They said I won a free trip to Vegas. It was 90 minutes of pure sales pressure and the closer comes to insult you more in the end. Very very dishonest people there. The "prize" they give away is so compacted to collect upon, you will prob. give up like I did. I will never go back. EVER. Please stay away from these dishonest people. I sure home they ready this and turn things around. Get some integrity Vacation Internationale!!!!!! read more

0 stars if I could...wasted our time over some bs they're trying to sell and get upset if you don't want to buy. Just like the other reviews. That guy Greg and Byron is a joke.... read more

Thanks Yelp from saving me from wasting my Saturday. For what it's worth, the woman on the phone was wonderful and exceptionally nice. And after reading all these reviews, cancelling the appointment was straight-forward and there was no pressure to reschedule. read more

Really...? One of the most confusing presentation ever. They really need to learn how to talk to people instead of talking to money. When I told them that noting seems to "pop out" or is "interesting" at me they told me "really? well this whole thing should be interesting!"...well it would be for them since they want to slip into your picket. That loud music is obnoxious too and the more people they sent to talk to us the more aggravating it got. STOP SENDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO ASK THE SAME DAMN QUESTIONS AND TO GIVE THE SAME DAMN "OH YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED!" SPEECH I guess their mouth watered when we told them we already own three time shares. read more

Ok, we "won" a trip 3 days 2 nights plus airfare while we were attending a Portland Winterhawks game. My husband and I both work AND attend school full time. We make over 75k a year. We also have 6 kids. After reading reviews on the better business bureau website I had concerns that we would have issues getting what was promised to us. My husband spent the morning sick to his stomach but toughed it out so we wouldn't miss out and so we could get our $40 deposit back. It was loud right off the bat. A smiling cheesy guy greeted us and was so excited on this rainy Saturday morning that we thought he might be under the influence. We filled out a form and went back to the presentation. Our sales guy, Tristan, asked us a few questions then, seeing that we are both students, summoned his manager over. The manager said that since we were students he didn't feel it was appropriate for us to sit through the presentation and offered to send us to the other room and give us our vacation and send us home. If you know you're not going to buy and you just want the vacation, tell them you are a full time student (and employed). They won't waste their time with you. We got our package and will schedule our vacation and pay the taxes only. Done deal. Beware, this place is full of used car salesman like dudes in Hawaiian shirts. If something seems too good to be true, IT IS! Check out the better business bureau website and research this company before you make a commitment please. Deals like this can ruin credit and marriages and from what I've read, most people don't get to use their points because of blackout days and lack of availability. Do your homework and you might get away the same way we did. 25 mins of our time was worth it to us. Good luck! read more

My husband and I got sucked into one of these presentations due to us planning a trip to Vegas in the next couple months, and then stumbled upon this male representative at the Division street fair saying you could get a "free trip to Vegas" by attending a short 90 minute presentation. He told us told us that as long as we did not plan travel over a holiday that any date would be work with the "free Vegas trip," plus if we attended within the week we get a free $50 gift card or 2 free tickets for a show in Vegas. He said we had to put a $40 deposit down to attend but would get it back after the 90 minute presentation, so ignorantly we did put the deposit down and attended that following Saturday. We should have listened to our numerous friends that told us it is a big waste time and extremely aggressive sales tactics. They were all accurate and the trip was just as all the other people have mentioned in Yelp reviews. Several hundreds of dollars down for "deposits, fees, taxes" to receive your tickets and then in the hopes of being reimbursed for some of it before and 120 days after your trip has been taken. Bottom line, disgusting and offensive sales tactics and a HUGE waste of our time. Here are some cons listed, but not all, I could actually go on and on. Cons: - $40 deposit was required to attend meeting, you could not receive the $40 back until the end of presentation which went over the stated time of 90 minutes - Offensive & aggressive sales tactics utilizing divorce as a reason to solicit customers to purchase a timeshare -Referencing gun violence in our country as a sales pitch which was offensive & insensitive - Encouraging attendees to have an open mind before the presentation already puts sales pitch in question, plus being told if we do not ask additional questions then we are not being "open-minded" - "No Means No" even when trying to use multiple sales people to get a sale - Sales representative falsely stated that Vacation Internationale is accredited by the Better Business Bureau when it is not upon further review - Obnoxious sales rep during presentation was an immediate turn off - Utilizing "fake" elderly couple as repeat customer to help sales pitch - Free Vacation package required sending in money before hand with undesirable days/flights/times restriction. (Had we known we would not have attended) read more

For the love of God, stay away from this deal. I 'won' a free trip at the Portland Home & Garden Show and could come pick it up if I sat through a presentation. The problems started when I checked the box that our combined income was less than $50,000 a year...and that we weren't married. They wanted to know our credit scores and if we were going to buy this THING ( haven't seen the presentation...)together today. Oh forget it! I'll buy my own plane trip to ?? and have a good time. We don't like resorts, anyway. We walked out and were thrilled we did. The music piped in was obnoxious and having a guy keep coming back to us to ask us questions about our length of time together, etc. is annoying. read more

I will never do business with this agency!!! I entered a drawing in the Portland rose festival about a month and a half ago and this company called me to tell me that I won a free vacation for 2 to las vegas. I asked them how I claim my tickets and they said that I would have to come in for an interview at their company which seemed weird. I'm glad I know now that it is a time share agency before I even went. Free is supposed to mean free. If somebody wins, you mail them tickets!!!!!. I just lost my dad around this time and I don't have time for damn jokes. read more

Thank you Yelpers! We received this "free trip" call today as our ticket was chosen from the Portland Boat Show in January, we were told we just had to come in tonight for a presentation. Figuring something was up, I quickly went to google the address and then seen the reviews on Yelp for this scam....If something looks too good to be true, it probably is! read more

This place is a scam, and their 'salespeople' are rude, to boot. At a recent fair I put in a raffle ticket to win an iPad. Several weeks later a gal named Jessica called me saying 'This is Jessica from the Clark County Fair (lie #1). You recently entered a raffle drawing at the fair? I just wanted to congratulate you because your ticket was drawn to win round trip airfare and hotel stay for two!' I thought it was a scam right away, so tried to ask some of the right questions 'how many winners were there? (10)', asked for all the details, etc. She asked who would accompany me on the trip and I said my hubby would. Then she said we needed to pick up the travel vouchers together and asked to make an appointment. I let her know he was unavailable for two weeks due to hunting and she said no problem, left her number, and said to call her when he came back. Then, she started calling me every day. Never left a message, just called. One day about a week later I tried calling the number back, and she answered. She greeted me by name when she picked up. I had read the reviews on this company (Even though she called herself 'Vacation Enterprises, I googled the address and came up with Vacation Internationale, yet *another* misrepresentation by this Jessica) so I knew what they were really about by now. I asked her very politely to stop calling me every day. This lady actually YELLED at me "THEN STOP ENTERING OUR DRAWINGS, DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!!" Wow! Not only does this company employee people with serious lack of customer service etiquette, but I think this individual needs some anger management treatment as well! read more

Same as the rest, they called me saying I won a trip. Glad you guys saved me from that mistake

Zero Stars if I could! Don't fall for this crap! I received a call from Vacation Internationale saying I won a free 2 night vacation in either California or Las Vegas from a drawing I signed up for at a festival I was at. I should have seen the red flags from the beginning since they never actually gave me the name of their company until I was actually there. So I couldn' t look up reviews about the company ahead of time. If I saw the reviews I definitely would have cancelled then! I was told originally on the phone that it was an hour and a half presentation and it ended up being more then 2 hours. The only reason I went was because I SPECIFICALLY asked on the phone before I went to the presentation if the "free" vacation would be able to be used on the weekend or Friday and I was told yes. After the 2+ hour sales-pitch I see on the fine print of the 3rd party certificate it isn't what they told me on the phone and that you can only depart Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday (I have no problem being told the truth from the get go but the fact that they lied to me just really peeves me off). During my sales-pitch I felt condescended. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY VI AND CASABLANCA EXPRESS HAVE SUCH HORRIBLE REVIEWS! I couldnt even image buying into their crap, I would definitely be worried that they are taking my money for nothing, and from what I see with other people reviews it does seem like they take peoples money and don't provide the service they promise. That doesn't even mention the "dining gift cards" that are a total crock! They are not gift cards, I still have to pay! They are closer to coupons which is total s***! SUCH A WASTE OF MY FRIDAY NIGHT! read more

I had to sent these clowns a registered letter (with copies to the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission) threatening to sue them before they'd stop robocalling me, sometimes 4-5 times a day. read more

FRAUD AND SCAM - ILLEGAL CONTRACT PRACTICES - WILL STEAL $30,000 FROM YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR In 2016 my wife and I attended a seminar here, thought it looked good, and signed up. I'm a disabled veteran and this looked like a good way for us to be able to travel and vacation. Nope. They quoted me one price, talked to me about it, walked me through the point cost, and after I signed the paperwork they changed the price from $5Kish to $30,000. They didn't disclose the annual fees, their "Interval Internationale" programs are just affiliates, and getaways/cruises/packages are through 3rd parties. I'm now a 100% disabled veteran on a fixed income, haven't been able to use this program at all, and have paid them thousands of dollars. 100% FRAUD. Will steal your money and try to lock you into contracts for the rest of your life, and after you die the contract passes onto your children. read more

Do not even try their sales pitch for a free trip! They are all crooked sales people. Just look at the reviews. We were offered a free 3 day/2 night trip to DisneyLand with free passes and a $100 restaurant gift card. All for just listening to their no strings attached sales pitch. That's the last truth you will get. You don't have to buy their timeshare, which they say isn't, but I figured an hour and a half of listening to their BS was worth the trip. I even figured there was limitations but it got to be quite a joke. The restaurant gift card? Yeah, a coupon card to about 3 dozen local hole-in-the-wall restaurants with minimum purchase amounts and you get a $10 savings. Not a gift card, folks! The trip? First, you have to turn in the paperwork to a third party travel agency. When they get back to you, there are limiting dates and the flight times essentially narrow this down to one full day somewhere. I figured that would be the case but after taxes and hoops, just don't bother! These guys and gals are nothing but used car sales people. Don't waste your time. Really, don't waste your time. I wish I could go lower than one star. read more

They are at best deceptive in their dealings and incentives. Do not engage and warn your friends as well.

I was very fortunate to stay 4 days at VI's Ocean Shores Point Brown Resort and it was so much more than I had expected. The service was outstanding and the accommodations were outstanding. I believe that they have spoiled us for any future vacation accommodations. I would stay with Vacation Internationale in the future. Thanks! read more

Stay away! By bf and I got roped into this for "winning" the "free vacation" at the Pride waterfront expo. I smelled a scam, but we threw down a $40 deposit to go to the presentation. Needless to say I wish we just let them have the cash. Walking in, we had to sign a release and then wait for a bit. Us and another couple were led to a presentation room where there was loud music and some friendly (yet phony) sales people who served us refreshments. A third "couple" joined us after we were sat down for the presentation. The salesman who we originally sat down to chat with us was repeatedly interrupted by the older, more experienced salesman and it was strange. What was even more off-putting was the original salesman's canned responses like "oh, I love that guy" or "he always knows best" after rudely being cut off mid sentence. Like we would be asking questions and some guy would come up and quickly ask about our lives, seemingly to change the topic. Honestly I didn't pay too much attention to what the guy was saying during the "presentation" because I was distracted by his ill-fitting shirt and used car salesman vibe, yet I powered through. The guy came off as condescending to any sort of hotel/resort besides their own as well as people who aren't "vacationers." Basically it was car salesman guy talking for an hour and randomly writing some hieroglyphs on the board. After the blah, blah, blah we were hit with a barrage of numbers that were written out in a mess on a random piece of paper. They showed us their three "choices" on a print-out, but after we said no they would keep offering more deals. After telling three different salesman NO, we were given our $40 in cash and to sign a release for our "free gift." The wording on the release was very vague and I did not want to sign it or receive the free gift. They were making me extremely nervous as I was pressured repeatedly to sign this paper that said we were subject to fees/taxes for this "free trip." In fact, on the first line of the release it states that it is fact not a free trip, but rather complimentary. After a few minutes of going back and forth we were finally allowed to leave, only to be followed out! I was getting really nervous, to the point of getting out my phone to record the situation. My bf said we should just sign since we had movie tickets and were in a hurry to leave anyway (90 minute presentation was also not true). So after signing they thanked us and said they could be fired if I just left without taking my "free gift." Also, the couple that joined us after we sat down were totally actors. Their story, interaction with the salesman, and how quickly they "became owners" was a dead giveaway. My suggestion to anyone is to stay away from this place. Normally I do not put so much energy into reviews, however reading these prior to attending their presentation was really helpful, and I do not want someone else to have my experience. Doing some mental math looking at the random numbers they put in front of us it would cost the same annually as simply taking a vacation yourself on your own terms, especially since they do not even mention airfares. read more

So i attended a informational session/Sales presentation within the last month and was surprised to say the least. The presentation was great and was very entertaining, but a company that does not going into specifics or figuires to the very end, I assume are hiding something. Ultimately you cannot blame anyone but yourself for going because the idea of a free trip of course is appetizing. Generally, look at what they could offer, even the cheap deals ranging from $7000 spanned between 7 years not including maint. fees, annual fees, sales tax, it just seemed they had fees for fees that are explained AFTER you sign which is not great business. The real reason why am writing this is not because of the business factor, because everyone chooses their career and has to do what they need to do to earn a buck, hopefully ethically and professionally. In my opinion the rep that i spoke with named Sergey, if you see him or he speaks to you, get out while you can. He not only was rude, unprofessional, and threatning but smelled like cheap cigarettes and looked like he appeared on to "catch a predator" I was honestly thinking about weighing some of my options in the future with them with my dire need to travel but when someone across from you says "we don't need you, we have customers coming in everyday" "look at me, do you think i live like I need money" and one that i loved was "You won't go on a trip without us, I know you" and i have never met this character. Regardless of leaving with a "free trip" which i heard is impossible to book btw and my $40 back, I would rather of wasted my time in line at a local DMV. Cheers read more

This company is seriously a total scam. Mathematically it does not make sense to use them for your travel plans. You will end up paying way more for your vacations that you would if you plan things on your own. The free trip they offer for the presentation requires a $100 deposit before you're able to book anything and you can only book for a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. If you've already paid the $40 deposit for the presentation then go sit there to get your money back, but seriously they are pretty terrible and the product is not a good deal in any sense. read more

I agree with some of these reviews. My wife and I went as well. It is very high pressure sales. The idea makes sense. After much though while we were there (you cannot come back for the same deal ever again) we decided on purchasing a very smalll package. They gave us a directory/magazine that includes ALL the places you can stay. I researched them online and the places look run down and out dated. I got a refund asap. They promised they were beautiful and 5 star places. Simply not true. We chose the free trip to vegas. The free trip was going to cost us $250 (if i remember right) to use. I think it included airfare plus 2 nights "on the strip" in their condo. We decided against using it. read more

We went into this expecting a sales push and that is what we got. If you have ever done sales or marketing events, the same tactics are used. The guys and girls put on a cheesy presentation and they throw some numbers at you that aren't terrible. I will say, once they figured out that we weren't likely going to buy, they were nice about it. We talked about work and families and they would throw in another pitch, but alas it is sales. They were nice enough. If you have an interest in the timeshare don't be too scared off by the reviews. We didn't buy for our own reasons. And it gave us a reason to go get Kooky's Chicken as it is just right down the road. read more

This is not so much of a "scam" as it is a deceitful sales tactic. The vouchers that you 'win' are free, but the deposit and taxes you have to pay in order to cash in on those vouchers greatly outweighs the benefit. They use a call center in Utah to outsource their calls, but mask their numbers with local Washington numbers so that you pick up. I really don't think that they are stealing your information, but they are totally dishonest about the free trip to vegas. It's a third party coupon for travel. read more

Complete rip-off, but about what was expected. We provided our contact information as part of the registration process at the Portland Home Expo 9/2015. I was surprised to get a call from VI in early November to inform me that I had one the prize of a 'round trip of my choosing. Though skeptical I listened to the pitch: sit through a sales meeting and collect the certificate for your trip. The grandmotherly shill offered that she would throw in a $50.00 gift card so we could have dinner out. At that point I figured I had nothing to loose other than time to find out if the 'prize' was really up to the sales pitch I was hearing. We decided to make the trip up to Vantucky a date night with the visit to VI a side-light. Fast forward to our visit to VI, which was preceeded by a stop at Mcgrath's Fish House for libations, which turned out to be a good decision. Upon entering VI music was blaring and the lobby was jammed with bewildered looking couples sitting expectantly as sales people trotted up, all smiles and "Hey-how-are-ya?!!?"s. A youngish guy with an artificial smile and utterly disengenuous enthusiasm introduced himself as the office manager and walked us through the "registration" process, which is essentially you providing a customer profile: household income, how often you travel, how many people in the home, do the curtains match the drapes, etc.etc. Very intrusive questions but again, expected. So, registration complete we joined the other sheep and waited. Prancing sales people came up, loudly and gleefully culled new sheep from the heard and off they went, down a hall, and out of view. The music blared. I actually think they were trying to generate excitement and 'energy'. Fail. On average it was about 30 minutes for the sales pitch given the rate of comings-and-goings from the sheep's pen. Our turn, thankfull, never came. The lobby emptied out and we were left with one other couple. The gleeful office manager fellow told us that they had run out of time and didn't have any free sales people to shill us (my words) so he was just going to give us our prize. Lucky us. He walked us through the "trip" very lightly: you have to pay taxes, mail in the application for your certificates..", and noted the $50.00 gift card was enclosed, which also needed activation on-line. With that we were free to leave. Yes! We missed the grueling sales pitch and just maybe git a trip to 'Vegas out of the deal. We planned dinner at La Botegga in downtown Vantucky to complete our date night out, and as always it was terrific. So, the "Prize": $50.00 gift card: Not even close. The card entitles you to $50.00 of certificates from Restaurant.com which can be used in conjunction with cash at participating restaurants. We tried to redeem the certificates on the Web and via their mobile app to no avail. Period. Then I read reviews on the issuer, which are howlingly bad. Restaurant.com is apparently just this side of being a criminal enterprise. So no $50.00. Trip: The trip is not offered by VI and you don't stay on their properties. Casablanca Express provides the trip. You have to fill out a form and send it to them with $50.00 per person, and a pre-payment for taxes. In all that would be $200.00 cash up front. The process outlined indicates that Casablanca will send you a certification letter after receiving your cash etc.. then you have to finalize your travel dates. All of that appears to take 3-4 weeks. The form also indicates that accommodations are in economy-class hotels ala Howard Johnson's ( I read that as far, far off the strip). So I am being asked to send $200.00 in cash for airfare ( which even with a little planning one can get for $200.00 per person) and lodging in a $60.00 a night slum. Pass. Casablanca Express gets searingly negative reviews that equal those provided to their partners, restaurant.com and VI. Summary: we took a chance and ended up with a date night that included a terrific meal and some good cocktails, and a 1 hour encounter with a company that oozes sleaze, deception, and mis-information all wrapped in a well-coordinated untuous schpiel that makes Ron Popiel look professional. VI is an old-school bait-and-switch shop which given the fact of their existence is successfully seperating some poor suckers from their hard-earned money. But not mine. Avoid. read more

I have been an owner with this company for over 10 years and have owned multiple timeshares at 4 resorts with RCI, I I, VRI and Vacation Internationale over the past 30 years. My wife and I hardly ever use our home resorts but rather, deposit (trade) and stay at other resorts within RCI, II, VRI or Vacation Internationale. I must say, Vacation Internationale resorts are all very nice and well maintained. They are one of the most honest, and customer service centered companies I have ever encountered. Their customer service and corporate officers are wonderful and accommodating and will actually listen and respond to members concerns. Their resorts (43 at the time of this writing,) are all very nice and well maintained inside and out. They schedule regular updates of all of their resorts and pride themselves in maintaining high quality resorts for their membership. Most of the negative reviews come from perspective buyers concerning sales contractors' tactics... Don't miss the fact that the actual company is VERY good once you purchase/join them. Members I speak with while on vacation, are very happy with VI. The company itself should be proud of their product, their resorts, their concierge services, their website and the way in which they service their members' needs and best interests. If you are looking for a time-share company and not sure of the quality once you join, (10 yrs ago my wife and I signed and thought "what did we do?" and we hoped things would work out) They did. Several times I have called the corporate office or customer support and either gotten an immediate response or in the case of corporate, a return phone call, the same day or the next. Salespeople will always be "salespeople" The company itself has provided me with many and varied vacations and has been very good to my wife and I and its members, They also taken good care of their resorts for many, many years. It is a great vacation company. read more

VERY HIGH PRESSURE. Essentially told me I was an idiot for not buying into their scam. The man who gave the presentation was a bad actor who had clearly rehearsed and performed his act many times. The woman sales rep was in our face and kept drilling me with questions and adding my name every time. Weirdly they never told us exactly where all 44 of their resorts are nor showed us any pictures of the resorts other than the clearly old photos on the walls. Stay away unless you want to be scammed or insulted. read more

Wow, never in my life have I been irritated or insulted enough to want to write a negative review up until today. Participating in their shenanigans was a complete waste of time, wish I could get those 4 - 5 hours of my life back. So a couple week ago while enjoying an event my husband & I were offered a 2 night vacation to Vegas that included stay and airfare, worth a quoted value of $2,000 with the catch being that we'd have to pay for tax & listen to their timeshare offer & pay a $40 deposit to insure we'de come and stay to the end. In all honesty we didn't really care to listen to the offer and we're a bit skeptical, but were curious & figured what the hell, when's the next time we'd be offer a trip of this sort, so we agreed to go at least hear what they had to say. From very loud blaring music, to flowery compliments, to attempts to find common interests, the sales reps were way over the top trying their best to impress & make us fall for what was about to be said. One of their salesmen was even dancing around with a cup on his head & shaking his junk in the faces of all the women in the room. (When did that become a sales technique) Not impressed. All the while our own personal saleswoman and the lead salesman over her drilled us about our income, wondering how much we made, could we even afford to be there, ect. Just being very rude and invasive. Even with all of this we were still willing to listen to get our trip. Then the main speaker introduces himself & the offer which at this point our $2,000 trip became a $1200 trip (ok). To set up for his $30,000 timeshare deal he begins by downplaying all the ways people vacation. From staying with relatives, to hotels & cruises, he talked as much crap about them as he could to make it sound as if these types of vacations were worthless or would cost more than their deal over time. One of said ways being RV staying, his main downplay being that it is more expensive to buy & park RV with claims that Wal Mart has no free rv spots. As someone who actually lives in a really nice RV & has done her research, not only did he just insult my way of life so to speak, let me just tell you that this information on this is completely false so I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of it is bogus as well. Needless to say by the end he really had done nothing to convince us to spend $30,000 for discounted hotel stay. So after he's finished speaking our saleswoman (who at this time smells like she's been drinking the whole time) turns to us and lays a few other deals on the table and shows us a catalog of all the places. We nicely decline and she is clearly unhappy, so she calls the salesman over, who starts scolding us asking why we said we wanted it before & now we don't, then turns to saleswoman & scolds her saying what did you do to turn them away. Well, for one we technically never said we were going to buy & two we have the right to decline without being treated so rudely. So he goes away and we're stuck there with the now pouty saleswoman who is still trying to convince us to buy, waiting for our so called "prize" for like 30 minutes. & as if he's going to make the whole experience better the rude salesman comes by every once in awhile with cheaper offers. Then when it was all said and done the originally quoted $2,000 trip had dwindled into an $899 (trip if that), that must be taken in the middle of the week & that we have to pay a $100 deposit for on top of the $100 taxes. :/ All in all I've got to say that this was the worst sales pitch I'd ever experienced & I wouldn't trust these guys at all. & for anyone who comes across out in the public I advise you to just walk on by. Because although we got our $40 back this was a complete waste of our time. read more

I too went to this presentation not necessarily wanting to buy into anything. I was honest with them from the start. Just wanted the info and the free trip that they offered us. I was asked over and over again by an older gentleman (he said he was 75 yrs old) why I did not want to buy into any program...I politely told him "thank you for your time but I cannot commit to this right now" and he would stare at me and ask over and over again "why not". He looked frustrated with me and made me feel uncomfortable. I mentioned repeatedly that we were buying a house, reason why we were not in a position to get in debt, and the younger gentleman (presenter) came and brought us his house title and paperwork to show us that he bought a real expensive house and was still able to afford a vacation plan and if we couldn't afford $250 extra a month for it then we couldn't even buy a house. When they initially called me on the phone I was reassured over and over again that I would not have this type of experience and I was very disappointed that we did. I really wanted to get the educational experience from this and I got it...never doing it again. Very unfortunate. I have to mention that this in no way reflects the professionalism of the young lady that was with us, Janine, she was super nice and respectful and I hope she stays that way. I forgot to mention that they also asked me at least 5 times what my credit score was and they were frustrated that I wouldn't tell them. Bad experience read more

I wish I could give this zero stars! We were at a local hockey game when we walked by a vendor that told us that we could win a free vacation (who doesn't love winning free stuff?)! We were told that we needed to attend a 90 minute pitch, and then we'd get our package. They took a $40 refundable deposit and I honestly wish we had just forfeited it and never went to the pitch. The actual sales pitch was humorous, but as they spoke to us personally, they insulted us several times, once to the point where I just shut down from being so furious! We were talked down to, pressured, and insulted (not a great idea if you want us to buy property). After telling them that we had been there for over 90 minutes and were ready to leave, they told us that the marketing company tells people that it's usually around 120 minutes and "it wasn't up to us if we wanted to leave, the manager had to sign off on the paperwork that we declined the offer." It was also very apparent that there were actors in the room when we arrived pretending to buy a timeshare to get us more interested. The more time I think about this experience and how they made us feel (about an inch tall), the angrier I get. They even asked us to write down names of friends, and I couldn't even write down the names of enemies because I wouldn't even put them through that. Save your time, sanity, and mind by not going!! (You also never get the $50 gift card, get a voucher for a crappy hotel and airfare that you have to pay $250 for and are required to pretty much book last minute.) read more

Signed up at the Portland RV show for a free trip, was told it we would have to watch a presentation by VI. I told the person overseeing the drawing I had seen a presentation before, he assured me that if it has been over a year, I could see another one and get a trip. It had been a year so I signed up. I was contacted and told I was a "winner" and made an appt to see the presentation and would need to bring my significant other. I went with my boyfriend, was chastised for being at a presentation before, by an older man, Jerry, who then told me because I was not married to my boyfriend who attended with me, I needed to pull up my bank account on my phone to prove I could purchase something. I refused and was very angry, several other salespeople apologized and one asked me not to give a bad review with his name," he is just old and can be inappropriate". I did not purchase anything and left with a certificate for the trip. I filled out the certificate, mailed it in as required, was contacted by Casablanca Resorts by mail: to schedule the trip I had won (at the Embarcadero Resort, Newport Oregon) was told it would be 3-4 months later in Sept before they would have availability to schedule. I made the reservation for 9/22/2019-9/24/2019. I took time off work, my boyfriend took time off work. Two days ahead I called the Embarcadero about the reservation, they had nothing and told me to call Vacation International at 541-574-7743, they did not have the reservation. The person I talked to, Sherry, stated that the certificate says Casablanca Express so this is not Vacation Internationals problem, would not give me the next person in charge name or number, who she said was the GM, and that they were out for the weekend anyway. When I insisted someone had to be available for members, she then said she would have the GM call me back, she called back instead and said there was nothing she could do, I would have to address this with Corporate, 9/23/19 read more

I would suggest you get rid of the car salesmen approach. Belittling people, the no mercy sales push by 2 different salesmen is horrible. Then when you say no and hold your ground they treat you as though your trash. Then try to play games having you wait to get your deposit back and the gift trip. They say with attitude wait in this room we are short staffed it may be a bit for you to get your trip and money, then come out again 5 mins later to offer some other Incentive to buy. My husband and I had enough and walked out the doors without the promised trip and my money. The front desk guy came running out as we got to our truck asked us to wait and he would get our money deposit and trip and he did. You would think for a company smart enough to create and essentially patten the structure that has been so successful you could create a better approach to selling it. I will never purchase from you and I will be sure the next time I see a VI tent where this "free trip" is being offered, I will let people know our experience with just how relentless your sales people are. read more

This place is such a scam. I would give 0 stars if possible. I fell into it once several years ago and went out to their office to "redeem my free trip". It's a marketing scam. We left asap when we realized what a scam it was so we didn't lose anything other than time luckily. I couldn't believe how many people they had sucked in. They obviously succeed at scamming enough people that it is still going strong. I started to sign up for a raffle at the Cinco De Mayo festival, and when they proceeded to require you answer a lot of fishy questions I knew something was up and completely deleted my entry. They however still kept my number obviously even though I deleted it and called me to try to get me to do this scam again. When I asked directly if it was what I thought it was they hung up in my face. read more

If I could put NO STARS, I would.... This is SCAM... The sad part is they even use religion, like they are all devoutly attending church... If they are, its to repent for lying and manipulating innocent people. I'm just thankful I didn't take the bait.... They want you to tell everyone you know about their business. OHHH trust me, I sure will. If you receive a call about a free trip, don't just hang up... RUN in the opposite direction. read more

It's such a scam. I'm embarrassed to say i went there. They were super duper rude and I left after 5 minutes.

I had no intention of buying into VI, but with the bonus 2 weeks anywhere in the world, a free cruise in the Bahamas or Mexico, a free trip for four to Disneyland, and $55/night opportunities in San Francisco where I travel for work constantly, it was too good to pass up. Sure their financing is steep, so find another way to pay it off over time... Their staff are just crazy nice people. Several of my family members are VI owners, and they love it. read more

I just received a call saying I'd been "selected" but not a winner from putting my name in the Portland Boat Show lottery and offered a "free" trip to LAX or Vegas for two and "free" two night accommodation while I was there so long as I attended a 90 minute presentation. SCAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! Avoid this like the plague! Thank you Yelpers for spreading the word and keeping people out of this spiderweb of lies! read more

With the promise of a free pair of airline tickets to Phoenix, Las Vegas, LA, San Francisco or Reno, my husband and I came to this presentation with an open mind, knowing we would be pitched (hard) to buy a vacation club membership. What followed could be described first as amusing, then sad, then amusing again, then annoying, and finally desperate and embarrassing. When you arrive you fill out a form and are greeted by a guy in a Hawaiian shirt who is super jazzed! As in, I just drank five espressos and need to get you as loud and energetic as I am in to keep my sales job! Then you are led into the sales pitch room, with complimentary soda and cookies, and lined up to make the deal of your lifetime. Except the presentation spent the first hour simply selling you on why vacation is important. No discussion of the actual deal you are being offered until the last five minutes and then it's only a gist/summary of the deal, no specifics. That's when the real fun begins. You are expected to decide within 15 minutes whether you want to invest at least $18,000 (plus annual fees of more than $1,000) with a company that will only make this great deal on the spot. To most its obvious that this is a horrible way to sell a product, but the salespeople are not paid to be ethical or helpful. They are paid to get you to purchase on the spot. When you don't want to buy, they get aggressive. They get pushy with questions. They get argumentative. They make it hard to leave without walking out. You have to get fed up to end the conversation. You have to be rude and say 'See ya' or they won't stop selling you no matter how emphatic you are in explaining you are not interested. All the frustration and aggravation are not offset by the free airline tickets. The free airline tickets (and accommodations, which we did not know about before the event) are worthless. Here are the restrictions from Casablanca Express: --it's only for two nights (not explained on the phone) --air travel must be on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, typically you leave on the afternoon or evening of day 1 and return on the morning of day 3. --you will likely be in your city of choice for less than 36 hours. far from relaxing. --you sign an agreement to send your redemption form by certified mail, which will cost you money --you also have to send in a $100 deposit, which will be refunded 30 days after travel. this could be many months away. --you have to wait 30 days for a reservation letter response --you have to give the company three departure dates at least 60 days out, and the three dates have to be at least 30 days apart - they pick the date you travel. --you cannot change or reschedule the date --you have to pay the taxes ahead of time by cashier's check or money order, which will cost you money. Sometimes you have to experience a sales effort this awful to fully appreciate why you should not go. If you have the fortune to not attend one of these seminars, I envy you. At least I did not buy. At least I did not sign away tens of thousands of dollars to a company that doesn't even give you a list of properties that your deal includes. Be wise with your money. read more

Such a waste of time, and I was only there for 20 minutes. This place is such a scam I'm shocked they can even have a business license. Just pay for your own trip to cali or vegas it will be less headache than trying to get this place to give you what they say they will. Tip VI, don't talk about people when they are within ear shot of you and say horrible things about them, I cannot believe how all that just went down. Also, just give people what they are promised instead of dicking them around. I bet you guys could get more business by not talking badly about potential customers, by giving them stellar customer service above and beyond what's expected, and revamping your sales techniques. Was like hanging out with slimy 1980 car salesmen. I feel dirty. I highly recommend avoiding this place at all costs, nothing could possibly be worth it. read more

My boyfriend and I recently went to a showcase at an expo center where we ended up "winning" the door prize that was all expense paid trip to Las Vegas or Disneyland (our choice) and even included the airfare. I was super skeptical and had a feeling that this was a scam but I talked to a lady on the phone who ensured that it wasn't a scam, and asked us to come to a 90 minute presentation to learn more about their company. She ensured me over the phone that there were no strings attached, and that I would be receiving the vacation at the end of the 90 minutes no matter what. I went with my boyfriend in Vancouver, WA where we sat through the brutal 90 minutes of people trying to talk a very young group into this Timeshare (There wasn't any couple in there over the age of 30). They made everyone turn off their phones during the presentation and said they had one rule at the end and that was for people to be completely honest and say "yes" or say "no" to their ploy at selling the timeshare. They insisted not to say anything like, "I'll think about it" or "I'll come back later." Well, at the end of it, they offered multiple plans including their "least expensive plan" costing $300 a month, in addition to a down payment of $2,000 that must be paid within 7 months. After saying no to this offer and wanting to leave, they insisted that they could find a different plan to fit my needs. They then offered me a plan that cost $160 a month with a down payment of $1100. After doing the math and knowing that it would cost over $3,000 this year with this package, I again said no thank you and wanted to leave. The sales lady got so upset with me that she insisted I stayed and went to grab a different sales man. On the way out she handed me a paper and asked me to put down at least 4 of my friends that would be interested in this opportunity. I told her that I didn't have anyone that would be interested and she told me that I am making her look horrible and slammed the door as she walked out. The next man came in to talk me into a "more affordable" plan, which I also said no to. In the end, all I wanted to do was leave and I was absolutely mortified of the experience. Instead of spending 90 minutes here, my boyfriend and I ended up spending 3 hours here and at the end of it all, there was no talk about the trip we won to Disneyland or Las Vegas. In addition, they put $150 down on my card which I called about yesterday to tell them to reimburse me and remove my card/personal information from their database. **In the end, do not do this. They do an excellent job trying to talk people into owning part of a timeshare, but after looking up all of their VI timeshare locations, every facility has 2-3 stars, with reviews saying there were bugs/used towels/used cigarettes etc. in their rooms when they arrive. I have deep dived into a few of the 5/5 star reviews both on here and on Facebook and most of them appear to be employees of VI, who also have timeshares within the company. So of course they are going to be the ones trying to add a few 5 star reviews into the mix of 1 star reviews. I can't urge you enough to do the research before going to one of their presentations, because it is that important to know the truth about the company prior to signing into a contract for 25 years. read more

What a joke. We spent 2 hours listening to lies. We chose the vegas trip and so far it has cost us 250.00 and do not know a time or hotel. Got a call to today 6 months later telling me we would leave at. 4pm on a tuesday and arrive at 11pm. We would come back on a thursday at 6 am unless we upgraded for 259.00 to have a direct flight. This whole exsperience has been phone call after phone call nd mailing paperwork and checks. I will never ever go to another time share and by the way your 100.00 gift card is a buy one get one that is at places far away .RIP OFF AND LIES.DO NOT GO. read more