Great Destinations, Inc - Ontario Office

If you're coming here to claim your "free gifts" please read this review. They called me saying I was selected from the mall raffle to have a chance to win $100,000 and that if I didn't win the big prize I was guaranteed to walk off with a trip for two to Hawaii with plane tickets + a two day trip to big Bear + a $200 gift card to spend at restaurants. Before going I was already expecting a timeshare presentation and that's what that was. If you're considering going just to claim your gifts don't even waste your time. The car "raffle" is a scratch off that if you win you get the opportunity of having the chance to win a car at another event. The Hawaii trip is only for two days and you have to go through a bunch of hoops and pay a bunch of fees. Same thing for the big bear trip. The gift card is not really a gift card, it is an online portal that allows you to buy coupons for discounts that require a purchase (like BOGO or 10% off up $10 discount, etc) and the options are extremely limited. For the timeshare they'll tell you it is not a timeshare that you're buying and that what they are selling you is much better than a time share. Essentially they sell you points for a fixed fee and all you have to pay later is the taxes for your stay and an yearly maintenance fee. Packages will range from $7500 to probably over $70000. They'll pressure you to buy at the spot and keep pushing hard. I'm not sure on the specifics of this one, but there is always a catch. I'd guess here the yearly maintenance fees start slow then keep quickly increasing every year or the points needed to book a hotel keep increasing, but the points you bought stay the same every year, so you can't book because of point inflation. I bet they also make it hard to book the dates you want since the guy presenting was saying he never has a problem booking dates since he does it an year in advance and was making fun of people that complain they can't book because they try to book last minute and are not capable of planning ahead. If you really want to get a timeshare don't pay for it, just go on eBay and buy it from someone that's trying to get rid of theirs. You can get some for $1 and some people are even willing to pay you so they can get rid of paying that yearly maintenance fee for the rest of their lives. Another thing I noted was that inside the presentation room it smelled like alcohol. Not sure if the sales people were drinking or if they were offering some of the "customers" alcohol, but stay away if they offer you. This was a 0/10 experience, and that's coming from someone that enjoys going to timeshare presentations. I've been to a Hilton Hawaii resort with a free car for the entire week for $500 on another timeshare pitch before without having to go through any of this BS this company is trying to pull. At least I had a good time giving ridiculous answers to their sales team and watching them struggle to make the sale