Vacation International Travel & Tours - FRAUD
guys BE AWARE of VACATION INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURS,
yesterday I attended a seminar of 60 minutes, which became 120, where a very good salesman tried to brainwash us with numbers and gifts, proposing us different packages cheaper and cheaper, asking to sign on the spot for an offer valid only that day.
He convinced my wife, but not me. Once at home I discovered in the net several episodes of frauds, both in Qatar or Dubai.
Let me give you some elements to understand how it works:
the environment of the seminar is made to put pressure, the salesman will talk as if he's proposing you the deal of the life; he will also use personal topics, and will be very friendly and smiling. This will allow him to challenge you in a 'friendly way'. this deal is discussed with many people around, this will increase the pressure, because you won'f feel in trap, as many people like you are there. If you were alone you would just escape directly. Further, every person who will sign the contract has to go to a corner of the room, and the salesman will always tell you to look every time someone signs. This will increase the trust level.
Vacation Package: prices proposed by them looks apparently very cheap, and the guy shoots general numbers without any practical proof about the original cost of any of the hotel they propose; basically they put the thing in a very logic and reasonable way, but not supported by any proof. Indeed someone already cheated took his time to check the hotels and understood that they are already much cheaper than what they say, or even not existing, thus there is no advantage at all.
Check around the net, it's full of bad episodes.
Gift, which they will give you, either you take or not the package: It's a voucher for one week in Sharm el Sheikh, however you have to pay 130QR per person for FOOD before travelling. The strange thing is the way this voucher is written, not professional at all; moreover it sounds a bit too...'hyper'. Not only, the name of the hotel is not even mentioned (?????), so I don't really know how you can check if the price you are paying is worthy or not. Honestly speaking it's at least weird
Website: http://vacation.com.qa/ - how come that a company which offers time-sharing hotel accommodations doesn't have a SINGLE name of the hotels they are associated with??? everything is tragically generic, galleries, even the touristic profiles of the countries! there is noway you can get more details and make comparisons with actual prices...but the funny part is the section 'message of the CEO': at the end it is signed 'CEO', without any name :) (whether there is actually a CEO of course it's better for him to hide)
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/complaints/time-share-scam-targets-gul...
ENOUGH?!! spread the message all around and FIGHT ACTIVELY such cheaters!!!!!!!!
EDIT: We advice all our QLers to be wary of scams, and to report any such activity to the authorities.
Currently Royal Regis is doing the exact same scam.
STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE.
The fine print in contract is quite binding in terms of what you can do.
U.A.E
Office No.20, 3rd Floor, Al Mamzar Center,Al Ittihad Street, P.O. Box: 98791, Dubai - U.A.E
+ 971 4 230 0700
[email protected]
QATAR
Office No.15, 4th Floor, Regency Business Center-3, Bank Street, P.O. Box: 10763, Doha - Qatar
+ 974 4494 1700
[email protected]
https://www.royalregis.com/
Experienced the same thing recently but to a different company name. The company's name is Royal Regis Travel and Tours.
You've posted your 1st and last comment twice :O(
السادة الكرام القائمين على زج اسم ( رويال فالكون للسفر و السياحة و مقرها قطر فقط لا غير و ليس لنا فروع اخرى خارج امارة قطر )
و ليس لنا اي علاقة باي شركات و مؤسسات اخرى داخل او خارج قطر برجاء الأنتباه جيدا .
بنص قانون العقوبات لدوة قطر يعاقب بالحبس و الغرامة المالية لكل من قام بنشر ما هو غير صحيح و بدون دليل و لا باذن قضائي فبرجاء الأنتباه جيدا لذلك
Dear All ,
kindly be aware for posting any information Without proof . Qatar Law is punishable by imprisonment and a fine for all what is posting without a proof . again be aware . we are Royal falcon travels and tours located in Qatar and we don't have any branches out of Qatar and we don't belong to any other travel agencies in Qatar .
Notice : the above is our 1st & last comment if any of all of you posting anything against Royal falcon travels without any proof then we meet in court just it.
السادة الكرام القائمين على زج اسم ( رويال فالكون للسفر و السياحة و مقرها قطر فقط لا غير و ليس لنا فروع اخرى خارج امارة قطر )
و ليس لنا اي علاقة باي شركات و مؤسسات اخرى داخل او خارج قطر برجاء الأنتباه جيدا .
بنص قانون العقوبات لدوة قطر يعاقب بالحبس و الغرامة المالية لكل من قام بنشر ما هو غير صحيح و بدون دليل و لا باذن قضائي فبرجاء الأنتباه جيدا لذلك
Dear All ,
kindly be aware for posting any information Without proof . Qatar Law is punishable by imprisonment and a fine for all what is posting without a proof . again be aware . we are Royal falcon travels and tours located in Qatar and we don't have any branches out of Qatar and we don't belong to any other travel agencies in Qatar .
Notice : the above is our 1st & last comment if any of all of you posting anything against Royal falcon travels without any proof then we meet in court just it.
To be honest i am sorry for posting the below posts.
I had paid 5000 QAR , and i didnot try any practical step , the guys seem to be ok.
I was under the effect of some negative feedback , but for myself i will try my first step soon , till now nothing bad from the company can be recognized.
Sorry again.
We shall be proactive and stop those cheaters , please call me 33671987
We shall be proactive and stop those cheaters , please call me 33671987
Hi all;
yesterday u had faced the same situation, i am ready to join any one who wants to raise the subject to the concerned governmental depts.
i had already started to contact (Qatar Tourism Authority) and (Civil Aviation Authority) they asked me to proof something, so please if any one had a proof please contact me on 33671987 and i will immediately join him, more complaints will give more reasonable proof.
Royal falcon office in muaither, commercial street.
Hello Frechdax, good that you mentioned the amount of money they requested, for me the asked for around 36000QR and for the one day offer it will be 50% off so i should pay around 18000QR and i should pay around 8000QR at the moment and i can install the rest on 4 years
We had the same experience with Royal Falcon Travel and Tours which has their office opposite Al Asmakh Mall (Centrepoint) in Al Sadd. But for good luck we did not fall victim to their scam. Here's our story:
They were at the Qatar National Convention Center in for the Qatar International Book Fair. A sales guy from this Royal Falcon approached me and my family and said they've just opened their branch here in Qatar (apparently they also have one in Dubai) and that they are offering promotions. Sales guy said we are entitled to 3D2N hotel voucher but can only get it by attending an 'orientation' at their office. Someone from the travel agency even called me a day before the orientation and even on the day itself to confirm that we will surely attend.
Their office looked decent, with a professionally-made signage at the door. At the 'orientation' we saw several other families who are being attended to by the sales guys of Royal Falcon. The sales guy assigned to us was very friendly & accommodating, making small talk at first by asking where we are from, salary bracket, etc. We actually only wanted to get the voucher but sales guy said it will be given at the end of orientation. Then he got a file folder containing countries and cities from which we can choose to travel to. After a lot of sales talk of how much we'll save if we book with them, they wanted to have QR60k which will be paid in installment for 3 years, with a down payment of QR20k on the spot. But he reduced the total price to 40k paid in installment, saying it is a 'one-time offer.' All this with nothing to back up his estimations of the travel itineraries. Obviously, I said no and told him I would need to sleep on something which requires me to shell out so much money (but actually at this moment I felt weird & skeptical already of how they are marketing their promotion). All the while we were talking, the sales person kept looking over my shoulder at a guy who was sitting on the other end of the room (whom we believe might be his boss). In the end, I said we cannot plan so far ahead for vacations which may or may not happen. Sales guy then resigned to the fact that they will not get anything from us because I made it clear that we won't spend that much money in one go for future vacations that we're not even sure we can do, so he gave us the hotel voucher which entitles us to a 4 or 5 star hotel in Dubai, with three weeks pre-booking.
A few months after, we wanted to arrange our Dubai trip with the hotel voucher they gave us. So we went to their office and sales guy (different one from the orientation) got my email and phone number and said that he will email me the next day with the hotel options in Marina Bay, but that we need to pay QR760 for the 3D2N dinners we will have at the hotel. I said no, because we want to have dinner outside the hotel & that QR760 is too much for dinners on a 3D2N stay. In the end, he said he'll get back to us via email about the hotel options. A week has passed, but I haven't heard from the sales guy so I called their office. The sales guy then said he'll send me the email the next day, but three days later still nothing. Seems like a totally fraudulent company. I'm sharing this story in the hopes of reaching others who might fall victim to this Royal Falcon Travel and Tours.
Guys, i just attended yesterday a seminar with the same details you mentioned and they were trying hardly to convince me to sign but i didn't, their name is Royal Falcon and i could not find any available information online for them, and i felt the whole thing is weird, i'm writing to you here however i was not a victim for this fraud, just to inform you about the location.
They might be the same people under new name so you can do and check.
The location is in Al-Sadd the building in front of Al-Asmagh Mall main entrance, the building which is on the corner (Al-Waab street) first floor , office 4
Anybody know where these thieves offices are now? We went to their main office & they are not in there already. I hope anybody can help us to get our money back.
I must say i am one of the pple who hv fallen for this scam. I sm currently for where they ate located. I went to where their office was in alsaad and found they had m moved. If u know where they r please share the info. These are thieves indeed. All haram
Civil aviation advised to contact Tourism Authority
We have to fight for our rights. Lets unite. Mr. Go-Go & tbh123 Pls send me your contact numbers & details on [email protected] for further action.
I was vicitm for these thugs...I want to civil aviation and they told it isn't their scope...Anyway don't deal with this company.
Unfortunately, Consumer Protection are helpless in this sense. By acting this way, they encourage companies such as International vacation and tours to continue rip off people. I am sure they have dozens of complaints.
Dear Amolrajhans.. I share my experience with شركة الاجازات الدولية ومقرهم الان قرب مستشفى حمد which is same what happened to me. Let us get together as many as we can to lodge a complain.
I sent email complaint to Consumer Protection & next day they advised that your case belongs to the General Authority of Civil Aviation - Air Transport. I am not sure about their response.
Today I sent complaint to General Authority of Civil Aviation. Lets see.
Dear All,
Thxs for sharing you experiences & views.
It's my recent & personal experience with “Privilege Travel & Tourism” alias “ Al Emteaz For Travel & Tourism”.
On 28/01/2013, I made a contract with them for 12 days hotel booking at any four or five star hotels. They assured me it’s covered all most all countries including Europe & USA.
They provided me a list of hotels which I found very limited In terms of countries & star hotels categories.
So I again asked & got confirmation I can avail hotel booking in any part of the world.
I paid 30% initial booking amount & some subsequent monthly installments as well. They said you can avail hotel booking anytime respect to total paid amount as on date.
One day I went to visit their office which were at Al Saad street Royal plaza mall, Choice center third floor & found they had shifted office without any notification to clients.
Fortunately I investigate & finally come to know they had shifted to Al Khindi complex at Mirqeeb Al jaded.
I really surprised to see a huge difference in office like only two new persons & small office without any displayed office board. Before it was at least professional look office.
So that moment I decided to recover my money by utilizing hotel booking.
I requested them to provide me list of Singapore, Europe hotels. Eventually they said we don’t provide hotel booking except provided list.
I really astonished & explained their commitment but the available staff was new, unprofessional, poor in English & doesn’t know or intentionally denied to comply contract requirements.
Finally to recover my paid amount I told him to book hotels for one from listed countries & I suggest him some preferred hotels as most of hotels were not even 2 star category. Later he said I don’t have
hotels suggested by you ( even it was listed). Just to finalize hotels I visited their office min. 8 times. So you can imagine how professional they are.
At last to close issue & being helpless I choose few low category hotels & ask him to book. He provided me tentative booking only & assured final confirmation will be provided
2 weeks before your departure. Also assured your booking is done & can proceed for visa formalities.
I got visa, book air ticket & again I went to collect my confirmed hotel booking.
That moment Al Emteaz For Travel & Tourism said you should pay all your balance due installments then only we can provide you hotel booking.
I tried to explain that the booking I am asking or amount you paid for booking is much more lesser (40%) than what I paid to you.
Finally they did not provided me hotel booking.
I was completely trapped so I booked hotels from my own pocket & went for trip with my family.
After returned form trip I went to their office & requested to cancel my contract.
They said as per contact If you did not pay monthly installments on time contract will cancel & we can’t refund any money.
Also It’s mentioned in contract that if contract terminated then 30% of TOTAL amount will be deducted.
Agreement terms & conditions were vaguely stated & does not clearly communicated to customers.
Now they are denying to refund money back.
Overall I can say they are not at all trust worthy just doing a hotel booking which compared to booking.com or tripadvisor.com is much higher rates.
I honestly advice pls do not be a member of “Privilege Travel & Tourism” / “Al Emteaz For Travel & Tourism”.
Please communicate further to avoid such scams.
I suggest to form a group of deceived people & try to get our right in a legal way.
Also keep updating if any one took legal action & got help from MOEC or Qatar Tourism Authority.
for all those who have proofs like payments, requests, photos of the hotels, vouchers, mails and related late reply, misleading communications, rejects of refounds etc...I believe they have enough to file a case. About me, I (fortunately) had feelings of fraud and did not get involved; hence I do not have any consistent proof to support a case if I open it.
guys, I have no substantial proof to file a case against them, but in Qatar there is a department of Ministry of Economy and Commerce, for consumer protection. at the link you can file the case also just online, and it is in english and arabic. I heard they are kind and prompt in their answers, so maybe you should consider to check with them.
BE AWARE of VACATION INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURS-شركة اجازات موقعهم شارع البنوك وهم الآن قرب Don't sign any contract with them انهم شلة حرامية لقد حاولت ان استرجع الفلوس التي دفعتها لهم فرفضوا لقد حاولت الحجز من خلالهم منذ اسبوعين ولم يتم ذلك عدت وحجرت على حسابي الخاص من خلالBooking.com في اقل من 3 دقاءق وبنصف السعر
well, I was not among cheated people, so I have no element to proof what I said...but for all those who have been cheated and have substantial elements like payments, e-mail not answered, complains..I would suggest you to file a case at Qatar Ministry of Economy and Commerce, you can do it online also. This is the link: http://www.mec.gov.qa/English/Pages/Home.aspx
it is available also in arabic.
guys let us get together to file a case in court or police. We don't want these people to steal our money.
I am a victim.. They are a punch of liars from their boss down to sales. انهم مصاصو دماء يا رب تاخذ حقي منهم وباذن الله كل ريال اخذوها مني في الحرام سوف يدفعونها ثمن ادوية على اولادهم-يارب اخذ حقي منهم
you are welcome :) It appears such people are still around uh? I wonder who is their sponsor.....
Thanks Marco for the advance info .............. Mon, 11.08.2014 , 11.25 hrs
Based on experience with them, I agree...They are thieves and thugs...
شركه الأجازات الدوليه نصابين و بحكي عن خبره لا توقعوا أي عقد معهم
You are right...BE AWARE...Now they are not selling time share, but they are selling 21 nights or 7 nights for 21 countries, Europe isn't included in exception of Turkey...The fraud tactics are the same loud music and pressing you to sign on the same day...
You will be surprised that the nights you paid for doesn't include breakfast, and Also the hotels are very bad and not good quality and VERY EXPENSIVE compared to booking.com or other websites...Even when I asked about meals, he told me that usually most of the hotels offer breakfast free but he was talking bulls***.
Also it took me two weeks to finalize the booking as their people is unprofessional and lairs.
Finally, they closed one of their branches and failed to inform me and I spend one week sending emails without any response...
In short don't deal with this company
لا تتعاملوا مع شركه الأجازات الدوليه فهم عباره عن شله نصابين
درس و تعلمناه
Thanks for the info. We are suppose to attend the said seminar this evening 7:30 me and my family, just last night we were invited by an agent. Good that I checked first thier website and I found your post. Thank you.
beware! they we're at city center last night, in front of carrefour.
good day Aymar69,i am a victim also of that company,you already cancel the contract?
Next time you see them.. Report it to Police and Let Police also attend the Seminar.
last night I also met one of their representative in Barwa Village offering the same as above mentioned. not yet attended the seminar but so far reading so many blogs about them seems they are frauds. thanks to QL.
last night a representative of this company approached us also telling same story as others experienced. upon reaching our home, i searched for this company in QL and found out the truth. we are scheduled today to meet them for the free gift voucher but I cancelled our appointment. thanks QL for posting this information...
Thank you for this post. I will not attend to their seminar to get the free voucher.
Me and my wife also were approached by an agent from Vacation International Travel & Tours last night in Centrepoint Mall in Barwa Village. He promised us a gift voucher for a 5 days stay in a five star hotel in Thailand and he said we can get it if we will attend their 60-minute seminar later in the evening at Awqaf Building.
Thanks that I browsed through the internet prior to attending the said seminar and I got this information.
Hopefully they will be stopped and not further cheat people. :(
My credit card failed to pay the down payment yesterday they asked, just when I got home they found it failed, so they will meet me tomorrow to ask for payment, but I already signed the contract and voucher was already issued to me, my question is can I still CANCEL the contract because I just found it now by reading several feedback that they're not honest, I just realized now the contract and info of the hotels they are giving was not clear and detailed, but because of their sweet words I don't know why they able to convince me and my wife,with my kids besides me. What is the better way to do or tell them? Thanks for any answer.
Aymar69, did you get your money back?
just sharing one of my father's best advice...
if it's good to be true, chances are, it ain't true...
Very well written. I have bumped through them a couple of times in the mall and felt something wasn't right about them.
Yes everyone must be aware of these fake companies .. But there are still some good companies too .. Find out more about traveling at best online hotel booking website .
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• Mainly they target the Indian community by approaching innocent peoples and ladies in shopping mall and other places to collect the phone number to call and trap!!
• Encashing the people belief, faith and sentiments by using dirty marketing tricks by offering free gift voucher like a hunter offering food grains to birds to catch them!!
• Lie starts from first call itself saying that you‘d selected out of 10,000 people to collect the free gift voucher! In reality not selected out of 10,000 people!!
• Gift voucher is not free as they said!! We require pay INR 5,000 – 15,000, in their words called as tax!! Not revealing this at any point of time until customer was trapped by them!!
• During one hour gambling time, they never reveal their company terms and conditions openly , everything was kept under suspicious!! Also not giving any chance to customer to think for a day, neither allow customer to check their low grade company profile!! , this is very important tactful point handled very carefully by trained staff!!
• All false promise made by staff during one hour gambling time not fulfilling at point of time , none of the staff not willing to provide their business card to any of the customer and not revealing the truth ! Trying to cheat as many people as possible!!
• Trying to persuade the customer that life time membership special offer valid for only today by making some gimmick of discount offer!! This is really bullish!!!!
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• In case we negotiated for QR 15,000 (INR 225,000 ) later will receive bill for QR 20,000 (INR 300,000 )
• Lots of complaint registered in consumer court in India and many other places, no action on them, continue to cheat innocent people leading dirty lavish life!! What a shameless personality!! Really world most powerful fraud and cheating company is Country Club India Group!!
• Most of the victims not willing to lodge police complaint or willing to go court , the reason that time, further money loss in legal process will take very long time not less than 10 – 15 years to get a verdict , torture ect, Country Club India Group taking full advantage of this situation by search and continue to cheat new customers!!
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I have attended thier seminar with my family at the back of Hamad Hospital, The salesman asked me how much is our combined monthly salary when I told him that it is lower than 10K he just gave us the gift certificate for a 7 days free stay in a hotel in sharma shiek egypt. He seems not interested to those low earners.
RECENTLY ONE OF MY FRIEND CHEATED BY COUNTRY CLUB AND VACATIONS W.L.L , LOCATED AT NO 2, 6th FLOOR, AL GHANI BUILDING , BANK STREET DOHA - QATAR , P.O.BOX - 30884 , PH - +974 44193000/44193050/33071204
HE LODGED THE COMPLAINT IN INDIAN EMBASSY IN QATAR THEY PROMISED TAKE ACTION, ALSO HE APPEALED TO PRESS MEDIA TO HELP, TO CREATE AWARENESS IN PEOPLE!!
IMPORTANT TACTICS OF COUNTRY CLUB USED TO CHEAT THE PEOPLE!!!
• ALL TIME THEY APPROACH LADIES IN SHOPPING MALL TO COLLECT THE PHONE NUMBER , IF THEY APPROACH GENTS MOST OF THEM REJECT OR MAY NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY CONTACT NUMBER
• LIE START FROM FIRST CALL SAYING THAT YOU SELECTED OUT 10,000 PEOPLE TO COLLECT FREE GIFT VOUCHER, ACTUALLY NOT SELECTED OUT OF 10,000 PEOPLE!!!
• GIFT OCHER IS NOT FREE WE REQUIRE TO PAY INR 6,000 -10,000, IN THEIR TERM IS CALLED AS A TAX!! NOT REVEALING THIS TILL END!!
• DURING ONE HOUR BRAINSTORMING TIME, THEY NEVER REVEAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OPENLY!! NOT GIVING CHANCE THINK FOR DAY OR TO CHECK THE THEIR COMPANY PROFILE
• NONE OF THE STAFF NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE THEIR BUSINESS CARD TO ANY OF THE CUSTOMER
• TRYING TO PERSUADE THE CUSTOMER THAT QR 25,000 OFFER FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP VALID FOR ONLY TODAY, BUT THIS NOT REALITY!!!!
• COUNTRY CLUB GROUP (INDIA, QATAR, DUBAI, ABU DHABI, OMAN & OTHER PLACES) CHEATED PLENTY OF PEOPLE!! JUST TYPE COUNTRY CLUB INDIA FRAUD & CHEATS IN GOOGLE!!!
• WORST THING IS THAT IN CASE DUE TO SOME REASON WE DON’T WANT CONTINUE AS COUNTRY CLUB MEMBER , OUR MONEY IS NON REFUNDABLE !!!! WHAT A WONDERFUL POLICY!!! THIS THEY NEVER REVEAL TO US!!! ANY POINT OF TIME UNLESS YOU ASK FOR CANCELLATION!!
• IN CASE FINALLY WE NEGOTIATED TAKEN MEMBERSHIP FOR QR 15,000 , LATER YOU WILL GET BILL DUE FOR QR 18,000 OR 20,000
• LOTS OF COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST THEM IN CONSUMER COURT INDIA, NO ACTION AGAINST THEM, STILL CONTINUE TO CHEAT THE INNOCENT PEOPLE AND LEADING DIRTY LAVISH LIFE!!! WHAT A WONDERFUL GREAT PERSONALITY!!!
WITH WARM REGARDS
I am a victim & I am trying to get my money back by cancelling the contract, I can't travel with a company who is all time lying.
Friend786, did you get any comment or response after filing a complaint? My poor old dad was taken in by their scheme today. I'd like to help stop them from doing it to others.
NOT FREE GIFT PAIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD GIFT
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE GIFT THEY ARE GIVING IS NOT FREE GIFT BUT PAID GIFT.I USED THEIR FREE GIFT FOR SHARM EL SHEIKH FOR 4 DAYS,AND I PAID 1040QR FOR 2 PERSONS FOR FOOD.BEFORE TRAVELLING WHEN I CHECKED THE SAME HOTEL FOR THE SAME DAYS IN BOOKING .COM IT IS SHOWING 699QR FOR 4 DAYS STAYING IN THE HOTEL WITH BREAK FAST.SO 1040-699=341QR.THE PRICE FOR THE DINNER WHEN U CONVERT TO QR IS 44QR.SO WHEN U CALCULATE THE PRICE FOR 2 PERSONS FOR DINNER IT MUST BE 352QR.SO THE TOTAL COST(ROOM RENT +FOOD) IS PAID BY ME BEFORE TRAVELLING AND IT IS CALLED AS FREE GIFT.SO THOSE WHO HAVE FREE GIFT PLEASE DONT USE IT AND U CAN HAVE GOOD BARGAIN IF U GO FOR BOOKING THROUGH BOOKING .COM.WHY SHOULD U USE THEIR SERVICE BY GOING THEIR OFFICE 2,3 TIMES FOR ONE SINGLE BOOKING,OR WITHIN 2 MINUTES BY BOOKING.COM.
Behold! They are now at Family Food Center, just met them half an hour ago
Thanks for your comment and information.
I am one of the victim of privilage tours, As i mention before i got pamplet with different name and offer from different. Salesman in carrie four told me Nigligible amount will be diducted if you cancel the contract. They are not register with qatar tourisum authority or site may be not updated. Same time they don't have any package with them. I asked them about Europe tour they told that they will arrenge. Normally tours company provides all detail when customer ask, so many offers available on internet with detail.But they did not provide me any detail. Instead of that they gave me contract and some how conveinence me to sign. after paying arround 7000 QR when i asked they told if you cancel the contract 30% amount will be deducted which is too high. So far i did not collected the contract nor i transfer further money to their bank account. Now i want my money back and cancel the contract. Please help me how i can deal with them.
I and my wife met the marketing guys of vacation international on Friday,19th Oct at family food centre, airport road and they ask us to fill few forms so that we will get one week holiday in Sharm el Sheikh.They told us that we will get the holiday package if we answer the middle east countries name ending with the alphabet N. We have told them and they told you have to come to their office to collect the gift voucher and a discussion which will last for 30 mts.i forgot about the matter and they called me twice to come for the discussion. One more thing their English was really bad as well.Since i was a marketing person by profession i like the way they were presenting the things. They were telling about the offers and free gifts around 45 minutes at last a financial head turned up to start telling about the figures. The package cost is around 31k QR we are giving a discounted price of 18K only and you have to pay around 5 k now and the balance in installments for 3 years plus we will get VIP offer for free, also the offer is only for today. Its sounds interesting but i told i need some time to think about it and suddenly the executive face has changed a bit. I asked about the hotel info in Asian countries and he bought a brochure which looks like 5 year old.At last they gave me the free offer on their letter head which is one week stay in Sharm el Sheikh.But the funniest part is they written my spelling wrong and i asked them to correct it and he said its not a problem and when ever you feel like traveling come to our customer service department and show their paper and you can avail the offer.I am sure they will tell so many excuses and that its not going to happen. So please guys its hard earned money. I asked the marketing exe to give his mobile number which he refused to give & NO business cards as well - Think twice before spending it. They are very good in marketing and 98% of the people can be fooled.
we have to attend but thx to qatar living we dint go..
being one of the victim of these crooks, i complained about this fake company. Please send me a message if you are victim of this company. Please lodge your complaint to consumer protection department, they are helpful.
Toll free number: 8005000
Hotline: 44945550
SMS: 92665
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Unfortunatly I was one the victim on 6 Oct. Similar story in Al-Safeer mall free voucher as part of opening promotion etc., attended presentation next day. They simply told very low rates simply pressurize you, and i was planning two vacations so i was trapped. They ask for payment of QR 5,940 upfront and give you signed papers afterwards. Papers are cleverly worded, sales rep simply tell lie, nothing else, reality is different. Big mistake to trust words. I read in today Gulf times, qatar living about this scam. Went to their office was simply fraud, found two other persons victimized by them. You just loose what you paid.
It is fraud and nothing else, I would appreciate if some one can kindly advise me how to file complaint or procedure for pursuing such fraudster here.
Thanks
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It's kind of a marketing strategy. It's like when you see an advertisement on the newspaper, for example
"x-bank offers a loan as low as 2.5%, and then the terms and conditions says the load 2.5% is only for the first 3 months and then after that it raises to 8.5%"
But if they bother you, or uses names of others such as "Qatari" and so on. You can call the following numbers and place a complain against them and see what happens.
Calling Numbers:
8005000
44945500
44945550
Stealth, it's a fraud because they try to convince people to commit themselves on the base of wrong assumptions.
The starting question is:
'how much would you pay for one room for one day in a 5 star hotel?'
All the counts they will make during the seminar to convince you about the goodness of their proposal are based on a hypothetical cost which is MUCH higher than the real cost of one of their Hotels(ifstill existing). UNFORTUNATELY, in that moment nobody can check if their proposal is convenient, because they tell you that the 'special' price they propose is valid only for THAT day (which is not true).
Everything is very generic, no details on compared costs on specific hotels...
if not fraud how would you call it? "purchasing of services through third-part with unexplained increased costs to not reveal"?!!
Yesterday they convinced me and my wife also and I promised I will attend today. They are always at New world Center to convince you.
They are not fraud. What they are offering is a little costly that's all.
I don't know, maybe they move apparently apparently in that 'grey zone' which is between 'aggressive marketing' and 'fraud'... I wonder if and how they are registered...This should be something to ask them during one of those seminars...
They KNOW that 99% of the population in Qatar are stupid. The business has high potential!
in Gulf you cant do any business with out any local cheikh business.and i dont believe aal the sheikh are 100% honest so i think they chose the bad sheikh for kafalet.
or if local sheikh is kafeel then who will catch them.
and why isnt Ministry taking any action for these poop heads ? :(
these guys are standing now in Asmakh mall and in center point of Barwa village, and they are targeting families
ha! my husband and i were one of the many who got 'convinced' by this promotion. we did attend the seminar cause for one, there is nothing much to do in weekend and two, to see what exactly they offer. the salesperson who sat with us seems to have memorized her script very well. they'd insist that it is a 'one time offer' although for me it is more like 'on the spot robbery' lol. we didn't sign and we head out.
Posted already, here :-
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/2563382
BTW, the salesman at a certain point said: oh look there is [suchsuch guy] who's signing the contract, he's a qatari player of the national team of [i don't remember what]I know him...see? do you think we would cheat qataris? you can trust us!
some time i want to shout when i saw them you will definetly have experiance they captured only who came with family in the mall .they stayed in safeer mall near airport from so many days and safeer mall allows them ofcourse not for free.
my question in dubai also they worked ( sorry to say some powerfull sheikh give him kafalet maybe he dont know their business and trapped like they are trapping other peoples).country club scheems are also like that .my suggestion is only how you get benifits more then double of your inverstment.
i was trapped with them in dubai and second day i got i made mistake i gone back to collect my checq back and he refused to give me back and then threatening me that he will submitt the checq min 10 times in bank then i will get fine 200*10=2000dhs so i pay him 2000 and take the check back which woth is 8000dhs. i refused and say ok go ahed do what ever you want i will see you all in court.its 3 years gone they didnot return me checq but never submitt in the bank.
they are cheater(earning haram)the employee also earning haram so if some one doing job leve them God is great they can find halal job inshallah.
the thing to arrange some people to encourage others is a good point actually...
This practice is going on for long time , is there any law or body which can stop people getting trapped. I know people are signing and agreeing for what is being said but when u look it its total fraud and many people are losing their hard earned money. Unfortunately the people dealing there looks very religious and they take advantage of this.
I really wonder if they have slightest fear of GOD.
One thing which is wide open is they are only targeting expatriate community .
I also doubt over the attendees who are signing the contract. They might have arranged some people to encourage the actual attendees...
TFS
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