He had the misfortune of purchasing a AUD $99 Holiday Fever membership after receiving an unsolicited phone call from a telemarketer. This was under the assumption that this would give him and his wife numerous nights accommodation and meals at a wide range of hotels and motels.
After receiving the membership pack from Holiday Fever, he found that the vouchers enclosed were virtually worthless.
After investigating Holiday Fever on the web, he found other disgruntled clients and our post: "Accommodation Voucher Scams"
From our point of view we have a particular dislike for any ambiguous scheme that reflects badly on the accommodation industry.
We have done several posts on our blog about Holiday Fever (and others) and these posts generate a lot of web traffic. We can tell when there has been another flurry of activity by their telephone marketers, as our web traffic rapidly increases from their potential customers doing research via the web. We like to think that we have assisted a few potential clients of Holiday Fever avoid being scammed, however it is frustrating that nothing further can apparently be done (?) as this offshore based company continues to operate unobstructed in New Zealand.
Ashley Johnston, a South Island farmer is usually a reserved, mild mannered "good keen man." He believes that all relationships should be based on trust and he has an ardent sense of natural justice. Mr Johnston has picked a fight with holiday Fever and wishes to get in contact with other clients of Holiday Fever to see if he can generate some course of action.
We say, good on him!
For those that have had dealings with Holiday Fever we urge you to contact Ashley Johnston by email: m-aj@farmside.co.nz or give him a call on 03 3027197.
And let us know how you get on...
