FRAUDULENT SHUTTLE SERVICE. STAY AWAY. In spring 2018, I pre-paid approx. $500 for a Grand Canyon rim-to-rim shuttle ride to be provided a few months later. The person I was dealing with for the reservation was the owner, John Currant. A couple weeks before the trip, I emailed the company to confirm that everything was all set. I rec'd no response. I emailed them again a week later, and rec'd no response. I then called their two phone numbers. One number was no longer in service. The other number had a voicemail box that was full, on a few different days. I then researched the company to see if it was still in business. As far as I can tell, it is still in business.
Notably, other customers have complained on Yelp about being defrauded by Flagstaff Shuttle after pre-paying for a rim-to-rim trip. See Yelp complaint from "Rebecca G." on 6/15/18 and 5/28/18; and complaint from "Jessica U." on 6/16/18. Surely these aren't the only people to have been scammed -- they're just the ones who took time to post about it. The scam is particularly dangerous b/c it leaves people stranded at the top of the grand canyon after a grueling hike, in a vulnerable position, with spotty cell phone service.
After seeing these complaints, I emailed the company multiple times to ask them to cancel my reservation and issue a refund. I pointed out that the invoice says prepayments are refundable if the trip is cancelled more than 24 hrs in advance (I cancelled 5 days in advance). Once again, I rec'd no response.
I've been in touch w/ my credit card company to ask for help in getting a refund. They're looking into it. I also filed a complaint w/ the Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Flagstaff area District Attorney's Office (called the "Coconino County Attorney's Office"). I encourage any other defrauded customers to do the same, to create a paper trail and hopefully prompt a criminal or civil investigation. The more complaints those offices receive, the more likely they'll be to act on it.
Moral of the story -- stay far, far away from Flagstaff Shuttle. read more