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Complaint Review: American Voyager Travel - Memphis Tennessee
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American Voyager Travel
6645 Poplar Ave. #206 Memphis, 38138 Tennessee, U.S.A.
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American Voyager Travel New Member Ripoff What is up with this company Memphis Tennessee
My wife and I attended a seminar and received a voucher for a 3 day - 4 night cruise. The seminar was a sales pitch for a Founding Membership/and the right to represent ourselves as Independent Travel Agent for American Voyager Travel. We paid $1500 for the right to be Independant Travel Agents for American Voyager Travel. We did receive a voucher for the cruise.
The membership included two weeks at a resort of our choosing for the average price of $499.
Once we got home we talked to another couple who had also purchased the same package but were charged $4295.
A search for American Voyager Travel on the internet brought us to your site and all of the information about both American Voyager Travel and Travelbridge.
Are these one in the same company?
Are the principles the same?
How does American Voyager Travel get away with doing many of the things that the Texas Attorney Generals Office ruled that Travelbridge could not do such as:
using the terms Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are entitled to Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are travel agents - It says that on my membership card
Issuing ID cards that imply members are travel agents
ETC..
My wife just called Northwest Airlines and gave them her identification numbers off of the American Voyager Travel ID card and was offered no discount or upgrades at all.
If this a legitimate business opportunity like we thought it was then why does it sound so much like a buiness that was obviously a scam???
How can we market this as a service to our family and friends when we think we smell a rat.
What is the best way of getting out of this membership?
Are there any other Memphis area victims, if so we need to get our heads together.
Jack
Memphis, Tennessee
U.S.A.
The membership included two weeks at a resort of our choosing for the average price of $499.
Once we got home we talked to another couple who had also purchased the same package but were charged $4295.
A search for American Voyager Travel on the internet brought us to your site and all of the information about both American Voyager Travel and Travelbridge.
Are these one in the same company?
Are the principles the same?
How does American Voyager Travel get away with doing many of the things that the Texas Attorney Generals Office ruled that Travelbridge could not do such as:
using the terms Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are entitled to Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are travel agents - It says that on my membership card
Issuing ID cards that imply members are travel agents
ETC..
My wife just called Northwest Airlines and gave them her identification numbers off of the American Voyager Travel ID card and was offered no discount or upgrades at all.
If this a legitimate business opportunity like we thought it was then why does it sound so much like a buiness that was obviously a scam???
How can we market this as a service to our family and friends when we think we smell a rat.
What is the best way of getting out of this membership?
Are there any other Memphis area victims, if so we need to get our heads together.
Jack
Memphis, Tennessee
U.S.A.
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Angry
Dallas,Texas,
U.S.A.
Organized Boycott Would Put Them Out of Business
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, January 03, 2005
This company is about to close shop and take your money. If you charged your membership you can report it to your credit card company and get your money back. I would suggest to anyone attempting to purchase a product like this to use their credit card because if the product is not as promised they will get your money back. This is a common scam being ran across America with many companies doing similar types of sales. Some are legitimate companies others however are not. If you request for your money back from the company and they refuse contact the: Federal Trade Commission Your State Attorney Generals office The Better Business Bureau Your local District Attorney and many of the consumer advocacy companies such as this. If you get the word out about the company and enough people demand their money back, the company cannot stay in business. Many companies doing this are not legitimate and are breaking the law, if this is the case with you then you are entitled to restitution from the lawbreakers.
