I am Srinivasa, and wanted to share my bad experience with country vacations, a unit of country club of India and need your help to come out of this situation

I stay in Gurgaon, Haryana. When I was shopping in Big Bazar, one guy approached me and gave me a form to fill up. After a few days, we got a call from country vacations Gurgaon.
I went to their office with my wife. They explained the benefits of becoming their member and we negotiated the price for Rs 1.2 Lakh for 5 years holiday and lifelong membership for the complete family, besides a plot in Andhra Pradesh for 1089 sq ft. We were told that we need to pay the registration amount of Rs 15000/- towards this plot and within 45 days, the plot registration documents will be given to us.
I paid the amount in the month of March 2009 by cheque for Rs 15000/-. Then I was out of country on official work for 3 months, April to June. When I came back, they said that registration is done and I need to go and collect the documents from their office.
I went to their office and asked to give me the documents, in July 2009. Then they said that my documents are not received and they will get it to me ASAP. Since then, it is already 7 months over and still they have not handed over the documents, in spite of numerous visits and reminders through e-mail. On 16th Dec 2009, the then branch in charge, Mr. Prabhat Ranjan called me and said that there were some technical / administrative issues in plot registration for some people and now everything has been sorted out. The plot is registered on 27th Nov 2009 and they will be getting the documents by 4-5th Jan 2010. He also committed to send an e-mail to me from his official e-mail id latest by 18th Dec 2009. During discussion on 16th Dec 2009, he accepted that earlier staff members of country vacations were giving wrong commitments / misguiding the members / people.
It is more than one month as on today (21st Jan 2010), he has not yet sent the mail and not available for discussion over the phone or in office. He does not have even basic courtesy to respond to the mail. Even the regional manager Mr. Raj Malhotra asked him to give an explanation for not responding and resolve the issue ASAP, but no use.

From all the discussions I had with country vacations, it is clear that
• Country vacation does not have any ethics. They are just trying to fool the people
• They are a group of people with excellent lie capacity & cheating people
• They do not care for their customers. Once you pay the money, you are no body to them.
• Please be very careful if you get any similar offer. There is no guarantee that your promises will be fulfilled. (if done, you are lucky)

Hi,

Few weeks back my uncle got a call from country vacations sayin that we have owm 3 gifts (Kitchen set,1week holiday vacation to srilanka/kulu manali,bla bla..and 3rd is 1 day enjoyment in their Begumpet country club,Hyd by using all the benefits @B'pet country club).Yesterday i got a call again from them sayin the same.So we thought it was real and went there with our family.We were taken into a big hall were several couple like us are there.An agent by name SRIDHAR called us,and there one more person sat his name is T.LAXMAN with phone no 8143458277 gave us an outstanding speech by which we all were flying on clouds,we offered 2 special prizes sayin that it was only for selected no. of couple like 116 the stupid laxman told us,and about those he explained for nearly 2 hrs.

The offers what he told us really excellent like life time membership GOLD CARD where we (2Adult,2 Children) can enjoy full benefits in their clubs all over INDIA like games(Swimming,YOGA,Squash courts,beauty parlour,auervedic spa,steam bath,sauna bath,snookers,billiards,,.....so many others),2 weeks holiday trip every year for 30 years over 96 places in INDIA,4000 places all over the world with 4-5 star accomodation in INDIA and 5-7 star accomodation all over the world and were tols that only fuel charges has to be paid if we go on our own to see local places or else that also not required if we go in group.And same old benifits there that we can use all benifits in those 5-7 star hotels for free of cost.

One more trap is that he told even after planning the trip if we fail to go they told us they will rent the accomation in the booked 5 star hotel and for that they will take 20% and we will be given 80% returns.We gift those to our relatives,friens etc,

Coming to shopping 10% discount on jwellery,on our daily consumings,clothes etc in 15 shopping malls in hyd.We can even trasfer the gold card membership to other cities if we move 2 other places and same benefits will carry over there also and there is no limit on members if we go on holiday package we take 18 people also for 10 days with the above said benefits in 5-7 star hotels.

They were so caring initially that we told them that our uncle got a call few weeks back saying the same and for that also they told us "don't worry sir, we will give that gift also but don't tell our manager about few weeks,tell him if he asks only today we got both the calls", with their affection i almost got trapped in their hands.

CASH PAYMENTS:
1) We have to pay only RS.4000/annum for maintenance charges if we book for world+INDIA(i.e.,4000 places all over the world & 96 places in INDIA) or Rs.1800/annum in case only in INDIA(i.e., 96 places).
2) Rs.1,98,000 for world+india benifits and for that 30% has to be paid then there and remaining amount we can pay with 0% interest with in 2years period or,
3) Rs.36000 if only INDIA,for which above said benefits like Gold card,holiday packages etc what ever i said above will cover.Initially we have to pay Rs.16000 and remaining with in 2 months.

one more thing is that in club benefits,for new year,krishnastami etc we will be given free entry passes life long,friend many more they told us,but i could remember only a few of them of which i have menctioned almost i remember.

Friends don't fall in their traps.Iam an IITmadras student,even then also i falled in their trap.

Initially yesterday i.e 4/02/2010,thursday my uncle,my wife,my mother told me and that agent that we don't want.But my foolish behaviour told him him that we will decide and tell after we go to home.Even i made all my family members to agree for Rs36000 offer and told that idiot T.Laxman with phone no.8143458277 that i want to join and i will pay the initial Rs.16000 tomorrow i.e on 5/2/2010.which is today.In the morning i called him and asked where to come,to our luck he told today was off for us and tomorrow i.e 6/2/2010, i will come to your place in secunderabad and collect your agreement and a bond will be signed between you and us for your safety.

After that i opened the net and just thought to see their rules and regulations.I just typed COUNTRY VACATIONS in google and found one website of theirs and thousands of complaints in consumer court.After which i called that waste fellow and told him that many complaints have registered in consumer court against COUNTRY VACATIONS.Then that idiot told me that country vacations is different from country club,again trying to trap me in.Then i scolded him and kept the phone down and thought that it would be useful if i put down my experience here so that it can save some more people from their trap.Yesterday they told that 15000 families got that gifts and i was shocked now how many of them will be trapped.

FRIENDS PLEASE I DON'T NO HOW BUT SOME ONE HAS TO STOP THIS BIG FRAUD COMPANY IN CHEATING MIDDLE CLASS,LOWER CLASS PEOPLE.EVERY ONE IS KEEPING THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.THEY TOLD THAT THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY WAS A COUSIN TO OUR EX CM DR.Rajasekhar Reddy,his name id Mr.Rajeev Reddy.I think that is also a false statement...

Regards,
Surya.