I was having trouble booking an Amtrak ticket on my phone and decided to call customer service. I looked up the customer service phone number for Amtrak and was provided 1-877-904-7166. The number did not direct me to Amtrak like the search result said that it would. Instead, my call was transferred to 1-866-817-1851 and the person on the other line attempted to sell me an Amtrak ticket for double the price of the actual ticket. They said that the price I saw online was no longer valid because it was due to a summer sale and needed to be updated. I hung up and said that I would try to buy it on the app because that didn't seem right and they called me back three times. It looks like 1-866-817-1851 belongs to SmartFlyFarez, which is a known scamming travel website. The search results for Amtrak should not yield this entity's phone number. I am lucky that I noticed the prices were different online.

We booked three nights at their hotel, when we arrived they tell us they are overbook by 11 reservations. This was March 7th and it’s now May 5th and we still have yet to get our money back. Capital one has called many times and no one answers the call/phones. If you look at their website there’s tons of people saying the exact same situation happened to them. The property looks NOTHING like what is advertised on their website. They have people living out of some of the rooms as well.

This company is a scam .. In exchange for our attendance at their 90-minute seminar we were to receive (2) two complimentary round trip airline vouchers for up to $980, plus $100 dinner voucher . I have tried to claim the vouchers both by email and phone several times and all I get is an apology for delay in sending ... confirm that they have right email address and nothing has been forthcoming. There was no one in attendance at this "seminar" under the age of 65 ... target audience is 65+ years of age. They hard sell seniors on the value of joining their exclusive membership. Membership that can passed down to your children ... that is if your children keep paying the quarterly dues when you are dead. When we 'declined' they sent another individual over to press just a bit harder to make sure we 'understood' what we were passing on and that we'd never get this offer again...

received a letter that appears to be from either the Holiday Inn or American Airlines. Looking closer it’s just somebody using their names. Letter is signed by Patrick White saying that if I attend some travel showcase at the local Holiday Inn I can have two round-trip tickets anywhere in the United States

It was a timeshare travel to Cancun Mexico and then to other free trips never occurred once they got the money you did not hear from them again and they did not contact whatsoever

They said my ticket was a “no baggage” ticket and if we brought bags, we would lose the “discount” and would have to pay “full price” for the tickets. It was a difference of like $2000. He said he found a flexible baggage price that was an additional $740. So I payed it and later realized I had been scammed. The payment on my statement said “Tport”

Invitation to a "2025 Travel Event" a fun and informative discussion. In exchange for attending you will receive 2 roundtrip airline vouchers, 2 nights at a Marriott, Hilton, or Hyatt Hotel. Or 5 day Caribbean or Mexican cruise. Call within 24 hrs for $100 dining voucher. promo code TSC29

Called what I thought was Expedia because their phone number for customer service is difficult to find the person on the other line had given me a one time code. They emailed me after I gave them my email and asked for the code number, I gave them the number of code that was sent to me The person who sounded like they’re from India and said they were reaching out to the hotel to see if they would cancel my reservation. .They said the reservation was nonrefundable, but they will call the hotel. Put me on hold for a few minutes, then got back and said that I will not get my money back and in order to cancel my reservations, I would have to pay an extra hundred dollars then asked for card information I said absolutely not. Then I called the hotel to see if Expedia had reached out to them. They said they had not, the hotel then did cancel my reservations and they reached out to what I assume is the real Expedia, who then canceled my reservations. I believe this was a scam in order to get card information which they did ask me for and I denied. I have not seen any money missing out of my account as of yet, that being said I will be checking for any fishing.

I went online to book a flight (I rarely fly, 5 time in my 60 years). Several websites pop up so I booked with Tarifasodeal.com for 349.99. After booking, I realized this was not correct so I called the number. In the mean time I had several missed calls about my reservations. I told a foreign guy, very hard to understand named “Sheldon” my flight was wrong. He said oh I can fix it for you abundantly you can’t take anything on this plane no purse, luggage, nothing. I argued with him. He argued back and told me I will lose all my money it is none refundable. He said the new price is now 749.98. I was in a panic and he just kept yelling at pressuring me and telling me I was going to lose my money. Heck I figured I would learn a good lesson it would cost my a 749.98 plane ticket. Then next morning I did some research and found these folks were scammers with a “bait and switch” scheme. I go to my credit card, it has not one but 2 different charges. One to American Airlines for 577.75 and one to a “third party” for 172.23. I then call American Airlines and told them what happened and was checking to see if I even had tickets. The nice lady said, “yes they went online a book a ticket like it was you”. Yes you were scammed, travel agencies don’t do that. She said I didn’t even have a seat # assigned which means I technically, didn’t have a flight. Thank God she fixed it. She also told me that after booking, there was a grace period of cancellation, so they were lying to me to get me to pay. She told me to call Mr credit card company and report the fraud. I immediately called my credit card company and reported the fraud. They assured my they would investigate. They credited me and opened an investigation, I then beginning receiving calls from all kinds of different numbers from Florida to Georgia all threatening saying we had an agreement and they were going to cancel my flight. I called American Airlines back and report to them and they blocked anyone from canceling my flight reservations. These folks have sent me emails claiming they sent prior to booking which is a lie. I was told the 749.98 was the cost of the flight. Not that it was 2 different charges.

Received a 2025 Travel Event letter via postal mail. Addressed to my husband with a Promo code. "This is a fun and informative discussion showing cost effective ways to enjoy future vacations...." Promising receipt of 2 complimentary round trip airline vouchers and receive 2 nights at one of over 1,000 Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt Hotels with retail value of $1180.00. I did call the number to inquire about the event however, the date that they had available would not work for us. This sounds to easy and I decided to check online to see if there were any others reporting this as a scam.