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Global Travel Network
Global travel network – is it legit.
After careful and thorough analysis: Yes, Global Travel Network is 100% Legit .
We completed a thorough audit of Global Travel Network in fall of 2022 that took us over a year to conduct, and found them to be a 100% credible, legitimate company that delivers on what it promises .
Global Travel Network is a wholesale travel club – meaning you pay a one-time initiation fee to join and get anywhere from 30-69% off in travel prices. They call themselves a “ private invitation-only travel club ” but in fact, they have over 250,000 members, making them one of the largest wholesale travel clubs in the country .
After considerable research we found that the situation behind Global Travel Network is quite confusing, so this page, and our audit, are our attempt to add some clarification.
Likewise, though their sales tactics are a little perhaps-aggressive (they give a presentation a lot like a timeshare presentation) they follow through on their promises. So we give them a A+ 100% rating.
If you have any specific questions or wish to let us know about a negative experience you’ve had, please contact us . We want to hear your feedback.
Here’s what we know
- A+ Rating at Better Business Bureau – Link To Reviews
- Over 250,000 members and only 18 complaints with BBB in over 3 years. That is staggeringly good.
- In business for 21 years and is a safe, multi-million-dollar company.
- While their sales method is a little aggressive and “timeshare-ish” — it’s not a timeshare, it’s totally safe, and they deliver on what they promise.
Their sales method of adding members is unique.
- The good news is that most of their membership is actually word of mouth and comes from other satisfied members.
- However, to get new members in, they run promos online to win vacations. The odds of winning these contests are quite high, usually around 1 in 1200 people win a vacation.
If you meet certain criteria they will just give you the vacation for attending one of their meetings which are a bit like a timeshare presentation, except that it’s online via Zoom only, and is confirmed to never last more than 90 minutes, ever. So we feel safe that consumers and contest-entrants aren’t sucked into “a never-ending timeshare presentation” which we saw in some of the negative online reviews while conducting our audit.
Do respondents, contest winners, and presentation attendees actually get their free vacations?
This part of the contest took us the longest to verify — it took us over 3 months .
- The good news: 100% of respondents we contacted received their free vacations even if they didn’t purchase anything.
- We were given a list of 2164 people who had attended their presentations. Literally every single person who’d attended over 6 months. We selected people randomly to contact.
- Because the list was so comprehensive and we had notes on when they opted in, we feel we were given everyone who’d attended over this 6 month period. The company didn’t omit anyone from their sample. So we really don’t feel that we were deceived or that there was any room for deception.
- We eventually spoke to about 150 people, and every single attendee e spoke to received their free vacation , or a voucher that allowed them to travel for up to 18 months after their attendee date that they hadn’t used yet.
- So we feel exceptionally confident in verifying that attendees receive their vacations.
How does their business model work?
Basically, travel at the real wholesale level is actually quite inexpensive .
Like dramatically cheaper.. 50%? 65%? 83% cheaper? Yes — all the time.
The retail prices of travel are marked up due to a variety of factors:
- Retail prices are dramatically marked up because of commissions to resellers (Expedia, Orbitz, Travel Agents and more).
- If companies can gain access to base travel prices and somehow pass that on to customers then some customers can see this base pricing.
- The travel industry uses aggressive computerized pricing algorithms based on supply and demand to set prices. These companies are trying to get the maximum price for any given property. This is also why construction of massively-expensive hotels and resort destinations is so strong right now. Particularly now in the post-covid world, there is massive money to be made in hotels and resorts at exorbitant markups.
- Global Travel Network skips the markups to resellers and expensive websites and is nearly 100% word-of-mouth, OR, they do these giveaway offers.
- The deal normally would seem to good to be true but they’ve been around for 20 years and they showed us the math behind their operations and it’s safe and makes sense.
- The membership deal is so good that 38% of people who attend presentations choose to join.
- However, the majority of attendees attend presentations and receive a free vacation even if they purchase absolutely nothing. So, we feel very safe in recommending any interaction with Global Travel Network, even if you purchase nothing.
- 100% verified: members are not charged anything in years when they don’t use their wholesale travel club membership. They pay an one-time joining fee, and are only charged their annual fee on years they choose to use the wholesale membership.
- As a member – the deals are pretty incredible, as high as 50 to 79% off on travel. Sometimes higher. The earlier you book usually the better the deal is.
I Google-searched Global Travel Network and some of the reviews are negative. Why do you guys give them the thumbs up?
In full transparency, Global Travel Network contacted us and requested that we do a review of their company. As an upstart blog, we jumped at the opportunity as that’s why we started this site. However, we came back to them requesting for a full audit of their company with nothing off limits, and that they would pay us even if we found negative information or bad experienced. They felt so good about their performance that they wrote us a check and here we are.
We 100% participated in all parts of their business and we even gained access to their inventory.
We honestly didn’t expect that we would vouch for them as much as we are.
The biggest reason we found negative comments online is that they’re often confused with a slew of companies with similar names. For whatever reason, many of these companies have horrible reviews and/or are out of business. This is tough because Global Travel Network has been around longer than these competitors , at 21 years. Perhaps these are sketchy companies trying to pirate off Global Travel Networks’ name?
These similar companies are / were:
- Global Vacation Network
- Global Travel International
- Travel Global Network
- Global Travel Vacations
- Global Travel Service
Even Google gets this wrong. The term “Global Travel Network” is so generic that when searching, it will show results for these companies above.
While their sales method is a bit “sketchy” the company is not. They do what they say, almost all of their online negative reviews are unwarranted and/or they were confused with a different company, or negative reviews were by people who never followed through on the presentation and/or took their vacations.
Care to offer additional comments, questions, or thoughts? Or tell us about your experience with Global Travel Network? Please contact as we love hearing feedback about our reviews.
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You’ve probably seen ads online for “free” vacations. Or you may have gotten emails, calls, or text messages saying you’ve won a vacation, even though you never entered a contest. If you respond to these offers, you’ll quickly learn that you have to pay some fees and taxes first — so your “free” vacation isn’t really free. A legitimate company won’t ask you to pay for a free prize.
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You might get robocalls offering you vacation deals at a discounted price. Robocalls from companies trying to sell you something are illegal unless the companies got written permission, directly from you, to call you that way. If someone is already breaking the law by robocalling you without permission, there’s a good chance it’s a scam. At the very least, it’s a company you don’t want to do business with.
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You might see sites that claim to be able to help you get an international travel visa, passport, or other documents. These sites are just copycats of the U.S. Department of State website. But these sites charge you high fees, including fees for services that are free on the U.S. Department of State's website.
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An international driving permit (IDP) translates your government-issued driver’s license into 10 languages. Scammers create websites to sell fake IDPs, or try to sell them to you in person or some other way. If you buy a fake IDP, you’ll be paying for a worthless document. But, even worse, you also could face legal problems or travel delays if you’re detained for using it to drive in a foreign country. Only the U.S. Department of State , the American Automobile Association (AAA), and the American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA) are authorized to issue IDPs.
Vacation home scams
These days, it’s easy to connect directly with property owners who advertise their vacation homes online. But scammers are also trying to get your rental booking . For example, they hijack real rental listings and advertise them as their own, so when you show up for your vacation, you find out that other people are also booked for the same property. You have no place to stay, and your money is gone. Other scammers don’t bother with real rentals — they make up listings for places that aren’t really for rent or don’t exist.
Charter flight scams
You may get a flyer in the mail, see an ad, or hear from someone in your community about an offer to travel by private plane to some place you’d like to go. The offer may even include lodging and sightseeing tours. You think you’re signing up for a charter flight and vacation package, but after you pay, you find out it’s all a scam. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Special Authorities Division maintains a list of approved public charter flights . If the charter filing is not approved by DOT before the package is sold, you’re probably dealing with a dishonest charter operator.
- Scammers say it's a “free” vacation that you have to pay for. They often try to get your attention by saying you won something, but then making you pay to get it. If you have to pay, it’s not really free — and all those fees and taxes can add up to hundreds of dollars.
- Scammers don't give specific details about the travel offer. The offer says you’ll stay at a “five-star” resort or go on a “luxury” cruise ship. But if the organizer can’t or won’t give you more specific details, like the address of the hotel or the cruise company's name, walk away.
- Scammers say the only way to pay for your vacation rental is by wire transfer , gift card , or cryptocurrency . This is how they ask you to pay because once they’ve collected the money, it’s almost impossible to get it back. That’s a scam, every time.
- Scammers pressure you to make a quick decision about a vacation package or rental. If someone says you have to decide whether to buy a travel package or rent a vacation property right away, don’t do it. Scammers want to rush you. So move on and find another option.
- Scammers advertise premium vacation properties for super cheap prices. Is the rent a lot less than comparable rentals? Below-market rent can be a sign of a scam.
- Don’t sign or pay until you know the terms of the deal. Get a copy of the cancellation and refund policies before you pay. If you can’t get those details, walk away. Say “no thanks” to anyone who tries to rush you without giving you time to consider the offer.
- Do some research. Look up travel companies, hotels, rentals, and agents with the words “scam,” “review,” or “complaint.” See what others say about them before you commit. Also, check that the address of the property really exists. If the property is located in a resort, call the front desk and confirm their location and other details on the contract.
- Don’t pay with wire transfers , gift cards , or cryptocurrency . Dishonest travel package promoters might tell you to pay in one of these ways, but that’s a sure sign of a scam. If you pay with wire transfers, gifts cards, or cryptocurrency and there’s a problem with what you paid for, you’ll lose your money, and there’s likely no way to track it or get it back.
- Get recommendations from trusted sources. Talk to family and friends or other trusted sources about good travel agencies, vacation rentals, hotels, and travel packages.
- Check out comparison websites and apps. Travel apps can help you search for airfares and hotel rates, and some even give you fare alerts and real-time deals. But make sure you know whether you’re buying from the app company or the actual airline or resort. It can affect things like whether you can get a refund or travel points, and the price for services like changing or canceling a flight. Also, make sure you know whether you’re buying a ticket or just making a reservation.
- Ask about mandatory hotel “resort fees” and taxes. You can’t compare rates for different hotels unless you know about all the fees. If you’re not sure whether a hotel’s website is showing you the total price, call the hotel and ask about a “resort fee” or any other mandatory charge. Also ask about taxes, which may be significant in many places.
- If you’re buying travel insurance, be sure the agency is licensed . Find out whether an agency is licensed at the website of the US Travel Insurance Association . Make a copy of your insurance card to take with you when you go on the trip.
- Check that charter flights are listed on the approved public charter flights of the U.S. Department of Transportation before you pay. Also, check out the charter’s operator with local travel agents to see if they know if the operator is legitimate, or contact the American Society of Travel Advisors . The U.S. Department of Transportation’s website has more tips on what to know about charter flights.
If you think you may have been targeted by a travel scam, report it to
- the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- your state attorney general
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Prescription Drugs
9 Biggest Changes Under New Rx Law
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Medicare FAQs
Quick Answers to Your Top Questions
Care at Home
Financial & Legal
Life Balance
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LONG-TERM CARE
Understanding Basics of LTC Insurance
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State Guides
Assistance and Services in Your Area
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Prepare to Care Guides
How to Develop a Caregiving Plan
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End of Life
How to Cope With Grief, Loss
Recently Played
Word & Trivia
Atari® & Retro
Members Only
Staying Sharp
Mobile Apps
More About Games
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Right Again! Trivia
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Right Again! Trivia – Sports
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Atari® Video Games
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Throwback Thursday Crossword
Travel Tips
Vacation Ideas
Destinations
Travel Benefits
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Outdoor Vacation Ideas
Camping Vacations
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Plan Ahead for Summer Travel
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AARP National Park Guide
Discover Canyonlands National Park
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History & Culture
8 Amazing American Pilgrimages
Entertainment & Style
Family & Relationships
Personal Tech
Home & Living
Celebrities
Beauty & Style
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Movies for Grownups
Summer Movie Preview
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Jon Bon Jovi’s Long Journey Back
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Looking Back
50 World Changers Turning 50
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Sex & Dating
Spice Up Your Love Life
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Friends & Family
How to Host a Fabulous Dessert Party
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Home Technology
Caregiver’s Guide to Smart Home Tech
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Virtual Community Center
Join Free Tech Help Events
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Create a Hygge Haven
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Soups to Comfort Your Soul
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AARP Solves 25 of Your Problems
Driver Safety
Maintenance & Safety
Trends & Technology
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AARP Smart Guide
How to Clean Your Car
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We Need To Talk
Assess Your Loved One's Driving Skills
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AARP Smart Driver Course
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Building Resilience in Difficult Times
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Tips for Finding Your Calm
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Weight Loss After 50 Challenge
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Cautionary Tales of Today's Biggest Scams
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7 Top Podcasts for Armchair Travelers
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Jean Chatzky: ‘Closing the Savings Gap’
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Quick Digest of Today's Top News
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AARP Top Tips for Navigating Life
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6 Travel Scams to Avoid
Aarp's fraud watch team warns you of cons that could ruin your getaway plans.
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Sari Harrar,
Patricia Frolander, 78, walked into the Rapid City, South Dakota, Regional Airport last year with a ticket to St. George, Utah. She was on her way to visit a dear friend — but never got there. An airline employee broke the bad news: Her $398 ticket was for a nonexistent flight.
"I booked my trip through a travel agency website that looked legitimate,” Frolander says. The only red flag: fine print on Page 5 of her ticket saying she couldn't contest the reservation once purchased. “When my granddaughter checked online, she traced the website to a travel agency with a very bad history with the Better Business Bureau,” Frolander says. Her credit card company investigated and agreed to refund her money.
Watchdog Alerts
Sign up for biweekly updates on the latest scams.
Scammers are constantly looking for ways to part people from their money, and, unfortunately, have found lucrative targets among travelers .
Here's how experts say you can avoid six current travel scams.
1. Free or rock-bottom deals
Phone calls, emails and postcards with enticing travel offers are tempting, but a deal that's way under the value of a trip — like five nights in a hotel plus airfare to Maui for $200 — means it's probably a scam, says Amy Nofziger, AARP's anti-fraud expert.
Avoid this scam: Simply walk away from any deal that seems too good to be true. And if a company asks you to pay with a prepaid gift card instead of a credit card or debit card, it's a scam, Nofziger says. Always work with a trusted travel agency or company that has a long, proven history of offering travel opportunities, she says.
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2. Rental-car cons
Scammers set up phony customer service numbers online that look just like those of major rental-car companies. When you call, they take your money and personal information, then leave you stranded.
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Avoid this scam: Before you call or click to reserve a car, verify that you're calling the real customer service department, or that you're on a legitimate company website.
3. Third-party websites for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs
Look-alike websites are popping up and claiming to be able to help you renew or enroll in the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program , which speed you through airport security for a fee. But these sites are trying to con you out of money and personal information.
Avoid this scam: Travelers interested in enrolling in or renewing TSA PreCheck should start the process by going to the official government website, tsa.gov .
4. Disappearing vacation rentals
Scammers capitalize on the popularity of vacation properties rented out on legit sites like Airbnb and Vrbo (Vacation Rentals by Owner) by offering — online or via social media — properties that don't exist, don't belong to them or don't measure up to the gorgeous photos.
Avoid this scam: Keep all of your interactions with a vacation property's owners on the website of legitimate companies. A request to take your conversation off the site is a sign of a likely scam. If a property has few reviews or seems too good to be true, search the address online, or check it on Google Maps.
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5. Airport and hotel Wi-Fi hacks
Connecting to public Wi-Fi gives savvy hackers easy access to your personal information.
Avoid this scam: Use your smartphone's hot spot to connect to the internet more securely. Or invest in a virtual private network (VPN), a service that encrypts your data to keep unscrupulous hackers from stealing sensitive information online. A VPN costs about $30 to $100 per year.
6. Tourist visa scams
Popular destinations (Australia, India, Vietnam, for instance) require visas from American visitors, and scammers have stepped in, creating third-party websites promising to get tourists their visas quickly, for a fee. They not only request money to expedite your visa, they request personal information valuable to criminals for identity theft. Some travelers who’ve used these sites have ended up with a fake visa — or no visa at all.
Avoid this scam : Get your tourist visa directly from the website of your destination country. (You’ll find links at https://travel.state.gov .) Many countries have turnaround times as short as one day for electronic visas, and some even allow visitors to procure them upon arrival at the airport or border crossing.
Sari Harrar is an award-winning journalist and contributing editor to AARP publications.
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Jet-setters are increasingly falling victim to sneaky, fake airline websites during their travel bookings . Last month, The Travel Network Group (TTNG) in the U.K. gave its members an “urgent” warning to be alert and mindful of websites posing as airline websites.
A Facebook post from the organization specified that “fraudulent websites” were posing “as legitimate airline booking portals.” TTNG claimed the ongoing scam had targeted some of its members.
According to Travel Weekly, TTNG alleged that the rise in fake airline websites could lead to financial loss and mistrust in the travel industry.
“Protecting our members and their customers is our top priority,” said TTNG CEO Gary Lewis. “The rise in fraudulent airline websites poses a significant threat, and it is imperative that we take immediate action.”
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In June 2024, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) said its Scam Tracker “has received multiple reports of scammers creating fake airline ticket booking sites, or customer service numbers to charge travelers for rescheduling fake flights.” The non-profit organization advised being wary of third-party travel websites .
“Be suspicious of websites with no working customer service number or physical address. Typos and grammatical errors can indicate a scammer’s handiwork,” the BBB outlined.
“It can be easy to click on a sponsored ad or impostor website without noticing,” the organization added elsewhere in its advisory. “Before entering any sensitive information, double-check that you are on the right website and that the link is secure.”
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