mikeraps

Tom NY and Sf thank you for all the insight. It's great to get other's perspective into this and appreciate the prompt responses. I have a feeling my situation would be very similar to your's Tom where the lady will be fed up much earlier than me but I'll just have to balance what the perks look like and choose the TM ones wisely.

Thanks all!

expresssme

Hi! I know this thread is old, but I wanted to share my experience for future folks. I attended the 90-120 minute presentation in Maine (I live in MA -- it was about an hour's drive). It was cheesy but bearable. It lasted the full 120 minutes despite not asking ANY questions.

I was curious if it was worth it and had the time. It's not, in my opinion. If someone calls me again, I'll see what else they can offer me because they may have a way to increase the value.

I got:

4 airline tickets OR 2 hotel discounts. I did not have to choose right then and there; I basically have two vouchers I can complete and I choose either 2 tickets or discounts on hotels. You cannot combine them to receive free airline tickets and a discount on one trip though. It assumes you will travel in pairs. If you choose to use 4 tickets at once, you'd have to book 2 hotel rooms. You MUST book them through First Priority Travel and here's the problem:

1) The hotel listings are higher than what you'll see online. Example:

Riu Palace Montego Jamaica: October for 5 days, Sunday to Friday --
Cheap Carribbean: $384 a night.
FPTravel: $485-495

If you choose the hotel discount, you subtract $80 per night so you end up paying $405 - $415 per night. You overpay. PLUS you must pay the room tax based on the original rate so that's not even the total. I don't even understand if that's included in their rate or not.

2) The airfare is free but ALL of the fees airlines charge are not part of that free airfare. Example:

Flight from Boston to Montego Bay, Jamaica in October, leaving Sunday, returning Friday --

Airfare: $164 (x2 = $328 savings)
Taxes and fees: $193.61

If you choose this option you end up paying the full listed price of the hotel which is $100 more per night. You must stay 5 nights minimum so you pay $500 more than you would if you booked directly. That means you are out $172.

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I also got a $50 restaurant discount card. That seems legit but it's one of those things where you buy $50 for a spend of $25 and can only use it on certain days. That's okay with me.

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I got a "free" 2 night stay in a hotel. In order to plan your vacation you must send in a $50 refundable deposit. Then you can plan online. It's not possible to tell what's available until then and I decided it wasn't worth the likely hassle.

nytraveler

How can people still be considering these? There is NO free lunch!

And all these have ever been are scams.