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Re: BEWARE! INTERNATIONAL GRAND TOURS CANCELLING TRIPS!
Posted by Another Teacher on 8/24/05

    On 8/24/05, Tamra Scarborough wrote:
    > Our trip coordinator tells us that prior trips with Travel
    > Selections were fine, what was paid for was delivered, however, it
    > does seem strange that both companies are now being accused of
    > severe neglect in delivering what was paid for by trusting parents
    > and students.

    Those of you who have been waxing nostalgic about "the good old days"
    with your "dear friends" at Travel Selections should know the following:

    Ron Hansen was hired in the summer of 2003 by Joe Maloof as a financial
    consultant to Travel Selections, at a time when the company was
    spiraling down into fiscal disaster. By April of 2004 employees were no
    longer being paid regularly, and only stayed on due to promises that
    they could soon become "part owners" of the company. Some who left in
    disgust never received their final paychecks or back vacation pay.
    Groups of teachers and students were stopped at their departure
    airports or even turned back upon arrival in Europe since the local
    organizer had not been paid for months and there was no one to run
    their tours. The blame for all these problems was assigned everywhere
    but where it belonged; poor management.

    Currently, many former Travel Selections employees who had the
    misfortune to sign for an American Express card to be used for business
    purposes and travel during their employment are being harassed by
    American Express, and the collection agency that AE subsequently
    contracted, for an unpaid debt balance of almost $150,000. Because
    their names were on the account, they are being told that they may be
    liable.

    And anyone who doubts the strong "connection" between IGT and TS need
    look no further than the cavalier treatment of employees, clients and
    creditors mentioned above.

     
     

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