Do not rely on your travel insurance
Written: Jul 12 '04 (Updated Jul 17 '04)
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Pros: friendly and helpful till we needed to cancel
Cons: will not stand behind their promises
The Bottom Line: Never got to make our trip. Refuse to refund deposit even with the travel insurance they claimed we had.
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| sprottn's Full Review: Go Ahead Tours |
I am writing this for a friend of mine who does not have a computer but wanted to share her experiences with this company.
Back in March 2003, my sisters and I decided to surprise our mom with a family trip to Greece for her birthday. Our mom is from Greece and we thought it would be fun, a mom and her daughters touring her homeland.
We each made a down payment with GoAheadVacations. We each paid a down payment of $450.00 (a total of $1350 down) and we purchased the travel insurance due to the uncertain times we live in. Our trip was to take place in July 2003. The agent told us not to worry if we could not travel because we had the insurance that would cover us if we had to cancel.
Before the date of our trip, our mother was diagnosed with cancer and her doctor told her that she would not be able to travel. When we called GoAheadVacations we were told that we did not have the insurance until we all paid in full and we would have to pay for the trip in full to put in a claim for a refund. They wanted us to pay a total of $7293.75 and then HOPE we would get a refund on our claim.
Our mom even got a letter from her doctor for the travel agency and we explained to them that we did not want to take the trip without her as it was supposed to be a "family" trip, a gift for her yet they just put our trip "on hold". The agent claims one of our sisters called to put this trip on hold, our sister claims she did not make that call.
Here we are, a year later. Our mother's cancer is not in remission and she can hardly walk most days. She is in her 80's and the doctor has said there is no way she can make the trip. GoAheadVacations answer to our plight? They will give us trips to New York or Boston instead!
All we want is the refund of the deposits we paid over a year ago. We will not leave our mother as we have no idea how much longer she will be with us.
The agent misrepresented the travel insurance, saying we had it when we paid our deposit. How can we trust them to honor a claim if we paid in full? Instead of being cheated out of $1350, we should take a chance of being cheated out of $7293? Meanwhile, GoAheadVacations keeps sending us bills for the remainder owed on the cruise we have not taken.
Be wary if you book a vacation with this company, your travel insurance means nothing to them.
Recommended:
No
Best Suited For: Families
Tour type: Individual
Tour format: Boat
Tour length: Over a Week
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