101, Report:
#328249
Posted Date:
May 19 2008
Vip Travel dishonest, scam, shaddy, fraud, misleading promises, deceptive, heartless Lexington South Carolina
Dear Rip Off Report, I wish I would have seen your site before I got ripped off for $6500.00. I was not aware that so many people are thinking about a class action suite against VIP Travel, Lexington, SC. Let me tell you why I'm mad.
Last years we attended a seminar in St. A...
Entity
Categories: Cruises
102, Report:
#330171
Posted Date:
May 02 2008
VIP Travel Scammed by VIP travel AGAIN ! ! free Rent a car is just as useless as free airfare Lexington South Carolina
I 1st filed a rip-off report on the free airline tickets offered by VIP for attending their sales meeting as useless. I have now found out, at the expense of $75 of my hard earned money, that the free 7 day car rental is just as useless. I read the fine print on my certicate very ca...
Entity
Categories: Air Travel
103, Report:
#330086
Posted Date:
May 02 2008
VIP Travel Nothing is FREE. Waste of your time. Promises never fulfilled. Time and MONEY out of my pocket. Lexington South Carolina
Went to their sales pitch in November 2007, didn't buy, thank goodness! Mailed off certificates Dec 12,2007 received two wrong applications for two round trip airfare tickets any where in continental US, they were for something else. I called VIP they sent me the correct certificate...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
104, Report:
#329286
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2008
Vacation Professional Mail Con by Vacation Professional Methuen Massachusetts
Received a notice in the mail. Looked like it was from U.S. Airways, stating
Our Accounting Department shows that you have been awarded TWO ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS TO ANY MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ANYWHERE IN THE CONTINENTAL USA. To claim this special gift, simply call 1-...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
105, Report:
#327175
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2008
VIP Travel Lexington S.C VIP travel free airline tickets virtually useless Lexington South Carolina South Carolina
We attended a sales presentation for VIP travel at the Holiday Inn express in Birmingham Alabama in February 2008. For attending we were promised 2 free airline tickets to anywhere in the U.S. and a 7 day car rental. I mailed in a required form the next day. 30 days later I received...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
106, Report:
#326029
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2008
VIP Travel Misleading practices and broken promises Lexington South Carolina
We purchased a membership in Sept. 2007 and tried to use it several times. Have not been able to use it yet. Here is an update on the company. Obviously we are not the only people not getting satisfaction.
Following was reported by Channel 7 WSPA TV Spartanburg South Carolina
Ap...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
107, Report:
#324402
Posted Date:
Apr 08 2008
VIP Travel SCAM: award of TWO ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS plus complimentary Rent-A-CAR Lexington South Carolina
I received a mailing: Congratulations you have been awarded TWO ROUND TRIP AIRLINE TICKETS TO ANYWHERE IN THE CONTINENTAL USA. To claim this special gift, simply call 1-866-241-0658 Flights Fill Quickly. First to Call, First to Fly. if you respond within 72 Hours you will also re...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
108, Report:
#321571
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2008
Vacation International Professionals ,VIP Travel Refused to allow cancellation, now threatening to sue us for stopping our check Lexington South Carolina
Attended a program in Durham, NC, in September 2007 in response to an offer for two round-trip airline tickets. Were pressured to sign up that day in order to obtain a highly-discounted rate of $2000 membership with one condo week. Gave down payment of half, set up rest to draft m...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
109, Report:
#315313
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2008
VIP Travel / PMC Illegal unregistered timeshare marketing mail sent to FL redisents without legal disclosures or qualifications stated Lexington South Carolina
VIP TRAVEL / AKA PMC BRINGS BACK THE OLD TIMESHARE MARKETING SCAM FROM THE 1980S! On March 6, 2008, I received a very official looking piece of mail. (On the outside was a BOLD FACED notice, WARNING - THE PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING OR INTERFERING WITH THE DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER IS A F...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
110, Report:
#315219
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2008
Vacation International Professionals - VIP Travel Lexington SC Misrepresentation of Objective of Travel Presentation Lexington SC 29072Lexington SC South Carolina
Responded to a postal mailing for free US Airways tickets anywhere in the US for attending a seminar where there would be no solicitation of attendees. During a telephone call to the marketing company, I repeated asked about the need to make a purchase. I was repeatedly told that th...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
111, Report:
#314293
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2008
Vacation International (Professionals): VIP Travel Agreed to provide travel choices plu $100 gas- free after seminar attendance Ft. Mill South Carolina
We received Post Cards as tho they had come from US Airways together with a ticketing ID Confirmation No. 7973. We responded by calling the toll-free number provided and were invited to a seminar on Hilton Head Island at the Westin. VIP ended their seminar by inviting attendess to e...
Entity
Categories: Air Travel
112, Report:
#305606
Posted Date:
Feb 25 2008
Vacation Professional, VIP Travel, Travel To Go Fool me twice, Same on me, Fraud is embarressing Methuen, Massachusetts
If only we had read Nancy's report on this seedy crew before heading up to Methuen, but my husband was set on receiving the 'free' airline tickets and car rental.
We received the same welcome and pitch she and he husband did at 'Vacation professionals.' The sad difference is tha...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
113, Report:
#310727
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2008
TCI - Travel Club International - horizons Travel Agency N.H. SCAM Lakeland Florida
As many other victims i to attended a seminar in N.H. at horizons travel company and bought into a vacation club with promises of a free cruise for two and a new england getaway...just pay the 4000.00 dollars join and i will be contacted for a date to take the cruise send in a 100.0...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
114, Report:
#284384
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2007
Horizon Travel/TCI Travel Total Scam!! Horizon Travel/TCI Travel...Don't be tricked by the 'too good to be true' rewards!! Salem New Hampshire
I too fell victim to the intricate scam orchestrated by Horizon/TCI/VIP Travel agency. I attended the seminar in New Hampshire and after a very convincing one-on-one with Terrance Pridmore, became a Gold Member. It did not take long for me to realize I had been scammed for $7573.00....
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
115, Report:
#274038
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2007
VIP Travel ripoff scam do not trust these people Charleston South Carolina
my wife and i went to one of these siminars for VIP Travel.we were offered free gas cards,free food at a local restaurant and many other things.WE received nothing.the food card was bogus,gas card never came and the other things were found later to be not real also.we could not beli...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
116, Report:
#279482
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2007
Vip Travel airfare & gas ripoff scam, don't trust them Columbia South Carolina
we went to their presentation and was told we would recieve 2 round trip airfare tickets to anywhere in U.S. and $100 gas certificate within 30 days. When we tried to contact them at the number they gave us there was a recording asking us to leave our number and someone would call u...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
117, Report:
#262090
Posted Date:
Jul 20 2007
VIP Travel Incentives Professional rip off and scam company VIP Tucson Arizona
We attended the meeting on the vacation incentives and were offered a 'free' trip for 2 after we sent 19.95 to VIP Travel incentives,inc After we sent the Moneys,we never heard from them.......again....We think it is a professional Scam and Rip off and they should be legally prosec...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
118, Report:
#227957
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2007
Travel Club International - Horizon Travel - VIP Travel Incentives Scam high pressure sales don't fulfill promises Salem New Hampshire
I too feel that I was very gullible and foolish to enter into an agreement with Travel Club International/Horizon Travel. I am dismayed that so many people have been scammed by this company and that neither my husband or I picked up on the vibes.
We have had the same experienc...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
119, Report:
#257150
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2007
Vip Travel Incentives,I gave my 100.00 deposit and recieved no cruise for 3 days Tucson Arizona
I followed the procedures on sending my 100.00 deposit in order to go on a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas almost 1 year and never got back any cruise dates. Apparently this has happen to my people already.
Frederick
North Berwick, MaineU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Cruises
120, Report:
#244870
Posted Date:
May 07 2007
Horizon, VIP Travel Incentives I Was Ripped OFF! This Company is a FRAUD! Tucson Arizona
My fiance & I attended a seminar in Norwalk, CT at the Double Tree in July 2006. I won a free trip with roundtrip airfare for two to Las Vegas, Orlando, or Cancun. I sent a $100.00 deposit and put in the three dates that I had chosen. Two of the dates I had chosen have already pass...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
121, Report:
#236483
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2007
VIP Travel Incentives fraodulant - doesn't follow through on agreement Tucson Arizona
I was given a free gift from VIP Travel Incentives for listening to a vacation plan pitch. The gift was a free cruise with air fare. I have had success with a different company, Take me on Vacation so I assumed this company was honest, also.
I gave VIP $100.00 deposit and the c...
Entity
Categories: Travel Companies
122, Report:
#233153
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2007
Horizon Travel, Travel Club International TCI, National Travel, VIP Travel Incentives Scam, swindle, ripoff Arlington Texas
I found at this link http://southflorida.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=102299&type_news=past that David Vavro, the owner of Horizon Travel (as well as other companies) has been released of responsibility in the $64 million judgement obtained by the AG of Texas. I guess crime...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
123, Report:
#208284
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2007
TCI Travel, Travel Club International, Horizon Travel, VIP Travel Club Ripoff, No Cusotmer Service, Complete Lies! Arlington Texas
My fiance and I, like many others bought into the Horizon Travel Scam. We cannot believe we were so stupid, but we were thinking about our honeymoon and being able to get a great deal and save some money after paying for our wedding.
I called to inquire about making reservatio...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
124, Report:
#233063
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2007
Horizon Travel - National Travel - Travel Club International - TCI - VIP Travel Incentives Scam Swindle & Fraud ripoff Arlington Texas
Our story is pretty much the same as othrs. We were lured in with a bogus offer, then sold a bill-of-goods! Nothing we were told or promised was true.
We decided to take the course of other posters & picket at their sales location (the address listed on this posting). But they w...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
125, Report:
#232567
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2007
Horizon Travel; TCI; VIP Travel Incentives rip-off innocent people Salem New Hampshire
I went to a Horizon Travel seminar and was excited by the promises of high quality vacations at low prices, especially hot condo weeks at $300 a week, and promises that members would get the low advertised member only prices, unlike other travel agents that use advertise to attract ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies