Patty@mako.UUCP (02/05/86)
I recently listened to a 90-minute sales pitch to purchase Camp
Coast to Coast camping privileges. I declined, but for hearing
the presentation, received the following:
Round Trip airfare to Hawaii for 1
7 nites, 8 days lodging for 2
All I need to do is purchase the 2nd round trip airfare, and the
Hawaiian vacation for 2 will be paid for. This sounds almost too
good to be true!!
The plane and hotel reservations must be made through Resort Connection,
Inc. in Streamwood, Illinois. I'd like to hear from any of you that
might have had experience with this kind of offer, or specifically with
Resort Connection, Inc. Was the trip as good as it sounded?
I keep re-reading the fine print and can't seem to find any loopholes.
So, if any of you've had dealings with these folks (either positive or
negative), I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance!
Patty Crowley
Please respond thru e-mail, or my work phone is 685-2216
-------ted@bcsaic.UUCP (ted jardine) (02/10/86)
In article <1025@mako.UUCP> you write: >I recently listened to a 90-minute sales pitch to purchase Camp Coast to Coast >camping privileges. I declined, but for hearing the presentation, received >the following: > > Round Trip airfare to Hawaii for 1 > 7 nites, 8 days lodging for 2 > >All I need to do is purchase the 2nd round trip airfare, and the Hawaiian >vacation for 2 will be paid for. This sounds almost too good to be true!! > >The plane and hotel reservations must be made through Resort Connection, Inc. >in Streamwood, Illinois. ... > >Patty Crowley Was unable to get an e-mail response past the tektronix postmaster, and thought the response might be of some general interest, so am posting it. I have no particular knowledge of Resort Connection, Inc., but since my wife is a travel consultant we have encountered similar situations that seem too good to be true. A couple of points to watch out for: 1) find out the names of the specific hotels/motels in which you will be given accomodation. Then ask a travel agent what their opinion is of the specified hotels/motels. Honolulu may look like paradise from this distance, but it has its share of places where enjoyment is last on the list. Most of these offers use hotels/motels that are buried in downtown Honolulu and which might fail to pass health inspections. 2) you may not have a choice of airlines for the full fare ticket. Find out how much you would have to pay for the full fare ticket, then ask a travel agent to give you the best price on airfare and lodging for the same period. You may find that there are fares that would save you money even if you paid for your accomodations yourself! I'm not trying to muddy the waters, but most of the catches in deals like the one you describe are hidden in the assumptions that we're inclined to make about the other person having our best interests at heart. Occasionally there are good bargains in with the rest, but I doubt that RCI is making money by sending people to Hawaii. TJ {With Amazing Grace} The Piper (aka Ted Jardine) CFI-ASME/I Boeing Artificial Intelligence Center ...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!ted