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Travelzoo Disappointed with Travelzoo's Recommended UTOVacations: Unfair Treatment & False Advertising

I've been a fan of Travelzoo for a long time, like 15 years. I booked my honeymoon hotels in 2006 and have been hooked ever since! They always have great deals and recommendations, like their Top20 deals. One of these deals caught my eye for a family vacation on June 21. I booked it through UTOVacations, who Travelzoo advertises for.

Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer and I needed to reschedule. I contacted UTOVacations within a week of booking, but they told me there were no available dates. This was frustrating, especially since they were advertising new tour dates at the same time as Travelzoo! (I have screenshots to prove it.) They told me to contact my credit card company if I wasn't happy with the travel date, so I opened a dispute. But then UTOVacations said they would have given me other dates if I hadn't filed a dispute, and that I would lose my security deposit. This was after 2.5 months of following up with them.

I checked the contract terms and saw that I was entitled to a free reschedule. Nowhere did it say that I would lose my security deposit if I filed a dispute. I started looking into UTOVacations and found reviews that said they take you on "mandated shopping trips" (like timeshare presentations) that weren't mentioned in the Travelzoo advertisement. I only booked with UTOVacations because Travelzoo recommended them.

So I called Travelzoo and asked why UTOVacations wouldn't reschedule me. I even said I would travel on the original date. After 6 weeks of following up with Travelzoo, I was told that upper management was still handling my case. Meanwhile, UTOVacations deals were still being advertised in the Top20 every week! There were even times when I heard the Travelzoo customer representative laughing while reviewing my case notes. When I asked what was funny, they said they were just clearing their throat.

Overall, I'm disappointed with UTOVacations and Travelzoo's handling of my situation. It's frustrating to see UTOVacations still being advertised on Travelzoo when they wouldn't even honor their own contract terms. I hope Travelzoo takes this seriously and stops advertising for companies that don't treat their customers fairly.

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Travelzoo jet line cruises

i been in touch with citzen advice and they advised me to get in touch with you about our holiday the end of january into febuary as we were so sad about our trip to hawaii and mexico as it was supposed to be our honey moon we were when to got @L A the taxi driver did not know which port to take us to as we did not have the information when we finally got on board we should have had four days i hawaii on the fourth day wewantedto go and see the whales but the weather was so bad the captian would not let us off it wae so cold on the ship we had to spend more time in our cabinto keep warm we pleaded with ship to turn down the air condition no one took notice they said it was so cold out side thats i why the ship was cold when we wrote to jet line four times even sent a recorded letter which they ingnored we even wrote to the ship crown princess even do we told the ship it was our honeymoom they just ignored awaiting your reply Lucy Barker

Desired outcome: not to be ignored

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Travelzoo Quit Advertising Exoticca

Exoticca offers deals that it cannot deliver. Please quit advertising their special deals. If you book these deals, they inevitably cancel the trip so you have a credit and then book at a higher cost. They have done this to me twice. Most recently was the 10 day trip to Kruger and South Africa. First they blamed it on the trip not being filled with enough people. Then, they blamed the cancellation on "operational errors." After I pressed them, they admitted they could not get cheap enough flights. This is a rip off and they canceled with too little time to salvage a summer trip. They also did it with a trip to Morocco. They should not offer trips that they cannot deliver on.

Thank you.

Tanya Zerbonia

Desired outcome: I would like the trip that was promised at the price that was advertised.

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This is a long story so I will try to be brief and if you need more details, please let me know.

I booked a trip to Morocco for June, 2021 through Exoticca in July of 2020 after seeing it advertised in Travelzoo Top 20. It was on a date that had the lowest price ($1299) but worked best for our schedule. As the trip approached, the company did not provide airline details and about 10 days before the trip, they cancelled citing Covid as the reason (lots of stuff in Morocco was still closed down, supposedly.) Being a member of many groups about travel on Facebook, I kept seeing people in Morocco on tours, etc so I was suspicious. We rebooked that trip for the same dates in 2022 but of course, now had to pay $400 - $500 more each. That trip did happen in June of 2022. It wasn't exactly what they promised, but we were okay with it overall.

In July of 2022, we came across a deal advertised by Travelzoo for Exoticca and a 10 day trip to South Africa and Kruger. Once again, it was a dream deal and fit my schedule perfectly. It was $1499 plus additional money for excursions. We tried to book immediately but it sold out within an hour. We were bummed. Two days later, they opened up that date again for the same price and we were able to book. We paid the amount owed and waited. 5 days after the last payment was due, they notified us by email that the trip was cancelled because there were not enough people signed up. I highly doubted this as it sold out quickly the first time. I questioned this and then they changed their answer to "operational issues." They couldn't really explain what this meant. Lastly, they sent an email saying they could not get flights for us but that is not true - wha t they meant is that the flights were too expensive for them to make a profit. They had 10 months to book flights. My belief is that they entice people to book these special deal trips and then cancel them - Afterall, they did it to me twice. I am furious and they will not take any action. They need to honor the trips the advertise at the prices that are agreed upon. This is a bait and switch scam. They put your money in an account and allow you to use it to book a future trip... at a much higher price. It is complete crap.

If you need me to send you the emails that I exchanged with them, please let me know.

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Travelzoo Accommodation St Agnello, Hotel Unconventional

Booked a holiday to Italy, Sorrento and Rome, advertised on Travelzoo. Reference FNP40193.

When arrived at hotel was allocated a room with a bunk bed, despite itinerary stating a double bedroom was booked. As we are both in our seventies we deemed it unacceptable and asked to be moved.

Hotel refused unless we paid an upgrade of 80 Euros. contacted Travelzoo customer support, who was very helpful, however we had to pay the extra and try to claim it back.

Representative of the company phoned us and apologised, said that he had forwarded it to his supplier to sort out. To date this hasn't happened. This wasn't the only error on this holiday.

I am not happy that we booked a holiday with Travelzoo, which was not as advertised and now have to rely on a supplier of a third party for recompense. We have used Travel zoo before on a number of occasions however we may think twice in future.

Desired outcome: We need our 80 Euros refunded.

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Travelzoo 2 night stay at Wroxton House

I booked a 2 night stay for a birthday present for my husband where you get a drink on arrival and a 2 course dinner included. Which was misleading because although they said you get up to £26 towards the 2 courses the mains were mostly £24 upwards and the only thing you could get as a starter was olives or you paid extra, that aside the meal was ok.

Our room on the other hand was filthy, it had cobwebs hanging all over the bedroom, the bathroom had dust balls and the loo had brown grind on stains in the pan. By the time we realised this we were far too tired so we told them in the morning before breakfast and they said they would get someone to clean it.

Breakfast should have been a menu chose but because it was full of Travelzoo customers they put out a buffet which was luke warm and the scrambled eggs were uneatable. The coffee and tea were cold and so we decided to go home. when we told them they were very sorry and said they would upgrade us but we didn't want another rubbish breakfast to following day to rein his birthday so we came home. I had paid them £20 extra for a Saturday night , they told me to get in touch with you. She did take off £21 off the add on for our food bill.

Desired outcome: A rebate for the extra night that we didn't stay please.

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Travelzoo Fakes advertising for a holiday

Hi there

I recently found a great deal on your site advertising an all inclusive 4 night trip to marakesh Morocco. The advertisement stated that this trip included flights accommodation food/ drink for £159 pp. I called the number to book and was told that the prices varied. I asked which dates were available at the advertised price of £159. I was told that there was a flight from London Gatwick on 19th March returning on the evening of 23rd March for that exact price. So my partner proceeded to book this holiday. He was told that confirmation would come through within a few hours of booking…. Nothing! He waited all day and then called them on that evening to chase them up and confirm the booking. They told him that they were waiting fir confirmation from the airline and someone would get Back to him The following day… nothing! He then called them and the excuse was that they were waiting fir the voucher ( whatever that means) 3 days later he was still waiting on the call. Tonight we called them and they said that the deal had sold out. They are basically advertising a product at a price that they clearly cannot honour! In my books that’s false advertising. To say we are really disappointed by this is an understatement! We had booked time off work and sorted childcare out for this holiday to be let down by this company that’s basically offering fake holidays. Please can you call me on [protected] or email me to discuss this further

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Desired outcome: That we get the holiday we were advertised

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Travelzoo Sold completely misrepresented holiday

I used Travelzoo to book a deal which was on their weekly Top 20 in October 2022 (Travelodeal). We had issues from day one including the transfers that did not pick us up. We were sold a completely misrepresented holiday and no aspect was as described or anything included in the advertised deal, all the facilities were closed, the hotel had no staff, no Covid 19 precautions, the hotel was far from an acceptable and clean standard. We had no rep in resort or contact details. We could do nothing until our return luckily only 7 days. Travelzoo will not accept that the company they are promoting charged us unauthorised admin fees as well as deliberately recording our credit card details. I have sent in excess of 100 emails as well as unprecedented amount of telephone calls before our departure. After being a customer of Travelzoo for many years I would categorically never use or recommend them again in the future. I contacted the CEO at Travelzoo and to say I do not think I have ever dealt with such an ignorant, unpleasant and unprofessional individual and seem to care very little about its customers or subsequent complaints.

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Travelzoo Tickets bought for 8th December concert - Maggie Poppa

I bought 2 tickets for a concert advertised as Four Seasons orchestral. I printed the vouchers which said the venue was Leeds Cathedral, Great George street Leeds. We took a taxi there as parking is difficult in that area and we are both disabled. We arrived at the venue at 7 pm and walked all around the cathedral gates and entrances and all was locked and in darkness. There was a Pastoral Hall lit up but also locked. Eventually we gave up and went home again by taxi. What went wrong. You had not sent the right address for the concert certainly. I claim a refund for your error. 2 tickets at £21.50 each.

My name is Maggie Poppa d/b 16/05/42

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Desired outcome: Refund of £43.00 plus ideally compensation for wasted taxi fares.

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Travelzoo exoticca travel agency

Do not book a trip with this company. My friend and I booked a guided tour to Turkey. During one of our domestic flights that they got for us, our driver was not at the airport. We waited for an hour before calling. They then sent a driver to pick us up and take to our hotel. When calling to complain, they first tried to lie and say that our driver was waiting for us the entire time. Then they said, that they sent a driver as soon as we called and why did we wait so long to call. They never apologized or offered an explanation as to why our driver wasn't there at the airport. We asked to reschedule our hot air balloon experience to the following day since we only had 2 hours before they were to pick us up and we were sleep deprived. They refused to accommodate our request. On the way home, they booked a connecting flight too close together and we missed our flight through no fault of ours. They refused to reimburse us for our night at the hotel and the airline ticket for the next day.

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Travelzoo Trying to book a deal which doesn't exist

I have been trying to book a Travelzoo deal to Iceland for 3 days including a northern lights tour. It states quite clearly on the Travelzoo website that 3 nights room only on 6th March flying from London Gatwick is £199 per person. When I called the merchant Travelodeal to make a booking, they advised me that it was infact £299 per person despite advertising the deal on their own website as being £199. This is grossly misleading and obviously the deal being advertised on the Travelzoo website doesn't actually exist. I have called and written to Travelzoo last Friday and followed it up by three calls today (I was cut off twice), and they have failed to resolve the issue or indeed tell me why they have been unable to do so. My experience to date has certainly put me off from booking any more deals with Travelzoo in the future. I have been a member for many years but their level of customer service has plummeted.

Desired outcome: To be able to book a deal to Iceland on 6th March 2023 flying from Gatwick for 2 persons

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Travelzoo Completely disappointing - 5 Star JW Marriott Costa Rica Hotel

We booked our first Travelzoo experience October 2021 for a April spring break trip with my children to Costa Rica for a purported 5 star hotel at JW Marriott Guantacaste, As it was advertised to be a 5 star hotel/resort, it definitely fell short of that. The room assignment we received on 4/20 was downright unacceptable. It was located right next to the service closet which made it noisy all evening, throughout the night and into the morning. If was also located on the main lobby floor where guests would constantly walk by and look at us and right into our room (lack of privacy) and while the kids were on the outdoor chairs. That made it very uncomfortable. We were patient but quickly realized this was unbearable. We called and left a message for the manager on duty Jamal Retana at 19:10 about possibly some other room. No call was returned. We visited the lobby several times after calling and they were too busy and we again asked the manager to call our room and for someone to bring us some ice. All of which never happened. We checked out on TV, rented a car on site with Alamo and left the property on 4/21 around 13:00. As a Marriott Bonvoy member, I would have had better luck booking with them. The food service was terrible. The drinks were warm. The beach had a red flag indicating hazardous conditions DO NOT ENTER and no lifeguard on duty. Not a place to take the children for safety reasons or for a vacation if they can't use the beach and as teens, only a child pool existed with an adult pool. Disappointing to say the least. I stayed only 1 of the 3 voucher days and I added 2 extra days with Brayan Barrantes on 1/4/22. Our stay was supposed to be 4/19-4/24. I had to book another hotel on points after our disappointing stay. I would have written sooner but I am going through cancer treatment at that moment which has left me without a voice.

Desired outcome: I would like a refund of a good portion of my stay and the additional vouchers I purchased at $292.13 each voucher since we received no accommodation, we essentially ignored by staff and upper management, and did not use our stay.

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Travelzoo Tour

I purchased a twelve day trip to China/Tawain from the travel zoo website that was then forwarded to UTO vacations to be fulfilled.At the time of booking travel was restricted to china from the US so i felt as though a change should happen to allow travel.I contacted TRavel Zoo to check the credibility of UTO and was told by travel zoo UTO was a credible partner of Travel zoo and there was no need to be concerned.The payment terms were three seperate payments which i made on time.Immedieatly after making my final payment i was notified by UTO that the trip was canceled due to virus concerns and that i could apply for a credit. The virus status had remained the same during this entire time,and still remains the same. Their trips are booked full for the remainder of the year and their trip prices have doulbed since i booked so there is no likelyhood of being able to use a worhless credit. This was obviously a calculated scam on UTO's part and Travel zoo's involvement is questionable as well since they continue to offer this partnership touur even after knowing the process. Due to the fact UTO has no investment in this arrangement i believe i am well within my rights torequest a total refund

Desired outcome: $1896

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Travelzoo Trip found on Travel Zoo and booked under Vacation Express to Jamaica

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I'm writing to say that I booked a trip through the Travelzoo Website which linked me to vacation express. It seemed to be an incredible deal for 3 to Jamaica staying at the Rui Negril from 4/30/22 - 5/3/22. They had us on a connected flight from Philadelphia to Jamaica on Frontier Airlines going and a straight flight coming back for a 4 day/3 night all inclusive stay for $646 a person. I booked it in February and then the dates finally came but the going flight kept being switched with an 8 hour layover so Vacation Express credited us for the going flight as I found a better deal on American Airlines but I kept the returning flight on Frontier that was booked with vacation express since it wasn't changed.

So on the day of our departure 5/2/22, I tried checking into the flight but nothing came up or it was an error message so I contacted Vacation Express while on vacation and they guaranteed me that the flight was active and to get on transportation to make it to my flight on time. On the day to leave I went to find out what time transportation was picking us up and they said they couldn't because we didn't have a returning flight booked. I then called vacation express again the they assured me to get on the transportation cause the flight was still active. So we convinced transportation to let us on and once getting to the airport Frontier was gone and we were informed that our flight been canceled and there were no more flights leaving from Jamaica to Philadelphia on Frontier until Thursday, 2 days later! We were devastated!

That's when we ran over to American Airlines and had to book a rush flight that came to $1,300.00 for 3 tickets when our entire trip cost $1,900.00. We had to book it cause we were out of options and our dream vacation turned into a nightmare that quick. Then someone from Vacation Express called back and said they made a horrible mistake and now notice that the flight was cancelled but Frontier didn't contact them or me so they are not at fault?!?! Frontier stated that since I didn't book with them directly they couldn't help us so we are out of $1,300.00 and someone has to pay and it won't be them. When I returned home I contacted Vacation Express to get a credit and they kept disconnecting the line so I had to put in a dispute with my credit card but they can only dispute a portion of the money. We want all of our flight money back. At this point it seems like fraud because we did everything right and the vacation of our dreams was a nightmare all due to Travel Zoo and Vacation Express! I will never book with either again in life and I will tell eveyrone I know to do the same unless we get all of our money back and some for our pain and suffering.

Desired outcome: We want a full refund of $1,300 for our plane tickets that we had to rush and purchase with American Airlines

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Travelzoo best on line holidays

is this above company whose number is on your advert on facebook a legitimate part your company the telephone number shows as [protected] which i tried to book a holiday to Mallorca yesterday on this company only to have my HSBC bank fraud division messaging me saying fraud alert i immediately contacted my bank and cancelled the card payment that they asking for.

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Travelzoo Exoticca travel package

We found a TravelZoo Deal for Egypt, which we booked directly with Exoticca in May 2021 (60% deposit paid on 1 May 2021 of $1620.) The original cost was $1599 for departures from Orlando, but we decided to book the Luxury/Premium upgrade (Economy Premium flight, luxury hotel, better cruise room).

1. The booking agent took our passport and personal information at that time, and most of it was entered incorrectly. Thankfully we doubled checked them. Birth dates were wrong, our names were wrong, passport numbers were wrong. We made several attempts to get them fixed, however, my name was never corrected on the flight reservation (Connie Furmanhayes vs Connie Furman Hayes) but British Airways confirmed to me that I would be allowed to travel.

2. The same booking agent refused to book our excursions – and the rates increased when they showed up online to book them. Not a good deal for us, but I guess it works for them. (This was resolved by Exoticca after we complained.)

3. In October, we decided to fly 1 day earlier. After several phone calls, they confirmed that it was possible. We would pay any flight difference to leave on March 7th instead of the 8th, and we would pay an extra night for the hotel. We agreed.

4. On Dec 27, 2021, we made our final payment of $1472. Of this amount, $1299 was the extra charge for the Economy Premium upgrade (the remainder was the extra night in the hotel).

5. On Jan 7, 2022, we received an email stating that “…as the departure date for your trip was changed, the flight upgrade is not (sic) longer possible as there is not (sic) Premium Economy option for the new dates.” However, when Theresa called in, she was told that the ticket prices had increased. The stories did not match up.

a. Neither are truthful as I checked the airlines (I have screenshots from British Airways) and yes there were plenty of Economy Premium seats available. And there was no price increase from changing our departure from March 7 or March 8: the rates were the same.

b. We did not change the return date of March 16, we only wanted to depart 1 day earlier.

c. They took almost 2 weeks to book our airfare from the time we paid the final amount until the email was sent, alerting us to a problem.

6. We paid for the base trip (which included airfare) and an additional $1299 each for airfare upgrade, only to be told that we are out the $1299 each and we had to stay in Economy.

We want to protest their booking practices of taking $1299 each from us and not delivering our upgrade that we paid for.

We did not change the return flight, only the departure flight and those rates were the same. It was Exoticca’s fault for delaying booking our flights by 2 weeks after our final payment if the price increased.

Per their 2021 Bookings Governance Terms and Conditions, 4th paragraph, page 1 states:

“…If any of the costs increase, Exoticca may increase the price of any item. Exoticca reserves the right to increase or decrease prices and will make all efforts to advise of price increases at least 15 days prior to departure date. If the cost increase is more than 7% (excluding government tax), you may cancel your booking and receive a complete refund.”

We were never offered a refund of our paid package. We were only offered 2 flight options: the original promised flight with a loss of our prepaid Premium upgrade, or a terrible set of flight times/connections and substantial increase of flying time. We are two sisters in our mid-60’s and the reason that we booked this tour was because we could get good connections and more comfortable seats. Travelling for 20+ hrs is hard for young people, much less at our age. Since our $1299 (each) loss in airline fee is much more than their 7% increase; we would have cancelled this package and gotten all of our money back had it been offered.

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Connie Furman Hayes

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Travelzoo Fully refundable vouchers

HI
I booked a tirp to be taken on the 5th of December with Barcelo hotels through a' fully refundable voucher' with travel zoo as advertised on thier site.
As covid rules changed we were unable to make the trip and cancelled it before.
Both the hotel and Travel zoo will not refund.
Initially travel zoo said they would as it was their vouchers now they state they will not and I have lost £300

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Travelzoo Hotel

On the 5 November 2021 we arrived at San Antonio Hotel in St.Pauls Bay, Malta. This was a booking promoted on your website. On the following Monday 8 November 2021, the whole of the patio areas were cordoned off along with all the swimming pools. Then the contractors moved in and started removing all the tile edges around the pools along with some tiles on the patio area. Having waited a very long time to take a holiday we were extremely upset at not being able to use all the facilities as advertised. At no time did anyone mention anything about building work being started. The noise started at 7am so our balcony was also unusable. We left on Friday 12 November and the renovation was still going on. It is my opinion that such a drastic event such as this should be notified to your customers. We have been a customer of Travelzoo for many years and on the whole have been satisfied with your recommendations. On this occasion you have failed in your duty to advise customers of the building work and the description is misleading. The hotel was still advertising on their website with no mention of any building work. I have video and photo evidence to support my complaint which I will forward.

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Travelzoo Booking at Sloane Hotel, London 5th November 2021

PIN -4089 Voucher [protected]. When we attended the sloane square hotel we were told the deal had been cancelled and the room booked out to a private function. I had travelled from Norwich to London with my wife for her birthday. The hotel stated Travelzoo had been made aware. Neither Travelzoo or the Hotel (who had confirmed the date to me by e mail) bothered to advise us of the cancellation. We are both very upset about the way we were treated, and although I have applied for a refund this does not cover the additional costs we incurred. This is in my view blatant profiteering, the hotel offers deals to travlezoo, but when a more profitable option comes along they cancel and neither you or the hotel advise us. this is really poor and I hope you will do something to recifify the matter. We booked our hotel for this 2 day visit through travelzoo which was fine.

Desired outcome: I think that some sort of compensation is reasonable and proportionate. i do not mind if this is in the form of a voucher to use on another travelzoo trip

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Travelzoo Trip for to to machu picchu

Last Oct. 2020, I purchased for two a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru. I was not told about any need for a visa (found to be not required) or any type of needed vaccinations. Upon researching, I found that yellow fever, malaria, typhoid types of vaccinations were required. My wife is not able to get those types of vaccines, so I tried today to cancel the trip. They, UTO, claims that it is not there policy to refund money collected, but offer the cost of the trip as a voucher (good for 30 months) for a future trip. I find this unacceptable and would like to know if you can assist me in recovering the cost of the trip. The trip was a total of $1796.00 of which $99 (X2) was trip insurance. would never had purchased this type of trip knowingly, if I new of the vaccines required. I think that the agent either TravelZoo or UTO would have included this in the advertisement before one would purchase this trip. Thank You, Clark Froelich [protected]@sbcglobal.net

Desired outcome: A total refund, not a future travel voucher

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Travelzoo Trip to cambodia/vietnam

We have a trip with Exoticca to Cambodia/Vietnam in March of this year purchased through TravelZoo. Early on there were people to converse with if you needed to add excursions or do other things. In the last two weeks since the problem of traveling through China has become an issue, they have not answered their phones one time. There is not a way of contacting them. They do not respond to e-mails or to phone calls. They do not return phone calls. You may want to revisit listing them as a provider because it reflects poorly on TravelZoo. We have booked 20+ trips through TravelZoo and this is the first time with a serious issue.

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We have a tour booked with Exoticca for 21 March to China, including Hubei province. On Friday 7th February we received a general email telling us to buy our visa and pay any balance. We are waiting for more information. This is incredible considering the latest news and FCO advice, and that operators such as Virgin Travel have cancelled all tours to China until end April with a full refund.

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Final Verdict: Travelzoo earns a high overall satisfaction rating for its comprehensive service and deal offerings. Pros include a wide range of deals, competitive pricing, and excellent customer service. Cons are minimal but could include a desire for more visible commitment to sustainability. Travelzoo is recommended for budget-conscious travelers, luxury seekers, and anyone in between looking for trustworthy travel deals.

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