It is now 2011 and my daughter is in high school. It has been quite a few years since the fiasco trip to Washington DC. I am prompted to write, yet again on this blog regarding travel scams aimed at children. Just today my daughter received a letter in the mail stating she has been "chosen" to be a student ambassador to Scotland, Wales and England.
The letter has on it a list of all the past presidents as "honorary chairmen." That to me was a BIG tip off. My bet is that all of those presidents didn't even know that the company existed.
It is nothing more than a glorified tour company trying to snag another sap with an expensive and poorly planned trip abroad. After doing a Google search for "People to People International scam" I found lots of information on them..................none of it good.
The bottom line:
If you want your child to visit a different country to experience culture then just go on a family vacation there. It will probably cost the same in the long run as it would with the tour company for just your child.
