InteleTravel.comReviews of inteletravel.com

I booked an overnight stay in the UK on 21 October 2021 via a friend of a friend who was working as an agent for InteleTravel.com. She was advertising the deal on Instagram and it was very clearly advertised as fully refundable if cancellation was necessary due to Covid, further lockdowns or self isolating. I was a little concerned about booking during a pandemic however was reassured that this could be cancelled at any time and a full refund would be given. On 31 October 2020 I had to contact the agent as the UK were put back into another lockdown, which meant the trip had to be cancelled (it was for 11 November 2020). She advised it wasn’t a problem and a refund would be made back to my bank account. Two weeks passed and nothing was received. I chased the agent and she chased InteleTravel.com. I waited another 2 weeks - still nothing. It was chased up again. Another 2 weeks passed and still nothing was received. By this point I was getting pretty annoyed - 6 weeks to refund a payment that I had been assured would be refunded with no question, seemed excessive. The agent then came back to advise that InteleTravel.com had stated it would take up to 90 days for the refund to reach me. 90 days. Hardly what was advertised or sold to me when booking! I decided that I would wait to receive my payment on 31 January 2021. Surprise, surprise - it didn’t materialise. I chased this yet again with the agent on 10 February and InteleTravel.com said the payment was ready to be refunded. 16 February and still not refunded. I chase the agent AGAIN. She then advised me that the refund had been actioned and that the refund would be in my bank account within 28-45 BUSINESS days!!!!! So unless you too would like to wait almost 6 MONTHS for a refund, I would NOT touch this **** show of a company with a barge pole!!!!!

****SCAM ALERT*** Was approached by a girl on Instagram..she started liking all my travel photos. We eventually got talking, she then told me about this travel company. She invited me to a Zoom call... On the call there was this guy HARD SELLING the company to us. He had no clue about the Financial build of the company. I had to leave the call immediately. As I knew where this was going. Just very frustrating to listen to that there are people out there who are so desperate for money, that they send out their little staff to approach people on Instagram and pretend to pay an interest - when infact they're just after your money. REPUTABLE SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES WILL NEVER DO THIS. REMEMBER THAT! AVOID!!

Best decision I ever made!! Love everything about Inteletravel!!

How could Inteletravel possibly be a pyramid scheme and just selling “the opportunity to be a travel agent” to paying customers? It’s obviously a genuine travel company because it’s doing so well selling travel during a pandemic with a pretty much global travel ban. Oh hang on ...

Please don’t listen to the “it’s a scam” & “it’s a pyramid scheme” reviews. People obviously don’t know the meaning of what a Pyramid scheme is “ A pyramid scheme is a business model that recruits members via a promise of payments or services for enrolling others into the scheme, rather than supplying investments or sale of products. As recruiting multiplies, recruiting becomes quickly impossible, and most members are unable to profit; as such, pyramid schemes are unsustainable and often illegal.” How could a company that has been going for 25 years operate illegally! And when you sign up to the business you do not need to recruit to make money! You make money by selling holidays and earning the commission back on them if you chose to be an ITA only. And for the comments that say you lose your money, the company is that confident that you can make your money back (obviously by putting the work in) that they give you your money back if you haven’t! This is not a get rich quick scheme. If you put the work in this company can change your life.

What makes me laugh is people saying “I didn’t make any money”. But then when you ask them what they did to make their business succeed, they say not a lot. I’d love someone to tell me a business where you can put F all effort in and receive a hell of a lot back? It just doesn’t work like that. No business works like that. People need to remember this is a business. You get back, what you put in and it takes time to reap the rewards. Here’s some common misconceptions I’ve found: - you do NOT have to recruit anyone. - you are signing up to be an independent travel agent, not recruit people. If you want to share the opportunity with other people, then that’s great and you will earn a residual income from that but you absolutely do not have to. It’s completely optional and I wouldn’t recommend anyone doing this untill they understand the travel business first. - Most of the bad reviews are around issues with people feeling pressured. I’m sorry, but they are reviewing the people not the business. Unfortunately there are a few bad apples, as there are in any organisation. It’s important these people are reported though otherwise they are ruining the reputation of this very well established company. - This business is very well respected in the travel industry. They are 25 years old, fully ABTA protected and are partnered with some of the leading travel companies out there - Tui, hoseasons, royal Caribbean to name a few. They would NOT be ABTA protected if they were a scam - can I remind you of all the issues other holiday companies had in 2020 where they actually lost their ABTA propection as a result? InteleTravel did not and have continued to hold a high standard in the industry. - You absolutely can make money. I would more than happily share my commission report (GDPR compliant obviously) with anyone who wanted to see this. However, this is proof of my efforts. It doesn’t get handed to you on a plate just because you signed up. And that’s what you need to understand. - People seem to think that as soon as you sign, you’ll earn money. No no. You’ll earn commission on travel bookings you have made for yourself or others. There are no hidden fees, InteleTravel are VERY clear about the commissions and this is documented all over your website - so whoever is unsure about commissions and think they were lied to, clearly didn’t educate themselves first. - There is so much scope to earn money here. You can complete training in so many different areas and massively expand your knowledge. Customers are more likely to book with you when they know you are knowledgeable in travel. You don’t just sign up and expect people to book with you immediately. You’re an idiot if you think that’s the case. To add to this, anyone who did not see the benefits of this business ... I’m sorry. I’m sorry you’ve been massively let down by someone in the business (or potentially yourself by not putting the effort in to make it succeed). You’ve not seen a true reflection of the business and your opinion reflects that. Which is such a shame as this is an incredible business that has been life changing for me. For anyone worried, may I remind you of the money back guarantee they offer?! If you don’t know about it, speak to someone in the business and they will happily explain. A money back guarantee wouldn’t be there if it’s was a scam. Just saying.

I felt pressured to join, it’s not a very reputable company the way it is run. Annoyed I spent about £350 to start up. I wasn’t looking to do it, I was approached by a girl who started commenting on my holiday posts on Instagram, she then started talking to me so much, convincing me to join. I did and instantly regretted it thinking this feels like a scam. So I told my bank to stop the DD and cancelled my subscription. I then got “told off” by the girl who signed me up and she made me feel really bad. I told her I was allowed to pause it whenever I wanted. She said I couldn’t and then looked into it and realised I could. It was really odd behaviour from a representative. After a few months of the DD being taken out I probably lost £400. I did a few checks when I was a member and there wasn’t much on offer. As in choices. Of those choices, they are misleading as it shows you the minimum price but when you do it to the specification you want it’s cheaper doing it normally. They make their money by signing people up and pressuring people to do it. I am almost 30 and have a good job so I feel like I should have known better that it was a scam. I was going to use it to book holidays for me and my family when we go in big groups, but was pressured to turn it into a business to recruit friends, which I was never going to do. I’m so glad I left before booking anything up, I think I would have royally screwed myself and my family over by doing so. Also all of these positive reviews I keep seeing look like people trying to bump up the rating, I’m a bit confused by all the good reviews? Probably the ones signing people up and skimming off the majority of people singing up like me who was just looking to save on holidays.

Avoid! They sell you the dream but in reality you lose soooo much money. I was gullible enough to fall for it. You don't make money from selling, only from "building your team" AKA pyramid scheme. I have never recieved my commissions (not that it was alot). I put so much work into advertising, but no results or room for growth. The whole Inteletravel community feels kind of like a cult. Alot of fakeness. Alot of the agents will comment on your pages making it seem like they are potential customers to make it look like you are busy with bookings. They also constantly trying to push you to recuit more and more. They also take forever to give back a refund, which really makes you look bad as an agent. Really didnt enjoy it. So happy to be out of it! I do have one positive, my upline was lovely and really did try to help guide me.