European Vacations Ltd

[Topscorerefc]

We have been offered a 6 day holiday for two with European vacations to Turkey. It says that all flights, charges and hotels are paid for.
1) Does anyone know if there are any other hidden monetary charges on this deal?
2) Has any one else had an offer from them and what was the deal like?

Would appreciate some feedback on this. Many thanks to all who respond.

[blackietwo]

Why have they offered you this holiday? Sometimes with these things you get there an its all about selling you property and time share and the like, holiday clubs ect

[buildersmate]

Sniff, sniff. I smell 'timeshare' or 'excess capacity'.
Likely to be excess accommodation they can't fill, so what better way to fill it than get an unsuspecting punter to occupy it.
There will either be a hideously long and tedious presentation to sit through (timeshare) ot some other aspect of the accommodation will have to be paid for by you which is incredibly poor value - perhaps the food, for example.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.

[blackietwo]

I agee with buildersmate!! if an offer is to good to be true there is a catch in it, stay clear is my advice

[redcrx]

did they run through a few questions with you first to ensure you were the correct recipient?
age, earnings, home owner etc?

i had one the other week. I kept them on ages by talking about tax credits, cutting my hours, maternity leave etc making sure my wage worked out just less than they wanted. Told them my house sale was going through so for next 2 weeks Im a house owner.

finally she got to adress and gave me some fictitious one just to be able to sy that she'd got wrong number. Thats when she got a lecture, funny how she had my name and phone number.

itll be a con somewhere down the line

[sara3]

I was offered 2 fantastic holidays within a week. both turned me down when I couldn't produce a husband!

my colleague then proposed to me so that they could hear over the phone, but they weren't impressed!!

[teacher1]

There is a woman's name as the Managing Director ..... if you google it you will see she has been involved in a number of scams !!!!!

[teacher1]

http://www.complaints.com/2006/january/24/EURO PEAN_VACATIONS_LIMITED_-_ITALIAN_HIGHLIGHTS_11 232.htm

[redcrx]

thats a bit mean of them, sara. You couldve got a cheap honeymoon :)

[Andyvon]

It's probably a con Topscoreref.

Have you booked this holiday to Turkey or entered a competition or draw in which this holiday was the prize? If so, you might just have won. But if you haven't booked a holiday or entered a competition then why should some company you have presumably had no dealings with "offer" little-old you an all-expenses paid holiday to Turkey?! Out of the goodness of their heart ? In this economic climate?

You don't go into details but I suspect you've either been asked to pay a certain sum before you go ("administration charge" etc) or you have to commit to a presentation at some time during the six days. Check the small print very carefully and you'll find something along those lines.

I'm sure you've disclosed your personal details to someone recently who then sells the information to these rogue firms. I worked for a while for a double glazing firm and they only contacted people who had used their Visa card within the last 6 months. They purchased rolls of customer names, addresses and home phone numbers from Barclaycard as they knew those to be creditworthy. It's perfectly legal you know. I'm guessing you were stopped by someone in the street recently who wondered if you could "answer a few questions for market research purposes" and they took your details to enter you in a "prize draw". Have you filled out a "shopper's survey" recently promising shopping vouchers in return for your time filling out their survey form?

Avoid this like the plague Topscoreref. Sorry, but you haven't won a holiday to Turkey.

[paulakatkins]

Hi, I've also been offered this holiday. �20 is needed to pay for admin, everything else is free.
I've read the small print, looks genuine, no catches but not sure!
Had another email today to remind me of the offer.
They say it is in association with the Turkey tourist board to promote their country, hoping you will return.
Not sure what to do, don't want to lose out if it is genuine.
Paula

[LordPaddzer]

I to have received an email of this kind, requesting �20 refundable for admin costs. Is this a scam??

[helenhrh]

I'm glad I read this thread; I was tempted to book as I would love to escape the weather here in November although their asking for £20 admin fee rang a few alarm bells. I thought it very interesting that the company admits in the "Important Notice" that people from time to time question the validity of its offers and admits it is discussed on internet sites and travel blogs. Surely that encourages suspicion?

[mbarry]

It's certainly a scam - but some people might be OK. We lost the £20 and holiday guaranteed within 18 months never transpired. BUT - they did do a test run - a seemingly last minute opportunity flying from an airport that would have been a nightmare for us to reach. However we went for it, filled in the forms, didn't book any optional extras, and were then told we were too late. And that was it! We'd been screened, I reckon. If we had booked extras, I think we might have got the holiday. But it is clearly a scam - they take money and don't deliver the goods.