BriovacationsReviews of briovacations.club

Update: Perhaps I am in error. It looks like this company is based in India and not the same one working in the US. If so, I apologize and retract my review. However, I’m still suspicious as the US based company has been working very hard to get me to retract my review. This company uses the same 1980’s bullying tactics as the timeshare hucksters of that day. They offer you “free” gifts that turn out to be very difficult to use and require pre-payment of many fees. The actual session starts out nice and then they keep passing you off to ruder and meaner people who try many different tactics to get you to commit immediately. Frankly I don’t trust any company who doesn’t stand behind their product enough to let you take a few days to do your homework. They also slide around questions like, “What happens if the company declares bankruptcy?” By the end of the call (which was supposed to take an hour and took two) we just felt abused. Interesting too that they didn’t actually put their company name on the offer card - probably so people don’t try and read reviews before the sales pitch. Perhaps there is real savings here, we didn’t buy in so can’t say for sure. But if their “free” offers are any indication of the character of this company, then I suspect their actual product is similarly poor.

My experience was a high pressure sales scam! We received a postcard in the mail from Brio Vacations/ Travel inviting us to attend a virtual travel focus group and receive a vacation gift. They ask about salary, age, and tell you that you have to have a credit card (hum . . . I wonder why you need to have a credit card!?) They call it a travel focus group and they started the virtual session with a whole list of dos and don'ts rules. The Brio representative stated to the participants that we want you to get your free gift (I guess the free gift is supposed to be the incentive to keep you obedient to their rules), and we will boot you out of the session if you are not following the rules. Stating the rules -- if your not looking at us, if you're not laughing at our jokes, if you not nodding in agreement when we speak, if you are not listening to us, if you're not engaging with us, if we see you answering your phone, looking around, watching TV, etc, etc. All of these really crazy belittling rules for adults in a virtual session in their own home, and the representative was pretty nasty. He told us if you need to go to the restroom you have to ask for his permission first. Is that crazy or what? -- Adults don't have to ask permission to use the restroom! The goal was to sell us a high pressure vacation package - these plans are no longer called "time shares" but now called vacation packages. They get upset if you turn away from the screen for any reason during the session, they don't even want you to drink water or they tell you they will boot you out of the session (that is what they call it - "booting you out") and they continuously tell you - you won't get a gift if you do any of those things (like you're a child). That is not a good way for a company to obtain business from consumers! We are not children -- we are adults, this was a very poor way for Brio Travel to establish a rapport and communicate with consumers that they had invited to a focus group. No one wants to waste time with a company who treats folks this way. Brio's entire objective was to pressure us to buy a vacation package from them. That's their bottom line - buy from us -- it is not a focus group! We got the jest of their motives and ended the session with Brio. We would not allow them to pressure us into buying anything! A very cruddy way for a company to engage consumers with tasteless and degrading rules! I would advise against using Brio Vacations, they treat customers poorly unless you make a purchase from them. It's truly a disappointing company. And keep in mind, everything that's free isn't free (as they state on their postcard invite). Read the reviews from people who have received the Brio subpar gifts; all of them come with hidden costs, making the gifts far from free as they advertise. It’s far better to pay for your own vacation and avoid the hassle of dealing with this type of a vacation company (Brio), who does not value consumers nor know how to treat them. If you should receive a "Congratulations" invite postcard in the mail to attend their virtual travel focus group for a "free gift" -- you would do better to discard it - it’s not a legitimate offer, and they have [very] poor customer relations when you do not subscribe to their immature, petty, and degrading rules, or purchase their travel packages. It was a total waste of our time -- Brio Vacations is bad news!!

Beware, this is a SCAM, my Wife and I were invited to one of their sessions and they treat you like kids, if you don't nod in agreement with their questions or respond to their dumb jokes they throw you out of the meeting, petty.....make sure you read their reviews carefully and DO NOT give them access to your credit card. Scam ...Scam... Scam...Scam!!!!!!!!

Scam…..High pressure lies

We were promised a “free vacation” but even after paying more money and choosing two vacation dates we still have no idea where the cruise is bound. Very disappointed. We paid 7 grand for this

Very high pressure. Ceasar's attitude was offensive. Went through 4 presenters before getting to the 'free trip'.one presenter stated to us tell me " Why your not going to purchase" Your not truthful, or forthcoming. Very sad. I will spread the word.

I want to give it zero stars but it doesn't allow you too. I was scammed for the free gift prize wheel at a Christmas craft show, so don't fall for it. No free gift! Then you pay a deposits $29 "seating fee" it's in your own home if you fall for it. Then if your schedule doesn't work or your not interested in their scam. A vacation membership that will still cost you more plus all the other travel fees/taxes. Please look into them and their reviews.

If I could give it zero I would, say through their terrible presentation and told them no, man talk about customer service going out the window. Their friendly sales force turned mean fast. Worst part is the 1 hour meeting was at the 2 hour mark when I gave the final no. Still waiting for the free gift that I know will be impossible to book. Do yourself a favor you wont get the 2 hours of your life back, this is definitely a scam.