800-656-2780

The initial call I received was from another number which I didn't catch offering me two nights and three days at a resort hotel in Orlando if I answered a short survey. I said yes to the survey, which was simple questions about how the Democrats and Republicans are doing in Congress. I was transferred after to a Rose who wanted to expand the offer to include a vacation stay in Daytona Beach and the Bahamas if I paid for the entertainment package at $198 per person. I said I just wanted the free two nights and three days that I had been promised. Rose transferred me to Joe who said that his company was Travel IIG and that I could get the original offer by calling their "customer care" department at 800-656-2780. I called and no one at that number had ever heard of the offer. I asked what company this second number reached and was told it was the Preferred Guest Group. I googled that name and got nothing, so I tried to look up the company name by reversing the 800 number and still got nothing, but found this site. I just wonder who these people are and what is their scam? I did find lots of references to complaints about Travel IIG and I will certainly add another to their list with the FCC. What else can I do?

i got the same call, they say thier cc no is 18887853817

did you ever find out if they were a real business??

Let me just say.  They are worthless [***] bait and switch company.  I booked a trip with them and they promised the world and delivered nothing.  They said the room could have four people at no additional cost.  One week before the trip they call and say it will cost $75 extra a night for each person over two.  Gregg the customer service manager is a liar.  [***] THIS COMPANY!!!  They are Frauds.

I had a call last August from someone claiming to have an affiliation with RCI. they offered so many possible vacation deals that were going to cost me only $199 but I could upgrade one of them to an all inclusive for an extra $500. I guess I must be an easy mark because I fell for it. I called yesterday to the customer service number 1-800-656-2780 in order to book one of the vacations only to be told there is a booking fee of $99, a fee of $15 per nite for local taxes and then there is the $50 for transportation from the airport.

I know think I have been scammed out of $700

I called this number and it is hooked up to a fax machine. this is the number I got off of the CC statement. I will be tring the numbers listed above to see if I can get anywhere. I definately want my $304.95 back or send me the details.

Report to your credit card.   Your covered with a scam.  Good luck

Contact your credit card provider.  Most cards cover fraud.   Good luck

I'm not gonna write all I was told but I called supposedly for the free money book n they offered me this thank God my card was declined bc I was promised the world n received lies but I caught on quick so I  Google the number n found this boy was I lucky bc she asked me for another credit card number Thanks for the info n sorry for those of u who where scamed God Bless U All....

My dear old mom live to be 95 & she was never scammed. If it was a robocall, she hung up right away. If it was a live person, she said "I don't do business over the phone, or at the door". She started this long before caller ID & it worked for her.

the new (ADDITIONAL?) scam number that Travel IIG uses  is 888-785-3817  Do NOT buy anything from these scumbags...I was stupid, believed a connection w/ RCI and am now out almost $700.00  Hoping my credit card co. will cover this

best vacations ever stole my credit card after I booked a deposit of $50.00.  they tried to charge over $10,000 in international charges.  I was able to get to my bank in time so no charges went through.  Best vacations ever does book trips but they do steal from the people who use their services.

I think I was scammed a year ago too by travel iig, wow. And yes, the # they use is 888.785.3817. Going to report this to my credit card company. :(

I just came back from MY all-inclusive trip in Costa rica that i bought from travel IIG and had a blast. It was a steal for $600.  They are awesome .  For those that think u got scammed you dont know what you are talking about.

Oh Reeeally? I get down to Costa Rica 3 or 4 times a year. I have property S.W. of Bratsi, just north of the Panamanian border. So why don't you detail your trip for us?

I received a call from a woman named Paula about a $1,100.00 credit I received about a 9/8 vacation, at first I wasn't interested and I started to hang up until my husband told me to "Listen", he thought it was a free vacation. My kids always wanted to visit Walt Disney World but we could never afford it. After the details of Orlando there were 2 more bonus vacations to Daytona/Bahamas, the promation was for 199 a person and that was for myself and husband and my 3/4 guest was free. I have 3 kids so we had to upgrade for an additional $65.00 but it was worth it. We did purchase the package for $398.00 but what the upgrade it was $593.00. We just came back last month from our Orlando vacation and we really enjoyed it, my kids were so excited when we told them about the vacation. My husband and I just booked our Bahamas trip and were so excited being that we never could afford a Honeymoon..so this Bahamas vacation is all ours without the kids

Gee, I believe everyone on this forum would LOVE to see the photos of your trip - especially since the kids went along  (sarcasm noted)!!!!!

Hey I just bought a package with them and started seeing all the bad reviews. Yours is the only positive one and.was wondering if I should go through with it

Well, the weasels are still at it. THIS time, their lead-in is an automated political survey promising a "free prize for completing the survey,"  from "Research Study," 417-800-2511. There are about 5-6 questions with a Yes, No, or No Opinion option. Then they ask you to press a number to receive a call back with the free gift information.

The second call came from 971-220-1000, "Out of Area" on Caller ID. When they call, they say it's IIG Travel. And then the selling begins. They're gracious, friendly, sound at least somewhat candid, and keep dropping in positive comments about your responses. And they baffle you with all these numbers, transport from here to there, x nights and y days in z places (not including travel), the "full price" for "VIP Services" and the BIG DISCOUNT you'll get IF you cough over $400 on your credit card TODAY ONLY. If you're reluctant, they keep sweetening the deal. If you ask for time to think about it, they "bump you up to the supervisor" who starts making deals to get you to sign over your credit card number on the spot.

After losing the call, they called back from 888-785-3817. Any objection you have, they'll smooth over with a better offer--but the hook is you MUST sign "on this call." Clear indication that it's a scam. So I looked them up (while their phone bill increased) and found 17 active complaints by the BBB, they are NOT a BBB member, and they're still using the same scam number today--two years since the top post.

I, too, would like the see "Questions'" photos...

I got a call from them just a few minutes ago.  Caller ID showed as coming from Resrch Stdy at 417-800-2511 .  Took the survey, which was the usual hot-button political issues like gun control, in maybe 2 minutes.  Then pressed the button for the call back about the "Free trip".   At this point, I figured it was one of the old-fashioned Time-Share sort of things, and figured the wife and I could at least get a couple of free nights somewhere like Gatlinburg, and we'd just have to suffer through the high-intensity sales pitch for an hour or two.  No big deal.

The "Free Trip" call came in maybe 10 minutes later from 971-220-1000.  The lady said her name was Mary Ann and she was with Travel IIG in Orlando.  After some introductions, she asked which resort I might like to stay at.  So I said I'd like to stay in Gatlinburg.  She said OK and proceded to go through a long list of perks that I could get if I went to their resort in Orlando (along with a trip to Daytona and the Bahamas).  Then somewhere in the list (I admit, I wasn't fully paying attention at this point, as I had just found this discussion thread), she said it would only cost $199 per person and it was such a sweet deal considering the "package" usually cost $1500.  Yeah, right.  So I told her Orlando was just too hot for me, and that I'd prefer Gatlinburg.  She again pushed the Orlando trip, and I hung up.

We never did get to the credit-card bit, as I got a bit bored and hung up.  But from what others have said, and judging by my short conversation with "Mary Ann", this is some sort of scam.

I just realized this forum is about phone calls from 800-656-2780.  Sorry, that's not where my call came from, but it did come from IIG Travel.  And this forum is fairly high in the Google rankings when searching for IIG Travel, so I'm adding my 2-cents worth.