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Travel Advantage Network - Travel Advantage Network - I feel cheated

  • by   Jan 23
  • Review #: 378515
Monetary Loss
$15000
 

Went to the sales presentation and it sounded good. $500 for a week of vacation. I was assured at the time I purchase that there were plenty of one bedrooms available and that prime season was only for the heavy traveled summer months. I understood that there was a $99 processing fee. I was psyched to start traveling with my .

So after signing up I checked the website and was shocked. Everything was prime season!! So that meant an additional $30/night on top of the $500 I paid plus a $99 processing fee. We wanted to go to and even though I was told they had Orlando properties they really had them in Kissimmee. Okay fine. But it got worse. There were no 1 bedrooms available. So that meant another $30/night bedroom upgrade fee.

Total REAL cost = $500 + $210 prime season fee + $210 bedroom upgrade fee + $99 processing fee + half my annual service charge (I planned on taking two vacations a year) at $175 = $1194. More than double the $500 they pitch and pitch and pitch in the sales presentation!. Went anyways". The place was a dump, looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years and was completely run down..

To make matters worse all my friends laughed at me as they sent me links to way nicer and way cheaper places on VRBO|.com and Homeaway/.com when I told them my horror story;.

I'm currently trying to cancel, but they're saying they won't cancel my contract unless I sign an agreement that I won't say anything about them to my friends, family or on the internet!. They didn't mention any of that when I first purchased,. I mean, what kind of company would actually try to force you to sign a document that says you can't give your honest opinion about them? Shouldn't that tell you everything you need to know right there?

So now I'm stuck with this $15,000 contract, plus a $350 annual service charge for the privilege of spending an additional $600 just to book a broken down unit that no one else would want to go to. 3102538

 
 
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millizzi millizzi
Feb 20  from Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Does anyone have anything good to say about these people? I feel scammed by them. They made all kinds of promises that they could find a place that would fit with my time frame. They have had 3 or 4 opportunities to make SOMETHING work... IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. Now, they wont refund my purchase price. How can these people keep doing business with this type of business model? Are the authorities aware of this? Anyone have a clue?
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vicky.vale78 vicky.vale78
Feb 08  from South River, New Jersey
I purchased the same package deal from TAN back in 2005 and have yet to use any of it as every season is prime and they have so many hidden fees its so decieving! I want my $5,000.00 not to mention the pointless $350.00 a year payments back from the purchase price but have no idea as to how to go about it. Does anyone have any legal advice or should I just hire a lawyer!?
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justin justin
Jan 26 
they tried to force me into a gag order too. I just stopped paying them. what type of company is so desperate for clients that they would try to force unhappy clients to stay or sign a gag order?
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$500 my ass $500 my ass
Jan 24 
Vacations are not $500. They tack on all sorts of fees that they try to water down at the sales presentation. Ask the sales people to show you a chart of which properties are actually available and when they are peak and ask them how many 1 bedroom units they have available in each area. Then you'll see HOW MUCH you'll be charged on top of the $500.

they are vultures. think about it - "we make vacations affordable" they prey on the lower income families of america and once they've got them hooked only then do they tell them how much these vacations will actually cost versus the much cheaper rates you can find on the internet
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Reni Reni
Feb 08  from Piscataway, New Jersey
My husband purchased a package from them about 15 years ago..very different from the info posted here. He paid about 2,000 for 12 weeks. 189/yr for maintenance, 89/to submit the request. We have stayed in Maui, in May, for all of 89 bucks (plus the annual fee of 189). I guess we have to check out what they are up to, after reading these posts. We only have a lingering week or 2 to use.
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nick nick
Jan 24  from Farmington, Michigan
Don't feel bad there are stories similar to yours all over the internet. I fell for it too. File a complaint with your attorney general and be persistent. Hopefully these shady companies will be stopped.
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