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            • Rocky Mountain Railtours

              1755 Cottrell St Vancouver, BC V6A 2L8

            • Rocky Mountain Railtours

              130 1150 Station St Vancouver, BC V6A 4C7

            • Rocky Mountain Railtours

              1100 980 Howe St Vancouver, BC V6Z 0C8

            Business ProfileforRocky Mountain Railtours

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            At-a-glance

            Customer Reviews

            1.4/5stars

            Average of 5 Customer Reviews

            Customer Complaints

            20 complaints closed in last 3 years

            9 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            Business Details

            This is a multi-location business.

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            Rocky Mountain Railtours has 3 locations, listed below.

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              • Rocky Mountain Railtours

                1755 Cottrell St Vancouver, BC V6A 2L8

              • Rocky Mountain Railtours

                130 1150 Station St Vancouver, BC V6A 4C7

              • Rocky Mountain Railtours

                1100 980 Howe St Vancouver, BC V6Z 0C8

              Location of This Business
              1755 Cottrell St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2L8
              BBB File Opened:
              23/2/1997
              Years in Business:
              34
              Business Started:
              4/6/1990
              Alternate Business Name
              • Rocky Mountaineer Vacations
              • Whistler Mountaineer
              • The Great Canadian Railtour Company
              • Great Canadian Railtour Co
              • Rocky Mountaineer
              Business Management
              • Nicole De Wilde, VP Sales & Bus Dev
              • Matt Taylor, Manager
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Nicole De Wilde, VP Sales & Bus Dev
              • Matt Taylor, Manager

              Customer Contact

              • Matt Taylor, Manager
              Additional Contact Information

              Fax Numbers

              • (604) 606-7201
                Primary Fax
              • (604) 984-2883
                Other Fax

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              Email Addresses

              Customer Complaints

              20 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              13/05/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Sales and Advertising Issues
              Status:
              Answered
              On February 7th 2023 I made the following booking directly through the Rocky Mountaineer website: JUL 01, 2024 - JUL 02, 2024 VANCOUVER > BANFF Booking number: ********** Service level: Goldleaf service Deposit paid: $1083.01 USD When I booked the trip, I knew there was a possibility that we might need to change the dates due to my husband's work schedule. To prepare for this potential change, I carefully reviewed FAQ section of the website, which indicated that date changes were possible with a reasonable fee (please see the attached screenshot). Recently, I found out that we do indeed need to change the dates of our trip. I called your customer service line to request the date change and was informed that changing the date is considered a cancellation, resulting in the loss of our deposit. Upon revisiting your website, I discovered that this policy is buried deep in the terms and conditions. However, the information about date changes equating to cancellation is not readily available in the FAQ section. In fact, the FAQ information is **********, as it suggests that changes can be made with a reasonable fee. Given the discrepancy between the FAQ section and the terms and conditions, I believe our request to change the dates should not be treated as a cancellation, and we should not lose our deposit. We made the booking in good faith, based on the information provided in the FAQ section, and the policy described there did not reflect the reality of your terms and conditions. After emailing back and force with customer service the only possible solution I was offered is to pay extra $200 fee and change the dates of the trip but only within 2024 season, which is impossible due to my husband's work schedule or the name change for the additional $100 fee (I'm not able to find anyone willing to take over our reservation), so there is no practical solution. I demand that the Rocky Mountaineer refunds $1083.01 USD due to being ****** by info in FAQ.
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              Most Recent Customer Review

              George K

              1 star

              21/01/2023

              As someone who lost $660, my deposit ** ***** *********, there is more to the story of Rocky Mountaineer than told here. First of all probably all the people who bought tickets for RM also got travel insurance as well, but it was rendered useless. The contract that these folks in this article signed in Feb 2020 was for the 2019 "travel season". The 2020 contract for the 2020 season wasn't posted until April 2020, and RM unilaterally changed all the terms and conditions that are referred to in this article and why many have had no luck in getting their money back. Most of us affected belong to a ******** group "Rocky Mountaineer Train Rorts" in which is 421 members and know that as fact because we have been through it all trying to get our money back. Many of these people are from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain and have upwards of $35,000 being held by RM. People have had spouses die and were told RM would allow them to transfer the ticket. If you have time go to **** ******* "Rocky Mountaineer" and look for the 1 star Terrible Reviews and you can read what we have been through. Furthermore many people couldn't get their reviews past the Trip Advisor review team because people were literally at their wits end trying to get their money back. I had to rewrite my review 9 times and water it down before I could get mine published. Same happened to others as well. The President of RM is Steve S***** and he has a page on ****** **, and RM has a ******** page and most of us have already communicated our thoughts to them, but are now blocked, so corporate is well aware of how we feel about them. ** ********* * **** *** ****** * *** ** ********* *** ***** ** ***** **** **** ********* **** **** ***** *** ****** *** ***** ** ******* * ***** * ****** ** ***** *** *** * ***** ***** *** ******** ******* *** ** ***** *** ********* *** ** ***** **** ***

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