Conquest Vacations shuts down!

[cali]

Announcement
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Conquest Vacations Inc. announced today the cessation of its tour operations effective immediately.

Customers who are booked and paid using cash/check through a travel agency are requested to contact their respective agency who will assist you with respect to a refund or claim.

Customers who have booked directly with Conquest Vacations will be contacted or should they wish to contact Conquest, please email to directcustomers@conquestvacations.com with a booking reference number.

Customers who have booked and paid for their future travel using a credit card, should contact their credit card issuing institution for a refund.

Conquest Vacations regrets the inconvenience caused to the passengers due to cessation of its operations. Unfortunately this has been a result of overcapacity and price war among the major tour operators, unrealistic and unreasonable demands by the credit card processing companies, credit squeeze and economic turmoil in recent months making it impossible for companies like Conquest to continue in business even after weathering many storms over the past 37 years.




http://www.conquestvacations.com/

 

[The LoLRus]

Does anybody use travel agencies anymore??

I just use www.travelocity.com for all my needs, havent been to a travel agency in over 3 years

 

[danmand]

Does anybody use travel agencies anymore??

I just use www.travelocity.com for all my needs, havent been to a travel agency in over 3 years

I buy all my vacations and flights online on Itravel2000. I think that qualifies as
a travel agency.

 

[nottyboi]

I have used itrave2000 as well. I think companies like conquest also "package" their own vacations. (i.e charter planes and commit to blocks of hotel accomodation). Ugly!! Yet vacations are still not crazy cheap.

 

[The LoLRus]

I buy all my vacations and flights online on Itravel2000. I think that qualifies as
a travel agency.

I meant does anyone go into an actual store anymore??

I'm amazed some are still in business

 

[Meister]

I meant does anyone go into an actual store anymore??

I'm amazed some are still in business

If you want to customize a cruise or wedding or convention it may be useful. The successful agencies specialize on something such as cruises, asia, rainforest.....

 

[stang]

I hope no one is stranded in Thailand.

 

[beenthere123]

I hope no one is stranded in Thailand.

If its single guys with a couple of extra dollars they wouldn't mind staying a couple of more days.

 

[dragnbiz]

Conquest is not a travel agency. They are a tour operator. They are the one that packages your trip together - airfare, resort, transportation etc. The travel agencies purchase their packages from them. The online agencies buy from them as well. If you have purchased a package deal then you may have purchased a Conquest Vacations package.

 

[mac]

nonw that we have gone on a major tangent and resolved that Conquest isn't an agency, the real question is whether people who booked a trip through Conquest will lose thier money. It sounds like it.

 

[spankingman]

I use CAA or Sears Travel Nevr had a problem.In fact had a glitch in my last cruise and had my room urgraded at no cost.

 

[ricepower88]

Anybody read the Toronto Star today? Look at the last page of the travel section. Big advertisement by conquest vacations (entire page). LOL!!

 

[4Times]

Watch out for companies such as Intrawest next. They are involved with all those resort properties in Whistler, Tremblant, Time Sharing, Golf Courses etc. All of these industries operating on disposable income are in for shaky times.