About 350 people purchased pre-paid vacations from Vacation Network TravelClub in Raleigh. They paid in advance for vacations they planned to takelater, but North Carolina Attorney General Mike Easley says Vacation Network can not make good on its promise to provide those vacations.
When Carol King joined the Vacation Network Travel Club, she was promisedaccess to a 24-hour discount vacation hotline. She booked a vacation at aCape Cod resort condo. She ended up in a motel efficiency.
And King isn't the only customer filing complaints. Seven customers havefiled formal complaints with the state attorney general's office.
According to Easley, Vacation Network Travel Club does not have enoughmoney to deliver on its promised vacation destinations. The company alsodoes not have access to international locations and can't providediscounted air fare as promised. The company's attorney, Robert Morton,says Vacation Network can and will deliver.
The state has obtained temporary restraining order that forces VacationNetwork to put 75 percent of all money coming in now into escrow. The company has also volunteered to stop selling new memberships, at least until after the two sides go back to court next week.
If you think you have been unfairly dealt with by Vacation Network, youshould contact the attorney general's office. If you are thinking aboutjoining another vacation club, be sure to double check on where your moneyis going and check for references. It is also a good idea to pay with acredit card, so the payment can be cancelled if a problem arises.
Photographer:Ed Wilson
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