Business ProfileforAlways Travel with Us, Inc.

09/18/2023 A travel agency in ******* called "Always Travel With Us, **** who claimed that they were affiliated with Vacation Village at Parkway asked me to pay a deposit of $99 which will be refunded back to me along with a $200.00 **** gift card and 3 day 2 night hotel stay voucher on the condition that I would need to show up to a hotel tour/presentation as a part of their promotional package. Sales talk was so good, I gave in to the deal, but hindsight 20/20 I realized there were huge red flags and upon searching up the Always Travel With Us, *** reviews, so many people had flagged this company as scam. So here are the issues I'm concerned of:1. In order to pay the 90 dollar deposit, they asked for my debit card number along with it's expiration date and 3 digit CVV/security code number. I was hesitant to give it to the lady at first but she told me that it's safe and that she understood my concerns but that I shouldn't worry about it. It felt so forced, I didn't know how I gave in to that but maybe that's how scammers convince/deceive people.2. Before I paid them, I asked them if it's possible for me to call back and pay later coz I wanted to ask my husband for input first before paying, but they told me that if I cut the call, I won't get the promotion package anymore.3. The things they told me verbally over the phone about the "terms and conditions" of the package were limited compared to what they put in the written vacation certificate which they emailed me after I paid the $99.00. Also they kept adding new conditions when I complained and called such as I needed to schedule the required tour presentation ASAP in order to get the $200 gift card and hotel stay voucher otherwise all the rewards will be invalidated. When I complained as to why I wasn't told these things prior to paying the $99 deposit, they didn't give a clear response and instead gave me a 6 months time frame for scheduling the tour presentation, and 18 months validity for the hotel stay voucher as a form of "compensation". 4. Also, the terms and conditions they gave me prior to paying and after really didn't match. Prior to paying, they said the $99 deposit is "fully refundable" but after paying, they said it's only fully refundable if I show up to the timeshare presentation. Prior to paying them, they said the hotel stay will be all covered and free and all i would need to pay is the "state tax" upon checkout (I clearly wrote it down my notes). Meanwhile after I paid, they sent me the payment receipt with attached file stating that I also have to pay the resort fees. To top it all off, I asked them for a complete copy of all the "terms and conditions" for the specific promotional package I paid for coz they kept verbally adding conditions that weren't even discussed to me before I paid, nor were written on the receipt/vacation certificate they emailed me after I paid. Unfortunately, they said they don't have a written copy for it. How can a business like this operate and ask people to pay them with only verbal terms and conditions???? I hope you guys can help me out. I looked up "Always Travel With Us, **** and 99% of all reviews were saying they got scammed too.