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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bookvip.com
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Miami, Florida
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2026
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Stayed at a 5 star resort but did not pay the 5 star price.
We booked our trip thru BookVIP.com, It was a 5 night all inclusive in Punta Cana Dominican for $499 a couple(Not per person but per couple) If booked alone It would have been over $3000. The rooms, service and entertainment at Secrets Royal Beach was outstanding. The communication with Book VIP was also outstanding throughout the process from the time we booked until the time we got back. We would definitely book thru Book VIP again.
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Aaron T.
Smooth Sailing
We booked our trip with Bookvip.com to go to Cabo and things could not have gone smoother me and my wife stayed at the Villa del palmar the staff was amazing food and drinks were great i would not hesitate to use bookvip again!!
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Ana L.
Great experience!
Everything went smooth and services were delivered exactly as promised. The resort was truly fabulous, excellent service and gorgeous facility (Sandos Playacar). Membership is presented in a professional way and they respect your decision whatever it may be. Wonderful trip!
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Ed P.
Rip Off
Booked a room at the Tropicana thru this online site, at the end they give you a number you must call to confirm your reservation. After a dozen questions job title, annual salary, names age etc. They send you a email and then confirm the reservations and then reveal the small print you have to attend a 90 min resort preview. Then you have to call a different number to cancel the reservation to which you leave a message so they can call you back don't fall for that press 1 to change a reservation and someone answers right away. I fell for one of these presentations once, supposed to be 90 min but after 3 hours of sales men tag teaming to sell a timeshare I was furious and they finally stopped when I grabbed a salesman by the shirt and yelled what part of no don't you understand. Ruined the first day of what was supposed to be a anniversary get a way
Response from BookvipMar 19, 2016
Hello Mr. Parker,
Thank you for your feedback. We have hundred of thousands of customer's utilize our promotional packages that otherwise would not have been able to afford the vacation of a lifetime. The testimony to this is BOOKVIP.com has more customer video reviews than any travel web site in the world. The Terms and Conditions set forth by the resort governing every promotional package are located at the bottom of each resort offering page and are easy to read and understand.
To ensure our customers understand the Terms and Conditions governing their particular vacation package, the Terms and Conditions are reviewed with the customer during every call on the phone, and must be agreed to in writing by customer in order to finalize the reservation and have dates sent to the participating resort provider.
We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and send over 300,000 people on vacation per year and have more customer video reviews than any other travel site.
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S.Patil
Scam
The prices are great only if you meet the terms & conditions- They want you to to sign up for timeshare when you reach destination.
In my case i booked westgate Smokey mountain resort on net-i got confirmation that you will receive an email in 15 minutes.
Since no email came in 24 hours i called to recheck if my reservation is in place-after a long hold i was told the reservation was not approved-on checking why, they said the hotel is full-i pointed out that if it is full why is the offer still listed after 24 hours-i was told it takes 3 days for them to update the webpage,
So he suggested another hotel- i accepted it even though the hotel was 3 star ratings whereas the Westgate has 5 star ratings.After accepting the terms and conditions the rep mentioned everything is OK and went ahead and charged my credit card.
but on the next day i again got an email asking them to call on the reservation status. On calling and waiting for a long time i was told the reservation is not confirmed ( after charging credit card and sending confirmation of booking) -No reason was forthcoming-and after pressing for more they informed that since i am working in Sales, I am not eligible ( i guess it is not easy to convince a Sales person to force buy Timeshare). They are on look out for gullible victims
Both times since the reps were not good to answer my queries, i asked for a supervisor and both times they informed that the supervisor is not available.
On asking for refund there was a long gap and line was disconnected-however i got an email on the cancellation -refund will take 5-7 days.
They have one of the worst customer service dept-untrained unprofessional guys somehere outside us- but the rep said they are in Miami-on asking him where in Miami-he said Florida- joke.
I asked address but no answer- as i am an resident of south florida i wanted to check.
How did the get the BBB rating??
S.Patil, Miami
Response from BookvipMar 18, 2016
Dear Mr. Patil,
Thank for for your valuable feedback. We are the largest provider of promotional promotional packages, however, the individual resorts set forth the eligibility requirement's for the special as they are the one's subsidizing the cost of the room in exchange for your time during the resort preview. The qualifications are outlined in the terms & conditions. Unfortunately the resort was unable to accept your your reservation due to one of the qualifications not being met and as a result you are being refund today. For any refund, it generally takes 5 to 7 days to post back to your account depending on your bank, it's not instant. We apologize any inconvenience this may have caused as we are rapidly growing and unfortunately not perfect though your feedback is extremely helpful in how we improve.
As an owner, I pride myself in BookVip offering the most discounted vacation packages and having an A+ rating Better Business Bureau for our customer service. We will send over 300,000 families on dream vacations alone this year! We have more actual customer video reviews than any other travel site. http://bookvip.com/sitereviews As a rapidly growing company we are not always perfect, however, I can be contacted directly at [email protected] to resolve any issue or you can our call customer service call customer service 24/7 at 888 845 0602. Thank you
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Orlando De J.
Secrete Papagayo Costa Rica
I purchased a package that was offered online by Bookvip. We went to the presentation for 1hr and 20 minutes for questions on the presentation, the second day we stayed there we did not purchase anything from the resort because we were disgusted. we liked just a handful of employees our last day we received a phone call from someone that worked in the sales department Secrete Papagayo he told me we were going to be charged $800.00 extra because they said the Bookvip offer online scams/fraud they notice english was not my first language. The package that I purchaced did not include the offer. The guy called the front desk to kick us out the resort since i refuse to pay outside my package. I suffered discrimination! humiliation! I spoke with him and told him once I return back to florida I will have my attorney speak with them the guy came and apologized. such a bad experience I will never return back..!
If you are looking to book with Secrete Papagayo be very careful you don't suffer the same like how my wife and I suffered.
Response from BookvipMar 17, 2016
Dear Mr De Jesus,
Thank you for valuable feedback from your vacation. We are contacting the resort in regards to your issue as we have thousands of customers of that use our promotional packages which are sponsored by the resorts. BookVIP.com is the largest supplier of promotional packages. The reason why the rooms are up to 80% discounted from the retail rate is because the resort is subsidizing the room in exchange for your time during the resort preview. Each customer must meet the terms & conditions which is set forth by the resort and we go over with customer. Unfortunately, since the offers are so incredible, in some cases customers try to circumvent the requirements.
As an owner, I pride myself in BookVip offering the most discounted vacation packages and having an A+ rating Better Business Bureau for our customer service. We will send over 300,000 families on dream vacations alone this year! We have more actual customer video reviews than any other travel site. http://bookvip.com/sitereviews As a rapidly growing company we are not always perfect, however, I can be contacted directly at [email protected] to resolve any issue or you can our call customer service call customer service 24/7 at 888 845 0602. Thank you
RM
Roselian M.
Poor customer service regarding booking
I booked a reservation with bookvip.com on 3-7-2016. After I entered all of the necessary info including my payment info I was redirected to a screen that basically informed me that the process was complete. I also noted a number to call. I have made many reservations and this one was by far an awful experience. I never recieved an email of my reservation or any type of confirmation after entering all my info. I called the company and explained that I was concerned and wondered why I didn't recieve an email verifying my reservation and my payment or explanation at all of my transaction with this booking. When I questioned about verifying the price I was being charge and what I was paying for the deposit, the first gentlemen explained to me that in order to secure my date I had to pay the whole amount and not just a deposit. The deposit only secures the booking for that price. I explained that I wasn't clear on that from the website and this among not recieving any type of confirmation about the booking and deposit I wanted to cancel my reservation. He told me ok he would cancel it and I asked to recieve a confirmation that it was canceled via email and he stated he would transfer me to the necessary dept. That's when the nightmare started. I was on hold for at least 20 minutes and then my fiancé called on his phone. We both spoke with a total of 5 different people and when asked to speak with a manager or supervisor they wanted to know if they could help. Sure but their help was only to put us on hold again and we never spoke with anyone that was identified as a manger or supervisor. Finally a rep told me I had to call another number because this dept didn't handle cancelations. Hmmm so why did the first gentleman state he would cancel it and direct me to the dept when I asked for a confirmation. Noone knew why. We asked for the rep's names and they were in such a hurry to place us on hold we often didn't get a name. My last phone call of the night to this company I spoke with a gentleman named Joseph. He started with the same info of how this was the wrong number to call and cancel and I just stopped him and told him I had already heard what he was saying and once again I needed to speak with a manager or supervisor because all I had been doing is being placed on hold and accomplishing nothing of getting this canceled. He informed me that a manager wouldn't be able to help me. Really?!?! Oh and not to mention he was concerned that I would be trying to get him in trouble. Why because I had asked for a supervisor or manager? He gave me a number which I called and left a message to call me back and specifically stated I had been trying to cancel this booking/reservation (for 45 minutes). This morning I called and finally spoke with a lady named Raquel. I told her of my awful experience and wanting to cancel, she apologized. She told me that my reservation had not been processed therefore I did not have one because I didn't call and confirm within 15 minutes. She also stated that my credit card would not be charged. I again asked for a confirmation of canceling via email and she basically stated since I didn't confirm the reservation I had no reservation and wouldn't be charged. I hope not. I explained to her that after the numerous calls placed the night before noone explained this to me and even had a rep to tell me he was canceling my reservation. Too much confusion with this company and dealing with reps that obviously don't know their own policy and I'd rather pay a higher price with someone else other than deal with this.
Response from BookvipMar 24, 2016
Dear Roselian,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
First and foremost, I would like to apologize for any inconvenience and stress resulting from the manner of communication provided by our Customer Service agents. As the fastest growing travel company in the world, we sometimes fall short of our goal, however we are constantly looking to improve.
As was previously explained to you, until the reservation process is completed with a sales representative, and the Terms and Conditions governing the vacation package are accepted in writing by the customer, there is no reservation to be cancelled. All credit card information is encrypted and cannot be accessed by anyone.
All qualifications and restrictions, as well as any additional resort fees, taxes, and/or deposits which may be required by any particular resort are contained in the Terms and Conditions for each package. The Terms and Conditions are located at the bottom of every hotel/resort offering page on our website. The Terms and Conditions are reviewed with each guest during the sales call and must be greed to, and accepted by all guests before the reservation can be finalized and forwarded to the resort.
Above all else, providing excellent customer service is our main goal and all of our customer service agents are highly-trained and qualified.
BookVIP has thousands of happy travelers every week, and has more video testimonials from happy customers than any other travel website in the world!
James Colligan
Owner
BookVip.com / Resort Vacations International
[email protected]
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Cristina C.
RIP OFF
I booked a trip with Book VIP and they clearly state that you have 7 days to cancel for a full refund. I cancelled 3 days later and have called several times. Still have not got my money back. I asked them when I cancelled, when would I receive my refund back to my account. I was told 5 to 7 days. IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS! Now they aren't even returning my calls and I can't seem to get through to a person. I'm out almost $800.
Response from BookvipMar 24, 2016
Dear Cristina,
Thank you for your valuable feedback. I am glad this issue was brought to our attention and we were able to get your refund processed immediately.
As a rapidly growing we are not always perfect, but I can assure you that customer satisfaction is our main priority and I can be reached at [email protected] to resolve any issues which may arise.
We will send over 300,000 families on dreams vacations alone this year! We have more actual customer video reviews than any other travel site. http://bookvip.com/sitereviews
James Colligan
Owner
Resort Vacations International/ BookVip.com
[email protected]