Comments on: Florida Vacations - How to cancel. http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/ nice of you to drop by. tea? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding hourly 1 By: Ruxandra http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38277 Ruxandra Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:11:37 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38277 Hi everybody, I'll add here my story with A STAR TRAVEL, very simillar to other people's experience, but I want people to know they're not alone and they'll get their money back if they fight for it!! THANK YOU FOR SETTING UP THIS WEBSITE - You've been GREAT and your help is soooo precious! GOOD LUCK! A Star Travel & Vacations 12421 Nortd Florida Ave., suite C220 Tampa, Florida 33612 USA Phone: 800-231-3760 Date of Purchase: February 6th Product or Service Involved: Vacation package On Feb 6th, at 8:45-9pm Pacific Time, I got a call from a rep at A Star Travel (his name Michael Tynklauk) saying I won a vacation package to Florida for 11 days, with mini cruise to Bahamas (3 days) - some of the details: 6days/5 nights in Florida at Radisson Htl, passes for 2 at Disney World,cruise on Regal Empress to Nassau, Bahamas, then back to Florida and car rental for 7days or passes to Universal Studios for 2 pers. He then tells me that will cost $798 US, plus I pay for hotel taxes, meals on land, port taxes, and other fees...Asked for my Master saying I need to secure the spot - gave the numbers to him, then more talk of how they'll retrieve the money tognight, so I said hold on to speak to my husband. Got back to the guy saying NO, not a good idea right now. He said ok, since I didn't go through 3rd party verification, no other steps to be taken... On Feb 7th at 4pm pacific time, called Master to find a charge of $ 946.43 CAD was pending to be processed to my account. Feb 8th at 8:00am pacific time, found out from Master the charge was declined as it was overlimit. Called A Star Travel (Feb 8 at 8:20 AM pacific), initially got a lady that would not give her name, said she'll refund and searched my info for 30 min (asked again for name, city, CC number and PIN!!!). Said I'm not in their file, but will call back - never did. Called again on Feb 8th at 9:50AM got Rena from A Star Travel Customer Service, nice and helpful - said the card was declined and no instalments will be done without my approval through 3rd Party Verification. Got the company's address for formal letter of cancellation - mailed today Feb 8th by recorded delivery service. Feb 8th, found out from Master the charge was declined as it was overlimit. DON"T GIVE UP! Ruxandra Vancouver BC CANADA Hi everybody,
I’ll add here my story with A STAR TRAVEL, very simillar to other people’s experience, but I want people to know they’re not alone and they’ll get their money back if they fight for it!!
THANK YOU FOR SETTING UP THIS WEBSITE - You’ve been GREAT and your help is soooo precious! GOOD LUCK!

A Star Travel & Vacations

12421 Nortd Florida Ave., suite C220
Tampa, Florida 33612 USA
Phone: 800-231-3760

Date of Purchase: February 6th
Product or Service Involved: Vacation package

On Feb 6th, at 8:45-9pm Pacific Time, I got a call from a rep at A Star Travel (his name Michael Tynklauk) saying I won a vacation package to Florida for 11 days, with mini cruise to Bahamas (3 days) - some of the details: 6days/5 nights in Florida at Radisson Htl, passes for 2 at Disney World,cruise on Regal Empress to Nassau, Bahamas, then back to Florida and car rental for 7days or passes to Universal Studios for 2 pers. He then tells me that will cost $798 US, plus I pay for hotel taxes, meals on land, port taxes, and other fees…Asked for my Master saying I need to secure the spot - gave the numbers to him, then more talk of how they’ll retrieve the money tognight, so I said hold on to speak to my husband. Got back to the guy saying NO, not a good idea right now. He said ok, since I didn’t go through 3rd party verification, no other steps to be taken… On Feb 7th at 4pm pacific time, called Master to find a charge of $ 946.43 CAD was pending to be processed to my account. Feb 8th at 8:00am pacific time, found out from Master the charge was declined as it was overlimit. Called A Star Travel (Feb 8 at 8:20 AM pacific), initially got a lady that would not give her name, said she’ll refund and searched my info for 30 min (asked again for name, city, CC number and PIN!!!). Said I’m not in their file, but will call back - never did. Called again on Feb 8th at 9:50AM got Rena from A Star Travel Customer Service, nice and helpful - said the card was declined and no instalments will be done without my approval through 3rd Party Verification. Got the company’s address for formal letter of cancellation - mailed today Feb 8th by recorded delivery service. Feb 8th, found out from Master the charge was declined as it was overlimit.

DON”T GIVE UP!
Ruxandra
Vancouver BC
CANADA

]]> By: Rich http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38268 Rich Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:03:44 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38268 Sarah - see: http://boakes.org/florida-travel-vouchers/ Sarah - see: http://boakes.org/florida-travel-vouchers/

]]> By: sarah http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38261 sarah Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:19:04 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38261 hello..i was thining of buying one of their offers..what is the scam? do you not really get anything, or is it not a good deal...seems to be ok...$700? hello..i was thining of buying one of their offers..what is the scam? do you not really get anything, or is it not a good deal…seems to be ok…$700?

]]> By: Rich http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38229 Rich Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:29:12 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38229 Hi Gina, this is why using <a href="http://boakes.org/talk/forum/4" rel="nofollow">the forum</a> is useful - it makes it very obvious which messages I've seen and thus stuff can't slip by. I dont have a clue if they're playing games, but at least by describing their behaviour, it will be apparent for others who travel the same path. In all of this your best protectors are your credit provider and the DOACS - these are the people who will be able to tell you what to do when strange things such as this occur. --- If people want to talk about what's happening with their holiday purchases, please, make it easier on yourselves and those who come afterwards - <a href="http://boakes.org/talk/forum/4" rel="nofollow">the forum</a> allows for more focused discussion of particular problems, so it's more appropriate than this long stream of information. Hi Gina,

this is why using the forum is useful - it makes it very obvious which messages I’ve seen and thus stuff can’t slip by.

I dont have a clue if they’re playing games, but at least by describing their behaviour, it will be apparent for others who travel the same path.

In all of this your best protectors are your credit provider and the DOACS - these are the people who will be able to tell you what to do when strange things such as this occur.

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If people want to talk about what’s happening with their holiday purchases, please, make it easier on yourselves and those who come afterwards - the forum allows for more focused discussion of particular problems, so it’s more appropriate than this long stream of information.

]]> By: GINA F. http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38218 GINA F. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:14:04 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38218 Rich! Do you have any comments for my Post #332? I'm curious to know what your advise would be. Again, Thank You for your time and efforts! Rich! Do you have any comments for my Post #332? I’m curious to know what your advise would be. Again, Thank You for your time and efforts!

]]> By: Rich http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38057 Rich Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:12:13 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38057 EmSmitt, they don't have a leg to stand on, if you want a refund, demand one using the steps above. I'm sure the DOACS will be delighted to hear about your trouble. EmSmitt, they don’t have a leg to stand on, if you want a refund, demand one using the steps above. I’m sure the DOACS will be delighted to hear about your trouble.

]]> By: EmSmitt http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-38025 EmSmitt Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:13:19 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-38025 I missed an other detail from my previous post: their argument for not giving me refund was (besides stating that during the ordering process I was told that this is a non-refundable purchase) that I bought a vacation which has an open date: I can go for vacation within a year, whenever I want. So they suggested to use this package or try to sell it to somebody. I still want my money back and I still believe that FL State law 559.933 is applicable for my case. Am I right? I missed an other detail from my previous post: their argument for not giving me refund was (besides stating that during the ordering process I was told that this is a non-refundable purchase) that I bought a vacation which has an open date: I can go for vacation within a year, whenever I want. So they suggested to use this package or try to sell it to somebody. I still want my money back and I still believe that FL State law 559.933 is applicable for my case. Am I right?

]]> By: riz http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel/#comment-37571 riz Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:54:55 +0000 http://boakes.org/amerivacation-cancel#comment-37571 For any one living in Canada; why not you better get "ANONYMUS CALLER ID" option from the telephone company. Its really useful feature. For example, I had recently got this service from TELUS and it does not let any automated phone calls to my phone until the caller records his name and address. If mistakenly picked up, it also asks the receiver to record all the information while communicating. So, I found this is very helpful particularly, this is a restriction to all kinds of automated in-calls. On the other hand, for regular phone calls, it never blocks. Riz/Vancouver For any one living in Canada; why not you better get “ANONYMUS CALLER ID” option from the telephone company. Its really useful feature.
For example, I had recently got this service from TELUS and it does not let any automated phone calls to my phone until the caller records his name and address. If mistakenly picked up, it also asks the receiver to record all the information while communicating. So, I found this is very helpful particularly, this is a restriction to all kinds of automated in-calls. On the other hand, for regular phone calls, it never blocks.
Riz/Vancouver

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