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Clc Scam
Talkback got the same call after wife did shopping survey, made the phone call just to check out the "scam" got the same spiel flights, 7 nights lux accomodation all it would cost £49>50 admin fee ,pointed out I could get flights for less and £49.50 is...
[May 25, 2006, 19:52]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback I applied for BT free flights to Amsterdam just over a month ago and to-day I received a phone call from them offering the flights for my wife and i at a total cost of £132.80 but I can purchase my own flights from a local airline for £115.76 so...
[October 9, 2004, 22:46]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback after filling in the web form (www.risetravel.co.uk/gallo), i got a phone call from rise & sorted out my flights then and there (DC in Jan). Today I got a letter dated a couple of days after i'd paid for my flights offering me flights to boston on...
[September 21, 2004, 18:20]
Clc Travel
Talkback Just had a phone call from the same company, claiming that I had won a 1 week holiday free flights, but that it was self catering. Had these calls before, waste of time. They should be stopped. Maybe we should stop doing street surveys, how else do...
[April 3, 2006, 13:05]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Offered varying vouchers to use against alternative holidays/flights supplied by RISE. Received phone call yesterday (Jan 05) from Rise Travel cancelling due to over subscription to offer. Also offered Mediterranean Cruise under £10 Daily Express...
[January 27, 2005, 12:40]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback I've just recieved a phone call from Rise, 36 days after sending them my form and only 12 days before my requested depature date, telling me that there are no more flights to New York available AT ALL, and no flights to America until January.
[August 26, 2004, 17:20]
CLC Travel
Talkback I just had a call from CLC travel saying "Congratulations - you've just won a free holiday to Tenerife or mainland Spain with flights for 4 people" - all I need to do is phone the freephone number 0800 019 1905 & pay the £49.50 booking fee per...
[April 11, 2006, 16:30]
Watchdog Issues Rogue-dialler Help
Talkback He was told that following us entering a competition at The Ideal Home Exhibition in Earls Court we had one a seven night holiday with fully paid flights and accommodation either in The Costa Del Sol or Tenerife.
[April 13, 2006, 19:44]
News Roundup: Attack On America
News Thursday 13th September Travel sites are particularly affected as flights are grounded, and the signs are that consumers are cutting back on spending Wednesday 12th September Email, chat services and instant messaging provide a way of contacting...
[September 12, 2001, 13:10]
Club La Costa 08006526566
Talkback I have literally just got off the phone from 'Jade' at CLC - who informed me that after completing a short phone survey last week (correct) that I have won a luxury holiday to a 'European Destination' - all flights and accommodation paid for, and...
[May 24, 2006, 12:28]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback Have been waiting 3 months to hear about these flights via Gallo wine offer. I had to ask if that was Rise Travel, and he said "we're taking calls on their behalf", but could not give any other phone numbers to call Rise on, nor was it possible to...
[September 8, 2004, 17:13]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback A cruise, PLUS necessary flights was the offer & this is what the Daily Express vouchers were collected for. I also was allocated a cruise on 12Mar05.also received a phone call saying no single cabins.was NOT offered option to share!
[January 31, 2005, 12:36]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback The promotion also stated that the flights would be from specific airports - I was offered Luton (not even on the promotion leaflet! After several phone calls a travel consultant eventually left me a message offering different dates than those...
[February 24, 2005, 17:07]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback Most galling is that I work for a wine company and would certainly not have bought the wine if it wasn't for the flights offer This could easily have been sorted out straight away by a phone call or email, but of course it was past the closing date...
[October 19, 2004, 16:08]
Watchdog Issues Rogue-dialler Help
Talkback But then you get a 'FREE' holiday each year except for the fact that you need to pay for your flights each time & you're limited to which destination/resort you can go to! you can still take the 'Free' holiday but you have to pay an Admin Charge...
[February 12, 2006, 13:58]
Branson Steps Into Mobile Phone Market
News Make enquiries and book tickets for Virgin holidays, flights and trains In typical headline grabbing style, Branson hit out at the mobile phone industry, claiming it was "rip-off Britain at work again," and that "hardly anyone is getting a good deal.
[November 11, 1999, 12:46]
RightNow Hopes For Premium Travel
News Flights, hotel bookings and car hire information can all be obtained via an automated response system using RightNow's technology. The travel retailer is using RightNow's on-demand CRM to manage phone, email and Web-based services across its business.
[October 18, 2005, 17:25]
CLC - Club La Costa Is It Really A Scam?
Talkback For around the same price, £200 for a family of 4, we had a really nice holiday in Tenerife (flights & accomodation only of course) with very little hassle from the 'crooks' involved in timeshare. There appear to be a lot of comments from people...
[August 9, 2006, 15:00]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Got the booklet today, and in there are: 1 voucher for £500 off a cruise (minimum stay 7nights) 1 £150 off holiday voucher for a foreign package holiday (minimum stay 7days) 1voucher for a city break ( flights and 2 nights stay) for Milan...
[January 25, 2005, 15:51]
If Only It COULD Be Silent
Talkback And don't start me on connecting flights. In amongst all this, the flights themselves tend to be a slightly cramped oasis of calm. Mobile phone conversations are louder than face-to-face ones because of poor speakers, microphones and connections.
[March 27, 2008, 12:55]
