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Article #1RE: Trave Scam?? "FREE vacation to Bahamas/Orlando"
From: June Wallington
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:25
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:25
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This sort of scam was going around last summer. I am not sure if the company name was EXCEL, but it was the same sort of package deal. You had to privide your own transportation to Orlando and you got the boat cruise to the Bahamas. What you got was a package of vouchers for use when you got to Orlando. There were vouchers for the hotel (not a good one) and the boat cruise, all subject to availability. Availability is limited, but they could be used as discounts towards more expensive rooms. For the boat cruise it did not include the cost of departure tax and various other taxes. It is not a "free" trip, you end up spending as much as if you booked the trip yourself through a travel agent.
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Newsgroups: Tor.general,ont.general,ott.general,rec.travel Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!newshub.ccs.yorku.ca!ists!nereid.sal.ists.ca!june From: june@nereid.sal.ists.ca (June Wallington) Subject: RE: Trave Scam?? "FREE vacation to Bahamas/Orlando" Message-ID: <1992Aug13.162512.10494@ists.ists.ca> Sender: news@ists.ists.ca (News Subsystem) Organization: Space Astrophysics Laboratory, ISTS, Toronto, Canada Distribution: na Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 16:25:12 GMT Lines: 12