I hate to be predictable here, but stay AWAY from this place. It is not worth your time or any "free" trip they may offer. My husband and I have never been treated so unprofessionally in our lives. We made the mistake of signing up for a "free" trip at a bike show we attended a few weeks prior. The cool dude at the booth said all we had to do was set up a time to meet with one of their travel agents where we would learn about CTC's other travel deals and offers. Just for meeting with them we would receive a free 7 day trip at one of their condo locations. We were skeptical, but also about 3 beers deep and figured "eh, what the hell." We assumed the meeting would cover various travel packages and anticipated some aggressive up selling from the agent, but we had no idea what we were in for. The meeting ended up being an "interactive" 90 minute power point on how CTC Travel/Pulaski Tickets & Tours would make us a travel agent, and thus would receive all travel booked through them at a heavily discounted, travel agent rate. All WE had to do was write a check for 10k THAT NIGHT and pay yearly dues of $199. I cannot speak to whether or not the travel deals they presented are legit or not, but as we were not prepared to write them a check for 10 grand it was a dead issue. Once the preso was completed, an agent came to our table to meet with us one on one. My husband made it clear to him that while it all sounded great, "it was not right for us, was way out of our budget, and we would NOT be writing a check of any kind, but thank you for your time." The initial agent seemed nice enough, but at our firm "no" seemed a bit like he was trying to bite back some irritation. It was an awkward exchange. At that point he said he would "get our free gifts" and we assumed the worst was over, and would soon be on our way. When he returned with his supervisor my husband made a joke that he was sorry they didn't get the other customer who was in the meeting with us, as she claimed to be a avid traveler and seemed like she was ready to sign up. At this statement both men rolled their eyes and proceeded to totally trash talk this other customer saying they "didn't buy a word she was saying" and implied she was full of it and wasted their time. I was pretty surprised by their candid negativity toward this customer especially when she WALKED PAST the conference room again and could have overheard everything they were saying about her! At this point I could only assume she did not choose to sign up with CTC and these guys were pissed so they had no issue talking crap about her to complete strangers! Once the supervisor sat down with us he started in on how he could give us an even better deal and he wanted to help us out, blah, blah, blah. Perhaps his intention was genuine, but the whole sales pitch and tone of the conversation reminded me of being trapped in a car dealership. I don't use the word "trapped" lightly either. It was hard to not feel like we were being held captive after having been foolishly lured into their van with the promise of a "free trip." Also, as it was 9:15 on a week night, and we had already been there for 2 hours, we were anxious to be on our way home. In so many words my husband said, "look, we don't want to waste your time here, you could drop the cost to a dollar and we would not sign up, but thank you anyway." After a bit more back and forth the supervisor became IRATE. He started raising his voice to us and said "you know what, I'm just trying be be polite here and help you out!!! I don't need this!! You think I CARE if you sign up?! Get out of here. Seriously. Get out!" As we sat there in slightly stunned, incredibly uncomfortable silence, he curtly explained our "free" gift trip to us, threw the paperwork at me and said "THERE. Get out." At which point we were dismissed with a flick of his hand. His anger, rudeness and lack of professionalism was honestly, shocking. So, in summation, if you are interested in being bullied into spending 5-10 thousand dollars by condescending jerks, you may be able to save some $$ on travel. If for some reason that is not something you are interested in, prepare to be treated like a piece of dog crap being scraped from the bottom of a shoe. Or, just learn from our mistake, and avoid this place all together. You're welcome. read more

Looks like the same type of "offer" Yelpers are discussing under Pulaski Travel in Concord. I just got off the phone with the hoarse voiced Carmella congratulating me on my free travel vacation I won after filling out some computer entry at the San Mateo Flower Show last month. Hummm, I did fill out a little slip of paper, never ever said " married, combined income $55,000, ages betw 27 - 70 or something. Carmella made me confirm that I am married because it's really important that they are dealing with a married couple. She explained that big time companies like Travelocity can pay for TWO commercials in the Superbowl and cater to a younger crowd. They are going for an older crowd (thus the flower show goers), and they believe that the best way to spend their money is to give away free travel and have the happy campers spread the word for them. I asked for the website and while we were talking mentioned that I don't see their Milpitas office listed on the website. Carmella blew that off with, "all the info you need will be in our email". Then I was passed on to Lynn Cook, awards coordinator. She instantly had all the info I had just discussed with Carmilla, including my idea of a dream vacation and where the last place I vacationed was. I was told that after I got the email I should respond with a "Got It" and will get a $25 gift certificate. (for something). I was given an appointment for 8pm, told to arrive at 7:45p, and expect to stay for 90 minutes. Why so long? I was told it takes time to intro the company, let us decide if we want to add more days, more flights , and the explanation of how they can save us 50% on travel. Oh boy. Also, we are both required to attend (even though I was told I could take someone else on the trip), bring 2 forms of ID, show a credit card to prove we can pay for incidentals, and expect to pay about $140/ person for taxes that the government does not allow them to pay for (?). Lynn also confirmed that I am not a current member of CTC nor have I ever won anything from them. After reading all the Yelp review on Pulaski I will probably not go to Milpitas. Ok, got the confirmation email from Kimberley Davis: Included was my special confirmation # and links to Maui & Oahu vacation sites. READ ON: Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. Congratulations on accepting our offer to come down to the CTC Travel office. CTC Travel is a full service company that specializes in land tours, vacation packages and condo rentals that is located in Milpitas. We at CTC Travel are looking forward to meeting you. As we discussed you will receive the following vacation incentive package: Enjoy 5 days / 4 nights Hawaii vacation for 2 adults. Bonus: 2 round trip airfares departing from San Francisco. (Client responsible for sales tax). As any incentive vacation package you select, it may have black out dates and travel must be completed within 12 months. As with any major giveaway you will be responsible for your own government taxes and fees. These are not due at the open house, but when you activate the booking process for your vacation. Please be sure to bring with you two (2) forms of ID to the presentation one being a picture ID or Drivers License and the other a Major Credit Card or checkbook to cover incidentals on your vacation when you take it. (If a cohabitating couple, your ID's must match or bring mail providing proof of residing together). Qualifications for vacation package: Both must be U.S. citizens and speak fluent English, and between the ages of 35-72, with a combined household family income in excess of $55,000. CTC believes in going directly to consumers with valuable vacation offers, and eliminating the middleman. Your vacation incentive is provided to you in exchange for 90 minutes of your time previewing our travel packages. Your incentive vacation is our way of saying "thank you" for considering us as a potential source for all your future travel needs. THESE Incentives ARE GUARANTEED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION TO BUY OR JOIN ANYTHING!! THIS IS NOT A TIME SHARE PROGRAM!! We ask that you try to arrive 15 minutes early because we do start promptly. Due to limited seating, guests or children are NOT allowed. Please call our Reservation Department at 1-855-306-1454 if you have questions regarding the gift packages that are being offered or require additional directions to our open house. Bring this confirmation letter with you! For additional information regarding the terms and condition of your vacation package please see attachment visit our website at http://www.yourtrip.net/MILPITAS.html . read more

Glad I read all the reviews on this company.. It saved me a 1 hr trip to Milpitas tonight. Guess I wont be getting that trip to the Dominican Republic after all. LOL. I had a feeling it was a scam and now it has been confirmed... read more

Oh wow! It's not over yet! Where one scammer stops, the next one picks up. I don't know if these pests are related to the new ones (Goldrush Getaways) http://www.yelp.com/biz/goldrush-getaways-citrus-heights, but Goldrush is now reminding me of that fateful day I gave my info at the Foster Street Art and Wine festival for a drawing. Unreal... read more

Someone named Gina called me (650- something) and she said she has my number based on demographic entry in orchid expo i'm eligible for and it's time sensitive so i'd have to respond to her voicemail. So i responded bcs i thought i won the taiwan trip for 2 from orchid expo...and so she wanted me to have an appointment at milpitas to set up a couple hours in milpitas to choose 1 free place like in hawaii, mexico, dominican republic. She said i have the privilege to have free airlines + free accommodation for 2 peeps. I was skeptical and she kinda wanted me to set up a day when i could come to milpitas. I was almost going there, but there's this feeling that it sounds too good to be true. She said that this is just to introduce their travel company to the customers so we will actually come back to their company in the future to book future travels with them. So Gina called me from this 650 number, and the funny thing is she has this other number 917 something, and then there's another408 number she called me from, she said i have to bring ID & credit cards to their address. So this is after i made an appointment on certain date and after that she sent me this e-mail to confirm. But I called and i cancelled anyways because i'm not sure anymore and this sound too good to be true! oh plus i only have to pay for the government tax she said for around 100 something and that's all the fees i have to pay. Email: From: "CONFIRMATION" confirmation@ams813.com Cc: "CONCORD BCC" detailsofparticipationconcord@gmail.com CTC Travel Important-Email confirmation letter 1247 South Park Victoria Drive Milpitas, CA. 95035 1-408-719-8015 Directions Only 1-855-306-1454 TMF-301 Here are some links to the vacation package you have selected Cancun Cabo San Lucas Cozumel Puerto Vallarta Dominican Republic Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. Congratulations on accepting our offer to come down to the CTC Travel office. CTC Travel is a full service company that specializes in land tours, vacation packages and condo rentals that is located in Milpitas. We at CTC Travel are looking forward to meeting you. As we discussed you will receive the following vacation incentive package: Enjoy a 4 days / 3 nights all inclusive getaway in Mexico or Dominican Republic at one of the following destinations: Cozumel, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, or Dominican Republic. Includes all meals and snacks, unlimited alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, and all entertainment while on property. If you keep your initial appointment, I can offer you 2 round trip airfares. (Can't split up vacation package). (Client responsible for sales tax). As any incentive vacation package you select, it may have black out dates and travel must be completed within 12 months. As with any major giveaway you will be responsible for your own government taxes and fees. These are not due at the open house, but when you activate the booking process for your vacation. Please be sure to bring with you two (2) forms of ID to the presentation one being a picture ID or Drivers License and the other a Major Credit Card or checkbook to cover incidentals on your vacation when you take it. (If a cohabitating couple, your ID's must match or bring mail providing proof of residing together). Qualifications for vacation package: Both must be U.S. citizens and speak fluent English, and between the ages of 35-72, with a combined household family income in excess of $55,000. CTC believes in going directly to consumers with valuable vacation offers, and eliminating the middleman. Your vacation incentive is provided to you in exchange for 90 minutes of your time previewing our travel packages. Your incentive vacation is our way of saying "thank you" for considering us as a potential source for all your future travel needs. THESE Incentives ARE GUARANTEED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION TO BUY OR JOIN ANYTHING!! THIS IS NOT A TIME SHARE PROGRAM!! We askyou try to arrive 15 minutes early because we do start promptly. Due to limited seating, guests or children are NOT allowed. Please callour Reservation Department at 1-855-306-1454 if you have questions regarding the gift packages that are being offered or require additional directions to our open house. Bring this confirmation letter with you! For additional information regarding the terms and condition of your vacation package please see attachment visit our website at http://www.yourtrip.net/MILPITAS.html . We look forward to seeing you and have a great day! ****Please respond to this email with "GOT IT" and your name and telephone number before you attend and I will throw in an extra $25 restaurant gift certificate for making my confirmation process easier !**** Thanks so much, Kimberley Davis ----------------------------------- Please beware! do not even give them any info. or come to their office. I feel there's something fishy about this company. read more

If this isn't a scam, then it's pretty darn close. I am skeptical by nature, and I know most of the travel scams pretty well. I love to travel, so I've listened to the full stories just long enough to hear where most of the free ones cease being free. (NOTE: Taxes could be $200-300/person. There are limits on the amount of airfare that's covered. Only days that are not anywhere connected to a holiday are eligible, and so on and so forth.) Still, I was leaving the autoshow in a good mood and stopped to hear what the young man at the travel booth had to say. First they only needed $20 to get you a gift certificate for a few days of fully covered vacation and airfare. Then to pick up the certificate, they set an appointment to talk to you about more perks... blah blah blah. In my case, I didn't have to listen to the whole shebang because they had overbooked. They gave me my certificate which now required an additional $50 refundable money order. I sent in the money order with the certificate as required. They cashed in the money order, sent it back to me with a piece of paper saying my certificate is now voided because I didn't include a money order. And of course, my calls to CTC have gone unreturned. I can never get through the call center of Grand Incentives - the company name on the gift certificate. Sorry, the old adage still applies if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. End result, they pocket $20-70 from every sucker that happens by them, and probably even more from the folks that sign up for whatever the next level of "deals" is. Of course, if you're reading this, it's because you've already signed up for something with CTC or whatever they're calling themselves these days. Hope your trip works out better than mine. But based on the reviews at BBB.org, I doubt it. read more

Yes, Lynn F. is correct in CTC being one and the same organization as Pulaski Travel in Concord. Lynn has written a very thorough and excellent review and summary of the interaction you are likely to have had when someone from CTC called to tell you you won a trip - I had a nearly identical experience, and when you go read the reviews on Pulaski Travel, you will find that everyone there did as well. I will add to everything prior Yelpers have graciously done for the rest of us by adding one more tidbit -- On Pulaski Travels' "About This Business" tab, the following is posted [copied and pasted here as I will not be surprised if it is soon removed; it essentially confirms that Pulaski = CTC]: Provided by business Specialties Full Service Host Travel Agency History Established in 1991 Pulaski Tickets & Tours, Inc. (Tickets & Tours) - Fully licensed, ARC appointed travel agency incorporated in 1991. Tickets and Tours has handled travel accommodations for corporate and leisure travelers throughout the nation. Members can book all their travel through our agency and enjoy the best deals on cruises, airfare, car rentals, all inclusive vacations and other leisure services. We go above and beyond normal agencies to research your vacations and take care of Condominium Travel Club members. Condominium Travel Club, Inc. (CTC) - Registered travel club, incorporated in 1988, CTC has enrolled thousands of members nationwide. CTC has expanded its product offerings yearly to meet the demands of our members wanting the most from their leisure time. Working with some of the best service providers in the industry, CTC now offers thousands of Condominiums at prices starting as low as $99 a week for members. Meet the Business Owner: Patrick H. Patrick Hartough, Owner and President of Condominium Travel Club and Pulaski Tickets and Tours Travel Agency and currently Vice President of Resort Developers Association, has over 25 years experience in the Outdoor Resort and Travel industry. Association Graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Patrick started from the "ground up" in the Private Resort Industry. From frontline sales at All Seasons Resorts in 1985 to owner and President of East Coast Resorts in 1988, a wealth of operations, sales and marketing experience gives him the sensitivity necessary to make CTC and Tickets & Tours responsive to the needs of our members. Additionally, Patrick lives in Syracuse, NY (thank you, google) and if you go to the website for CTC (http://www.condotravelclub.com/info.asp) you will see that its address is PULASKI, NY (Condominium Travel Club Inc., 4882 A North Jefferson St., Pulaski NY 13142, 1-877-453-8458) So you see, they were already calling themselves CTC and now seem to have just dropped the Pulaski part and changed office locations, ostensibly because they have attracted such a bad name. Unfortunately they do not seem to have changed their practices or cleaned up their act, which is how they earned their bad reputation in the first place. If you want to review them with the Better Business Bureau, here is the place to go, provided by their very own site (they just made it very difficult to find): https://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business-reviews/travel-agencies-and-bureaus/pulaski-tickets-tours-inc-in-pulaski-ny-211204325/#bbbonlineclick Cheers. read more

If I could give a zero I would. I have told this company to lose my number and never to call me again. I dont care if you claim to have a awesome trip for free to me I dont want it!!! each time Im nice and listen to there call but when I want to speak the guy interrupts me and pushes more information that means nothing to me. so this last call I simply hung up. Then I looked up the company to find these reviews. THANK YOU YELP PEOPLE!!! you saved me from giving anymore thought to this company. I would never in a million years give $5-10,000 to anyone to possibly SAVE money how in the world does that work??? lesson learned if its too good to be true its not true. read more

Thank goodness for the reviews above. My husband I were going to go for the 90 minute presentation, because we had entered the content at WinterWonderland at Great America. Lesson Learned for sure!! It's always too good to be true. I've been harassed for the last 3 days now during working hours (when I specifically told them not to call me during 8-5. by a guy named Peter. Very unprofessional, very juvenile, just felt fishy and sounded fishy. Asked for a call back number and was given 855-306-1464 x 337. I asked since they were based in Milpitas, is there a local number, and he said no. :( STAY AWAY and don't get sucked in. they are also calling at my home number late at night waking up my small children. :( read more

Well, thanks to Alameda County Fair vendor "CTC Travel in Milpitas, CA" I spent 30 minutes sharing my personal info (not credit card or bank info - Thank God!) and being set to schedule an appointment for next week. I was willing to endure a 30 min drive, 90 min presentation, 30 min drive and enroll my husband to go with me - for a trip to Hawaii. yes.. I haven't been there and that was the pull. Even the "you cover the taxes, they will be about 250 for two in the off-season" was within the reasonable limits of "nothing is ever FREE". Still wondering what their "non-timeshare" presentation, likening them to Travelocity, etc, would be like. Glad I remembered to check-in at my local "Yelp" ad... you've all been a ton of help and I will cancel my appointment and no answer any calls I don't recognize. Because they do start with a very "friendly" voice.. I think I will simply say, "Gee, I visited Yelp and found Mr. Pulaski is still at it, only now as CTC. so I suggest you skiddaddle on and take both my husband and my name off your frequent caller list". That ought to do it! :-) read more

Scam, scam, scam they said I won trip then said I didn't make enough money hate to tell you a free trip shouldn't matter your income unless you have to buy something. read more

I just received a message on my cell phone with no number showing, but to call these people back at 855-306-1454 because I had won something after entering my name at the California State Fair. Well, the ONLY thing I put my name and cell phone number on at the fair was an entry form that I proceeded to crinkle up and throw in the trash after realizing that it was probably a stupid idea to enter. They must have gotten it out of the trash after I walked away! Can you believe that! Thank you for all these reviews, as I will now ignore their calls. By the way, I live 3 1/2 hours from Milpitas, so you think they expect me to drive all the way there for a presentation? Wrong! read more

Avoid this place! This is hands down one of the most disgusting, fraudulent customer service experiences I've ever had (if you can even call it that). I was notified by phone that I won a "free" trip to Hawaii after signing up at the Bacon Festival two weeks ago. I went there and was greeted very rudely by the man at the front desk who then proceeded to try to bully my girlfriend and me into sitting through their long presentation. I've always heard bad stories about these ploys, but this is my first time experiencing it. This is the basic formula for any fishy travel deal: 1. have a friendly character bait you with "free" things (i.e. trip to Hawaii) 2. isolate you and pressure you to sit through their slideshow 3. present you with their fancy scheme that is completely unrelated to "free" things 4. convince you to sign the dotted line (typically for an expensive timeshare of some sort) Not only is this agency full of border-line scammers, but they're unprofessional and unpleasant about it. You'd think they would hire more charismatic people to seal the deal. Long story short: It was clear there was a catch, so we just left. The moral of the story is that nothing is free, and if it is, there's always a catch. Lesson learned. read more

I joined CTC travel for their Yunnan Shangri-la tour from 27.3.18 to 3.4.18. I thank our Singapore tour guide Alice as she is very helpful and takes good care of the group members. The China tour guide Chen Lei is very professional and knowledgeable. The Shangri-la tour guide is warm and friendly. Ah Bao is humorous and cheerful. He makes our journey in Lijian fun and unforgettable. Our driver is diligent, punctual and careful. He makes our journey safe and pleasant. Thank you for making my holiday most memorable. read more

Wow! Thank god for this site. We kept receiving voicemails from this place to say my husband (he signed up at the Art & Wine Festival in Foster City) to say we won something. We were asked to call 855-306-1454. They leave one or two voicemails a day. They keep leaving messages saying we won some awards but never state on the answering machine what exactly it was we won, which made me very suspicious. That was a sure sign of a scam. I got tired of their calls so I called them to put our number on a do-not-call list. I am so glad I did. I checked out the BBB on them and I am surprised they are still in business. read more

Reviews on this page helped me avoid this junk.. thanks a lot.

GROSS WASTE OF TIME. I thought, you know..I'll give it a shot. As a business woman, I made sure that I called ahead of time to get ALL details about this presentation I would sit through. I explained that if I were to get a Hawaiian vacation in exchange for my time, I would be allowed to pay extra to upgrade the trip in order to allow my child to come as well. I was assured by 3 different people, including a supervisor that we had the option to do so. I closed my day spa for a whole day (A Saturday btw) in order to check it out. Sat through it..not bad. The man who was in charge of "hooking" us was nice. He reassured me after I asked him about our daughter going on our trip that she would be just fine. We would only pay the difference to add her on. NO prob! B.S. After I called the company in charge of giving these trips away, I find out we cannot bring our child. Fast forward to today, 2 months later and God knows how many phone calls and voice mails..no one will call me back. I get jerked around by anyone and everyone at the company. Promises to call back and fix the issue, but to no avail. They pas the buck and try to wrangle the next poor Joe in line. After reading all the bad reviews, I feel like an idiot for allowing them a chance. After this review, I will be calling and writing a letter to the BBB. I also have a dear friend and client who is the chief editor for the local paper. She will be getting a call as well. STAY AWAY FROM THEM..SCAM! read more

just receive a call message from 855-306-1454 ( answer machine showed 510-255-4909 ) to congratulation that our name is draw. Thanks for all your review here and I won't call that number back for sure! read more

So, one question... i get that it's a shady sales presentation; i've been to these and time share presentations befroe.... but, did anyone actually GET a free trip that worked out and that hey used? i'm willing to sit thru it, knowing i won't buy anything, but is there a fish at the end of this hook? or are there so many hoops to jump thru to use the "free" hawaii vacation that it isn't really possible to use it? read more

Excellent company, have followed through with all proper procedures! I endorse and highly recommend this company to travellers.

Thanks for the "heads up" on this business, we have already experienced the harrassing phone calls. We have cancelled our appointment with them and now the phone calls are coming more frequently from different phone numbers and as "anonymous". If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is........................ read more

STAY AWAY!!!! A smart man learns from his mistakes, a WISE man learns from other people's mistakes. If you're reviewing this you are wise. Last year my wife and I went to the San Mateo Garden Show and were intrigued by the travel booth promising discounted trips. We asked the friendly man who told us that all we needed to pay was $20 upfront to set up a meeting to get a free trip that would only cost $90. What could possibly go wrong? I know, big mistake but eh, I thought if it was a scam it might put me out a couple hundred at the most. A week later we went to the meeting where we were encouraged to buy the $10,000 package but opted out. So they persisted and broke us down until we agreed to buy a "membership" for a discounted trip to Cancun. The details were as fuzzy as they were convoluted and in a fit of impulsivity and exhaustion we bought the bullshit. The membership was $1300.00, we NEVER got the trip because we conveniently couldn't meet their ridiculous options of Mon thru Thursday, no summers or holidays. And now they just renewed my contract without my authorization. And I can't get an answer on the phone. So tomorrow I'm going to their Milpitas office after work which is a huge pain in the ass just to get my money back. read more

I put my number in the hat to win a prize and I did. BUT I had to attend a 90 minute presentation in Milpitas; which is 5 changes and one hour plus drive to get my award. This folks are relentless and keep calling until they get you for an appointment. If you miss your appointment - they call you. I dealt with "Dawn" a mgr. and higher up. Because Kristen of Milpitas disqualified me. Dawn requalified me for the prize. My wife (who is ill) wanted to claim the prize of all expense paid trip to anywhere. Just pay sales tax and attend a (not a timeshare) 90 minute presentation. No clue as to what the 90 minutes is about. I found out...CTC is recruiting you as a travel agent & getting you to refer family & friends. The CTC multilevel travel agent program is a lot of money up front (that's why they are asking for a credit card and $55K annual income, etc. & no children & no guests). Timeshare & MLM are a High pressure sales presentation to PUSH you. My brother went to one and after 90 minutes, they wouldn't give up the award. Some things simply aren't worth it. This is one of those times. BEWARE! We signed up at San Mateo County Fair and others sign at Foster City Art & Wine and others at Millbrae Art & Wine. Everyone wants the California GOLD. read more