⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Melonie! I had an amazing experience working with Melonie! She went above and beyond to help me book my reservation — not only was she quick, friendly, and professional, but she also took the extra step to look up other great options for us to choose from in Lake Tahoe. Her attention to detail and genuine care made the whole process smooth and stress-free. It’s rare to find someone so dedicated to making sure everything is perfect. Thank you, Melonie, for your outstanding service and for making our trip planning so easy! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for exceptional services from the condo department. Your happiest member since 2019, Roly

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Melonie! I had an amazing experience working with Melonie! She went above and beyond to help me book my reservation — not only was she quick, friendly, and professional, but she also took the extra step to look up other great options for us to choose from in Lake Tahoe. Her attention to detail and genuine care made the whole process smooth and stress-free. It’s rare to find someone so dedicated to making sure everything is perfect. Thank you, Melonie, for your outstanding service and for making our trip planning so easy! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for exceptional services from the condo department. Your happiest member since 2019, Roly

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Melonie! I had an amazing experience working with Melonie! She went above and beyond to help me book my reservation — not only was she quick, friendly, and professional, but she also took the extra step to look up other great options for us to choose from in Lake Tahoe. Her attention to detail and genuine care made the whole process smooth and stress-free. It’s rare to find someone so dedicated to making sure everything is perfect. Thank you, Melonie, for your outstanding service and for making our trip planning so easy! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for exceptional services from the condo department. Your happiest member since 2019, Roly

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Melonie! I had an amazing experience working with Melonie! She went above and beyond to help me book my reservation — not only was she quick, friendly, and professional, but she also took the extra step to look up other great options for us to choose from in Lake Tahoe. Her attention to detail and genuine care made the whole process smooth and stress-free. It’s rare to find someone so dedicated to making sure everything is perfect. Thank you, Melonie, for your outstanding service and for making our trip planning so easy! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for exceptional services from the condo department. Your happiest member since 2019, Roly

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to Melonie! I had an amazing experience working with Melonie! She went above and beyond to help me book my reservation — not only was she quick, friendly, and professional, but she also took the extra step to look up other great options for us to choose from in Lake Tahoe. Her attention to detail and genuine care made the whole process smooth and stress-free. It’s rare to find someone so dedicated to making sure everything is perfect. Thank you, Melonie, for your outstanding service and for making our trip planning so easy! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for exceptional services from the condo department. Your happiest member since 2019, Roly

Received flyer for a focus group: 2025 California Tour & Travel Focus Group. "This is not a timeshare or real estate offer." Called and confirmed it was a focus group and NOT a sales pitch. Showed up and the sign outside was a directional arrow for a "presentation". Went inside and they immediately asked if we were there for the presentation. We said no. We are there for a focus group. They said yes, the presentation. We said we were there for a focus group, not a presentation. They then said it was a presentation on what services their firm focuses on. Focus group per Merriam-Webster: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population. We have done focus groups and this was not a focus group. Check Google or Reddit. It seems to be a sales pitch for a pay for travel club.

Received flyer for a focus group: 2025 California Tour & Travel Focus Group. "This is not a timeshare or real estate offer." Called and confirmed it was a focus group and NOT a sales pitch. Showed up and the sign outside was a directional arrow for a "presentation". Went inside and they immediately asked if we were there for the presentation. We said no. We are there for a focus group. They said yes, the presentation. We said we were there for a focus group, not a presentation. They then said it was a presentation on what services their firm focuses on. Focus group per Merriam-Webster: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population. We have done focus groups and this was not a focus group. Check Google or Reddit. It seems to be a sales pitch for a pay for travel club.

Received flyer for a focus group: 2025 California Tour & Travel Focus Group. "This is not a timeshare or real estate offer." Called and confirmed it was a focus group and NOT a sales pitch. Showed up and the sign outside was a directional arrow for a "presentation". Went inside and they immediately asked if we were there for the presentation. We said no. We are there for a focus group. They said yes, the presentation. We said we were there for a focus group, not a presentation. They then said it was a presentation on what services their firm focuses on. Focus group per Merriam-Webster: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population. We have done focus groups and this was not a focus group. Check Google or Reddit. It seems to be a sales pitch for a pay for travel club.

Received flyer for a focus group: 2025 California Tour & Travel Focus Group. "This is not a timeshare or real estate offer." Called and confirmed it was a focus group and NOT a sales pitch. Showed up and the sign outside was a directional arrow for a "presentation". Went inside and they immediately asked if we were there for the presentation. We said no. We are there for a focus group. They said yes, the presentation. We said we were there for a focus group, not a presentation. They then said it was a presentation on what services their firm focuses on. Focus group per Merriam-Webster: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population. We have done focus groups and this was not a focus group. Check Google or Reddit. It seems to be a sales pitch for a pay for travel club.

Received flyer for a focus group: 2025 California Tour & Travel Focus Group. "This is not a timeshare or real estate offer." Called and confirmed it was a focus group and NOT a sales pitch. Showed up and the sign outside was a directional arrow for a "presentation". Went inside and they immediately asked if we were there for the presentation. We said no. We are there for a focus group. They said yes, the presentation. We said we were there for a focus group, not a presentation. They then said it was a presentation on what services their firm focuses on. Focus group per Merriam-Webster: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population. We have done focus groups and this was not a focus group. Check Google or Reddit. It seems to be a sales pitch for a pay for travel club.

I would like to let you know that I had a great experience with my booking by Scott Stevens! I met with him a couple of times, and he was very courteous and spent as much time as it was needed to help me find my perfect location in Cancun. I will recommend Scott anytime today get the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

I would like to let you know that I had a great experience with my booking by Scott Stevens! I met with him a couple of times, and he was very courteous and spent as much time as it was needed to help me find my perfect location in Cancun. I will recommend Scott anytime today get the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

I would like to let you know that I had a great experience with my booking by Scott Stevens! I met with him a couple of times, and he was very courteous and spent as much time as it was needed to help me find my perfect location in Cancun. I will recommend Scott anytime today get the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

I would like to let you know that I had a great experience with my booking by Scott Stevens! I met with him a couple of times, and he was very courteous and spent as much time as it was needed to help me find my perfect location in Cancun. I will recommend Scott anytime today get the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

I would like to let you know that I had a great experience with my booking by Scott Stevens! I met with him a couple of times, and he was very courteous and spent as much time as it was needed to help me find my perfect location in Cancun. I will recommend Scott anytime today get the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

I'm revisiting my initial post. I was contacted by Linda B., after my initial post, who apologized for no one getting back to me. She rescheduled our appointment, we attended. The program is a buy down of future vacations. This is an excellent program for couples who are actively traveling or will be traveling in the future. Mike, the Presenter, did a fabulous job explaining the program. Shauna and Dawn both were exceptional in selling the program. My husband and I chose not to sign-up. We are fortunate to have visited the places on our bucket list and we now prefer driving to our destinations with no particular schedule. We received our Amazon Gift Card and Voucher for the Cruise as promised. I was surprised that Goldrush Getaways does not handle the booking of the giveaways. It's handled by a third party, Casablanca Express. The Google reviews for this company mention "frustrating at every point of the way to deal with and ridiculous hoops to jump through when trying to book your trip." I mailed my voucher certified mail 9/25/25 with a request for a signature acknowledging receipt. I will keep you all posted with the details of how the booking process went. As promised to Linda B., I'm changing my initial rating based on what I've experienced to date. I reserve the right to update my experience as it relates to Casablanca Express. You know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true..., then it probably is. Well, the jury is still out on this one. I was notified by someone from "the rewards department" that I had won a cruise for two. When I eventually spoke with this person, she confirmed my details (nothing that hadn't already been disclosed at the time of entry). I received an email outlining the available cruises and was told we (hubby and I) needed to attend a 90-minute presentation. I knew it wasn't timeshare related but was pretty sure something was going to be sold. When I questioned the individual about how I was selected and what percentage of the entrants won a cruise, she said about 3%. When I asked the purpose of the 90-minute presentation, I was told that it was to acquaint us with the travel agency and the only thing asked in return was a google rating of our experience. Sounded plausible. MY INTIAL POST Unfortunately, I contracted a bad case of pinkeye and was in the contagious stage the day we were scheduled to attend the 90-minute presentation. We did not attend. After recovering from pinkeye, I realized we'd missed the meeting. I left 2 voicemail messages and sent a text message asking to be rescheduled. I haven't heard back. Because I didn't hear back, I became curious as to what we had missed and wanted confirmation whether we truly won a cruise for two that included round trip airfare and our only out of pocket expense would have been port fees. No one has responded to my voicemail or text messages. Perhaps we missed our window of opportunity. No response prompted me to do some digging on the internet. This is how I learned about the travel agent buy in offered during the presentation. In any event, I was told I won a cruise, wasn't told that the only way to collect my prize was to attend a "mandatory" meeting. I wish to know how and where to collect my prize. Honestly, If the purpose of the 90-minute presentation is to recruit travel agents, what's the big secret? Why not call it what it is instead of using the guise of "you won a cruise." My husband is retired. Perhaps he would have considered becoming a travel agent. I said all of this to say "if I won the cruise, as I was told, how do I collect the vouchers? If the only way to claim the vouchers was a one-time chance to attend the 90 minute "buy into becoming a travel agent presentation" be honest about it. At this time I can only rate my experience based on what I've experienced which is a verbal prize acknowledgement, an email detailing the prize and an invite to a presentation.

I'm revisiting my initial post. I was contacted by Linda B., after my initial post, who apologized for no one getting back to me. She rescheduled our appointment, we attended. The program is a buy down of future vacations. This is an excellent program for couples who are actively traveling or will be traveling in the future. Mike, the Presenter, did a fabulous job explaining the program. Shauna and Dawn both were exceptional in selling the program. My husband and I chose not to sign-up. We are fortunate to have visited the places on our bucket list and we now prefer driving to our destinations with no particular schedule. We received our Amazon Gift Card and Voucher for the Cruise as promised. I was surprised that Goldrush Getaways does not handle the booking of the giveaways. It's handled by a third party, Casablanca Express. The Google reviews for this company mention "frustrating at every point of the way to deal with and ridiculous hoops to jump through when trying to book your trip." I mailed my voucher certified mail 9/25/25 with a request for a signature acknowledging receipt. I will keep you all posted with the details of how the booking process went. As promised to Linda B., I'm changing my initial rating based on what I've experienced to date. I reserve the right to update my experience as it relates to Casablanca Express. You know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true..., then it probably is. Well, the jury is still out on this one. I was notified by someone from "the rewards department" that I had won a cruise for two. When I eventually spoke with this person, she confirmed my details (nothing that hadn't already been disclosed at the time of entry). I received an email outlining the available cruises and was told we (hubby and I) needed to attend a 90-minute presentation. I knew it wasn't timeshare related but was pretty sure something was going to be sold. When I questioned the individual about how I was selected and what percentage of the entrants won a cruise, she said about 3%. When I asked the purpose of the 90-minute presentation, I was told that it was to acquaint us with the travel agency and the only thing asked in return was a google rating of our experience. Sounded plausible. MY INTIAL POST Unfortunately, I contracted a bad case of pinkeye and was in the contagious stage the day we were scheduled to attend the 90-minute presentation. We did not attend. After recovering from pinkeye, I realized we'd missed the meeting. I left 2 voicemail messages and sent a text message asking to be rescheduled. I haven't heard back. Because I didn't hear back, I became curious as to what we had missed and wanted confirmation whether we truly won a cruise for two that included round trip airfare and our only out of pocket expense would have been port fees. No one has responded to my voicemail or text messages. Perhaps we missed our window of opportunity. No response prompted me to do some digging on the internet. This is how I learned about the travel agent buy in offered during the presentation. In any event, I was told I won a cruise, wasn't told that the only way to collect my prize was to attend a "mandatory" meeting. I wish to know how and where to collect my prize. Honestly, If the purpose of the 90-minute presentation is to recruit travel agents, what's the big secret? Why not call it what it is instead of using the guise of "you won a cruise." My husband is retired. Perhaps he would have considered becoming a travel agent. I said all of this to say "if I won the cruise, as I was told, how do I collect the vouchers? If the only way to claim the vouchers was a one-time chance to attend the 90 minute "buy into becoming a travel agent presentation" be honest about it. At this time I can only rate my experience based on what I've experienced which is a verbal prize acknowledgement, an email detailing the prize and an invite to a presentation.

I'm revisiting my initial post. I was contacted by Linda B., after my initial post, who apologized for no one getting back to me. She rescheduled our appointment, we attended. The program is a buy down of future vacations. This is an excellent program for couples who are actively traveling or will be traveling in the future. Mike, the Presenter, did a fabulous job explaining the program. Shauna and Dawn both were exceptional in selling the program. My husband and I chose not to sign-up. We are fortunate to have visited the places on our bucket list and we now prefer driving to our destinations with no particular schedule. We received our Amazon Gift Card and Voucher for the Cruise as promised. I was surprised that Goldrush Getaways does not handle the booking of the giveaways. It's handled by a third party, Casablanca Express. The Google reviews for this company mention "frustrating at every point of the way to deal with and ridiculous hoops to jump through when trying to book your trip." I mailed my voucher certified mail 9/25/25 with a request for a signature acknowledging receipt. I will keep you all posted with the details of how the booking process went. As promised to Linda B., I'm changing my initial rating based on what I've experienced to date. I reserve the right to update my experience as it relates to Casablanca Express. You know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true..., then it probably is. Well, the jury is still out on this one. I was notified by someone from "the rewards department" that I had won a cruise for two. When I eventually spoke with this person, she confirmed my details (nothing that hadn't already been disclosed at the time of entry). I received an email outlining the available cruises and was told we (hubby and I) needed to attend a 90-minute presentation. I knew it wasn't timeshare related but was pretty sure something was going to be sold. When I questioned the individual about how I was selected and what percentage of the entrants won a cruise, she said about 3%. When I asked the purpose of the 90-minute presentation, I was told that it was to acquaint us with the travel agency and the only thing asked in return was a google rating of our experience. Sounded plausible. MY INTIAL POST Unfortunately, I contracted a bad case of pinkeye and was in the contagious stage the day we were scheduled to attend the 90-minute presentation. We did not attend. After recovering from pinkeye, I realized we'd missed the meeting. I left 2 voicemail messages and sent a text message asking to be rescheduled. I haven't heard back. Because I didn't hear back, I became curious as to what we had missed and wanted confirmation whether we truly won a cruise for two that included round trip airfare and our only out of pocket expense would have been port fees. No one has responded to my voicemail or text messages. Perhaps we missed our window of opportunity. No response prompted me to do some digging on the internet. This is how I learned about the travel agent buy in offered during the presentation. In any event, I was told I won a cruise, wasn't told that the only way to collect my prize was to attend a "mandatory" meeting. I wish to know how and where to collect my prize. Honestly, If the purpose of the 90-minute presentation is to recruit travel agents, what's the big secret? Why not call it what it is instead of using the guise of "you won a cruise." My husband is retired. Perhaps he would have considered becoming a travel agent. I said all of this to say "if I won the cruise, as I was told, how do I collect the vouchers? If the only way to claim the vouchers was a one-time chance to attend the 90 minute "buy into becoming a travel agent presentation" be honest about it. At this time I can only rate my experience based on what I've experienced which is a verbal prize acknowledgement, an email detailing the prize and an invite to a presentation.

I'm revisiting my initial post. I was contacted by Linda B., after my initial post, who apologized for no one getting back to me. She rescheduled our appointment, we attended. The program is a buy down of future vacations. This is an excellent program for couples who are actively traveling or will be traveling in the future. Mike, the Presenter, did a fabulous job explaining the program. Shauna and Dawn both were exceptional in selling the program. My husband and I chose not to sign-up. We are fortunate to have visited the places on our bucket list and we now prefer driving to our destinations with no particular schedule. We received our Amazon Gift Card and Voucher for the Cruise as promised. I was surprised that Goldrush Getaways does not handle the booking of the giveaways. It's handled by a third party, Casablanca Express. The Google reviews for this company mention "frustrating at every point of the way to deal with and ridiculous hoops to jump through when trying to book your trip." I mailed my voucher certified mail 9/25/25 with a request for a signature acknowledging receipt. I will keep you all posted with the details of how the booking process went. As promised to Linda B., I'm changing my initial rating based on what I've experienced to date. I reserve the right to update my experience as it relates to Casablanca Express. You know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true..., then it probably is. Well, the jury is still out on this one. I was notified by someone from "the rewards department" that I had won a cruise for two. When I eventually spoke with this person, she confirmed my details (nothing that hadn't already been disclosed at the time of entry). I received an email outlining the available cruises and was told we (hubby and I) needed to attend a 90-minute presentation. I knew it wasn't timeshare related but was pretty sure something was going to be sold. When I questioned the individual about how I was selected and what percentage of the entrants won a cruise, she said about 3%. When I asked the purpose of the 90-minute presentation, I was told that it was to acquaint us with the travel agency and the only thing asked in return was a google rating of our experience. Sounded plausible. MY INTIAL POST Unfortunately, I contracted a bad case of pinkeye and was in the contagious stage the day we were scheduled to attend the 90-minute presentation. We did not attend. After recovering from pinkeye, I realized we'd missed the meeting. I left 2 voicemail messages and sent a text message asking to be rescheduled. I haven't heard back. Because I didn't hear back, I became curious as to what we had missed and wanted confirmation whether we truly won a cruise for two that included round trip airfare and our only out of pocket expense would have been port fees. No one has responded to my voicemail or text messages. Perhaps we missed our window of opportunity. No response prompted me to do some digging on the internet. This is how I learned about the travel agent buy in offered during the presentation. In any event, I was told I won a cruise, wasn't told that the only way to collect my prize was to attend a "mandatory" meeting. I wish to know how and where to collect my prize. Honestly, If the purpose of the 90-minute presentation is to recruit travel agents, what's the big secret? Why not call it what it is instead of using the guise of "you won a cruise." My husband is retired. Perhaps he would have considered becoming a travel agent. I said all of this to say "if I won the cruise, as I was told, how do I collect the vouchers? If the only way to claim the vouchers was a one-time chance to attend the 90 minute "buy into becoming a travel agent presentation" be honest about it. At this time I can only rate my experience based on what I've experienced which is a verbal prize acknowledgement, an email detailing the prize and an invite to a presentation.

I'm revisiting my initial post. I was contacted by Linda B., after my initial post, who apologized for no one getting back to me. She rescheduled our appointment, we attended. The program is a buy down of future vacations. This is an excellent program for couples who are actively traveling or will be traveling in the future. Mike, the Presenter, did a fabulous job explaining the program. Shauna and Dawn both were exceptional in selling the program. My husband and I chose not to sign-up. We are fortunate to have visited the places on our bucket list and we now prefer driving to our destinations with no particular schedule. We received our Amazon Gift Card and Voucher for the Cruise as promised. I was surprised that Goldrush Getaways does not handle the booking of the giveaways. It's handled by a third party, Casablanca Express. The Google reviews for this company mention "frustrating at every point of the way to deal with and ridiculous hoops to jump through when trying to book your trip." I mailed my voucher certified mail 9/25/25 with a request for a signature acknowledging receipt. I will keep you all posted with the details of how the booking process went. As promised to Linda B., I'm changing my initial rating based on what I've experienced to date. I reserve the right to update my experience as it relates to Casablanca Express. You know the adage, if it sounds too good to be true..., then it probably is. Well, the jury is still out on this one. I was notified by someone from "the rewards department" that I had won a cruise for two. When I eventually spoke with this person, she confirmed my details (nothing that hadn't already been disclosed at the time of entry). I received an email outlining the available cruises and was told we (hubby and I) needed to attend a 90-minute presentation. I knew it wasn't timeshare related but was pretty sure something was going to be sold. When I questioned the individual about how I was selected and what percentage of the entrants won a cruise, she said about 3%. When I asked the purpose of the 90-minute presentation, I was told that it was to acquaint us with the travel agency and the only thing asked in return was a google rating of our experience. Sounded plausible. MY INTIAL POST Unfortunately, I contracted a bad case of pinkeye and was in the contagious stage the day we were scheduled to attend the 90-minute presentation. We did not attend. After recovering from pinkeye, I realized we'd missed the meeting. I left 2 voicemail messages and sent a text message asking to be rescheduled. I haven't heard back. Because I didn't hear back, I became curious as to what we had missed and wanted confirmation whether we truly won a cruise for two that included round trip airfare and our only out of pocket expense would have been port fees. No one has responded to my voicemail or text messages. Perhaps we missed our window of opportunity. No response prompted me to do some digging on the internet. This is how I learned about the travel agent buy in offered during the presentation. In any event, I was told I won a cruise, wasn't told that the only way to collect my prize was to attend a "mandatory" meeting. I wish to know how and where to collect my prize. Honestly, If the purpose of the 90-minute presentation is to recruit travel agents, what's the big secret? Why not call it what it is instead of using the guise of "you won a cruise." My husband is retired. Perhaps he would have considered becoming a travel agent. I said all of this to say "if I won the cruise, as I was told, how do I collect the vouchers? If the only way to claim the vouchers was a one-time chance to attend the 90 minute "buy into becoming a travel agent presentation" be honest about it. At this time I can only rate my experience based on what I've experienced which is a verbal prize acknowledgement, an email detailing the prize and an invite to a presentation.

Scam and a half. Asked specifically about group travel and was referred to Beatriz multiple times over 6 months via in person, emails, direct voice messages and through reception and nothing. HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO NOT RESPOND TO PAYING MEMBERS FOR OVER 6+ MONTHS?! IT’S NOT! Takes advantage of seniors. Gives no help or resources. Just takes your membership fees and leaves you to fend for yourself. My pour mother was suckered into this scam for over 2 years until I stepped in and saw what was going on.

Scam and a half. Asked specifically about group travel and was referred to Beatriz multiple times over 6 months via in person, emails, direct voice messages and through reception and nothing. HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO NOT RESPOND TO PAYING MEMBERS FOR OVER 6+ MONTHS?! IT’S NOT! Takes advantage of seniors. Gives no help or resources. Just takes your membership fees and leaves you to fend for yourself. My pour mother was suckered into this scam for over 2 years until I stepped in and saw what was going on.

Scam and a half. Asked specifically about group travel and was referred to Beatriz multiple times over 6 months via in person, emails, direct voice messages and through reception and nothing. HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO NOT RESPOND TO PAYING MEMBERS FOR OVER 6+ MONTHS?! IT’S NOT! Takes advantage of seniors. Gives no help or resources. Just takes your membership fees and leaves you to fend for yourself. My pour mother was suckered into this scam for over 2 years until I stepped in and saw what was going on.

Scam and a half. Asked specifically about group travel and was referred to Beatriz multiple times over 6 months via in person, emails, direct voice messages and through reception and nothing. HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO NOT RESPOND TO PAYING MEMBERS FOR OVER 6+ MONTHS?! IT’S NOT! Takes advantage of seniors. Gives no help or resources. Just takes your membership fees and leaves you to fend for yourself. My pour mother was suckered into this scam for over 2 years until I stepped in and saw what was going on.

Scam and a half. Asked specifically about group travel and was referred to Beatriz multiple times over 6 months via in person, emails, direct voice messages and through reception and nothing. HOW IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO NOT RESPOND TO PAYING MEMBERS FOR OVER 6+ MONTHS?! IT’S NOT! Takes advantage of seniors. Gives no help or resources. Just takes your membership fees and leaves you to fend for yourself. My pour mother was suckered into this scam for over 2 years until I stepped in and saw what was going on.