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  • Report:  #1057324

Complaint Review: Touch of Africa Go Touch Down Travel Tours | Ripoff Report Verified™ …businesses you can trust. Go Touch Down Travel Tours 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. Go Touch Down Travel Tours’ store A Touch of Africa where clients learn about unique aspects of South Africa. Go Touch Down Travel Tours offering cruise-planning services. Go Touch Down Travel Tours specializing in tours to South Africa.

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  • Reported By:
    Unhappy Sammy — Sarasota Florida
  • Submitted:
    Fri, June 07, 2013
  • Updated:
    Wed, May 16, 2018
  • Touch of Africa, Go Touch Down Travel Tours | Ripoff Report Verified™ …businesses you can trust. Go Touch Down Travel Tours 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. Go Touch Down Travel Tours’ store, A Touch of Africa where clients learn about unique aspects of South Africa. Go Touch Down Travel Tours offering cruise-planning services. Go Touch Down Travel Tours specializing in tours to South Africa.
    464 John Ringling Blvd
    Sarasita, Select State/Province
    USA
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NOTICE: About the Report below.

Ripoff Report (((REDACTED))) the offending words and false accusations/statements because we found what was posted to be completely false. If the posting was true, there would have been legitimate proof or documentation. The claims were absolutely ridiculous. Ripoff Report was not sent any evidence for the claims the author of the Report below made – unfortunately this could be a competitor. As a matter of policy, when a business joins the Corporate Advocacy, Business Remediation and Customer Satisfaction Program, .. Ripoff Report emails everyone that filed a complaint so the member business could make things right with them…  our program calls for the member business to err on the side of the customer. It is our opinion, the Report below is bogus Ripoff Report hired a 3rd party verifier  who inspected the offices of Go Touch Down Travel Tours and found them to be legitimate with the credentials supporting this fact.

Buyer Beware....This company is very professional and come off like they are truely interested in your travel to South Africia. Most of the representatives are South Africian or pretending to be AKA Mike (presenter). They are clever as two bit scamers....they invite you to Discover South Africa and the promise of gifts (bottle of cheap South African wine, 100 voucher to their way over priced insulting retail store, and a dinner voucher ranging from $50 to $40 or $30 depending on the budget.

If you fill out the ballot either in their retail store, Afro Cafe (Canada), or various other locations (Travel Shows, Home Shows, Boat Shows etc.) Most any place they sniff out money Beware you will be harassed by over anxious Telemarketers like you owe them money or something. They will tell you that you have won the BONUS DRAW? and still in the running for the Safari draw that they have twice a year....Do Tell Who the Last winners were.....

Once you get to the "Showcase" ie....pitch of a life time....These clowns lead by Deon Barnard (a micro man) with a chip on his shoulder do to his height....thinks he is funny and entertaining but should really be in the Circus...They will tell you the story of a life time of the beautiful culture and history of South Africia...which indeed it is. At the end they will offer you a steal of a deal "For Tonight Only" if you sign on the dotted line....right now...and only now....

Please keep in mind you were invited to a show "No Sales Presentation" but they are now asking you to buy....No time to think about it or reseach of any kind....give us you bank information and travel in 3 to 5 years. They don't want anybody to travel now or God forbid ask about the Airfare...which is almost double the price of the Safari....By the way another important fact the suposed Safari Giveaway does not include airfare.

The bottom line is once you have been pushed to sign....(no sign of gifts anywhere) the real con begans. If you do your research the next day or within the 3 day period where you are told you can cancel....and decide that you may not be alive in 5 years and would be better off saving your money in your bank. They will not answer the phones or e-mails I promise you.  They will ignore your request to cancel and if you stop your payment they will not return your money....but offer you a credit in the retail store....that may be thousands of miles away.

The do this "Show cases" in Washington DC, The Villages, Naples and promise you can redeem the $100 vouchers online which by the way does not exsist. Oh yea, if you refuse to sign a rather hefty woman Riana will come in bearing the gifts with her mother next door demeanor to "seal the deal" The good thing about her is she is really South African not a cheap immitation like "Mike" the loud mouth presenter. Her sister Debbie will handle all of the trave accommodations if you are sucker enought to think you will actually go to South Africa....

Buy Beware....if something sounds to good to be true....then do the research because these crooks are just not what they say they are.....I PROMISE YOU......

2 Updates & Rebuttals


Deon Barnard

Sarasota,
Florida,

Carmen Celestine Court Order

#3REBUTTAL Owner of company

Fri, July 19, 2013

Important notice to all clients, staff, friends and family that read this post written by Carmen Celestine (aka Unhappy Sammy, Damian, Gary)

She is an ex-employee that was asked to leave our offices in St. Armand's Circle, Sarasota Florida on June 6th, 2013 after a series of events, threats and bad conduct. When she refused to leave the premises, the authorities had to remove her. Some of our Staff at our offices have proceeded with criminal charges against her and one of her sons. This disgruntled ex-employee arranged her sons to start picketing for days at one of our stores in St.Armands Circle and then she started a series of rip-off-reports and smearing campaigns on ten internet about our comapanies and Directors.

On July 2nd 2013 this isolated and serious matter was refered to court and heard in the Circuit Court for Sarasota County. "The Judge has ordered Carmen Celestine, her sons, Agents, her Attorneys, Representatives of this family, and all others acting in concert or participating with her; to remove all the defamatory, disparaging, libelous and false statements about our companies, staff and Directors posted on the internet, rip-off-report, websites, blogs, internet search engines including Google, Yahoo and Bing."

To date Carmen has not complied with the court order and contempt proceeding are now in process.  The authorities are looking for Carmen Celestine's whereabouts as she has provided false addresses to our company, authorities and the IRS.

The Touch Corporation group would like to apologize again for any inconveniece these posting by Mrs. Celestine has caused during the past few weeks. Please do not hesitate to contact Touch Corporation or any of our subsidiary companies for a full statement, testimonials of travelers, or more information about our show and tell social events.  

Touch Corporation is the holding company for a large collection of internationally based partnering companies, with over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Our award-winning group employs more 1,000 staff worldwide and has made a significant impression on the leisure market. We proudly boast recognition of being named the Top Marketing Company for 18 consecutive years in of Africa’s leading tourism sectors. Our commitment to customer satisfaction is reflected in the success of each of our affiliated companies.


Deon Barnard

Sarasota,
Florida,

Touch Corporation Response

#3REBUTTAL Owner of company

Sat, June 08, 2013

Dear Patrons, Employees and Friends. This report has come to our attention. It was posted in the past 24 hrs by a disgruntled  ex employee. We apologize for any discomfort that this report may have caused. We have referred this unfortunate incident in order to seek a suitable remedy. Sincerely Touch Corporation. 

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