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    Business ProfileforGreat Value Vacations

    Travel Agency
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4.07/5stars

    Average of 544 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    249 complaints closed in last 3 years

    19 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 3/3/2016

    Years in Business: 20

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    This is a travel agency.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    486 Sunrise Highway, Suite 200, Rockville Centre, NY 11570-5055
    BBB File Opened:
    5/21/2013
    Years in Business:
    20
    Business Started:
    6/13/2003
    Business Incorporated:
    6/13/2003
    Accredited Since:
    3/3/2016
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (516) 881-6101
      Primary Fax

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    Customer Complaints

    249 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    05/13/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I made the reservation with Great Value on 2/21/24 and selected a King room instead of a double room in error. I called within minutes of making the reservation to request the room to be updated. I was told that a message would be sent to the hotel. I called Great value again on 4/27 and ******* sent request to a different team. I never received a follow-up correspondence from my 2nd call so I called Great Value for the 3rd time today. This time I was told that both inquiries could be seen and that she could not guarantee that I would get a double room upon arrival. I replied that it would not be acceptable to have a room with a single bed as I am traveling with my aunt. A double room was an option that was included in the original promotion so I am not asking for anything that is outside of the promotion. Further, I have been calling since February so there was ample time to make the correction before hotel rooms got booked up. I requested to have this issue escalated to a supervisor and was told that she would change the room for and additional $140. I asked why I would have to pay for an option that was alway available as a part of the baseline promotion and was told that it was a change fee. I inquired about whether the entire reservation could have been canceled on the day that the reservation was made and rebooked and was told that it could have been cancelled without consequences within 24 hrs of booking. I reminded her that I called within minutes of making the reservation and asked why the 1st agent did not cancel and rebook which would have prevented the back and forth and would have prevented the current issue. This is a very straightforward request and I am frustrated and disappointed by Great Values customer service and lack of resolution.We leave on Monday and I need to have this resolved before we leave. The dates of my call are below. Please advise how I can get this resolved.2/21/24 4/27/24 5/11/24
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    Customer Reviews

    544 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Susan O

    2 stars

    05/14/2024

    Will not use Great Value Vacations again! We booked our Vacation to *****/******/********* and paid $6579 in full at the time of booking. The day prior to departure, we still did not have all our travel vouchers and transport information for the ********* portion of our trip. We reached out to *** by phone and were told the Reference # on our Amsterdam itinerary was all we needed for our excursions in ********* and transport info. When we arrived in ******, our hotel accommodations were incorrect and we were advised by the hotel that *** sent the wrong accommodation request. We spent several hours waiting as the hotel worked out the correct accommodation needs. Next, when we arrived in *********, we found out that the Itinerary Ref# that the *** representative had advised on our call to *** the day prior to our trip departure was of no use and we needed vouchers for our Amsterdam canal cruise and city walk excursions and airport transfer info. So in the midst of our vacation, we had to spend our valuable vacation time on a phone call to *** to have them email the documents they should have provided prior to our departure, we ended up buying canal cruise tickets again on our own, even though we had previously purchased as part of our package. Needless to say, the issues, poor lack of follow through by *** to to ensure we had everything we needed prior to our trip and the interruption of our vacation time to rectify these issues by calling *** took away our lack of peace on our trip. On returning home, we emailed *** about the issues and asked for a partial refund for the issues that were not completed correctly on their part and stated that we would not use *** again due to their poor follow through. They responded with an offer of a $100 credit per person future *** travel, even though we had advised we would not travel with *** again.They did refund the canal cruise, however when we asked for $100 pp refund instead of a future travel credit, they refused.

    Great Value Vacations Response

    05/16/2024

    *****: We're sorry if your experience did not meet your satisfaction. Please know that your itinerary with your trip information you needed was in your Traveler Portal. When you reached out to our local partner, we sent the information to you via email. In regards to your room type, we absolutely did send each hotel a request for 2 beds. If the hotel(s) were not able to accommodate this we apologize on their behalf. Thank you for acknowledging that we refunded you for your canal cruise. We hope you will reconsider and use your future travel credit. Regards: Great Value Vacations

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