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Explorica Fraud

by Ms. Z

Nov 25, 2014

####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a scam.####

They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you pay $615 but with insurance (75&37; of $4000) you pay $1000.....think about that!!!!!! SCAM!!!!!

They lure teachers into the program by offering a free trip, and paying them money for registering students. But when it all falls apart your student and their families will be calling the principal, Better Business and just about everyone because they just got ripped off!!!!!!!

Below is what happened to me....and yes I am a teacher!

************************************* EXPLORICA CHANGED THE TRIP DATE TO MARCH 2016. I spoke and emailed your trip leader on Nov. 18, 2014 and he told me of Explorica's trip changes.

*****FIRST change: merged unknown groups (not...See More

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Karen On 11/25/14, Ms. Z wrote: > ####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a > scam.#### > > They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. > It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If > they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel > a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you ...See More

Apr 20, 2016

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Karen This is exactly what is happening to me right now. Paid for trip in full, they changed the dates. They are saying our teacher requested dates to be changed which is a lie. $4000 paid and they are saying my refund will be $700!!! They changed the terms of the trip identical to your description last week and enrolled me in the new trip...that I didn'...See MoreThis is exactly what is happening to me right now. Paid for trip in full, they changed the dates. They are saying our teacher requested dates to be changed which is a lie. $4000 paid and they are saying my refund will be $700!!! They changed the terms of the trip identical to your description last week and enrolled me in the new trip...that I didn't agree to and I called to cancel and have gotten the complete run around. This is absurd!

Did you ever get your full refund?

On 11/25/14, Ms. Z wrote: > ####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a > scam.#### > > They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. > It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If > they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel > a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you pay $615 > but with insurance (75&37; of $4000) you pay $1000.....think > about that!!!!!! SCAM!!!!! > > They lure teachers into the program by offering a free > trip, and paying them money for registering students. > But when it all falls apart your student and their > families will be calling the principal, Better Business > and just about everyone because they just got ripped > off!!!!!!! > > Below is what happened to me....and yes I am a teacher! > > ************************************* > EXPLORICA CHANGED THE TRIP DATE TO MARCH 2016. I spoke > and emailed your trip leader on Nov. 18, 2014 and he told > me of Explorica's trip changes. > > *****FIRST change: merged unknown groups (not enough > participants). > *****SECOND change: Non-peer stranger danger room sharing > (critical legal concern for a minor child). > *****THIRD change: UNREASONABLE TRIP DATE RESCHEDULE OF A > YEAR AND A HALF AWAY. > > My daughter is a senior at Lane Tech H.S. graduating and > going to an out of state college, Explorica’s trip > reschedule of over a year and a half away is > unreasonable. She will not be in the same state, school > or in contact with the trip leader by the rescheduled > date. > > The Explorica’s cancellation terms which were unsigned > online by me in 2014, the improper "minor" room > arrangements, and the unreasonable Explorica CUBA trip > re-schedule to a year and a half later (March of 2016) is > a consumer trap executed by Explorica. > > DONT GET INVOLVED WITH EXPLORICA>>>>>>THINK OF THE UPSET > AND LOSS YOUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WILL > SUFFER>>>>>>>THINK OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUR TEACHING > REPUTATION!!!!!!! > >

Apr 20, 2016

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