We joined Vacations Inspirations (VI) more than 5 years ago now. We have booked 3 Viking River…read moreCruises through them, the most recent being in late summer/early fall in 2025. Lucinda Makowsky has always done a very good job for us. She really knows what she's doing and even when she didn't have the answer (very seldom) she always knew who to reach out to and promptly had the answers. She is always very friendly and helpful. We have also booked 3 or 4 condo weekly specials with VI and have been more than satisfied. We are currently working on booking another one of the condo weeks for April 2026. We will also be looking at booking another Viking Cruise for 2027 or possibly a motor coach tour through England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. VI has been very good to work with. If I could offer any constructive criticism to VI it would be the time it takes to get your reward check for the excursions. It is supposed to take 120 days from when you submit the request. It is always late by another 4-6 weeks, but it does always come. They should be able to get these out on time.

It is a scam! We went to Charleston In April 2026, and recently had a terrible experience. Jeff…read morePumilia promised us- in person- gave us his word we could get our money back at any time. Hotel costs were more pricey than what I could get online! and, the service was a hassle. He will not refund our $1995.00. He conned us big time. What a scumbag! My name is Jeanne Lavoie, from Gorham Maine. I am surprised A lovely city like Charleston allows them to have a store front!

As long as you live, do NOT take your car here. They charge by the hour, with each hour becoming…read moremore expensive. You can see the " mechanics" work at a pace that would make a glacier look like a speed track. They will tell you that that have to put your car on a diagnostic even if the issue is obvious to the naked eye. The AAA in Mt Pleasant is much more trustworthy. These guys are thief's.

Terrible customer service!! They used to be so good. The girl that waited on me clearly hated her…read morejob! I have been a AAA member for 20 years. Very disappointing.

Working with Terri Berdon to book my honeymoon was nothing but effortless and amazing, can't say…read moreenough good things about her!!! She worked out every detail for us and made our honeymoon so incredibly memorable. I would recommend her to any of my friends and family!!

My experience with nhs travel have been nothing but professional. I have had several vacations…read moreusing Catherine and her team and have always been happy with their service.

This company is the definition of a scam business. They pitch extravagant packages. Make promises…read more All of their promises, they cannot and will not deliver. I have experienced it myself. It is a deceptive timeshare front. They continue to call me from time to time since 2020.

Terrible organization! Cancelled the vacation deal since they didn't come through with what they…read morepromised , and still get several calls a day despite telling them to stop calling me - calls are ongoing for weeks now- despite reporting them as spam and blocking them!

They have an efficient process to check you in and get you your passport. You will be there until…read more2:30 p.m. at least though. They do not hand you your passport until 2 p.m.

They do not have any available appointments - my wife needs expedited service but they have no…read moreavailable appointments in between now and her trip 2 weeks away. I have checked every day and there are never any new appointments available. Is this place open or accepting appointments?

Thankfully we did not fall for this scam. once the "agent" realized we weren't falling for his…read morecircus, he abruptly stood up and walked off to the next couple. This told us he was nothing short of an incompetent used car salesman. At the end of the day, we scammed him because we took the freebies... Carriage ride worth $100 and $100 meal. This whole outfit of a business was a complete circus. However, the FREE carriage ride and FREE meal was fantastic. Thank you, Vacation Station.

Spent close to 3000 and have yet to go on my promised vacation…read more They changed the whole program AFTER THEY GOT MY MONEY. IT IS A RIP-OFF SCAM!!!!!!

Nope, nope, nope. This place is staffed by mighty nice Southern people, but seriously -- you're…read moregoing to pay thousands of dollars up front for the privilege of spending thousands more on travel you probably won't do? Use your common sense. We were given the example of a "customer" being quoted $17,000 for a fancy cruise, but these guys were able to get it for $10,000 and change. I did the math, and the $10,000 they quoted, plus the $6995 for the membership (payaple the day you hear their spiel BTW), plus the $399 "doc fee," plus the $199 dues, and guess what that cruise costs? Yep, $17,000+. Maybe you'll use them for another trip, and that'd drop the overall expense, but you'd have to travel a LOT to offset that $6995. Don't even waste your time with these guys. Yes, they'll give you free tickets for the Charleston bus tour, but it really isn't that great. They also promised to pay for our parking in the garage behind their office, but oops-- they didn't. There's $20 down the drain. Save that precious time on your vacation and skip the whole experience with these guys. Like timeshares, this isn't as good a deal as they make it out to be.

Interesting business model. Here's the down and dirty: The 'pitch' to get prospective buyers in the…read moredoor was the company's 'anniversary' and them giving out special gifts. Promised? A voucher for ANY type of carriage or bus tour, a voucher for a second tour, and a voucher for $75 to be used at any - ANY restaurant. The guy pitching put all emphasis on what we might do, where we might go, very little about the last little bit - we needed to return next AM, hear a talk, to receive our gifts. This was so fast, so slick, that while my partner was in the bathroom (which was why we stopped in), I didn't realize this would be a sales pitch. Needed to leave $20 which we could pick up next day. Talk would take ~ 50 minutes. Okay, game for that. At minimum, we could just pick up the $20 and go our way. My partner used to do this type thing, so we knew it was about sitting through a sales pitch & getting some stuff. $75 voucher for a meal? Okay. Plus entertainment value, if the presentation was good. Ugh! Very stiff, tired, memorized presentation. Jokes? Really? If you need to say 'that was a joke', it isn't. Weird interjections, promises, and a great 'membership' for...wait for it - $6000. No need to to into details, we escaped after the 1hour 15 minute pitch. Gifts? A $75 check from Bank of America Acct, 2 vouchers, as promised. The 'tour' voucher was good for 1 company, and one only. Not a carriage tour, but a bus. Not from the Market, as promised, where all the horse drawn carriage tours depart, but a company several blocks away, bus only. Since the Better Biz Bureau gives them a 'F' rating (read the complaints), we figured better cash that check ASAP. $8 bank fee at BOA if you don't have Acct or credit card. We did, another couple did not. So, we got the 'gifts', but without calling the other carriage companies to see if they took the voucher, we would have been turned away, believing it was good for any - as promised. So, go for the gifts if you don't mind using 1.5 hours of vacation time, and don't sign anything. Check out BBB reviews, and check the other Yelp reviews- that are from folks who either work there or are related. Those reviewers? That don't review anything else! Interesting. YMMV.

We had a honeymoon planned for February 2026 -- or at least, we thought we did. Gretchen and her…read morecompany charged us a $300 administration fee up front, which she said was required for her to guide us step-by-step through the entire planning process and be available to us during our trip. It was pitched as a fully supported, stress-free experience. All we had to do was show up. From the beginning, communication was incredibly poor. I gave her the benefit of the doubt at first due to the wildfires in California at the time, even going out of my way to check in on her and her family. I chalked up missed deadlines to the fires and tried to be understanding. But now, with our wedding quickly approaching, we realized we had NO flight details, NO itinerary, and hadn't even heard from her in months. I reached out to check in -- and she left me on read. This wasn't the first time either. I would send polite follow-up messages like: "Hi, I can see that you've read my message, so I guess you're really busy. Can we schedule a time to talk?" Only then would she respond. This cycle happened more than once. But this month was the final straw. I reached out to start looking at plane tickets -- she left me on read again. I then followed up, expressing clearly that we were no longer comfortable continuing and wanted to know what we needed to do to receive a refund. We also paid over $1k to reserve our stay at one of the quickly booked hotels, so it was important for us to get this information. She never responded. Completely ghosted us. No explanation. No apology. Just silence. We were never rude to her. We were patient and understanding. And still -- she disappeared on us and left us without a honeymoon. This has been heartbreaking, stressful, and completely unprofessional. After digging deeper, I found that we're NOT the only ones. There are many hidden negative reviews that share the same experience: * No communication * Ghosting clients * People almost missing flights * Others stranded out of the country with no help She may still have good reviews online, but don't be fooled -- the bad ones are there, and they echo exactly what happened to us. This might be a scam. Use a credit card if you do move forward so you can dispute the charges. But honestly -- don't risk it. We're going to report this company to every wedding, travel, and consumer site we can find. If you care about your honeymoon (and your money), look elsewhere.

There is a reason Jim's business is called Perfect Honeymoons & Holidays - that is what he does. He…read morehelped us planned our honeymoon 12 years ago and it was perfect. A few years ago, when we wanted to visit Jamaica, he helped us pick the perfect resort. So when it was time we decided on a last-minute Christmas vacation due to some unexpected time off, we called Jim. I tried to do this by myself but going down the Google search rabbit hole trying to compare resorts, islands, find flights etc. was really time consuming and totally overwhelming. Every site starts to look the same after awhile. People don't think they need a travel agent, but we wanted to make sure we loved our vacation and didn't just hit purchase on a resort we sorta liked online. Jim sent us to the Unico resort in Rivera Maya. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED, and most important, it didn't come up on a single search I did on my own. I am so glad we reached out to him again. I didn't even know to extend by search of Cancun resorts to include other areas. The resort was perfect - we told Jim exactly what we wanted, exactly what we wanted to spend and when we wanted to go. He delivered above and beyond on all things. No detail was overlooked. If you are in the middle of planning a wedding -or just in the middle of day to day busy life - there is nothing wrong with outsourcing planning your honeymoon or vacation to someone. Do it.