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Families planning trips say travel agent stole thousands from them

CHICAGO (CBS) – Two southwest suburban families said a travel agent took their money, then botched their trip to Disney World.

Well, it’s a small world after all, because CBS 2 has told you about the agent before. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory spoke with more than 10 customers missing tens of thousands of dollars for vacations that went wrong.

Victory: “You saved for this trip?”

Carina Tuminello: “I did.”

Tuminello’s reason? Her son, who celebrated his fifth birthday with his Alsip family at Disney World.

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Two southwest suburban families said a travel agent took their money, then botched
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Vantage Travel Refutes Report It Has “Ceased Operations”

Earlier this week, Travel Agent covered a report that Vantage Deluxe World Travel had ceased operations, leading travelers stranded. Following up the incident in April, where the cruise and tour company, canceled several departure days before disembarking, the company did the same again this month.

Vantage Travel, according to Boston.comhas received at least 793 complaints filed through the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office since the start of 2020; over 150 of those have come this year. A group on Facebook called “Vantage Deluxe World Travel Complaints Page -Refunds Trip Cancellations etc” has nearly 1,000 members.

A California woman,

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Travel agents picket MPs officers over stalled cruise ship industry

Travel operators across the country will picket federal MPs’ offices today in a bid to get the travel industry back up and running.

Last month the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, said that ships would be banned from entering Australia until

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