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.
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The kids and parents had an interesting time
If you plan on working with World Strides as your tour provider then I must warn you that you will be spending hours doing walking to and from your destinations. They don't believe in tour bus travel unless it is from city to city. In Washington DC the tour guide took a wrong turn and took our group on an extra mile or so hike which took more time for a trip that was on a schedule. Time that could be used to actually see something that is taken up by cross town walks.
It is being proven more and more as I talk to people about World Strides is the fact that they are a cheap skate company that charges for more than they are putting out for. One point is the fact that our group stayed in an unmarked "hotel". Now you tell me where World Strides found a hotel that doesn't have any marks of a name on it. I wonder if a hotel like that even has a business license.
Of course my rants about World Strides could not be complete without a mention about how they make numerous contributions to political leaders. Why would a tour company that specializes in tours to Washington DC make so many contributions....In wonder about that one.
By the way if you have missed it, take a look at the other posts in this blog to see the comments made by former World Strides employees and customers. It is a real eye opener.
If you really like the information in this blog and want to make other people aware of the facts please Stumble it, Digg it or Tweet about it. The more people that are informed the better and maybe one day our kids and schools will not be taken in by this kind of company anymore.
It is being proven more and more as I talk to people about World Strides is the fact that they are a cheap skate company that charges for more than they are putting out for. One point is the fact that our group stayed in an unmarked "hotel". Now you tell me where World Strides found a hotel that doesn't have any marks of a name on it. I wonder if a hotel like that even has a business license.
Of course my rants about World Strides could not be complete without a mention about how they make numerous contributions to political leaders. Why would a tour company that specializes in tours to Washington DC make so many contributions....In wonder about that one.
By the way if you have missed it, take a look at the other posts in this blog to see the comments made by former World Strides employees and customers. It is a real eye opener.
If you really like the information in this blog and want to make other people aware of the facts please Stumble it, Digg it or Tweet about it. The more people that are informed the better and maybe one day our kids and schools will not be taken in by this kind of company anymore.
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