Bookvip.com is an American travel agency headquartered in Miami, Florida with additional offices in Asia and Dominican Republic. The company is the leader in discounted vacation promotional packages and is also one of the fastest growing travel companies in North America serving over 1 Million customers per year. Bookvip.com offers 24 hour, 7 day per week service for its clients and are available before, during and after their trip. The company has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and strives for 100% customer satisfaction. The company now has more customer video reviews than any other travel website in the world. The videos can be viewed on the Bookvip.com website under the navigational tab titled Customer Video Reviews. http://bookvip.com/sitereviews
Bookvip (bookvip.com) has 662 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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Miami, Florida
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2026
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Customer service personnel is very rude and doesn't answer the questions properly. First I was told about some surcharges which the person couldn't explain. Then second person explained the surcharges... The second person brought up the fact that if my income is less than 50K and I'm younger than 30 I cannot use their promotional rates! But she told me I could go to the resort's webpage and reserve my stay there. Thanks for your permission person 2. I asked for a manager because I was questioning how they will be checking my income and other clearances. Well the manager told me same thing that they don't want just anyone using their promotion so I have to qualify first. When I asked again about how they will be checking my income she again said if I dont qualify their deal I can go and get it in another place. This got me really upset and this time I told her she shouldn't be telling me what to do, instead she should be able to just answer my question. The manager hang up the phone.... I think its unacceptable to have this kind of customer service manager and its a big scam not telling people aboht their qualifications on their web page! If I didn't call them I would never know they are such scammers!
Response from BookvipMar 28, 2016
Dear Armine,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
We would have loved to accept your business but unfortunately, could not as you did not meet the eligibility requirement set forth by the resort as the resort is sponsoring these special promotional packages which is why you were NEVER charged.
Above all else, providing excellent customer service is our main goal and all of our customer service agents are highly-trained and qualified. As the fastest growing travel company in the world, we sometimes fall short of our goal, however we are constantly looking to improve.
All of our special promotional packages are subsidized up to 77% by the participating resorts, and it is the resort (not BookVIP) who sets forth the eligibility requirements for these promotional packages. I apologize if our representatives did not explain that clearer to you.
The Terms and Conditions governing every vacation package (including age and income) can be found at the bottom of each hotel offering page on BookVIP’s website.
In addition, the Terms and Conditions are reviewed with the customer during every sales call, and must be agreed to in writing by every customer in order to finalize the reservation and have dates sent to the participating resort provider.
BookVIP has more video testimonials from happy customers than any other travel website in the world. Please refer to http://bookvipreviews.com/.
James Colligan
Owner
Resort Vacations International/ BookVip.com
[email protected]
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Robin S.
Bookvip experience was amazing!
Had a wonderful vacation experience with Bookvip. I would recommend this company to any family looking for an economical way to travel. Saved over $1200 US on booking with this company. Had to sit through a time share presentation but the people at the Sandos resort were amazing. I actually bought return visits at a great rate.
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Akneese W.
Westgate Resorts was awesome!
The staff at this resort was very attentive and treated every guest well. There are 7 pools and alot of other activities for your family to do on the resort.
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Erica C.
THIS IS A FRAUD
With this travel agency we had the worst experience ever, they put a lot of conditions for you to travel and while you buy they never tell you all of them , they say you have 8 days to cancel but the trick is that they send you the hotel confirmation like a month after and there is when they send you the terms and conditions.
We when in march 2016 to the Sandos Playa car hotel with BookVIP we got there like at 4 pm. My 1 year old baby was tired and hunger and crying because we were up since 3 am flying from Newark Nj.
so we were to make the check in and they asked me for the credit card because we were asked to put 1.500.00 USD to attend the time share presentation >>>> why i don't know if what they do is that if you don't buy the keep your money or why do they need it for .....
so my husband gived the lady his card that was a credit or debit card.
and they didn't accepted because they wanted just a major credit card.
so we said ok can we give the money cash ??? noooo ..... can we give an other persons credit card ??? noooo ... so then receive this card the money is there .....NOOOO .. the last thing for that day after 2 hours at the phone with bookvip they said they will call us early in the morning the next day to see if they were to do any thing fo us. while all this my baby was crying of hunger and tired around 3 hours there at the lobby because no body gived me any solution.or at least a room so the baby can rest while we find any agreement.
so then a guy Carlos from the Hotel talked to us and we asked for a room at least for that night he said yes but you will have to pay for it ..
so we took it and the next day i had to call like around 1 pm to bookvip because no body ever called me from the agency like they said they would so i called Bookvip again to see if they where going to give us any solutions ..
so again i said listen I'm far away with my family we paid 1.500.00 usd for this trip what can we do . the response was ......
if you don't have a mayor credit card you can't stay at the hotel !!!!!!!!
ok so i said BUT I HAVE A DEBIT OR CREDIT ONE, HAVE THE MONEY CASH OR I CAN PUT MY AUNTS CREDIT CARD because she buy the trip for us with her credit card or ok then send us to an other one where i don't have this problem !!!
NOOOOOO .......they said AGAIN !! so what happens with the money i paid already ??
sorry Mrs you lost it for not reading the terms and conditions, check out intermediately .
so i had to take my kids and go out to the street with them in a foreign country trying to find a hotel but i never did because it was the spring brake week so it was all full and sleep at the beech with a baby of 1 year and my older son 13 for 4 nights .. can you imagine .......?????????????????
and there only response where ...YOU LOST YOUR MONEY .
WE ARE NOT HELPING YOU .
BOOKVIP ITS A FRAUD DO NOT BUY ANY THING WITH THEM .
Response from BookvipMar 25, 2016
Dear Erica,
We regret that you encountered such a stressful situation, especially since it could have been completely avoided, had you complied with the Terms and Conditions which you agreed to (in writing and by voice-recording) when you booked your vacation.
Indeed, you confirmed on a recorded telephone call that you were aware of the presentation and the sales representative reviewed each portion of the Terms and Conditions with you.
The sales representative advised you of the total price of the package and that we accept MasterCard or Visa. You choose to pay for your package with you Aunt’s credit card (MasterCard) and then clearly told the sales representative that you have your own American Express card but did not want to incur the fee required to book your vacation with an American Express card.
In addition, it is clearly stated (in capital letters), on both your receipt and on the Terms and Conditions that guests without a valid credit card will not be allowed to check in to the resort upon arrival – as well as the resort’s definition of what a major credit card is – “one (1) personalized valid major credit card: VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS are accepted (debit cards, check cards, company/corporate cards or Discover cards are NOT accepted). Customer must have at least $1,500 USD available on credit card.”
Furthermore, it is also stated on your confirmation email sent on 1/28/16 2 months prior to your vacation:
IMPORTANT: PLEASE REMEMBER to bring a valid Major Credit Card with a Visa, MasterCard or Amex logo. Check cards, debit cards, Discover Cards and company business credit cards with a Visa or MasterCard logo are NOT accepted as a major credit card. Failure to bring a Major Credit card will void the special promotional offer and result in paying full retail price.
Our special promotional packages are sponsored by the resorts and the rooms are discounted up to 77% because the resort is subsidizing the room. The resort sets forth certain eligibility requirements for these packages.
All qualifications, resort fees, taxes, deposits and penalties for any particular property are clearly stated on the Terms and Conditions governing each vacation package, which are located on the bottom of every resort offering page on our website, and are reviewed with the customer during the sales call. The customer must accept and agree to the Terms and Conditions via electronic signature before any reservation is final and the travel dates sent to the resort.
Neither BookVIP nor the resort could have known that you did not have a major credit card as we spell it numerous places and also confirmed verbally on a recorded line. Blaming us for you failing to abide by resort's eligibility requirement's since they are one's subsidizing 70% of this package for meeting them is completely unfair. The resort pust in these terms & conditions otherwise who wouldn't want to save 70% for doing nothing.
We send over 100,000 people on vacation per year and have more customer video reviews than any other travel site: http://bookvip.com/sitereviews.
James Colligan
Owner
Resort Vacations International/BookVIP.com
[email protected]
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Erica D.
BookVIP Experience
I am very impressed with your service! Exceptional communication and reassurance that all was in order. The hotel stay was wonderful--it was all that it was said to be.
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Kimberly P.
my experice with bookvip
If your not the type of person that can take a pressured sales pitch then this trip would not be for you. I have done several timeshares and I have seen all different sales tactics. I love to vacation and I want to vacation on the luxury side for very affordable price. The key is you don't have to buy anything unless you want to and they can't eat you. So on that note I personally would recommend booking with bookvip.
Sincerely
Kim & kyle porter
Cincinnati ohio
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Lilyava1
Awesome experience!
Resort was amazing, beautiful surroundings. Amenities and luxuries were great, definitely recommend.
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Heidi O.
Smooth process
I was skeptical but the whole vacation went well. We did have to listen to a time share presentation which turned into three hours but it was worth it to save so much money on a vacation.