We are glad we went to the presentation with Travel Transparency regarding travel that's available for significantly lower prices. We have always enjoyed traveling but, prior to finding Travel Transparency, sometimes the costs for traveling were extremely expensive. We are looking forward to using the service to find places to travel and be able to include our friends and family for prices much lower than we were able to find online. read more

Had an excellent overall experience with these guys. The staff was very professional and knowledgeable. I definitely recommend using them if you plan on doing some traveling. read more

I listened to the whole sales pitch. The voices sounded very similar. Both with heavy accents and a really long delay. They had no idea who they called. Asked for my name. Gave them a fake name to see how far it was going. Told them Mike Hunt lol. He never repeated it back to me. Asked for an email. At this point I was not going to give up any more info. I did give them an email, 39poopy@gmail.com LOL. He still did not skip a beat! Scam??? read more

Wasn't too sure about this program, but they demonstrated in live time how it would save me quite a bit of money. Started using it myself at home and it worked like they showed me at the presentation. Two trips taken so far and saved about $800 vs my normal booking thru Expedia or Hotels.com. read more

I received a call from their marketing team and just happened to answer it even though like most of us, I don't usually answer numbers I don't know. I spoke with a Travis who was very pleasant. They outsource their marketing so it did seem a bit shady at first...I'm honestly not sure why I continued on the call, but I'm glad I did. It's definitely one of those "watch our presentation and get a free gift" sort of thing and they will absolutely try to sell you on their membership, because that's their job. That being said, it's far from the horror stories I've heard these things usually are. The pitch is for a membership with Travel Transparency, NOT for a timeshare or any type of rental you have to pay for, even if you don't use it. I did some research beforehand (as everyone should with these things), and found that the company has been around for about 4 years, in Granite Bay for the past 2. They partnered with Carnival Cruises at the beginning of 2020, which tells me that they are a legitimate business, as Carnival specifically chose them over a handful of other options. Travel Transparency is a private company that makes their money from membership fees, not on individual bookings. It was a 30-45 min presentation (probably the main reason I agreed to go. I've heard these things can usually clock in around 3-4 hours) and simply attending got me 2 round-trip tickets to any airline of my of choice within the US, good for a year. Travis was even nice enough to throw in a 3 day/2 night stay at a 5 star hotel (also good for a year) as I could not make it to the other time slots offering that particular gift due to my work schedule. Kevin gave a concise presentation and answered any questions I had. He did live a price comparison with other agencies like Priceline and Expedia, the top 2 travel sites in the business, and provided an in-depth look into the travel industry as a whole. Their membership packages had extremely reasonable pricing, likely due to the global pandemic that's currently ongoing. I ended up paying for a Test membership and was able to choose between a free 5 day/4 night cruise (through carnival/princess) or a 5 day/4 night stay in Cancun or the DR...both to be used within 2 years. I was a bit apprehensive at first since I don't have kids or anyone depending on me so I don't spend a lot in travel anyway. I mentioned I would likely give the cruise to my parents since they love cruises (I'm not a huge fan of them myself), and Marcy was so sweet that she threw in BOTH the cruise and Cancun/DR stay. That's what sealed it for me tbh. One could argue that I got suckered in, but to walk away with 2 round trip-tickets, a 3 day/2 night stay at a 5 star hotel just for attending, and a free 5 day/4 night cruise as well as a 5 day/4 night trip to Cancun or the DR...all that alone is worth 10x what I paid for my membership deposit. I could cancel tomorrow and it would still be worth it. The membership offers a lot of perks but what I like best is that you can book trips for not just you, but friends/family as well. You also get unlimited hotel bookings, and the discounted pricing is even applied during holidays. I plan to try it out for a bit as I can cancel at anytime and there are no fees to do so. We'll see how Travel Transparency works for me in the long run, but for now, all I see is a great opportunity to travel more at a reduced cost. read more

Very welcoming upon arrival. Booked a week in Hawaii and saved $900... love my membership.

This is not a scam! The company, Travel Transparency, out sources their recruitment efforts and that is why you get contacted from another country (mine was from the Philippines). When I got there I found the company to be LEGIT and offer seriously AMAZING money savings for travel. And, Carnival Cruise line just partnered with them and now there is even more perks! I will admit, the call center does apply shady tactics. If you don't meet the qualifications they tell you to lie to the company when you get there (presentation) so you qualify for the free gift (2 airline tickets). I found out from the company that the call center gets paid for everyone they send to the presentation, so it makes sense that they were so persistent and acting shady... they're trying to get PAID, lol! read more

Don't know if it's a scam but it appeared as such. I quickly googled and found it is a legit company in Granite Bay but the tactics are horrible. Told guy (from India), 'Thank you but I'm not interested.' He asked why and I told him I'm just not interested. He asked why again. I remained very polite and said I'm not interested. One more time...why? Told him it's not his business and he replied 'I'll call you every single day...' At that point I lost my politeness and called him a 'F**k stick'. They also are spoofing local numbers. The only reason I answered is my CID identified the call coming from Folsom Lake College. Even if they are a legit company, using that kind of sales tactic is appalling. Would not use them under any circumstance. read more

DO NOT GO HERE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!!! I got a call about two weeks ago... from a Philippino lady named Kim. She told me that if I attend a 90 min presentation I will get 2 free airline tickets and a 2 night 3 day stay no questions asked just for attending the presentation. So I said ok I'll do it and then she scheduled the appt and I said I'll be out of town. She called me back when I returned and scheduled me to attend the presentation. The day before the presentation and the day of the presentation I got about 5 calls and 5 text messages confirming the appt and making sure that I was going to make it. The text messages were from another Philippino lady named Victoria. As I also called her after getting the messages. She also told me the following.. "make sure that when you attend the presentation you tell them you earn $65,000 or more even if you don't" (which I thought was shady) but went with it anyway. I have to go to Massachusetts in August and I thought this would be great in helping me with my air fare. The presentation was 45 mins away from me. It was a good environment and the ppl were nice and there was no pressure, however they don't tell you all the things you have to do and all the terms and conditions for actually using this gift. You have to fill out a paper and send it somewhere with a supposedly refundable $50.00 deposits for both travelers. Then there is possible $100.00 taxes per person. And you can only book your flight on a Mon Tue or Wed and the return flight had to be scheduled two days after. So if you have an event to attend on Saturday you can't use this! The terms and conditions are 2 pages long. So I wasted my gas and wasted 3 hours of my day for really nothing in hopes to get airline tickets that are almost impossible to use. If you want to get the gift please don't waste your time!!!! I wish I would get compensated for my gas and time and the harassment of the multiple calls and texts!!! read more

My wife talked me into traveltransparemcy. She loves to travel. I like to be home. Our son is 8 and we can now start more travel.... so I loose. She travels for work 2 weeks a month and we have saved $75 to $150 monthly in just hotels. We have vacation in February and have a 2 bedroom condo week in Spain for $350. This is not like the timeshare we own.... I never would have bought that for her if I knew about this company. She is booking a girls cruise next week for her 20 year high school reunion.... I'm not invited.. which is fantastic! If I'm impressed, you will be. read more

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scam................get you in the door with promise of FREE , FREE GIFTS.............nope , unless free to you means 50.00 fee plus 199.oo per person plus insurmountable travel restrictions SCAM SCAM SCAM they told me that yelp gives bad reviews because they don't pay yelp. but suggested that I look at google review (implication being that they pay google) read more

Why didn't I read the reviews? I could have saved two hours of my life that I'll never get back. What do I expect from telemarketers? They promise me lunch. They promised me free gifts and I got nothing when I was there. Nothing was free. Once they realized that I was not going to pay anything that day, they were done with me. At first the travel site seemed pretty decent, but there was a lot of questions they couldn't answer. I was a travel agent for over 20 years and I had questions about how to use the site to book different things other than what they were showing me. They said some of their clients came into the office to make reservations. Why would anyone spend thousands of dollars to join when they can't use the system?  I'm not sure how much somebody would really use that site enough to recoup the thousands they paid. Oh maybe that free cruise they offered if you pay right then really would have been free? Nah, I don't think so. I don't like being lied to. Be honest with me. Let me make a decision. Don't con me into coming to some place with the free gifts that there are not free at all. Makes me feel the product could be shady to read more

TOTAL RIP OFF! The devil is in the details on their come-on offer of a free "three day" stay in Cabo San Lucas. It turns out their travel arrangements require you arrive very late the first night and leave very early (6AM!!!) the third day ... unless, of course, you pay nearly another thousand dollars for a more flexible schedule that would live up to the original offer. Another HEADS-UP!! When I declined the "opportunity" to renew my $149 annual membership, their caller claimed I had signed a 10-year contract (nothing about that in the 7 page contract) and wanted to know how I would pay the $1,490 still owed. He suddenly backpedaled when I strongly assured him this was not the case. I suspect YELP reviews are being written by their marketing people .... let's see whether this one sees the light of day. If it does, I hope you travel happily in the opposite direction of these people. As Mark Twain noted: "all that glitters is not gold, and in fact if it does glitter it is assuredly not." There is no free lunch or and no such thing as free trips. Learn from our +$2 thousand lesson ... don't go (t)here. read more

Scam. Got a call telling me I won something, I listen carefully to everything theb he read me my so call application I presumably filled and non of the details matched me. He asked me to correct him and come to the office and listen to their presentation. At this point I hung up. Don't give any details and dont go. It was a nice guy with an Indian accent. read more

Travel Transparency is amazing!! I've used this four times since buying I and am so happy with it so far. We just got back from Cancun and now getting ready for a weekend in Carmel. Already spent a weekend inn Lake Tahoe atill have a trip and a cruise! read more

I was pleased with how professional, knowledgeable, and friendly everyone was. My experience there was very pleasant.

This is a complete and total SCAM. I purchased a 1 week travel package and have not been able to use it for decent properties. I also have not located any hotel discounts like they shared during the initial sale. I called and requested a refund and Kevin the owner shared he is not going to refund anything. I continue to receive calls from Travel Transparency with people asking to upgrade my membership. I have filed a complaint with the BBB and Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation and DOJ - Seller of Travel. read more

I just got a telemarketing call from these people. I listened politely to Kevin's spiel and then calmly (and still politely) asked to be taken off their call list. My exact words, "I have a request for you, could you please take me off your list?" Kevin cursed at me in English (motherF-er was one of the words he used) and an Asian language before hanging up on me. read more

I just received a call from Travel Transparency offering me a vacation including 2 round trip flights and 2 nights stay in Honolulu or Cabo. I decided to hear out the spiel and once I politely mentioned to the representative that I am not interest and thanked them for their time, she told me to "suck my balls". Keep it classy Travel Transparency. read more

We love this company. I'm happy to scream at the top of my lungs...."You need to Check this out!!!" We are always looking for the best travel deals... This program made our life so much easier. The office is also local and very helpful. Thank you! read more

Total scam. I missed a phone call from them so they called my wife. The woman told my wife that they were having an open house and kept saying the amazing things we would win just by showing up. The problem was that she never said what the company was (she seemed to have missed that part of the script). After my wife hung up I realized that they called me so I called them back. The guy who answered just said "Hello?" I asked where I had called. He was very flustered when he said Travel Transparency (the script does not tell you what to do if someone calls you I guess). I said thanks and hung up. Lol! read more

Just received a call. She claimed to be calling from Southwest Airlines, then in the middle of her spiel, she switched it up and said she was from Travel Transparency I said, "Wait! Are you calling from Southwest Airlines or Travel Transparency?". The call went silent then she hung up on me. I was like, WHAT? so I called Travel Transparency directly. Left a message letting them know what their telemarketer did and told them not to call me and not to bother about calling me back. Of course they called me back. The guy basically blaming on the contract they had with this company and that they have experienced a lot of this in the last year and half. and said the person that called me was from somewhere overseas and that they are getting a contract with a new agency. I told him that I ddi care if they were calling from Timbuktu, they shouldn't be hanging up on people when they ask questions or try to get clarification. He apologized, but kept going round and round, so I politely said Thank you and ended the call. I appreciated the apology, but I specifically asked them NOT to call me back! Seriously Dude. No respect. read more

I did my Travel Transparency seminar in Scottsdale Arizona. Dennis and Gary were helpful. Everything was explained in detail and my questions were answered to my satisfactio n. Our first intent was to only go for the Hawaii trip. But after the Presentation and having all our questions answered, we did buy into.....It,s nothing like a time share, and it is affordable. We feel at ease at our decision to become members. If you have a chance to go to the seminar....do it. It doesn't cost you anything, and we did not feel pressured. Our decision to become members was ours alone, only because it was self explanatory, and it will suit our travel needs. So Travel Transparency....."Thank you" for the invite to the seminar read more

Great service, great packages, excellent customer service, give it try. The prices are right.

I went to a demonstration this afternoon and it was such a pleasant experience. I dealt with Marcy and she was so lovely, there was no high pressure whatsoever and what they offer is such a great deal for someone who travels a lot, or wants to. You get a wonderful gift just for showing up and they are really lovely people. read more

Fernando and Diana were great at giving information and answering questions! Great deals and fantastic opportunities for family travels and vacations! read more

It was a wonderful experience. I love the program. The customer service provided by Daniella was very professional. Super inexpensive and very good packages ... I want to buy more !!! I give it 5 stars!!! read more

Went to Travel Transparency today for an appointment to pick up a vacation to attend an open house preview. I must say I was impressed with the staff and no pressure sales people. My wife and I have been to many presentations in the past and I have to admit that this was by far the best experience we have ever had! The travel savings are a huge savings from the way I am traveling now and the cost to be a part of the program is cheaper than any other program we have seen. Thanks Travel Transparency for making our vacations better than ever! read more

Since apparently just receiving a phone call gives you the right to leave a review I thought I would chime in here. First of all, reviews are supposed to focus on whether the company is doing to job they claim to do. I for one came here to see if anyone had any experience with their offer or at the very least experience with the 90 minute seminar to see if they were pushy. I found plenty of 5 star reviews on how these guys do business but being that I have been in digital marketing for a while, I dug deeper . Then I found this solo yelp disaster and couldn't help myself but to make sure to educate any future reader on the irrelevance of the first review. To be clear, I have been called by this company multiple times by request, and I have had to cancel this appt like 4 times due to things coming up.And in four cancellations, not once were they pushy or did anyone from the Phillipines call. Every call I have received is from an English Speaking person and the caller ID is from Florida, sure that can be faked, but the accents cannot. Next I would like to address the SPAM Comment. In the United States of America, anyone can call you anytime they want to and it is only considered SPAM when they use a Dialer. And they are allowed to use a dialer if you have opted into pretty much any free ebook or download online. for you to think that you have to sing up for a news letter or phone call from them directly means you think that you live in Canada under the Canadian Anti-Spam Legistlation which states a person who calls you must have specific Opt In to that specific company. Not so in the United States, where again, ANYONE can call you as long as the follow TCPA compliance which you or anyone can read about here http://www.experian.com/regulatory-compliance/consumer-information/tcpa-telephone-consumer-protection-act.html. To summarize, as long as they do not use a robo dialer, call before or after the designated hours, and as long as you are not on the DO NOT CALL list, any business may telemarket to you. Since you did not mentionbeing on the Do Not Call List in your review, I can only assume you are not on it so I hope you dont try to retort saying that you are just to save face. For those of you who would like to add yourself to the Do Not Call List you must call from the phone you would like to add and dial call 1-888-382-1222. Next, this is a travel vacation company, (although they claim being different than a timeshare, for all intents and purposes that is pretty much what they are, and yes they want you to buy a timeshare of something of the like, and yes they are offering you a free vacation with a dinner or something if you go or if you don't go. That is their business model, and timeshares have been both a blessing and a hatred for consumers for years. But if you are going to leave a review about this company, leave one about how they do at the job they claim they are doing and not because you dont have any idea how the SPAM laws of our county work. Finally, I have not used this company's main service, but so far their phone candor and understanding of my reschedules have been top notch. In two weeks I will be going to see them for the 90 day meeting and I will report back on how much pressure there was to buy, whether they came through with their offering, and other tidbits I think are worthy of an honest real review about their real product. And because I have seen so many feeble responses when people get called out, let me retort any retort with the following. I have not been approached or solicited by this company in any way to respond here. I started my search on Google for this company, which ended in only good reviews. So I went deeper and typed in Travel Transparency + reviews and found that they have over 27 reviews on Google (with a 4.7 ranking) , ironically the one star reviews were also someone complaining about the call and not the service. I do not know yet how the meeting will go, and cannot speak to the rating of their vacation homes, but as to the call, it was compliant and they have been completely understanding. I do not normally rant like this but saw an injustice and today was my day to pay it forward (plus I say that movie the other day and well here I am). Do not post reviews because you are slightly inconvenienced by something in life, understand that you have an affect on a business that may have taken someone their life savings to build up and take a chance on and that their family depends on this business. If you take a look at my reviews, I have given plenty of 1 stars out and made sure that I address a company for the service or product that they claim to have. I also believe there is a special place for a first review and a responsibility that goes with it, hopefully this can counter balance any future potential clients who are looking for a free vacation and possibly an investment in a yearly vacation plan, or looking 4 a free vacation without it. read more

I genuinely don't know what this company offers or is promoting but I've received calls from them about 8 times over the past 2 weeks and I block the number ever time. Every time it's from a person called Riley and I tell her not to call me. Today I got two calls. I don't know why these guys are doing - but I've only ever seen promotion like this for a scam. Apologies if it's a legit business, but it's not behaving like one. Let me just add : I am on the do not call list. read more

I had an excellent experience, from the beginning with a good customer service, the presentation was very detailed and very clear I understand everything without any problem, and finally the packages they offer my was very accessible to my budget, I am delighted with this new travel agency, really as the name says! Travel transparency read more

It's a scam. They called saying it's a grand opening for a travel agency airline and that all I had to do is go for 45mins to look around and give them feedback on what I thought of the place, and that they would give me two "Free" airline tickets round trip/ two nights stay at any 5 star hotel in the continental U.S. First of all it was worse than going to a time-share event because they are at least transparent (ironic). They had me for Two hours sitting through a sales pitch and presentation. They were tryin to convince us to pay $4,999 for a lifetime whole sale travel membership (also you have to pay $229 a year to keep your membership). It was a total waste of time and false advertisement. Don't know how this is legal. The cheap paper vouchers at the end were nothing more than glorified coupons (which none of the sales people had used before or even knew how to activate). The coupon needs $50 to be activated and there were a lot of hidden terms and conditions. One term being you can only go on a weekday for your trip and to active the $300 dine in credit (which only works at "select restaurants" under certain terms) you had activate a membership that requires $25 a month. Super shady wouldn't have gone if I knew all the hidden details. Wish anyone who falls for this scam luck read more

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Why is it, these presenters always lose a father within a year of their BS speech!? They have this great epiphany, and decide to travel more with their son... My wife said before we even went in, "Watch and see, this guy will say in his "inspiring" speech that his father recently died, and that he wanted to make sure he lives life to it's fullest with his family..." We both heard that same rhetoric speech at separate times before we knew each other. Sure enough... I tried real hard not to bust up laughing when Kevin on cue said that, and my wife tapped my side with her elbow! Really dude?! Let's think about this logically, yes, it could have been true, however, the guy looked like he was pushing 60, and if his father recently died, he had a good long life, and what really got me was he had a 14 yr. old son. Possible, but highly improbable, (unless you're Woody Alan). The travel voucher for hotel and airfare... forget about ever using it! There are sooooo many restrictions, deposits, time limits, logistical conflicts, "subject to availability"... the list goes on. read more

At first, I thought this call was an automated service or someone just trying to get more information and it obviously was a sales call but they were very nice and surprised to find out that I lived in another state. The whole interaction (with two different people) was pleasant and not at all pushy. I appreciated that there are people out there just trying to do a job. Better luck with the next call! read more

I could not be happier with my experience here at travel transparency thanks to Tyler. He made sure I felt comfortable, he was knowledgeable, and never made me feel pressured into buying something. He was absolutely amazing I highly recommend you ask for Tyler when you go to travel Transparency!!! read more

I had a great experience with this company. Thank you to Tyler who was knowledgeable and able to answer all of my questions. I am excited about what's next. I now get to make memories with my family for years to come thanks to Tyler and Travel Transparency!!! read more

If I could rate this ZERO stars, I would. Got a call offering free round trip airline tickets and hotel accommodations for attending a 90 minute seminar promoting their business. Thought it sounded a bit fishy but thought I'd give it a shot after looking over them email they were supposed to send with all the details. Never did receive the email. Got a call a few hours later to confirm the appointment, so I let them know I never got the email. They told me they would resend it and I should receive it within 5-10 minutes. Still nothing. Figured I was right about it being a scam, so we didn't plan on going. Morning of the seminar, received a text asking if we were on our way. I let them know that we never received the confirmation email and that we wouldn't be attending. After that, the representative went on to harass me and call me a "liar" and told me "you are the only one scamming people?!" I told them I was reporting them and they just kept saying things like "good, go ahead!" Will NEVER use this business or recommend to ANYONE! read more

I had set my expectations low before going and was not disappointed. Few points- the free trips and other vouchers are garbage. They cost money to redeem, etc. Not free at all and we tossed them as it would be more expensive to use them than just buy the same on the internet. So there goes the perks. That's a big strike in my book as theynqerw totally misrepresented. Second, the owners are very polished salespeople. They have really done their homework and could probably sell ice to Eskimos. They trade you back and forth then keep trying to sweeten the pot like a car salesman and his manager in the other office. The only thing they sell that may potentially have value is the timeshare weeks. We cross referenced their hotel discounts and found nothing of value. Youre paying them several thousand for a buy in (im sure that's their commission) which they continue to discount to get you to buy. There are yearly dues as well. I believe the parent company is owned by carnival. After seeing the non-free-free trips they offered I would be skeptical if the signing bonus trips are really free as they suggest. If you are hard-core timeshare lover maybe this has value. For us it didn't and left a day wasted taste in our mouths. read more

Total Scam! They call and tell You you can get two free round trip airline tickets as 2 nights hotel accommodations for attending a 1.5 hour travel presentation so you can refer the company. In fact they are selling a timeshare 2.0 for 11,995 plus $149 per year. If you turn that down to get your "gift" you have to mail a "certificate" in with a"refundable" $100 deposit and $100 per person "refundable" reservation fee. And you have to do this within 120 days. Plus you can only travel on a Monday Tuesday or Wednesday only. So yea no. Total scam read more