1, Report:
#89685
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2022
Vacations In Paradise, Sunrise Vacation Club ripoff, wasted weekend, lying employees, promises unkept, dismal accomodations Collingwood Ontario
The following is my report, in the form of an e-mail sent to the 'owner' of Vacations in Paradise, Austin Shaw, on April 30th 2004. They had promised a response by end of business hours today...as usual, another broken promise::
Austin
As the 'owner' of Vacations in Paradise ...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
3, Report:
#1498108
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2020
Luxury Vacations in Paradise Peachtree Misleading people at the presentation promises and fees. Asheville North Carolina
There was a three day cancellation Policy, I called after 2 days and no one picked up the phone so I called my Credit Card Company to start a dispute and Luxury vacation sayd that was to late for cancellation because the thre day had expired, no refund was isuued to me, in addition ...
Entity
Categories: vacations
4, Report:
#1405798
Posted Date:
Oct 12 2017
Luxury Vacations in Paradise, Inc. Mr. Blake Adams, CEO Ms. Sabra Adams, COO Mr. Scott Gagnon, CFO This membership has been misrepresented at the Fort Lauderdale location. Deerfield Beach Florida
This membership has been misrepresented at the Fort Lauderdale location. I am requesting a refund of our membership.I am disheartened and dissatisfied with my membership in Luxury V I P Travel. The promises and examples given during our presentation have not come to fruition. In our...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
5, Report:
#119930
Posted Date:
Jul 26 2005
Vacations In Paradise, Sunrise Vacation Club, Nitsua Marketing, VIP, Austin Shaw Ripped us off Fraudlant Company Made False Promises Promised a Refund In Writing Rip-off Collingwood Ontario Canada
My Lady friend and myself joined The Sunrise Vacation Club on December 22 2003,at the lower level of The Donato House Resort in Wasaga Beach Ontario where Austin Shaw had space rented to sucker people into VIP,Sunrise Vacation Club,all this happened after a telemarketer contacted us...
Entity
Categories: Resorts
6, Report:
#132256
Posted Date:
Feb 22 2005
Vacations In Paradise, Nitsua Marketing Vacations In Paradise - Nitsua Marketing - V.I.P, Club Membership Travel Are Ripoff SCAM Artists - Collingwood Onrtario Collingwood Ontario
I purchased 40 year plan for $10,000.00 from these people when they operated under different name. Few years after operation they decided to claim bankruptcy, but offered for existing members option to join there newly named company Vacation in Paradise for sum of $500.
Now it l...
Entity
Categories: Resorts
7, Report:
#132231
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2005
Vacations In Paradise, Nitsua Marketing, Northstar Financial ripoff collected thousands and did not deliver unable to be reached Collingwood Ontario Canada
We attended an information session about this vacation package offer. I like to travel, so we thought we would see what it was all about. We found the option attractive and felt we would use the service and it would give us the financial advantage we wanted.
We paid $3000 down an...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
8, Report:
#130666
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2005
Nitsua Marketing Vacations In Paradise ripoff, paid $10,000 for cheap vacations, beware of thiefs, dishonest people, fraud, fake company Collingwood Ontario
In 2001 I was promised to enjoy Vacations in Paradise for $10,000. Which at that time sounded so good.
Spending only $400 Cdn. per week on vacation anywhere in the world. And we even got a bonus of 7 day cruise,which of course never happened.
Every time we asked for vacation, ...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
9, Report:
#130154
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2005
Vacations In Paradise, Nitsua Marketing ripoff scammed Collingwood Ontario
Don't we feel totally scammed! We purchased the 10 year option at Vacations in Paradise for $2000 and never even got a chance to use it at all!!!!
Does anybody know what happened to this company? Every phone line including all 800 lines are disconnected. I can't find a soul to co...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
10, Report:
#127142
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2005
Vacations In Paradise - Nitsua Marketing - V.I.P. Club Membership Travel Ripoff SCAM Collingwood Ontario
I purchased $10,000.00 V.I.P club membership from Vacations in Paradise for 49 years in June 2002.
I was able to use the membership on only 2 occations, both of which I was unable to reach Vacations in Paradise for additional membership informatio and bookings.
I was given sev...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
11, Report:
#126406
Posted Date:
Jan 08 2005
Vacations In Paradise - Nitsua Marketing ripoff Collingwood Ontario
We have purchased 25-year membership in 2003 and paid $7,000. We were able to use it once and were greatly unsatisfied with living conditions and service.
Recently we discovered that the company we hold membership with no longer exists. Through BBB we found out that there was le...
Entity
Categories: Travel Companies
12, Report:
#114963
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2004
Sun & Ski Vacations Club Big Time Rip-Off Liars Professional Scams, Only After of Your Money, Very Poor Customer Service Blue Mountain Collingwood Ontario
Susan Leveque, you have the guts to say that Sun & Ski Vacations Club is not or has ever had any affiliation with Vacations in Paradise (VIP) or any of its subsidiary companies when as a matter of fact, one client showed me papers you've given them, as part of the package, having Va...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#106641
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2004
Vacations In Paradise - Sunrise - Nitusa VIP staff work for Sun & Ski, same address same ripoff scam Collingwood Ontario
Most of the former staff of Vacations in Paradise are now working for a company called Sun & Ski Vacations, at the same address in Collingwood. These staff names should be familiar to anyone who has had dealings with VIP in the past: Morgan, Jessica, Susan, Nick. Sun & Ski can be re...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
14, Report:
#107807
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2004
Vacations In Paradise, Austin Shaw is a con artist and a snake! Rip-off! Collingwood Ontario
Mr Austin Shaw
I hope you have the chance to read this while on the run. You are a con artist and a snake. I had the unpleasant opportunity to have worked for Austin Shaw a couple of years ago at a company called Resort Quest in Collingwood at the same address as Vacations In Pa...
Entity
Categories: Resorts
15, Report:
#107468
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2004
Vacations In Paradise rip-off! Collingwood Ontario
I am conducting an investigation into the company and the principals. I have recieved telephone calls into the activity and for assistance.
Arthur
peterborough, OntarioCanada
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or ...
Entity
Categories: Hotel
16, Report:
#106069
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2004
Vacations In Paradise scammed, false promises, liars, deceitful Collingwood Ontario
If there is anybody else interested in joining in on a lawsuit against Vacations in Paradise (aka VIP/Nitsua) and Austin Shaw, please read this letter. I have provided our e-mail address below.
I have been following closely the e-mails sent to this website regarding Vacations in...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
17, Report:
#106014
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2004
Vacations In Paradise - Nitsua Marketing fraud ripoff Collingwood Ontario
OK i think we've been had. .
I was billed for a $99 membership fee in May by Slumber Rentals, 51 Main St. Erin, ON. This came with a letter stating that the fee was processed by a company which is one of several(look out!) companies under the umbrella of Vacations in Paradise. H...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
18, Report:
#105971
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2004
Vacations In Paradise - Nitsui Marketing ripoff fraud Collingwood Ontario
I signed up with this company on a 15 year plan, as part of the deal for signing they were to provide my family with an all expense paid vacation in Florida, which they did after a lot of chasing. Since that time we have attempted to arrange other trips to their so called properties...
Entity
Categories: Travel Companies
19, Report:
#105733
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2004
Nitsua Marketing - Vacations In Paradise - Sunrise Vacations Fraud Alert ripoff Collinwood Ontario
After signing up for VIP's collinwood vacation package I was offered to pay over 2 years interest free. I signed a credit agreement to pay 24 payments over the 2 year period.
VIP in turn sold the credit memo to another company without notifying me. They then proceeded to collec...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
20, Report:
#105342
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2004
Vacations in Paradise, Sunrise Vacations, Nitsua Marketing rip-off! Collingwood Ontario
all phone numbers affiliated with these people are out of commission so i guess any of us who are time share members have been ripped off big time. I am very eager to proceed with a class action suit.
Joan
peterborough, OntarioCanada
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
21, Report:
#105306
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2004
Vacations In Paradise, Sunrise Vacations, Nitsua Marketing ripoff, company disappeared Collingwood Ontario
after half-heartedly searching for this company for the past few months, i began in earnest yesterday and noted some serious complaints about these people. i paid alot of money to become a member of this so-called time share and have received absolutely nothing to date. i would lo...
Entity
Categories: Travel Agencies
22, Report:
#105224
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2004
Vacations In Paradise Fraud Collingwood Ontario
Vacations in Paradise, namely Austin Shaw, has left the building. In the words of an individual that works at the Alpine Lodge, the cockroaches are no longer living there.
Try the OPP fraud department in Collingwood. My understanding is that there is an investigation currently ...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
23, Report:
#105209
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2004
Vacations In Paradise - Nitsua Marketing Ripoff dishonest people took my money knowing they were doing midnight move Collingwood Ontario
A friend booked using my membership and VIP billed her credit card without confirmation. She is a single mom whom has to fight to get money back but no trip for her and her children.
I booked a trip for an employee and Austin Shaw (owner of VIP) billed my credit card under false...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
24, Report:
#101158
Posted Date:
Aug 05 2004
Nitsua Marketing, Vacations In Paradise, Sunrise Vacations rip-off! Collingwood Ontario
I joined the vacation club through the Donato House Resort in Wasaga Beach in 2002 & was promised an Alaskan Cruise as a bonus. I did in fact just receive my cruise in June of 20074 after 2 years of battling & threats of fraud charges & law suits. In order to get the cruise tho, I h...
Entity
Categories: Liars
25, Report:
#100427
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2004
VIP Northstar Travel Club Review description of operation Collingwood Ontario
Re:
VIP Northstar Discount Vacations
151 First St., Suite 1
Collingwood, ON, Canada
Bookings: 1-800-211-7592
Sales: 1-800-519-7601
July 2004
This is a review/explanation of the VIP Northstar vacation promotion, which offers discount vacations, not timeshares. The phrase V...
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Categories: Travel Companies