info as everyone else total scam takes your 175.00 deposit fee and the actual free cruise turns out to be more then if you booked it yourself! SCAM SCAM SCAM Why are these people still ion business!!!!! I am the Jack *** for trusting a to good to be true scam! And they were bashing my time share can you imagine if we actually bought into this BS vacation timeshare! to bad we were honestly interested and our ignorance spanked us. There only responce was you read and signed the agreement Yes we did you need a lawyer to read it since it talks in circles!!!
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carolm e
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

VIP Travel Club US A TOTAL SCAM

We went to a travel club presentation and was told for joining we would receive a free cruise with air fare. We bought into the travel club which was our first miskake.

WE were given the free cruise and air fare Not free I had to send in a registration fee within 21 days or else i would lose the certificates. THe fee for the cruise was 100.00 the fee for air was 75.00 I thought well not free but not a bad price. THe dates i put down was for March 2012 I received a notice from VIP Travel that the cruise was availible for the dates that i selected but they could not garrentee the free air for that time . We thought oh well we could use some of our air miles to get to the ship.

I called them to set up the trip. I was told that i needed to pay port charges , taxes , and im not sure what the other fees were But when all was said and done they wanted to charge me 1600.00 for the FREE cruise. I told them that is not free I then told them i would just send my cancellation papers in because i could have booked my own cruise cheaper then the FREE cruise I sent cancellation papers in february and just today got the refund check minus 40.00 that they say is their fee for working on my cruise and air . They never even offered me a date for the air but still charged me for doing it .

I called VIP today and told them i was not given a date for the air but she basicly said oh well that was the charge and then hung up on me.

I think they offer you a free cruise and air then when you find out the cost and turn it down they keep part of your money and that is how they stay in business off the money from your refunds. i will never be fooled by people like this again It cost us 5000.00 for the travel club and 40.00 for the free cruise and airfare which we didnt get and both was a scam

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Guest

Travel scams or any other kinds, I think everybody should check Scam Detector, an app that Apple released recently. They have hundreds and hundreds of scams exposed, in several industries. For those interested, the app has an online presence as well: www.scam-detector.com

Anonymous
map-marker Saint Ann, Missouri

TOTAL FRAUD!

Why is this place still in buinsess? Ripping people off and all. You call in for your "free" airline travel certificate and all you get is voice mai run around! Gosh, wish I had known before. We saw some pitch in Colorado for a time share deal. SCAM SCAM SCAM! It's such a joke! Why is this place still in buinsess? Ripping people off and all. You call in for your "free" airline travel certificate and all you get is voice mai run around! Gosh, wish I had known before. We saw some pitch in Colorado for a time share deal. SCAM SCAM SCAM! It's such a joke!
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Anonymous
map-marker Washington, District Of Columbia

VIP TRAVEL SERVICE

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEAR TO GET FREE CRUISE AND AIR FLIGHT IN US OWED TO US. (VEGAS) TOLD TOO FAR.. STILL BEING PUT OFF ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH REQUEST THEY NEEDED. THINK WE HAVE BEEN COND !!! SOMETHING TOLD ME NOT TO DEAL WITH THEM. HAVE NOT TRIED GET A CONDO, BUT HAVE TO IMAGINE IT WILL BE A JOKE. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE JOINED IN VIP...WAITING TO SEE HOW THEY MAKE OUT. YOU MIGHT BEST KEEP YOUR MONEY AND USE OTHER RESORCES TO TAKE A TRIP. GOOD LUCK TO OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE IN THIS DEAL
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Aungie
map-marker Buffalo, New York

VIP travel options scammed me!

I recently attended a whole sale store where I was given a chance to enter a contest to win a free Florida and cruise vacation. A few days later, I received a phone call from Patricia King stating I had won the contest. She gave me very very elaborate details on the vaca, with phone number, names of hotels, car rental spots, websites etc.

Lastly, she stated that there was going to be a one time promotional fee of 199.00 and she would need my credit card info. I told her that I didn't have the money and she had the nerve to say,"well cant u ask your bf? I mean you guys make over 40,000 a year as combined income" (the ballot for the contest had a small survey regarding household size and income).

I was aphauled!! I decided to google the website viptraveloptions.com since this was the website name she gave me but website did not load. The phone number she gave me was disconnected. viptraveloptions is a scam!!!! I googled their name and there was numerous complaints about unauthorized credit card charges that this company has made to other consumers!!

When she attempts to call me back on Friday, I am going to give her an ear full!! They are a scam and I am happy that I was smart enough not to be their next credit card theft victim!!

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Guest

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Guest

Appalled.

Guest

I don't know how I got on their list but first, they called themselves "Special-T Travel". Then, they started to call themselves Spinnaker Resorts, then, Travel Options.

Every time I put the number on the "do not call" list, they just use another number.

Today, I just got one and the girl actually cussed me out.

Guest

SCAM SCAM do not do ! Just received the same call 3 vacations offered plus a cruise!

And then asked for 399.00 on a credit card , do they think people are that ***! Lets shut them down

Guest

Ray ..This is true.. I too used the Orlando vacation and had great time.

People love to talk about the bad but what about the good. I will definitely be using the rest of the package.

Guest

"Taxes" my ***, Ray. I received a call today, which is only 8 months after purchasing my original "Package", saying my vacation expired last week and that they would be happy to extend my vacation validity period.

I found this very alarming since they said I had 18 months to complete my travel. She went on to say that it would be SUCH a waste not to extend because I already paid for half of the package... Wait... HALF??

Where did that come from? NOWHERE was it stated that I had a remaining balance of $300 in the documentation I received, and nobody EVER mentioned that to me when I bought the package. I'm furious.

They keep trying to call me to get me to send them more money. I am fully prepared to kiss my original $300 goodbye at this point just so I don't have to deal with such a scam factory.

Guest

VIP travel options is the biggest scam out there. They called me the other day stating that I qualified for a travel credit and that the activation fee for the vacation was only $199, it included a trip to Orlando, FL .

I dont have alot of money, so my impulse lead me to purchase this package with the hopes of taking my family on vacation for the first time.

I went to use my credit card 3 days after the initial transaction with VIP travel options and came to find out that they charged me a total of $845.00, Again i dont have alot of money and the available credit that i do have is essential to me when I cant make ends meet. I will never give my credit card information to these kind of scam artist again, BE CAREFUL!

Guest

Our family used Travel Options for our vacation last year to Orlando. We had a really nice time.

I think before people say something is a scam on the internet, they need to realize what they are registering for. Did you read all the fine print on the form you filled out? Nothing in this world is FREE people. This is a highly discounted vacation.

If you win something you have to pay taxes on it. Please make sure you know what you are talking about before blasting a company on the internet.

Guest
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Yeah, the problem, Ray, is that they're trying to tell me that I took a vacation I never took. They tried to tell us that we took a vacation through them to Ft.

Lauderdale, when the fact is, we have a vacation home in WPB, about thirty minutes away from Ft.

Lauderdale. Why would I pay hundreds of dollars to take a vacation in a place I can just drive to from my home in a few minutes?

If they were a legitimate company, they would have respected my request to take us off them call list.

Guest

This happened to me today. They said they got my info from a bridal show.

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Anonymous
map-marker Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Bad News. Definitely the *** of the travel industry

Definitely the *** of the travel industry. They fail to come up front (although it is there in extremely fine print) about high season charges for car rental. The folks at Enterprise had no idea what I was talking about when I went to pick up the vehicle. Free, there is no such thing as free with VIP about anything. They slam you when they point out in the fine print about "processing" fees, etc. So my "free" weekly car rental ended up costing me $129. And so as the definition of a *** goes, pay a lot for a little pleasure. So goes VIP.
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Guest

most definitely THE most frustrating experience i've ever had w/ ANY company! they've had my deposit ( cashiers check which i HAD to send by certified mail :x ) since february.

i requested a refund aug 10, 'll, and have been told on numerous occasions that it's 'in the mail'....how can this so-called company still be in business? :(

Yuto Mze
map-marker San Jose, California

VIP TravAel, Sealand & Travel, All Inclusive Excursions - BIG SCAM

We were completely scammed by this company in Dallas. They claimed by using their "wholesale" service we would get prices from 50-70% off the rates of online agencies such as Expedia, Travelocity, etc. I spoke with a detective investigating them and their MO is that they take your money, don't send you your membership number for 3 days, and after that time they are no longer obligated to give you your money back. They have had multiple lawsuits, one class action lawsuit in Oregon for millions which they settled for. Please go to your local attorney general's office, your local news stations, your local police department any anyone else who will listen to report them as a fraud. Honest people are being scammed out of thousands of dollars. I have heard stories of them scamming the elderly, our veteran's and anyone else they can get their hands on... they have no boundaries... We paid $3600 for the service and when I compared the prices from their service to the prices on Expedia and Travelocity I was completely astounded. The online prices for an all inclusive to Mexico including travel were $1700 less than Sealand and Travel prices. Of course, we tried to get our money back and they keep telling us it is being "investigated". I researched online and found several sites exposing their scam. http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/4153****.html# (local police in Colorado had also investigated this scam) http://www.ripoffreport.com/Bait-and-Switch/All-Inclusive-Excurs/all-inclusive-excursions-all-i-e8e2s.htm http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/sealand-and-travel.aspx I have reported the BBB, Police Dept. and will call the Attorney General's Office. Pricing examples as of 10/6/09: Their price for Moon Palace (includes rebate) is 926.00 per person. Expedia price for Moon Palace w/ better itinerary (Non-stop on the return) is 865.00 per person – savings of $366 if I use Expedia, plus I get a better flight. Their price for Oasis (including rebate) is 604.17 per person. Expedia price same carriers/flights with earlier return time is 559.00 per person. Savings of $270 using Expedia. Their price for Omni (including rebate) is $852. Expedia price is $559 per person. Savings of $1758 using Expedia, plus a better flight (nonstop). These people should be ashamed, they have taken our vacation money that we were planning on using for our Thanksgiving vacation... now we are completely at a loss..
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Guest

this travel company is a scam, I will find the people they employ to take advantage of innocent people of all ages and then take advantage of them and their money. These people are *** and should be dealt with as such. we bought into this but I will find them and get my money back.

Guest

If anyone who has been scammed could leave phone numbers or emails, news stations and newspapers could contact you to get more information about these scams and then truly expose this company! Getting in contact and hearing actual stories helps make news articles more believable and credited sources always help!

Guest

My husband and i got scammed at one of these presentations and we are trying to get our money back. Is anyone out there who can offer me tips on how to get back my money.

We filed with the credit card company and we sent back the package they gave us. We wrote to the BBB who tried to contact them without success.

Arnufol the manager said they cannot grant us a cancellation but wanted to give us $600 to use. We havent use nothing that they gave us and i'm trying to find various ways to fight them.

Guest

We went back to the office that day and told them we needed to cancel, and they said it was a non-cancellable contract. They eventually brought down our original deal, refunded us $2000, and settled for a 3 year "2weeks/year condo package".

This way we at least got $2000 refunded which is better than having all of our money scammed.

As for the people who said that you can cancel within 3 days... where does it say this on the contract??

I would love to COMPLETELY CANCEL but don't know how. It is the day after we purchased it, so if I have time, please let me know.

Guest

Same story. How about some one posting information on what can be done ?

Have people banded together to fight them ?

Other tyhan the BBB (which gives them an F rating and has received numerous complaints but is toothless and can do nothing) has anyone found some one who is willing to fight this ? AG ?

Guest

We were also scammed by All Inclusive Excursions on 12/09 in Ft. Worth.

We filed complaints with the AG and BBB in Texas and also Missouri because the contract we signed was with Sea Land Travel out of MO. We are also trying to get our money back.

These people need to be stopped. Has anyone sued in small claims court and what other recourse could we take?

Guest

Sea Land Travel is an absolute fraud and should be sued. I am from Texas and I would be willing to join the other Texan in fighting this.

Guest

I am trying to get my money back from this company. I see where a class action suit was filed in Oregon.

Is anyone interested in pursuing this in Texas? If so please post contact info

Guest

I need the phone number of the detective and the AG's office I just attended a meeting last night. All nice and interesting.

But after Googling AIE and finding nothing but complaints and scams, I realize I too have been SCAMED!!! The Secretary at the AIE office said Arnufo the office manager would call me back, it has been over 1 hour, and nothing!

Guest

These guys seem to be capable of immense guile and larceny, I was called and contacted over a long series of time with the value of the 'reward' going up continuously. The last 'promise' they made over the phone was for free parking, a $100 gas card, a $50 dinner card and 2 r/t tickets worth up to $700 each.

- I smelled a rat, and started to research things via the net. Of course they are currently calling themselves "AIE Vacations" which has no traceable hits on the Web....hmmmmm, so next I called the base number that I had, not the direct extension of the 'personal advisor', I asked for the 'travel agency' phone number in dallas, and then used YellowPages.com to do a reverse lookup on the number, and came up with "Royal Palm Travel" of Dallas, who if you search on it will practically set off bells in the search response.

They have a BBB rating of "F"...kinda tells you something.

Again, I appreciate everyone WARNING the people out there.

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JoeHolloway H
map-marker Ocala, Florida

Prestige VIP Travel Celebration Florida written by a Consumer Advocate/Publisher

Anyone seeking employment with Prestige VIP Travel located in Celebration Florida, Run away as fast as you can. The Owned Stephen McCrory and his son Ryan McCory along with Jeff Rowan do not do what they say. And it is impossible to make the amount of money that they preach to their sales staff that others within the company are making. The sales staff is a revolving door. from our experience with this company we did make enough to make it worth the time or gas to drive to this place to work. We also strongly believe that we were duped out of money on sales by these individuals. They try and sell their vacation packages for slightly less than one thousand dollars, but we saw alot of deals sold for slightly around two hundred dollars. Read between the lines of what I have written in this article and stay away from these individuals. They were in the timeshare bussiness and still carry the stinch of timeshare with their new endevor of being a Vacation Club. Employment seekers and future club members RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN. This is a personal observation and opinion however it is factual. Due to having been threatened by legal action by the individuals mentioned I am limited to say anything further until a later date.
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11 comments
Guest

Well, my fiance & I are considering paying for one of their discounted travel packages- but I'm weary of going through with it due to what I've read online. Has anyone HONESTLY ever had a good experience working for/traveling with this company?

Guest

Well it is a fact Buyer Beware this company is headed down the tubes.They have dropped the price because they are on life support at the present time. Rumor has it that they may possible be in the process of folding.

Guest

This company is a joke in and of itself.

What a waste of time sitting in on one of their sales presentations.

These guys are the classic scam artist of years past.

When it looks and sound to good to be true it is.

It does not look like this company will be around very long.Good luck when that happens.

Guest

We are a bunch of misfits that work for Prestige vip travel at the celebration florida office.

The worst think about all of this is holloway is correct about everything he has said and there is much more that he has not said.

We are just a bunch of young guys trying to make a living the best and only way we know how. Having been around timeshare we all have developed alot of bad habits that limit our ability to reason and act ethical.

Guest

I can purchase the same Vacation Club package that Prestige VIP Travel is Celebration Florida is selling on the Internet from Prestige Travel the parent company located in Tampa Florida for $99.00. I canceled my Club membership after going home and finding this out.

Stay away from these people and their podium if you want to save money.

Guest

I'm a buffoon, a ***, a whiney little man. I apologize sincerely to all my betters (everybody) for any offense.

My misinformed drivel is my silent scream. I crave attention. I am needy and I have a huge sense of entitlement.

I am back on my meds now ... all better!

Guest

You must have been the only one making money.There was thirty plus who joined and didn't make any money,they just hung on to the empty promises of making it rich which never happened.The few poor souls who where left got ditched with nothing but empty pockets.

Guest

Consumers should beware of purchaseing any Type of Vacation Club Memberships.

Vacation Clubs are noted for being over priced.Often consumers are not able to get what the sales people told them during the presentation and sale.Vacation Clubs have been troubleing for consumers because they take your money then go out of bussiness.

Their are a lot of RIP OFFS in Timeshare and Vacation Clubs at the present time.

The roaches/Sales People from the timeshare bussiness have lost their butts in timeshare. Now they are trying to reinvent themselves under the new scam of Vacation Clubs.Alot of the individuals with these companies are the same individuals that have been screwing consumers for years selling worthless timeshares.Timeshares are the slums of the future.Their are so many timeshares vacant due to people not vacationing and traveling that this is the only way for some companies to break even and continue to operate.

But with less revenue coming in for these vacant timeshares eventually they will start to become run down and become worthless.

Eventually Vacation Club Members will have nothing to use because of the lack of open resorts or condition of the existing vacant resorts to stay at.

It has been proven for fact that Timeshares and Vacation Clubs are a complete waste for consumers to purchase.

CONSUMERS BEWARE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY WITH ANY OF THE COMPANIES PEDDELING THIS ***. REMEMBER A FOOL AND HIS MONEY IS SOON PARTED.

Go To Pissed Consumer.com or The Rip Off Report, Or Digg and see what consumers have and are going through with these VAcation Club Compaines.The Consumers are getting the shaft left and right from Vacation Clubs.

If someone tries to sell you a timeshare or vacation club membership RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

Guest

For everyone that reads this,this company has placed a rescinding on my behalf that is listed under my name.

If this tells you anything about this company thay are deceptive and have major problems.

They have sunk below the human level to post a rescinding under my name.

This company is desperate.

They are not a good company,They do not do a great Job,and Nothing about My origional post was wrong.

These are desperate Individuals that obvious are Liers of the worst kind.

The club is not awsome and the consumer is paying way to much for the same product they can buy direct from the parent company in Tampa Florida PRESTIGE TRAVEL.

BUYER and Potential EMPLOYEES BEWARE this company is fully of these individuals.

They have posted a Lie in order to save their sinking ship.

BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE RUNNING IT.

Guest

I RESCIND MY COMMENTS ABOUT PRESTIGE AND STEVE, RYAN, AND JEFF.

THEY ARE A GOOD COMPANY AND DO A GREAT JOB.

I WAS JUST MAD AT THE MOMENT..MY FAULT NOT THE OWNERS.

-THE CLUB IS AWESOME AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE-

thank you

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