Five Star Vacations

We only paid $ 995 for a temporary membership. We are expected to pay $ 1200 in a year. The original cost was around $ 9000. This membership is supposed to give us deep discounts for vacations — cruises, airline, hotels, resorts, etc. I called two weeks ago to check on a hotel for Feb 15 and a couple of nights in Orlando in April. After several attempts to contact them finally received a call back this morning, Wednesday, Feb 12. 3 days before I go to Austin. They sent me a rate of $ 198 for a Doubletree Hotel. On the Doubletree site this room is $ 189. I did not specify a hotel. I just asked what kind of deal can you get me. For the Orlando trip they sent me quotes from about 5 resorts. I just asked for hotel rates available for two nights. The prices ranged from $ 498 to over $ 600 and the dates were not the two nights I requested. This is the DEEP discounts they offer. Really? I feel like I just threw away $ 1000. The free airfare and hotel offer to get you to the presentation is just as others have said. Not really free, two separate fees (but still cheaper if I just bought them), you have to fly out on a weekday (in their world that is Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday), the hotel is a 2-​star motel. Very disappointed at this time. I have another trip to Key West in July. I’m going to try to use them. If this trip doesn’t work out I will not pay the remaining balance to continue my membership. BUYER BEWARE!!!

The first reviewer is correct tha Five Star Vacations (
or
) is a scam. And the not so «free» airline tickets are small potatoes compared to how they are fleecing folks for $ 9,000 «memberships». Costco this ain’t.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott should shut them down and throw the crooks in jail. They are preying on people that can’t do math after luring them in posing as US Airways (they must think they are clever, as US Air is now AA).

Watch out. This company (Five Star Vacations) has Better Business Bureau complaints filed against it for deceptive advertising — complaints they will not address. Here’s the deal in short: For attending a sales presentation, you are promised «free airline tickets anywhere in the continental US» (and likely additional things like dining certificates and gift cards and free nights). You only receive a certificate for initiating a process to redeem the airline tickets. Step One costs $ 58 ($ 29 pp). Then, you get your package. You get to pick three different destinations with three different departure dates at least a month apart; and all departures must be on Tuesday. Then, if you submit this request with another $ 50, you might get one. But, no promises. Total ticket cost cannot exceed $ 400, and the company can substitute another destination of their choosing. Fair, huh?