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  • Report:  #255599

Complaint Review: Worldwide Travel Center - Deerfield Beach Florida

Reported By:
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan,
Submitted:
Updated:

Worldwide Travel Center
160 S.W. 12th Avenue, Suite 102 Deerfield Beach, 33442 Florida, U.S.A.
Phone:
888-331-3331 Ext 1
Web:
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Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
It's been a big scam from the beginning. I should have known better. Every year, I get a phone call from some guy selling booklets of coupons for the promotion of local businesses in our city.

Unfortunately, they somehow got sucked in to promoting this corrupt, false advertising, ripoffing scum of the earth. The thing is; they have been advertising it for at least the last 3 years in a row. I bet I'm not the only one.

I have to say that I did enjoy the money I had saved, supporting local businesses, but I foolishly sent my hard earned money to a fraudulent American company known as the Worldwide Travel Center based out of Deer Beach, Florida.

I have talked to my so called "Agent" Jesse a couple of times, and its always the same s**t! Most of the time we're playing tag, because she knows when I'm not home, and everytime I call her, I have to leave a message. Guess what, I haven't heard from them since the middle of neveragain. It's so maddening!

In the long run, this whole fiasco has probably cost me over $500.00CAD. I feel like such a fool. This so-called company should be held accountable for their actions.

I felt like there was nothing that I could do until I stumbled on to this site. I know that I'm not alone. There is power in numbers.

Thank you

Corinne

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Canada


3 Updates & Rebuttals

Annie

Murrieta,
California,
U.S.A.
Michael Friedburg Here is a SOLUTION to the Bad Rep you and your company have

#2

Mon, August 31, 2009

How about you refund all of the monies you have ripped off from just this board alone??

Hmm not willing to do that, ok .. its understandable.. So in all fairness lets try something else..

You and your rebuttals are all  full of  denials and claims you are legitimate, Ok how about you PROVE it?? But since it always seems to involve these so called "Refundable" fees and unavailable bookings.

 Why charge people the "refundable" money at all? Since you claim that companies paid you for these vouchers and certificates, then you have already been paid up front. So with this having been said by you, then there really is no risk on your part.

Ok so you have overhead and need fees to pay for all of those employees and time spent on charging credit cards and  taking personal checks and money orders to the banks.. so no one here I am sure would be oppossed to paying you after you have delivered the vacation stays. I mean most of the time when service is rendered payment is due. Since you have already been paid for the vouchers, you stand to lose nothing..

Tell you what, I will be happy to pay your fees, after I have enjoyed the "FREE VACATION" corporate incentive program prize I have won. If you are so honest, then why not assume I am too, so lets just see how willing you  are to prove you are not a scam. 

I am sure all of the complainers on this board will be happy to send you that fee after we know where and when we are going to be enjoying our free vacation, and of course after we have enjoyed our award. Simply bill us after the fact.

 after all you sold these "incentives" to companies to hand out so therefore you have admitted to having been paid already. Surely a legit company has no need for copies of Drivers Liscenses and credit card authorizations, if indeed the travel is free. And certainly in these days of  identity theft you wouldnt want to take any chances with your customers private information.

I actually find it curious that you need these things, when I use other online booking services or book directly at hotels they dont require these additional items, and I give my credit card upon arrival at hotels.


Well I seriously doubt you have the guts to actually back up ur claims of being legit. But in your own words you have admitted to selling these vouchers and having been paid for these vacations up front, so charging booking fees is completely unnecessary, unless of course you can PROVE that so many people cancel and no show that you have a validated reason for charging  anything to the recipient of 0one of your incentive awards.

Or  better yet , add all fees up front to the purchaser of these vouchers ... oh wait, the companies would never go for that would they. By the way how much are these vouchers you sell,?

Just curious.




Corinne

Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan,
Canada
My response to rebuttal of Michael Friedburg of Worldwide Travel Center, Deerfield Beach, Florida

#3Author of original report

Fri, October 05, 2007

As I read through the numerous complaints directed to this fraudulent company, I can't help but notice that just about every one of them has an "EXCUSE", pardon me, I meant 'rebuttal' attached to it. I can only speak for myself and my experience with this company. And this is directed to you, Mr. Michael Friedburg: I made my money order out to your company, Worldwide Travel Center of Deerfield Beach, Florida. There is no middle man here. You're it. If your word is good and you're an honest man running an honest company, refund me my money. I'm a single mother who works hard for her money, plus, I don't give up that easy. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.


Michael Friedburg

DEERFIELD BEACH,
Florida,
U.S.A.
Worldwide Travel Center

#4REBUTTAL Owner of company

Wed, August 08, 2007

Worldwide Travel Center does not sell end users and does not sell coupon books. Worldwide Travel Center sells incentive vacation certificates to businesses for promotional purposes, which are distributed to end users as gifts. Refer to the complete terms of the offer. Worldwide Travel Center travels tens of thousands of satisfied familes each year, responds to all questions and complaints and completes all unfinished business upon notice. Worldwide Travel Center refunds unearned funds immediately and refers those who have purchased Worldwide Travel Center offers to the seller for refund.

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